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Turkish Airlines And airBaltic Expand Codeshare To Broaden Global Connectivity
Construction Business News Middle East
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July 2, 2025
Turkish Airlines and airBaltic have expanded their existing codeshare agreement, adding new destinations to their joint network Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Türkiye, and the Latvian airline airBaltic expand their existing...
New law in Kazakhstan restricts public wearing of face veils
The Express Tribune
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July 2, 2025
Listen to article Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law prohibiting individuals from wearing clothing in public places that covers their faces, joining a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic dress....
Kazakhstan declares GTA and Counter-Strike 'haram'; Tajikistan has already banned them
Asia Plus
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15:39, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus While Kazakhstan's top Islamic authority recently issued a religious ruling declaring popular video games like GTA, Counter-Strike 2, and Dota 2 “haram,” or forbidden under Islamic law, Tajikistan has already taken a...
Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement
Biometric Update
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July 2, 2025
In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) at key border control points across the country. Backed by the...
CSTO foreign ministers meet in Kyrgyzstan to address regional security
Asia Plus
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09:23, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states gathered in Kyrgyzstan’s resort, Cholpon-Ata, on June 30 for a high-level meeting to discuss pressing regional security issues...
Russia bans gelatin imports from Tajikistan over safety concerns
Asia Plus
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10:01, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Russia has imposed a ban on the import of beef-derived gelatin from Tajikistan, effective July 1, citing major concerns over product safety and quality control. The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary...
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
Yahoo Finance
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Image Credits:TechCrunch Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch...
Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Fms Deliberate On Strengthening Ties
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 1. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral cooperation and maintain regional stability, Trend reports via the Kyrgyzstan's MFA. During an official visit...
Kazakhstan law bans face coverings in public places
The News International
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law to ban face coverings in public places and jointed a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic dress. The text of the law which was signed by the president on...
Tajikistan's telecom market set for steady growth, expected to reach US$480 million by 2027
Asia Plus
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13:53, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s telecommunications sector is poised for significant growth over the next two years, with average annual revenue increases of 6.75% forecasted through 2027, according to a joint market study by Nexign and...
President Of Kyrgyzstan Set To Visit Tajikistan
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 30 . President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov is expected to visit Tajikistan, Trend reports, citing the presidential administration. The upcoming visit was discussed during Zhaparov's meeting...
Tajikistan cancels paid paternity leave, retains unpaid childcare leave for fathers
Asia Plus
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16:11, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan has officially canceled paid paternity leave for men following the birth of a child, according to the country’s Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions. While fathers are no longer entitled to state-funded...
Tajikistan’s top diplomat visits Kyrgyzstan amid strengthening bilateral ties
Asia Plus
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11:09, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin is paying an official visit to Kyrgyzstan from June 30 to July 1, following an invitation from his Kyrgyz counterpart Jeenbek Kulubayev, according to Kyrgyzstan’s...
The rise in prices for Kazakh wheat will lead to higher prices for grain, flour, and bread in Tajikistan in the coming weeks
APK Inform
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According to the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development, in Tajikistan in 2025, the wheat harvest will reach 956,000 tons. At the same time, last year 881,000 tons of wheat were harvested in Tajikistan (8.5% less), Asia-Plus reports....
Russian Without Russians: The Politics of Language in Uzbekistan
The Diplomat
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June 30, 2025
Uzbekistan’s Gen Z is tired of the Russian language’s privileged status in the country. According to government statistics, approximately 2.1 percent of the country’s 37.5 million people are ethnically Russian (less than 800,000). However, Russian...
Taliban denies Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists
Long War Journal
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June 30, 2025
In response to a US Congressional hearing that discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia, the Taliban denied that foreign terror organizations are operating in Afghanistan. The Taliban has made this claim for two decades, despite...
Kazakhstan bans face coverings in public places
WKZO - Michigan
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ALMATY (Reuters) -Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on Monday prohibiting individuals from wearing clothing in public places that covers their faces, joining a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic...
Suspect of Moscow’s Crocus City Hall claim order came from Ukraine
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The suspects behind the March 2024 terrorist attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which resulted in 149 deaths and injured over 600, have allegedly claimed that the operation was ordered by a Ukrainian government entity, according to...
2nd APP State Badminton Championship concludes
The Arunachal Times
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CHIMPU, 29 Jun: Head Constables Gulab Dorjee Namsa and Menyum Tacha, representing 2nd IRBn, Diyun, won the open doubles title of the 2nd Arunachal Pradesh Police State Badminton Championship-2025, which concluded at the 1st AAPBn headquarters here...
Five shells and a trail of terror: The story behind the 2022 rocket attack in Termez.
Kun.uz
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June 30, 2025
On July 5, 2022, five shells were fired from Afghan territory into the city of Termez. One of the shells landed on a sports ground in the yard of the Surkhandarya Regional Sanitary and Epidemiological Service (SES) building, while the other four...