Palestine native and Westwood High School graduate John Culpepper is serving aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier CVN 76. ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister Shtayyeh urges France to recognize State of Palestine
Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh today urged France to recognize the State of Palestine as a means to salvage the two-state solution. Speaking during a meeting with the French Consul General Renier ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan: Hands across the water
A Turkmen conglomerate charged with midwifing market reforms is an increasingly important pork-distribution mechanism for nurturing new generations of cronies. Our weekly briefing. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan to take first Airbus jets through A330 freighter conversion
Turkmenistan Airlines has ordered a pair of Airbus A330-200 converted freighters — the first time the central Asian operator has signed for the ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan: Japarov still stumbling toward coherent foreign policy
Kyrgyzstan's new leader is consolidating control domestically, but his grip on foreign affairs looks less certain ... ( read original story ...)
German Court Sentences Tajik Man To 7 Years On Terror Charges
A court in Germany has sentenced an asylum-seeker from Tajikistan to seven years in prison for membership in the Islamic State (IS) extremist group and plotting attacks in Albania and Germany. ( read original story ...)
Tajik leader says country has no COVID-19 but urges precautions
Tajikistan's authoritarian leader Emomali Rakhmon said on Tuesday (Jan 26) that the coronavirus pandemic had ended in his impoverished ... ( read original story ...)
UAE-Israel deal to unlock massive business avenues
Last year in September, history was made as a peace deal was brokered involving the UAE and Israel. Known as The Abraham Accords, the new treaty represents a significant geopolitical statement, ... ( read original story ...)
UAE, Bahrain: We need ‘unified voice’ with Israel on Iran’s missiles, nukes
Speaking to FM Ashkenazi, ministers from Gulf states say Jerusalem and its new allies can together 'exert greater influence on the US' ... ( read original story ...)
The Abu Dhabi royal at the nexus of UAE business and national security | Free to read
The point man to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Tahnoon is redefining links between the state and private sector ... ( read original story ...)