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West Asia
Syrian victims of alleged chemical attacks receive treatments
In this Tuesday March 19, 2013 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian victims who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village according to SANA, receive serum treatments, at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria. The purported instances in which chemical weapons have been used…
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West Asia
An Egyptian vendor feeds sheep for sale
In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 photo, an Egyptian street vendor feeds his sheep that are offered for sale in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt has been increasingly knocking on doors around the world seeking billions to fill rapidly draining coffers. But not everyone is eager to give, and economists fear that…
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West Asia
A worker unloads salt blocks from truck in northern Afghanistan
An Afghan man unloads blocks of salt from a truck in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, on April 22, 2013. An Afghan man works at a salt factory in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, on April 22, 2013. Afghan men work at a salt factory in Afghanistan’s northern province of…
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West Asia
An Afghan refugee tailor works at temporary home in suburban Kabul
An Afghan refugee tailor works at her temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 21, 2013. An Afghan refugee child look from window of her temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 21, 2013. <AP Photo/Rahmat Gul>
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South Asia
Malala supports football match for ‘peace’ initiative
A ‘peace’ football match, launched by Pakistani student activist Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban while defending the right to women’s education, has been organized for coming September, Saudi-run Television broadcaster Al Arabiya reports. Kashif Siddiqi, a British-born Pakistani footballer and co-founder of ‘Football for Peace’ which supports…
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West Asia
A Syrian refugee plays on flute in Jordan camp longing for homeland
Nizar Akrad, 37, who crossed to Jordan along with his wife and five children, plays on his flute at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Nizar says that his music that he plays is the only thing that keeps his heart filled with his homeland Syria.…
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West Asia
Syrian industrial facilities destroyed in opposition-held Aleppo
In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, rubble fills Sharia al-Sweiqa, inside the Old City of Aleppo, Syria. A year after the opposition fighters stormed Aleppo, taking control of several districts in the city of three million and capturing much of its surrounding towns and villages, the industrial zones that…
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West Asia
Turkish people mourn for victims of Armenian massacre in 1915
People hold pictures of Armenian victims as they mourn during a ceremony to commemorate the 98th anniversary of the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on April 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Lu Zhe>
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑫
[17] The phone in the small bedroom where Nargis was a few minutes earlier rang and Saadiya hurried to answer. She shut the door to prevent noise. She lifted the receiver : “Alnuzha Hospital?” “Yes, sir.” “I’m the brother of patient Marwa Wagih Essamuldin. May I talk to her?” Saadiya…
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West Asia
IPAF Surprise: Younger and less popular novelists stand out
The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic fiction (IPAF) has been announced in Tunisia. It came as a surprise as many famous novelists who were included in the long list didn’t make it to the shortlist. The unexpected shortlist included these six novels: “Ave Maria” by the Iraqi novelist…
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