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West Asia
Baird Urges Canadians to Move out of Syria
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird attends a news conference in Ottawa, Canada, Dec.15, 2011. Canadians in Syria should flee the turbulent Syria now, while there are commercial flights out of the country, the country’s John Baird said. (Photograph: Xinhua)(ctt)
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West Asia
Syrians Vote for LAC
A Syrian girl shows her ink-stained finger after voting at a polling station in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Dec. 12, 2011. Syrians across the country began voting on Monday to elect the representatives of the Local Administration Councils (LAC). <Photograph: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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AJA, Welcomes the Resigning Yemeni President
Asia Journalist Association(AJA) welcomes the resigning Yemeni president Asia Journalist Association (President Ivan Lim) announced a statement to welcome the resignation of the Yemeni President after 33 years in power. The Association said, “We expect the flames of democratization first started in Tunisia and then moved to Egypt, Libya and…
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