When Faromuz Irgashev announced he intended to make a run in Tajikistan’s presidential election, he was told it was suicide. Irgashev disagrees: “People in a normal society should not think like that. ( read original story ...)
IMF Staff Completes Virtual Visit to Tajikistan
Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not ... ( read original story ...)
UAE announces emergency approval for use of COVID-19 vaccine
The United Arab Emirates has issued emergency approval for the use of a COVID-19 vaccine, currently in its third phase of testing in the gulf country, health authorities said on Monday. "The vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
Deals between Israel, UAE and Bahrain shatter old barriers
The UAE and Bahrain will become the third and fourth Arab countries to break ranks from the crumbling pan-Arab boycott against the Jewish state and open diplomatic relations, after Egypt (1979) and ... ( read original story ...)
Woodward: Trump raged when told Israel-UAE deal wouldn’t make book
Author says president’s tweet declaring the book ‘fake’ followed conversation in which he warned: ‘It’s a tough book’ ... ( read original story ...)
UAE sovereign and state-linked debt biggest weight on EMBI – Morgan Stanley
United Arab Emirates sovereigns and government-related entities have issued $24.5 billion in debt eligible on the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bonds Index (EMBI), the most by a sovereign and the fifth ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan confirms 104 more COVID-19 recoveries
Azerbaijan has detected 76 new COVID-19 cases, 104 patients have recovered and two patients have died, Trend reports citing the Operational Headquarters under Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers. ( read original story ...)
Armenia-Azerbaijan territorial dispute remains critical flashpoint
The long-standing military confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a cause of conflict between the ... ( read original story ...)
Number of confirmed COVID cases in Azerbaijan up to over 38,400
The overall number of coronavirus cases in Azerbaijan has reached 38,403, or 0.4% of the country’s entire population of some ten million. The daily morbidity rate was 0.001% The basic reproduction ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan`s daily COVID-19 recoveries more than infections
The Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan said 171 more people recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to 35,440, while another 163 people contracted the ... ( read original story ...)