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West Asia
Bahraini artists to be showcased in London
A collection of over 50 pieces from 17 artists selected under the Bahrain Art Across Border (BAAB) umbrella, will be going on display for the first time in London at the end of the month, as part of the inaugural BAAB London 2016. The highly-anticipated exhibition will kick off with…
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West Asia
“Saakashvili can return to his country”
Mikheil Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia and current governor of Odessa, believes that United National Movement will win the next elections and he will go back to Georgia. An important piece appeared on the website of Vestnik Kavkaza on Saakashvili’s recent commentaries. “There are two forces: one is related…
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West Asia
Stalin’s statue dismantled in Georgia
Stalin’s bust has been bashed in by the local administration in Ateni village of Gori, Georgia. Local residents, who celebrated the Victory Day on May 9, erected the bust without permission from officials. The statue was paint bombed by some anti-Stalin people ad after it was dismantled by the local…
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South East Asia
Russia and India to hold war games
The joint Russian-Indian war games Indra’2016 will be held in the second half of 2016. Far-Eastern Primorsky (Maritime) territory of Russia, Alexander Gordeyev, the chief press officer of the Eastern Military District told TASS agency after a conference on preparations for the exercise. He said, “Representatives of the Eastern Military…
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East Asia
Russia Celebrates the Victory Day
Russia has marked the Victory Day on May 9 which is the anniversary of victory against Nazi Germany in 1945. Moscow and other regions of Russia celebrated the day with military parades. 10,000 military personnel, 135 armored vehicles, and 71 aircraft took part in the events. Russian leader Vladimir Putin…
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Politics
Georgian Communists Gathered in Stalin’s House
Georgia Communist Party members gathered near to Stalin’s house in the city of Gori. The group meeting was held on the May 9, Victory Day. People shared communist party symbols, pictures of Stalin and red flags to media members. Group members wanted Georgia to create good relations with Russia and…
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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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Central Asia
Putin congratulates the leaders on Victory Day
Vladimir Putin, Russian President has congratulated the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Ukraine with the 71st anniversary of the Victory Day. He said that fascism has been defeated with the strong will of people and this will continue to facilitate the development…
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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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