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Central Asia
Airlines Cash in on Russia’s Turkey Tourism Revival
The price of airplane tickets from Moscow to the Turkish resort of Antalya have risen by 75.6 percent in the last week as companies cash in on a surge of Russian holidaymakers visiting the country, The Moscow Times reports. Data from the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) also…
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Central Asia
Armenian-Turkish reconciliation not in Russia’s interests
Armenian-Turkish reconciliation is not in Russia’s regional interests, expert in Turkic studies Gevorg Petrosyan told Tert.am as he commented on an article in the Russia-based Izvestia newspaper claiming that, along with Russia-Turkey reconciliation, Russia plans Armenia-Turkey reconciliation, including re-opening of borders, Tert.am reports. Moscow insists that the South Caucasus is…
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West Asia
New gold reserves discovered in Iran
Recent explorations have led to identification of new reserves of gold at Iran’s Zarshouran gold mine, Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, manager of Zarshouran Gold Complex, said. He said that the explorations indicate that the mine contains 108 tons of gold with purity of four grams per ton, Ahmadi said, ISNA news…
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South Asia
The World According to ISIS: Horrifying map of target countries
Jake Burman wrote a piece about the targets of ISIS terrorism. His piece includes various threats of the terrorist organisation to global security. The piece starts, “This is the terrifying new map of Europe released by Islamic State (ISIS) – drawn-up to show the areas it plans dominate in the…
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South Asia
Iran and India Determined to Develop Chabahar Port
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi voiced determination to implement the agreements signed between the two countries, particularly a project to develop Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar, Tasnim reports. In a telephone conversation with the Indian premier on July 6, President Rouhani said Tehran…
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West Asia
Gay in the South Caucasus: LGBT life in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
Armenia “I lost so many friends…” Karen Arakelyan (note: name has been changed for purposes of anonymity) for years fought against himself, trying to change the truth known only to him. But as a result, it became impossible to live with this secret, and he decided to come out: “I’m…
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West Asia
340 news websites banned, access to 3,000 links blocked in one year
Since June 7, 2015, 340 news websites were banned while access to around 3,000 links was blocked in a year as part of the government-initiated crackdown on media, Turkish Minute cites the Yeni Hayat daily report. Access to tens of dailies’ websites as well as other online news portals is systematically…
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Central Asia
Turkey to open Incirlik base to Russia
Turkey may open its Incirlik airbase to Russia, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, during an interview to TRT channel. One area of cooperation with Russia is the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria, Cavusoglu said. “We’ll cooperate with everybody against the militant group,” the Foreign Minister noted. “We…
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West Asia
A map of every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003
A shocking map has appeared on the social media. It is about every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003. Alexander C. Kaufman wrote a piece titled “A Staggering Reminder That Car Bombs Are An Epidemic In aghdad” in the Huffington Post. He mentioned recent terror attacks all around the world.…
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Central Asia
Moscow Starts Weapon Deliveries to Yerevan Under $200Mln Loan
Russia has already started weapon deliveries to Armenia within the framework of a $200-million loan agreement between Moscow and Yerevan, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said on June 29, Sputnik reports. He added that the nature of the loan explained the delay in the start of the deliveries. “More than…
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