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Central Asia
Iran is ready to freeze oil production regime
Iran has declared its readiness to freeze the oil production. Mohsen Qamsari, the director for international affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said that Iran reached the desirable oil output to proceed with freezing its production, Press TV reports. He told that Iran’s current production of oil stands…
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West Asia
Azerbaijani MP calls for visa-free regime with Turkey
The visa regime between Turkey and Azerbaijan should be cancelled or visa validity period should be extended, Siyavush Novruzov, MP and Deputy Executive Secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) said. He said that Turkey and Azerbaijan are one nation, two states, “Turkey always supports Azerbaijan as brother country.…
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Central Asia
Russia Slams US-Georgia Military Exercises
Russia criticized the military exercises of the United States and neighboring Georgia by claiming this step could destabilize the region. Foreign Ministry of Russia said on May 6 that the planned military drills are provocative steps in Caucasus region: “We consider such a consistent ‘exploration’ of Georgian territory by NATO…
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Central Asia
Russian Official: Turkey Tries to Revive Ottoman Empire
Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry, said that the Turkish authorities dream to revive the Ottoman Empire, but forget about its fate. She talked to Izvestia Daily, published on May 4. She said, “The Turkish authorities are moving up the spiral of fanning the situation” and one…
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West Asia
Iranian Navy Drills Exercises, Warns the US
Iranian forces will hold 20 special exercises in the current year, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Seyyari says. “The Iranian Navy will have 20 specialized missile, subsurface, intelligence, etc. drills and these series of wargames will start next month with an electronic warfare exercise,” and he added the massive…
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West Asia
Armenia Plans to Ban Turkish Imports
Armenian MP Mikael Melkumyan called for urgent efforts to ban Turkish imports. Melkumyan, MP of Prosperous Armenia Party said that Armenia should take a serious decision because of regional conflict. He told it is possible to produce Turkish goods in Armenia and there is no need to import from Turkey,“It’s a…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia sign cooperation pacts
King Salman of Saudi Arabia and the leader of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held official talks in Riyadh on May 1. King Salman underlined the importance of bilateral relations and said that two countries are ready to improve relations on trade, investment, energy, agriculture, tourism, combating terrorism and extremism. Saudi Gazette…
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East Asia
Russia and China to hold computer-assisted military drills
Russia and China will hold the first computer-assisted missile defense exercise in May 2016, TASS reports. The press office of Russian Defense Ministry said, “The Russian and Chinese defense ministers decided to hold the first Air and Space Security 2016 joint computer-assisted command and staff exercise in May 2016 on…
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West Asia
Samsung – Creating Smiles for Tomorrow
I belong to a generation when meanings were symbolized by icons. For us, peaceful resistance was named after Gandhi, black liberation meant Martin Luther King, fighting for independence was called Nasser. It was the same when we were talking about items we use in daily life. Kodak for the world…
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West Asia
Samsung: People’s View in the United Arab Emirates
Android devices, particularly of Samsung are the most prevalent in the Gulf and particularly in the United Arab Emirates. Here are some views of people in the UAE using Samsung products. Dalal Mohamed (housewife): I have Samsung Galaxy S6 and I think it is the best phone in the market.…
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