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South Asia
Pakistan – Where People Consume Poisonous Water
It was a frosty and misty Sunday morning of December 2017 when I noticed several people of varying ages riding bikes and three-wheeler Chinese rickshaws, locally called “Chingchi”, loaded with empty plastic cans. They all headed to a British-era canal flowing north to south in the east of town. “They…
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West Asia
Arabian Tales
Generations in India have grown listening to the “The Arabian Tales” (“One Thousand and One Nights”). The story of Aladdin, Sindbad, and of course, the story of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves; all of them carried a universal appeal. Each fable read aloud to young children before bedtime always…
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Central Asia
The Diplomat’s Wife who stole Middle Eastern Treasures
Egyptian researcher of Egypt’s Heritage Taskforce Monica Hanna has uncovered the worst case of illegal pirating by Australian citizen Joan Howard, wife of Keith Howard who served as the Australian diplomat for the United Nations in 1967. In her open letter to H.E. Neil Hawkins (Ambassador of Australia to Egypt)…
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West Asia
“The Translator”, new novel written by Egyptian novelist and poet Ashraf Aboul-Yazid
Al-Turjoman, “The Translator” is a new novel written by Egyptian novelist and poet Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. The novel published in Cairo, narrates the lives of the expatriates in a Gulf country. Its character; Egyptians, Syrians, Indians, Filipinos, Kuwaitis and others, are witnessing the collapse of great ideas and the rise of…
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South Asia
“Cultural Exchange Between India and Arab World Throughout Ages” with Egyptian Writer and Poet Ashraf Dali
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Dali); Egyptian writer, poet and author of many books in travel literature is invited to celebrate the diamond Jubilee of Rouuzathul Uloom Association in India, in an international seminar co held by ROUZATHUL ULOOM ARABC COLLEGE & POST GRADUATE & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC, FAROOK COLLEGE ON “CULTURAL…
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South Asia
NGOs, INGOs facing tough rules and regulations in Pakistan
The local as well as international non-government organizations operating in Pakistan have recently been receiving strange signals from the government. First, the government began scrutinizing NGOs and INGOs working in different fields across the country and then devised the new strategic policy of INGO registration besides also introducing strict…
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West Asia
International Festival of Songrwriters to be held November in Costa Rica
Egyptian poet and novelist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Dali) has joined members of the jury of the International Festival of Songwriters in Costa Rica organized by the Health Without Borders Foundation along with singer-songwriter Javier Malca, Spanish poets and songwriters Luis Pastor and Lourdes Guerra, and Director of Poetry Festival Costa Rica…
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West Asia
Qatar Crisis: How Media Can Start Wars and End a State
It was unexpected, but it happened. A member of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is being harshly punished by neighbors and members in the same Arab league. According to the Arabic calendar, the tenth day of Ramadhan reminds Arabs of their victory over Israel’s occupant…
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West Asia
Skeleton of Russian general found inside coffin in Turkey’s Ardahan
A coffin thought to belong to a Russian general has been unearthed during foundation excavations for a construction project in the Turkish province of Ardahan, Doğan News Agency reported. Workers found a coffin with cross on it during the foundation excavation for an apartment building in Ardahan’s Karagöl neighborhood. Authorities…
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West Asia
SOCAR may increase daily gas supply to Georgia
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR may supply additionally three million cubic meters of gas per day to Georgia, Nazim Samadzade, first deputy head of SOCAR’s Gas Export Department, told reporters in Baku. He made the remarks on the sidelines of ‘The 2nd SOCAR International Caspian and Central Asia Downstream Forum…
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