-
Central Asia
Putin on election results: People choose stability and trust
The governing United Russia party has shown a “good result” in Sunday’s parliamentary election that saw its lead hover at more than 54 percent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 19. With over 95 percent of the votes counted, the governing United Russia is leading with 54.19 percent of…
Read More » -
East Asia
Chinese, Russian fleets conduct weapon use during joint drill
Sept. 16, 2016. Chinese and Russian fleets conducted joint operation exercise off Guangdong Province in the South China Sea during the “Joint Sea 2016” drill on Friday. The drill, starting on Sept. 12, will run until Sept. 19, consisting of three phases: preparation at port, exercise at sea and summary.…
Read More » -
East Asia
Obama’s last trip to Asia
Tong Kim – The Korea Times Watching last week’s multiple summits between the heads of the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia, taking place on the sidelines of the G20 conference in China and the ASEAN+3 and East Asia Summit gatherings in Laos, we can only conclude that…
Read More » -
Central Asia
Iran interested in Russian tourists
Russia plans to develop tourist relations with Iran, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said. The advisor at the Iranian embassy in Russia, Hassan Saleh Majd, said that Russia and Iran currently operate 8-9 flights between the countries per week and plan to restore railroad traffic between Moscow…
Read More » -
Central Asia
Russia and Kazakhstan agree to develop “eco-halal”
Chairman of the Russian Muftis Council commission on environmental development, Rashid Ismailov, met with the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, Galanbek Mazhiev, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. During the talks, the sides discussed joint steps to promote Islamic environmental ethics in the framework of international cooperation. They agreed…
Read More » -
Central Asia
A Terrorist Act to Undermine the Kyrgyz-Chinese Relations
An explosion which occurred in the late August near the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek is officially recognized as a terrorist act. The explosion on the southern outskirts of Bishkek thundered at 09:33 (AM) by local time. It was heard from almost all over the city. Upon arrival of the first…
Read More » -
Central Asia
2,000 troops taking part in Peace Mission-2016 drills in Kyrgyzstan
About 2,000 troops are taking part in the Peace Mission-2016 joint anti-terror drills of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member-countries, which got underway in Kyrgyzstan on September 15, Ruslan Mukambetov, chief of the command and staff exercises, has said, TASS reports. “The need to conduct such exercises is dictated by…
Read More » -
Central Asia
Staff changes in Uzbek government
Uzbekistan announced staff changes in the government Sept. 14. The country’s acting president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree appointing Abdulla Oripov deputy prime minister for youth policy, culture, information systems and telecommunications, read a message on the government website, Trend reports. Oripov served as Uzbekistan’s deputy prime minister from May…
Read More » -
Central Asia
A Sensitive Power Transition in Uzbekistan
Orhan GAFARLI Academic on International Relations at Ankara University of Turkey Some news about the hospitalization of Islam Karimov, the former President of Uzbekistan had been spread out in late August. There was no any clear information about his illness. His daughter Lola Karimova declared on the social networks that…
Read More » -
East Asia
Muslims celebrate feast all around the world
Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor.
Read More »