Even as Kyrgyzstan appears uncertain how to cope with the massive weight of its dues to China, it has embarked on a fresh charm offensive to remind Beijing of the role it plays in developing vital ... ( read original story ...)
Washington sanctions Kyrgyzstan’s behind-the-scenes kingpin
Washington has sanctioned a notorious and politically influential former Kyrgyz customs official who is alleged to have stollen hundreds of millions of dollars from state coffers. The Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Israel plans 2024 moonshot after first unmanned lander crashed
Israel will try another unmanned lunar landing in early 2024 after its first attempt ended last year with the spacecraft crashing on the moon’s surface, officials said on Wednesday. The new project, ... ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu to take first corona vaccine as first doses arrive in Israel
A DHL flight from Brussels, carrying over 100,000 doses of the recently created vaccine, landed at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport just after 9 a.m. ( read original story ...)
Trump emboldened Israel and Saudi Arabia; now Biden will try to rein them in. A little.
The new president will criticize leaders unaccustomed to it under Trump, but is not likely to revisit most of the changes Trump made to Middle East policy. ( read original story ...)
Raphael Warnock, under fire for past criticism of Israel, rejects BDS and backs US defense assistance
We saw the government of Israel shoot down unarmed Palestinian sisters and brothers like birds of prey,” Warnock said in a 2018 sermon ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus vaccine from China’s Sinopharm is 86% effective, UAE officials say
The UAE approved the vaccine for general use after trials in the country, the first official green light of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine for that purpose. ( read original story ...)
Erdogan Visit to Azerbaijan Could Stoke Russian Rivalry, Observers Say
A two-day visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Azerbaijan marks his latest bid to expand Turkey's influence in the Caucasus, and analysts are warning his ambitions could stoke a rivalry ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters in Armenia demand PM resigns over Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal with Azerbaijan
Thousands of protesters converged on the parliament building in Armenia's capital Wednesday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan Trade Barbs Over Phosphorus Use In Karabakh
Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other Wednesday of using banned weapons containing white phosphorus during weeks of recent fighting for control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. ( read original story ...)