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How to react to kids fighting

Fighting is often a way for kids to get attention- and for some kids, negative attention is better than none at all. If adults ignore the fighting and do not let it become a “center stage” in the home or certain location, there becomes less of a reason to do…
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West Asia

The Aftermath of Gangnam Fever

Bringing countries and cultures together The Korean “Hallyu” wave started several years ago. It overwhelmed the Middle East with Korean dramas like Winter Sonata and Jewel of the Palace, which made people discover Korean culture years before the Gangnam era. Then came 2012 and the mega hit song “Gangnam Style”…
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[Asia Round-up] Saudi Arabia’s desire to hold talks with Iran

Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal made an important announcement Tuesday when he said that he invited his Iranian counterpart and that he is ready to negotiate with him. This announcement signaled a change in Saudi Arabia’s policy toward Iran and came during US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s…
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Syrian children and women refugees: Easy targets, hard future

With more than one million refugees in Lebanon alone, Syrian families who fled to escape the war in their country are facing another one. It is a war with different weapons that sometimes look worse and bitter. Some will find it an easier escape to scarify their own lives, as…
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[Asia Round-up] Qatar to end sponsorship system for expat workers

Qatar, host of the 2022 football World Cup, said yesterday it will abolish its controversial sponsorship system for foreign workers, whose treatment in the energy-rich state has stirred mounting international criticism. FIFA chief Sepp Blatter described the move as a “significant step,” but Amnesty International said it lacked substance and…
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Syrian woman in support of Asad

A Syrian woman living in Egypt smiles during a rally in front of the Syria Consulate in Cairo, Egypt, May 28, 2014. Syrians living in Egypt gathered here on Wednesday to support Syrian President Basar Asad and the upcoming Syria presidential election. Syria’s presidential election was due to begin on…
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Kuwait rising as political and economic hub of Arab world

Kuwait: The Summits of Peace As Asia and the Middle East are witnessing a rapid turmoil in the sky of politics, and on the land of reality, Kuwait, being in the geographical and historical heart of that map, and inspired by the diplomatic career of its ruler, Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber…
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Kuwaiti Drama Museum: formulating thoughts of the Gulf

Documentation of Pioneering Arts “Kuwaiti dramas played a major role in formulating thoughts and conscience of the Gulf public. It offered young generations a precise narration of what parents and grandparents did, and their struggle before the discovery of oil in order to make a living.” These were the words…
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[Asian Books] Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus

Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus By Layla Al-Zubaidi, Matthew Cassel, Nemonie Craven Roderick, Robin Moger, Georgina Collins and Samar Yazbek | Penguin Books | 2013 Although the world was informed about the uprising of the Arab Spring in 2011 through the media, experts, analysts and…
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[Asia Round-up] UAE is world’s charity capital with $5 billion aid

Culture of giving deeply rooted in Emirates’ society and nurtured by leaders since the inception of the UAE, says Shaikh Mohammed The UAE increased its aid rate to 1.5 per cent of GDP, the highest in the 34-member Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Emirates’ contributions rose more…
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