Central Asia
International
Qatari leadership in project development
HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatari Businessmen Association, said: Qatari businessmen have worked in...
International
Fruitful cooperation in civil aviation
Mr. Muhammad Faleh Al-Hajri, in charge of conducting the work of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, affirmed that the visit of His Highness...
International
Antony Blinken’s Central Asia visit is not beating a dead horse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his recent tour of Central Asia has pledged support for the region’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence,...
Opinion
Western sanctions on Russia strike labor migrants from Central Asia
For years, Russia’s big cities have been a source of employment and income for the people of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Now, as...
Opinion
Gulf states no more consider US as security umbrella in the Middle East
The Gulf states will closely monitor the way Russia and China handle the perceived security vacuum in the wake of the US withdrawal and...
Opinion
Taliban victory set to emerge as double-edged sword for Pakistan
Pakistani efforts to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan threaten to reinforce ultra-conservative inclinations in Pakistan itself, the world’s second-most populous Muslim majority country,...
Counterterrorism
Exposing Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISIS-KP)
Although US and Afghan special forces have inflicted serious damage on the group, ISIS-KP has proven resilient. In 2016, ISIS -KP killed over 800...
Tech
Russia refrains from using NSO Group spyware
Russia’s government bodies — the secret services — are known to actively spy on journalists, activists, and lawyers. The NSO Group said it only...
Counterterrorism
Afghanistan in a state of growing turmoil
In a nutshell, the nature of the Afghan problem for Central Asia and Russia lies in Afghanistan becoming a source of instability for the...
Interfaith
Buddhism continues to spread in the world
It’s been 20 years since the Taliban destroyed the Buddha colossi in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. They still couldn’t erase signs of Buddhism, which had a...