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Experts Forecast 5% Economic Growth for Kazakhstan in 2025
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital hosted the presentation of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development’s (EFSD) regional economic report, which outlined mixed economic trends across the region in early 2025, shaped by a combination of domestic...
Deanship of Diplomatic Corps organizes farewell for 6 outgoing envoys
Arab Times
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July 12, 2025
Outgoing envoys at the cake-cutting ceremony KUWAIT CITY, July 12: The Deanship of the Diplomatic Corps in Kuwait organized a farewell ceremony for six ambassadors who completed their assignments in the country. The ceremony was held at the St....
Kyrgyzstan Seeks Foreign Investment in Critical Minerals Sector
Times of Central Asia
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July 8, 2025
Kyrgyzstan is emerging as a potential player in the global critical minerals market and is actively seeking international partnerships to develop its untapped geological resources. Speaking at the International Forum on Critical Minerals 2025 in...
Post-Kremlin Recognition, Afghanistan Hopes Central Asian Countries Will Follow Suit
Ommcom News
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi: Earlier this month, Russia became the first country to give recognition to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and embrace the de facto Taliban administration in Kabul as a legitimate partner. No other country has till now recognized...
Post-Kremlin recognition, Afghanistan hopes Central Asian countries wi...
The Morung Express
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New Delhi, July 11 (IANS): Earlier this month, Russia became the first country to give recognition to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and embrace the de facto Taliban administration in Kabul as a legitimate partner. No other country has till...
Growth driver
Dawn
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SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Shanghai Cooperation Organization members unlock potentials for joint development and prosperity Economic and trade cooperation has consistently served as a key engine for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's development. In...
Iran’s “Look East” strategy in the Central Asian region is bearing fruit, despite the ongoing tussle with “Israel”
Al Mayadeen
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July 5, 2025
Iran is leveraging its strategic location and "Look East" policy to deepen trade and transit ties with Central Asia, aiming to bypass Western sanctions and emerge as a vital regional connector. Prior to the unjustifiable and unwarranted blitz by...
Depiction of a Win-Win Relationship
Dissident Voice
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July 7, 2025
China and Tajikistan Border issue resolved by Dissident Voice Communications / July 7th, 2025 It is often stated that China engages in win-win relationships with its partners. In Africa, in exchange for the commodities that China receives, the...
EFSD releases Regional Economic Review Summer 2025
ARKA
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The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has released the Regional Economic Review "Summer 2025. YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has released the Regional Economic Review...
The Hindu Kush Mountains
Pilot Guides
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June 29, 2025
Forming part of the Himalayan mountain system, the Hindu Kush mountains are a significant mountain range in Central and South Asia, extending approximately 800 kilometers (500 miles) through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. The Highest Peak,...
Book By Paul Kapur, Trump’s South Asia Pick, Captures Pakistan’s Jihad Strategy & India’s Response
News18
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July 11, 2025
Last Updated:July 11, 2025, 08:28 IST Kapur’s 2017 book 'Jihad as Grand Strategy' is more than an analysis of Pakistan’s use of jihad as state policy. It anticipates much of what is unfolding today 'Jihad as Grand Strategy' by S Paul Kapur.In and...
Central Asia: Caught in the Crossfire
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
In a world of unraveling alliances and multiplying crises, Central Asia is quietly finding its voice. The five republics of the region—Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan—have increasingly pursued a strategy of...
Kulob native sentenced to 13 years for trafficking large quantity of hashish
Asia Plus
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13:40, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district has sentenced a 30-year-old Mustafo Saifullo Saifullozoda, a native of Kulob and resident of the capital's Sino district, to 13 years in prison for trafficking a large...
A Tale of Two Nations: The North Aral Sea Rebounds While the South Aral Sea Dries Up
I News Cayman
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July 10, 2025
By John Divinagracia Author Bio: John Divinagracia is a writer and novelist. He is the author of It’s Always Snowing in Iberia (2021) and was a fellow at the 19th Ateneo National Writers Workshop in 2022. He is a writer at WorldAtlas and a...
Uzbekistan's Deepening Ties with China Fuels Public Debate
Oil Price
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July 2, 2025
Rumors that the Uzbek government is handing over farmland to Chinese investors keep bubbling up despite repeated and categorical denials from officials, putting Tashkent in an uncomfortable spot. The latest flare up came after a video made the...
Xi Jinping – Champion of the Global South
Friends of Socialist China
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July 10, 2025
The 17th Summit of the BRICS cooperation mechanism was held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, July 6-7. On this occasion, due to a scheduling clash, apparently related to the July 7 anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, when Japan...
Central Asian Countries Launch Regional Steering Committee to Accelerate Methane Reduction Efforts
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
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Publication date: 11 July 2025 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – July 10, 2025 representatives from five Central Asian countries gathered in Tashkent for the first meeting of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) under the Central Asia Capacity Building for...
Nepal News Evening Briefing | Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Nepal News
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July 9, 2025
KATHMANDU: Stay informed with Nepal News’ daily evening briefing, covering the most significant developments from Nepal and around the world. From politics and economy to sports, entertainment, and culture, we bring you a concise summary of the...
Digging Deeper: Kazakhmys Barlau’s Plan for Exploration, Talent, and Afghanistan’s Geology
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has set an ambitious national goal: to bring the level of Kazakhstan’s subsoil exploration to 2.2 million square kilometers. To put that in perspective, this is larger than the entire area of Saudi Arabia....
WHO relies on Russian expertise in combating epidemics — Russia's sanitary watchdog
TASS
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July 7, 2025
MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. The World Health Organization (WHO) relies on Russia's assistance in tackling epidemics and responding to outbreaks of dangerous infections across various regions, the press service of Russia's Federal Service for...