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West Asia
Statement on the 6th anniversary of Russia-Georgia War
In this season of numerous Independence Day anniversaries, Georgia is reminded of the Russia-Georgia August 2008 War, which broke out 6 years ago on August 7. On this day, Russia invaded Georgia with a large-scale military operation and has since been occupying Georgia’s South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, which makes…
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West Asia
Farming Words
As a young boy, I used to visit my grandfather’s village. There, my stay was a mixture of enjoying nature and tracing folk stories. I still remember the magical green carpet of fields, where everything flying over was white; the flocks of cotton travelling the pages of the blue sky’s…
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West Asia
For the day Israeli and Palestinian children receive the Manhae Prize
It is an absolute honour to receive such a prestigious award. Especially as this award has previously been given to major icons like the great Nelson Mandela. Besides the joy that comes with receiving this award that makes my life time effort on this journey more meaningful, I also feel…
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West Asia
[AJA Statement] Not Only Words, Actions Are Needed
AJA believes that condemning the Israel’s horrific military assault against humans and humanity in the Palestinian Strip of Gaza is no longer enough. Words will not get back the lives of those killed, currently more than 1375, mostly from civilians, with over 250 Palestinian children, whom many of them were…
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West Asia
The Air World War
It has been the toughest week for aviation in 2014, with 3 aircraft crashes. It began with Malaysia Boeing 777-200, that left Amsterdam-Schiphol runway 36C at 1230LT bound for Kuala Lumpur. It reach its planned altitude of 31,000 feet quite rapidly and the crew obtained the authorization to continue to…
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West Asia
Kuwait News Reports Ashraf Dali, 2014 Manhae Grand Prize Awardees
Kuwait’s newspaper Al-Rai reported Ashraf Dali who is a 2014 Manhae Grand Prize Awardees. Ashraf Dali, the president of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Middle East chapter was determined as one of the awardees of the Manhae Grand Prize 2014 in the field of arts and literature. Ashraf Dali (1963~)…
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West Asia
[AJA Global Report] Growing Distrust Between Poland and Russia
Growing Distrust Between Poland and Russia The Ukraine Crisis, Russian ban on Polish pork, energy and military security are just few conflict points in the Poland-Russia bilateral relations. Having its roots deep in both countries history, the growth of distrust between two countries and its societies seems to be unstoppable…
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West Asia
[AJA Global Report] Pride of Uzbekistan
Last Saturday (July 5th) Ravshan Irmatov, football referee from Uzbekistan, set up a record at the FIFA 2014 World Cup held in Brazil, reported Jahon information agency. Four-time Asian Football Confederation (AFC) “Referee of the Year” award winner Ravshan Irmatov officiated the quarter-final match between Netherlands and Costa Rica. He…
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West Asia
A Holy Mission in the Holy Land
What does the Holy Land remind readers of? The answer depends on their culture, faith, and current political and social circumstances. Muslims recall that the region’s first sufferings started with the Crusades invading their lands, and Pope Francis’ visit is just a peaceful touch of those long forgotten wars against…
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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] Life without Google: search engine alternatives
Google processes 100bn search requests a month, or about 3.3bn per day. It’s become such a dominant force in web search that its name has become a verb: people don’t “look up something online,” they “google it.” But there are other commercial alternatives out there, even beyond Yahoo and Microsoft’s…
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