Turkmenistan hosted Afghanistan's Taliban for talks Saturday, the Turkmen foreign ministry said, with the gas-rich state seeking security guarantees for major projects linking the two countries and ... ( read original story ...)
Taliban Expresses Support For TAPI Pipeline During Turkmenistan Visit
A delegation of the Afghan Taliban has visited Turkmenistan for talks with the Turkmen Foreign Ministry focusing in part on security issues surrounding the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India ... ( read original story ...)
Majlis Podcast: The Japarov Era Opens In Kyrgyzstan
Before Sadyr Japarov completed his amazing rise to become Kyrgyzstan's president last month, he promised changes. Changes have come, so what do they say about the Japarov era to come? ( read original story ...)
Laos: Clearing a safe path to education for girls and boys
English News and Press Release on Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) about Mine Action; published on 07 Feb 2021 by MAG ... ( read original story ...)
Laos: Dengue fever cases in country is in the rise again
Dengue cases in Laos have reached 104 since January, according to Lao Ministry of Health. The Lao Ministry of Health reported in its press release that cases of dengue fever in Laos have reached 104 ... ( read original story ...)
At anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel, pink is the new black
It's Saturday night in Jerusalem and a group of protesters dressed in fluorescent pink are preparing to join a weekly demonstration outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. has ‘serious concerns’ about International Criminal Court decision on Israel war crimes probe
"We have serious concerns about the ICC's attempts to exercise its jurisdiction over Israeli personnel," said State Department spokesman Ned Price. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Israel buys $6.8 billion of forex in January, reserves jump to new record
The Bank of Israel said on Sunday it bought $6.832 billion of foreign currency in January, helping to weaken the shekel from a 24-year peak and taking forex reserves to a new record high of $179.5 ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Israel eases restrictions 6 weeks after lockdown
JERUSALEM — Israel has started to ease restrictions nearly six weeks after entering its third nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some businesses began reopening ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan Increases Pressure On Opposition At Home, Abroad
Tajik authorities are increasingly cracking down on the government's political opponents at home and abroad. A campaign of intimidation has seen at least 10 people detained in January alone for ... ( read original story ...)