English News and Press Release on Uzbekistan about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 08 Oct 2020 by EC ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan outlines digital strategy, targets broadband for all by 2022
The Uzbekistan president has issued a decree on the strategy Digital Uzbekistan 2030. According to the strategy, broadband with at least 10 Mbps should be available in all settlements across the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran beat Uzbekistan in friendly
TEHRAN – Iran national football team defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 in a friendly match on Thursday. Sardar Azmoun gave the visiting team the lead in the 43rd minute at the Paxtakor Markaziy Stadion in ... ( read original story ...)
When are U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan? Depends on who you ask.
"We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!" Trump tweeted. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s tweet on US troops leaving Afghanistan by Christmas may hurt delicate talks with Taliban: officials
President Trump's sudden pronouncement that U.S. troops in Afghanistan “should” be home by Christmas will make the already sensitive negotiations with the Taliban more difficult, U.S. officials told ... ( read original story ...)
There has been a dangerous escalation in Iraq
The ongoing, steady tempo of rocket attacks against US and official targets in Iraq continued this week. On Monday, two Katyusha rockets fell on the Jadriya neighborhood of Baghdad, close to the ... ( read original story ...)
‘A threat from within’: Iraq and the rise of its militias
Shaped by the fight against Isis and a fateful US drone strike, the factions now pose a danger to Baghdad’s weak government ... ( read original story ...)
Huge fire engulfs entire 33-storey apartment block in South Korea
The fire, which is believed to have started on the 12th floor of the residential building, has spread to engulf the entirety of the block in Ulsan, a city northwest of Busan. ( read original story ...)
Maersk to stop using Myanmar military ports: rights group
Global shipping giant Maersk will stop using military-owned ports in Myanmar, a lobby group said Thursday after leading a campaign against international companies with links to the armed forces. ( read original story ...)
Rights Group Calls for End to Rohingya ‘Prison’ Camps in Myanmar
Myanmar should end the "apartheid regime" that has left thousands of Muslim ethnic Rohingya families trapped in stifling displacement camps eight years after deadly communal clashes tore through the ... ( read original story ...)