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West Asia
Oil Tanker Supplying Fuel For Coalition Forces Gets Fire In Nangarhan, Afghanistan
A firefighter works at the site where NATO oil tankers were burnt in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Dec. 30, 2012. At least one person was killed when 11 oil trucks supplying fuel for the NATO-led coalition forces caught fire following a blast in Nangarhar on Sunday evening.…
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South East Asia
AJA announces Suu Kyi, Pakistani activist as Asians of 2012
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has selected Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as its Asians of 2012. In a Friday press release, the Seoul-based association wrote, “The two female winners are proof that the new era demands female leadership.” Suu Kyi is well known for being a decades-long…
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West Asia
Israel Builds Apartment In East Jerusalem Despite Opposition By Palestinians
In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, a construction worker works on a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in decades, settlement opponents say, a move that would complicate prospects for restarting peace talks with…
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West Asia
Air Show Held To Celebrate Graduation Ceremony Of Israeli Military Pilots
A female graduate of Class 165 of Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) Flight School stands beside a F-15I fighter jet of IAF at Hatzerim base near Beersheva, south Israel, on Dec. 27, 2012. An F-15I fighter jet of Israeli Air Force (IAF) takes off during an air show at a graduation…
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West Asia
A Total of 180 Afghan Policemen Attend A Graduation Ceremony
Afghan police officers attend a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. A total of 180 Afghan policemen graduated on Thursday after a two-month training in Nangarhar. Afghan police officers take oath during a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Tahir…
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East Asia
Alittihad, a UAE’s major daily, carries poems of Ko Un, a noted Korean poet
Alittihad, a UAE’s major daily, carries poems of Ko Un, a noted Korean poet. The Arabic version of Ko’s poem was translated by Ashraf Dali, Chief of The AsiaN’s Middle East Bureau. Al-Ittihad (“Union” in Arabic) is an Arabic language newspaper published daily in the United Arab Emirates. The paper was…
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West Asia
Libyan Deputy PM Speaks In A Press Conference In Tripoli
Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Awad al-Barasi speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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West Asia
Spokesman Of Syrian Opposition Coalition Speaks At A Press Conference In Istanbul
Walid al-Bunni, spokesman of the Istanbul-based Syrian opposition coalition, speaks during a press conerence in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 27, 2012. Syria’s National Coalition for the Opposition Forces said Thursday they are open to any political solution to the Syrian crisis. <Xinhua/Ma Yan>
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South East Asia
Poem dedicated to two women handpicked by The AsiaN as 2012 Asians of the year
When I got the names of Aung San Suu Kyi(Myanmar) and Malala Yousafzai(Pakistan) to be 2012 Asian of the Year I was watching Egyptian women at Tahrir Square, Cairo, cutting their hair, as a sign of showing opposition to the new constitution approved by the radical government in Egypt. Our…
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West Asia
Israeli Arab Lawmaker Confronts Israeli Decision To Block Her From Reelection
Israeli Arab lawmaker Haneen Zoabi (C) waits before a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Dec. 27, 2012. Zoabi appealed to the Supreme Court after Israel’s electoral authority barred her from re-election on December 19, saying she had supported the nation’s enemies by joining a protest ship that tried…
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