#western-asia
Iraq Maps & Facts
Iraq is a country in Western Asia, located in the heart of the Middle East. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, and Jordan and Syria to the west. The capital is Baghdad, situated in the center-eastern part of the country.
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM
You know there are still people in Asia who are forbidden to love and be with each other because of their strict superior ethnic western influences, religion. or communism by name but it's a military regime.
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Cold tea is valid!! It’s often sold refrigerated in Asia. I think that’s the shock, too, the fact that this tea was in Asia and not a protein-obsessed western country 😵‍💫😵‍💫
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
教育哲学の普遍性と西洋中心性
Jackson, L., Kwak, D. J., Davids, N., Wang, C. L., Di, X., Rappleye, J., … Tesar, M. (2026). Is philosophy of education Western? Views from Asia and beyond. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 58(3), 183–197. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
Is philosophy of education Western? Views from Asia and beyond
Published in Educational Philosophy and Theory (Vol. 58, No. 3, 2026)
doi.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Did you know New Confucianism revived ancient teachings to counter Western modernity? Mou Zongsan (Q6919336) fused Kant with Confucian ethics, sparking debates on cultural identity in 20th-century East Asia. (Q840873) #PhilosophyRevival #EastWestDialogue
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Overall, we find only a small average rent penalty for migrants in comparison to natives, stronger for first generation migrants, and migrant groups from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and - somewhat surprisingly - Western Europa and USA.
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Only 15 countries worldwide, mainly in Western Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, achieve scores above 75, and just five surpass 80 points.

How does your country compare?
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Pants assemble!

Panty Party Perfect — the silly arena brawler where you play as underwear (press release: “NO hentai, just funny and stupid panties”) — lands on the Western PS Store digitally Feb 13.

Already out on Switch and in Japan/Asia last year. #PantyParty #PS5
February 12, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Whatever I’m still rotating this
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I work on the logistics network that gets vanilla from South Asia to western markets.

I don't recommend it.
February 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I was today years old when I learned that countries may compete in the Eurovision Song Contest if they are partly in the European Broadcasting Area of the International Telecommunication Union, which includes chunks of Asia and Africa
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Just spent $12 on an amazing street food feast in Bangkok that would cost $60+ back home 🍜 Your money goes SO much further here - rent, food, transport all fraction of Western prices #DigitalNomad
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Instead, Americans view themselves as the dominant and geographically central part of a multilingual North American continent whose primary geopolitical and cultural connections are to Western Europe and East Asia
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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#epsteinweb #houseoversight032198
https://epsteinweb.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
NEW Excavation at Pre-Pottery Neolithic (c. 8800–7500 BC) Gre Fılla, in the Upper Tigris region of modern Türkiye, finds architectural diversity and evolution over time, reflecting the development of social complexity in prehistoric Western Asia.

(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
February 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
January 2026 was the 5th warmest January on record for our planet. Temperatures were much colder than average across large parts of the extratropical Northern Hemisphere. In contrast, Australia had its 4th warmest.

Summary by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social at climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-... 🌊🧪⚒️
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 - Regional average scores

➡️ Americas: 42/100
➡️ Asia Pacific: 45
➡️ Eastern Europe & Central Asia: 34
➡️ Middle East & North Africa: 39
➡️ Sub-Saharan Africa: 32
➡️ Western Europe & EU: 64

Full results: anticorru.pt/3gD
#CPI2025
February 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM
News from the Singapore Airshow:

Israel’s defense industry is rewiring its export map.

Looking towards Asia as a strategic anchor.

Western markets have become more politically constrained after “Israel-Hamas War”.

www.jpost.com/defense-and-...
Israel’s battle‑tested tech sees demand in Asia | The Jerusalem Post
Israel’s strong presence at the Singapore Airshow highlights a shift toward Asian defense markets as demand for battle‑tested technology rises
www.jpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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#epsteinweb #houseoversight029811
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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#epsteinweb #houseoversight029724
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo (PS5/Switch) preorder at Play-Asia (~$34.19 w/ code WARIO26) buff.ly/Tg81eDX
VGP $36.60 buff.ly/NwNxUtH
PNP $36.99 buff.ly/udQaI0G #ad

No Western release announced. Import is JPN language only
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Europe is not a continent. It's merely the western 1/4 of Asia.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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#epsteinweb #houseoversight028665
February 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Most style guides I work with say cardinal place names get capped up if they're official districts or regions, e.g. Western Sydney, South-East Asia (aka Southeast Asia)

so I'm looking up regions in Victoria, but the state govt's regional dev website divvies them up in ways I don't often see used
Victoria's regions
Explore Victoria's 5 regional areas and discover the strengths and opportunities within each region.
www.rdv.vic.gov.au
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM