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West Asia
Iran plans to establish a transit link to Europe
Bulgaria says it has seen positive signs that Iran is determined to press ahead with a plan to establish a multimodal transit link that involves a railroad that passes through its territory toward the heart of Europe. Bulgaria’s Presidential Office announced in a statement that the issue had been raised…
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Central Asia
Russia sees progress after aviation security talks with Egypt
Following high-level meetings between Russian and Egyptian aviation officials, both sides have said that progress has been made on a resumption of flights between the two countries, Ahram Online writes, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi was in Moscow last week along with a high-level security delegation…
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South East Asia
Sangeeta Majumder in multiple shades of Kathak
One of the newest generation Kathak dancers from India, Sangeeta Majumder will be introducing Indian culture through Kathak dance form in an innovative way in Slovakia. Sangeeta whose performance is scheduled on 17th November 2016 at Ars Poetica Festival, Slovakia will be tying up with poet Sonnet Mondal to present…
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West Asia
The Metsamor news in the media of Azerbaijan
The AsiaN’s news about Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has been published by major media agencies of Azerbaijan. The news was translated into several languages such as French, German, Russian and Armenian as well as Azerbaijani language. Azerbaijan State News Agency – AZERTAG also aired the news for the media followers.…
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East Asia
Saving the Gobi bear
Elise Honningdalsnes – The UB Post Hidden from the world, in the earth’s fifth largest desert, is the rare Gobi bear fighting for its survival. These bears have found a way to live in one of the most extreme environments on the planet, but there are not many of them…
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East Asia
Rushing to North Korea’s aid
Donald Kirk – The Korea Times North Korea is truly a schizophrenic state. All in a day we hear about the need for generous foreign donors to come to the rescue of thousands of victims of flooding in the hard-scrabble northeast where life is tough in the best of times.…
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East Asia
THAAD and anti-Chinese sentiment
Sah Dong-seok – The Korea Times Anti-American sentiment was once a hot-button issue in Korea. Koreans’ antipathy against the United States flared up amid allegations that their traditional ally has supported military dictatorship for decades. Arguments that the U.S. turned a blind eye to the military’s massacre of civilians in the…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan supports Afghanistan’s sustainable development
Turkmenistan supports Afghanistan’s sustainable development by initiating only peaceful settlement of the country’s problems and speaks for speedy implementation of new long-term economic projects, said Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. He made the remarks during the meeting with President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao who has arrived in…
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Central Asia
Trade turnover of Iran and Azerbaijan may surpass $300 million
The volume of trade turnover between Iran and Azerbaijan currently stands at about $100 million but it must increase considerably, the Iranian deputy minister of industry, mine and trade, Hossin Esfahbodi, said on the sidelines of the ongoing Iran Project 2016 in Baku, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Elaborating on existing trade…
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Central Asia
Russia to deploy S-400 air defense missile systems in Leningrad region
Two regiments of the S-400 air defense missile systems will be delivered to the Air Force and Air Defense unit deployed in the Leningrad region in the near future, the head of Russia’s Western Military Command’s press service Igor Muginov told journalists on September 21, TASS reports. “At this time,…
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