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Politics
Uzbekistan calls for more robust partnerships among Central Asian states
By Kuban Abdymen DUSHANBE: The President of Uzbekistan has put forward a series of proposals to consolidate cooperation among the Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. At the Summit of the leaders of the region’s countries in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called…
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Culture
Call for protecting Earth’s biodiversity takes center stage at ADIHEX 2023
ABU DHABI: A call for the urgent preservation of Earth’s biodiversity is taking center stage at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX 2023). In an extraordinary collaboration that transcends borders and climates, two Emirati photographers have documented the beauty and fragility of two extreme environments: the scorching +50…
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Politics
Dozens of people in need express gratitude for my compassion – Koffa
Interview by CAJ journalists MONROVIA: Hon. Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa, the Deputy Speaker of Liberia’s Parliament, is not just a politician in Liberia. He is a complete gentleman politician who knows the strapping of power and leadership engaging both to the benefit of his people. Koffa is a pride to not…
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Business
Two Asians win U.S. Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions
WASHINGTON: Two Asian nationals, a Bangladeshi and a Nepalese, were among the six laureates worldwide hailed for winning the first annual U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions. The six global civil society champions have “courageously advanced the human rights of members of marginalized racial, ethnic, and Indigenous…
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Culture
World Poetry Movement participants hailed by Venezuelan President, ministers
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received the icons of the World Poetry Movement (WPM), headed by the General Coordinator of the Movement, the Colombian poet Fernando Réndon. President Maduro expressed his country’s pride in hosting the 17th World Poetry Festival and the First World Congress of World…
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Politics
President Zhaparov defends wider use of Kyrgyz language at home
President Sadyr Zhaparov (Kabar) BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov has defended his country’s plans to “fully develop the Kyrgyz language,” turning down criticism by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. On July 17, Zhaparov signed the constitutional law that establishes the legal framework for the use of the Kyrgyz language and…
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Politics
Kazakhstan adopts visa-free entry for Gulf countries
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (SPA) JEDDAH: Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that his country has adopted a visa-free entry system for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in order to ensure sustainable growth and prosperity. Stressing that the tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the region’s economy,…
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Politics
Gulf, Central Asia countries unlock huge partnership potential at Jeddah Summit
JEDDAH: Six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and five Central Asia (C5) countries have agreed to consolidate their political, security and economic ties during a special summit in the Red Sea resort of Jeddah. Leaders from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and the presidents of…
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Education
She spoke no French when she arrived … Afghan girl obtains French baccalaureate with honors
CAEN: A young Afghani girl has become a media star after she impressed with her learning aptitudes and linguistic skills. When Zainab arrived in France with her family in 2021, the 16-year-old girl did not speak a word of French. Two years later, she obtained her baccalaureate (the secondary school…
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Education
South Korea’s dynamics with NATO to demonstrate its capabilities as a pivotal state
By Habib Toumi TUNIS: History was made in the June 2022 Madrid North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit with the groundbreaking participation of two far-eastern states, South Korea and Japan, as well as Australia and New Zealand, all partners from the Asia-Pacific region. Within the strategic competition over the core principles…
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