During a press brief on December 11, Eurasia, Joint Secretary, Adarsh Swaika on today's India-Uzbekistan Summit informed that an agreement for $448 million was signed in various sectors. “Uzbekistan ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan’s heating calamity revives the art of burning dung
The skill of producing dung bricks has proven especially indispensable in Uzbekistan this year since the government was unprepared for the cold season. ( read original story ...)
The Pitiful Endgame of Saudi Arabia’s Qatar Blockade
As the Trump administration winds down, Riyadh is trying—and failing—to cut its losses on a failed regional policy. ( read original story ...)
There’s Another Pipeline for IPOs Beyond Wall Street. It’s Saudi Arabia. Really.
New public offerings in Saudi Arabia are fast-growing innovators in the consumer sector in a middle-income country of 34 million. ( read original story ...)
Could Trump’s Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Trigger a Government Shutdown?
Sen. Rand Paul objects to part of the defense bill he says will make it harder for the president to reduce U.S. troops from the Middle East. ( read original story ...)
Now Is as Good a Time as Any for the U.S. to Quit Afghanistan
Whether American forces stay or leave, the fighting is guaranteed to continue. Why not cut our losses? ( read original story ...)
Another journalist killed in Afghanistan
Reports said Amini was killed in a "mysterious attack" with the exact detail of the attack not clear as yet, although Kabul police confirmed that the Ariana News presenter was dead. ( read original story ...)
India highlights violence committed by Taliban in Afghanistan at UN; reiterates calls for a ceasefire
This year saw a number of developments in Afghanistan, including a pact between the Taliban and the US and the start of intra Afghan talks between the Taliban and the Afghan govt. ( read original story ...)
Do the violent protests in northern Iraq signal a ‘Kurdish Spring’?
The politics are the same, protesters' demands are too. But this time — due to demographics, falling oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic — it's different, locals in Iraqi Kurdistan say. ( read original story ...)
ER doctor and Iraq War veteran who moved from New York to help with surge of COVID-19 cases at Arizona hospital says he was fired after he tweeted about the severity of the …
Dr Cleavon Gilman said he was fired from Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona on November 23 after he tweeted that his hospital's ICU was full and that they couldn't transfer any patients. ( read original story ...)