Category: Multimedia
Turkish protesters eat food on Ramadan as form of protest on Gezi Park
Thousands of anti-government protesters have broken their fast for the holy month of Ramadan by sitting down for a meal along a main Istanbul pedestrian street. As a police water […]
Egyptian interim President Mansour appoints ex-finance minister as new PM
Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour appointed Tuesday ex-finance minister Hazem al-Beblawi as prime minister and leading figure of the National Salvation Front (NSF) Mohamed ElBaradei as vice president for foreign […]
Ramadan, holy month for hundreds of millions of Muslims starts on July 9
Indonesian muslim perform first Tarawih pray in the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 9, 2013. The first tarawih pray marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan for local […]
Scrutinizing architectural elements of mosques
Editor’s note: On July 9 this year, hundreds of millions of Muslims are celebrating the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. For this occasion, Dr. Khalid Azab, an Egyptian writer […]
Turkish authorities stop protesters from entering reopened Gezi park
An Istanbul park that was at the center of weeks of anti-government demonstrations opened for a few hours Monday, but Turkish authorities quickly closed it and fired a water cannon, […]
Egyptian security forces fire at supporters of ousted President Morsi
Egypt was rocked Monday by the deadliest day since its Islamist president was toppled by the military, with more than 50 of his supporters killed by security forces as the […]
13 dead in 80-year-old, three-story hotel collapse in southern India
At least 13 people have been confirmed dead while 18 others injured in the collapse of a 80- year-old three-story hotel in Secunderabad city in the southern Indian state of […]
Indian Buddhist devotees protest against explosions around Buddhist temple
The Indian authorities said Monday they have detained a suspect in the multiple terror attacks that rocked a world famous Buddhist temple in the eastern state of Bihar Sunday, injuring […]
A Hong Kong designer presents shoe and apparels made of candies
Lilian Kan, a Hong Kong designer, presents a candy shoe at Citygate Outlets in south China’s Hong Kong, July 8, 2013. Kan showed her self-designed shoes and apparels made of […]
14630 river lanterns float on Songhua River for Guinness World Record
River lanterns float on the Songhua River in Jilin City, northeast China’s Jilin Province, July 7, 2013. Some 300 local residents floated a total of 14,630 river lanterns on the […]