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South East Asia
Russia and India to hold war games
The joint Russian-Indian war games Indra’2016 will be held in the second half of 2016. Far-Eastern Primorsky (Maritime) territory of Russia, Alexander Gordeyev, the chief press officer of the Eastern Military District told TASS agency after a conference on preparations for the exercise. He said, “Representatives of the Eastern Military…
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East Asia
Russia Celebrates the Victory Day
Russia has marked the Victory Day on May 9 which is the anniversary of victory against Nazi Germany in 1945. Moscow and other regions of Russia celebrated the day with military parades. 10,000 military personnel, 135 armored vehicles, and 71 aircraft took part in the events. Russian leader Vladimir Putin…
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West Asia
Egypt to launch 4G mobile networks
Egypt will launch 4G licenses for the four mobile operators in the country within two months, and the value will depend on each company’s needs of available frequencies, communications and information technology ministry said in a statement on Sunday. According to Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspaper, legal drafting will be completed in…
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Politics
Georgian Communists Gathered in Stalin’s House
Georgia Communist Party members gathered near to Stalin’s house in the city of Gori. The group meeting was held on the May 9, Victory Day. People shared communist party symbols, pictures of Stalin and red flags to media members. Group members wanted Georgia to create good relations with Russia and…
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Central Asia
Iran is ready to freeze oil production regime
Iran has declared its readiness to freeze the oil production. Mohsen Qamsari, the director for international affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said that Iran reached the desirable oil output to proceed with freezing its production, Press TV reports. He told that Iran’s current production of oil stands…
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East Asia
An Exclusive Meeting with President Mr. Jokowi in Indonesia
Sang-ki Lee, the founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and publisher of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) had visited and interviewed President Mr. Joko Widodo (Jokowi) of Indonesia in the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on May 3, 2016. During his interview, Mr. Jokowi said “Every politics start from the citizens,” and he…
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Central Asia
Putin congratulates the leaders on Victory Day
Vladimir Putin, Russian President has congratulated the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Ukraine with the 71st anniversary of the Victory Day. He said that fascism has been defeated with the strong will of people and this will continue to facilitate the development…
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West Asia
Azerbaijani MP calls for visa-free regime with Turkey
The visa regime between Turkey and Azerbaijan should be cancelled or visa validity period should be extended, Siyavush Novruzov, MP and Deputy Executive Secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) said. He said that Turkey and Azerbaijan are one nation, two states, “Turkey always supports Azerbaijan as brother country.…
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Central Asia
Russia Slams US-Georgia Military Exercises
Russia criticized the military exercises of the United States and neighboring Georgia by claiming this step could destabilize the region. Foreign Ministry of Russia said on May 6 that the planned military drills are provocative steps in Caucasus region: “We consider such a consistent ‘exploration’ of Georgian territory by NATO…
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Central Asia
Russian Official: Turkey Tries to Revive Ottoman Empire
Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry, said that the Turkish authorities dream to revive the Ottoman Empire, but forget about its fate. She talked to Izvestia Daily, published on May 4. She said, “The Turkish authorities are moving up the spiral of fanning the situation” and one…
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