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[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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West Asia

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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West Asia

[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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