SINGAPORE - For the seventh consecutive year, Singapore has retained the top spot as Asia-Pacific's most innovative nation in the latest Global Innovation Index. The annual index - released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan review implementation of TAPI gas pipeline project
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan reviewed the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Volume of cargo movement from Turkmenistan via Turkish ports disclosed
Azerbaijani president: Without any hesitation, we support Turkey and will support it in any circumstances Politics 2 September 20:33 President Aliyev: We are concerned about format of trilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s new prime minister vows reforms, but Lebanese people aren’t convinced
Lebanon's political leaders named former ambassador to Germany Mustafa Adib as its new prime minister on Monday, starting the formation of a new government tasked with implementing urgent reforms ... ( read original story ...)
Arab Artists Boycott UAE After Israel Deal
The UAE agreed last month to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel in a US-brokered deal, making it the first Gulf state and only the third Arab country to do so. The agreement was denounced by ... ( read original story ...)
Texas man pleads guilty to joining Islamic State in Syria
A Texas man pleaded guilty to terrorism charges Wednesday for traveling to Turkey to join the Islamic State in Syria alongside his brother. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan cardinal says religion should not be used as political tool
Nearly two years after a series of bombings in Sri Lanka killed nearly 300 people, the country’s top Catholic official has accused government leaders of failing to identify those behind the ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s warring parties urged to reveal whereabouts of detainees
A group of eight human rights organizations called on Yemen's rival factions to urgently release all of their arbitrarily detained prisoners. A group of international and local human rights ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan to move to Qatar seven prisoners sought by Taliban – sources
Afghanistan will transfer to Qatar seven prisoners whose release has been demanded by the Taliban ahead of peace talks set to start this week, officials of both warring sides, as well as Western ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. seizes terrorist websites used to recruit, destabilize Iraq
The United States has seized websites used by an Iran-backed terrorist organization to recruit new members and further destabilize the political situation in Iraq, the Justice Department said ... ( read original story ...)