Turkmenistan to hold parliamentary elections on March 26
ASHGABAT: The election of the Mejlis (parliament) deputies in Turkmenistan will be held on March 26. The relevant resolution was...
Dock workers missing in Thailand oil tanker explosion
BANGKOK: Eight workers were missing and several houses were damaged after an empty oil tanker caught fire and exploded at...
Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan relations set to prosper as Maripov presents credentials
MANAMA: Kyrgyzstan’s former Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov has taken up his post as his country’s Ambassador to Bahrain. Maripov who...
Three killed, one injured in 16-storey building fire in Kazakhstan
KARAGANDA: Three people died from an explosion in a 16-storey building in Karaganda, the capital of Karaganda in central Kazakhstan....
Kyrgyz president proposes to exchange country’s external debt for implementation of green initiatives
BISHKEK: President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov has proposed to exchange the country’s external debt for the implementation of green initiatives....
My Cat Writes a Book
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: The special pleasure of receiving the prominent Sawiris Cultural Award for Children Literature was that it was my first award in...
History in the making: Saudi woman to referee men’s official international football match
Al Anood Al Asmari BASRA: Saudi Al Anood Al Asmari is set to make history by becoming the first Arab...
Asia Journalist Association urges Iran’s government for peaceful solution to Hijab Protests
SEOUL: In September of 2022, the unexplained death of 22-year-old Masha Amina, who was in police custody for not wearing...
Highest sympathy for Russia is in Tajikistan; lowest in Azerbaijan – Sociologists
By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK: The greatest sympathy for Russia and its humanitarian cooperation program is in Tajikistan and the least...