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West Asia
The unborn girls of the South Caucasus
31-year-old Azerbaijani resident of Bilasuvar, Ramila – whose name has been changed for purposes of anonymity – is the mother of three children. Her third child is a seven-year old son. To “get” a son was not an easy task for Ramila. To obtain the proud status of “the mother…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan and Israel to jointly manufacture UAVs
Kazakhstan and Israel have reached agreements on joint production of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle), Kazakh ministry of defense said on August 22, Trend reports. The message did not reveal the UAV models that Kazakhstan and Israel plan to manufacture. The agreements have been reached during the meeting of Kazakh and…
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West Asia
Deadly blast rocks wedding ceremony in Turkey
More than 50 people have been killed and more wounded in a suicide attack at a wedding ceremony in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep, near to the Syria border. People’s Daily reported that Turkish authorities say their initial investigation into a deadly attack on a wedding in southeastern Turkey is…
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East Asia
First stock of Georgian Nabeglavi appeared in Korea
Caucasus Business Week reports that the increased demand on mineral water in Korea might be satisfied by Georgian products. Company “Premier Water International” has already implemented export of first stock of Georgian mineral water “Nabeglavi”. The company holds negotiations on product supply with one of the largest trade centre in…
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West Asia
Iran unveils Bavar-373 missile system
Iranian President Rouhani has inaugurated Bavar-373 which is an Iranian long-range mobile air defense system. On the occasion of the National Defense Industry Day which falls on 21 August, the Iranian president visited Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) at the Ministry of Defense to take a tour of the Ministry’s capabilities…
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Central Asia
Turkey: Russia can use Incirlik airbase if necessary
Ankara wouldn’t mind it if Russia used the Incirlik airbase for its anti-terror missions against Islamic State terrorists in Syria, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim hinted on August 20, but acknowledged that no such requests have been made. “Turkey opened Incirlik airbase to fight Daesh terrorists. It is being used…
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West Asia
Why anti-corruption protests are rising in Armenia?
Vestnik Kavkaza – On July 17, 2016, 12 Armenian anti-government activists raided a police station in Yerevan and took nine police officers hostage. After storming the station, the hostage takers urged the Armenian government to release right-wing opposition leader Jarir Sefilian from prison and called for Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s…
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West Asia
Ptolemy’s Universe: What if you are a man in Azerbaijan?!
Zamira ABBASI Honestly, I was not planning to write about it. I knew if I start writing, I won’t be able to stop. Anger would not let me make solid judgments until my economy book has suggested the following: “Most students have seen an image of Ptolemy’s concept of our…
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West Asia
Two Azerbaijani banks declared bankrupt
Two Azerbaijani banks, the Caucasus Development Bank and AtraBank, licenses of which were revoked by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) in January 2016, have been declared bankrupt, said Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund (ADIF) in a message Aug. 17, Trend reports. The message said the decision on the banks’ bankruptcy…
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Central Asia
Kazakh president to visit Azerbaijan and Armenia
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Azerbaijan, Serbia, Armenia and a number of other countries in 2016, Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said at a briefing Aug. 17, Trend reports. In June, Idrissov said Nazarbayev will visit Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in 2016. The Kazakh president…
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