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South Asia
“Civil Aviation” Announces the Start of Preparations for the Launch of “Emerging Airports Conference and Exhibition
Launched Under the Auspices of Minister of Communication Issa Al-Kandari on October 20 to 21, 2015 The General Manager of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Engineer Yousef Sulaiman Al-Fawzan, announced the commencement of preparations for the launch of Emerging Airports Conference and the accompanying exhibition (EACE) – Kuwait…
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South Asia
The resurrection, depiction and an encounter with Sultan Akbar Part 1
On the journey from Delhi to Agra, I stopped at several locations during which I read pages from the book written by Nizamuddin Ahmad Bakhshi, which gives an account of great conquests and outstanding events of the holy royal presence revealing the icon of the caliphate; the happy Sultan, the…
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West Asia
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Ashraf Dali) wins ‘2015 the Arab Journalism Award’ in Culture
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Ashraf Dali) wins the Arab Journalism Award in Culture. Since its inception in 1999 on the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, UAE Vice President·Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai tens of Arab media personalities from all media specialties and from across the Arab countries, have won this…
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East Asia
Chef Yang reveals Korean cooking secrets in Cairo
Korean Cultural Center in Cairo has organized a workshop about “Korean cooking secrets” in four lectures over the past two weeks under the supervision of Chef Joonghee Yang. Chef Yang is Korean and currently making a tour around the world to spread the Korean culture by revealing the secrets of…
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East Asia
[Survey] Which city captures your heart?
Tourists of the world are all heading to Asia. About 200 million tourists visit Asia annually and based on the combined statistics of the ASEAN countries, about 100 million tourists visit Southeast Asia. A huge increase of migrants from other countries can be seen as well. Many are attracted by…
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East Asia
Noodles, Asia’s favorite
Men and women, young and old all over the world enjoy food made with noodles made into hundreds, if not thousands of different types. Especially in Asia, as many types of noodles rise to popularity, national cuisine of different countries becomes popular as well. For example, Vietnam has pho (rice…
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East Asia
World cities’ congress on sustainability to be held in Seoul in April
Coined to be the biggest network of cities in the world, the ICLEI World Congress (ICLEI, International Council for International Environmental Initiatives) will be held in Seoul, Korea from April 8 to 12. During the congress, cities of the world including Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Heidelberg, Budapest, Guangzhou, Johannesburg, Edmonton, Melbourne,…
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West Asia
Arajuz: A Fortune of Happiness
In our childhood, the acts of Arajuz , performed behind a huge box with red curtains to look like a mini theatre, were pushing us to laugh for hours. Defined by Dr. Abdul-Hamid Younes, an Egyptian folklore expert and historian, Arajuz is a type of indirect acting, with few characters,…
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West Asia
China’s Official Confirms Some Uygur Join IS
Top official of China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region firstly confirmed that Xinjiang residents have joined the radical group of IS. “Some Xinjiang residents have crossed the border illegally to join IS. The group currently has a growing international influence, and Xinjiang is affected by it.” Zhang Chunxian, the region’s top…
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East Asia
Kuwait & South Korea Relationship beyond Oil
A sincere and warm welcome was given to the South Korean President Park Geunhye, on her three-day official visit to Kuwait. The visit was on an invitation from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, who himself attended the Korean leader seen off ceremony at Kuwait international…
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