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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed to submit to a national referendum the question of enshrining the right of women to wear a hijab in the country's constitution. "Let's put this issue to a referendum, let the …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $59 million and a grant worth $500,000 to Uzbekistan for the improvement of living conditions in four cities, the ADB office in the country said in a statement. As part of its …
Residents of Kazakhstan will rest on October 23-25, follows from the decree signed by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov. This year, on October 25, Kazakhstan will celebrate Republic Day for the first time as a national holiday. According …
The authorities of Kazakhstan introduced a temporary ban on the export of coal by auto transport in connection with the resale of coal intended for the needs of the population abroad. "The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure …
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan may hold the next presidential election ahead of schedule, as early as this fall, since the economic situation in the country is expected to improve soon, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday, …
The Turkish Interior Ministry’s Directorate of Migration has started to grant Crimean Tatar Turks the “Turkish ancestry” status. According to Anadolu Agency, efforts toward this aim started following Interior Minister …
The ice cream ad has led to the introduction of a ban on the appearance of women and female images in commercials, Iran International writes. The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance said in a letter to the country's art and …
Since the beginning of 2022, the population of Tashkent has increased by 17,400 people up to 6%, the press service of the Department of Statistics of Uzbekistan reports. To date, 2,879,800 people live permanently in the capital of the …
The population of Tajikistan has increased to 10 million people, the Tajik state news agency Khovar informs. The 10 millionth inhabitant of the country is a boy born on July 23 in Dushanbe. The Ministry of Health of Tajikistan …
Russian media websites are available in Turkmenistan despite the claims of a several publications. Users in Turkmenistan can visit the websites of the main Russian news agencies and other Russian media, RIA Novosti reports. …
Turkmenistan has blocked access to all Russian news portals and websites of federal TV channels of the Russian Federation, the Tajik portal Asia-Plus informs. In particular, TASS, RIA Novosti, RBC and the websites of federal TV channels …
Award-winning Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been arrested in Iran, the third director to be detained in less than a week, the Mehr news agency said Monday. Panahi, 62, won a Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival in …
The Karabakh Park was inaugurated in the Turkish city of Batman on June 30. The Park dedicated to the victory of Azerbaijan in the second Karabakh war occupies a total area of 15,397 square meters. …
Three new regions were formed in Kazakhstan, according to the presidential decree, which entered into force on June 8, 2022. According to the decree, the administrative center of the Almaty region was moved from Taldykorgan to the city …
Kazakhstan may have to stop exports of gas in 2023 unless urgent measures are taken, CEO of national gas company QazaqGaz Sanzhar Zharkeshov said. Kazakhstan's gas industry may face a crisis in 2024. If demand from customers is not …
Kazakhstan is first in the ranking of countries in terms of gas availability for the population, and Russia is second, according to a new Sputnik study. "The cheapest gas... is purchased by residents of Kazakhstan, where it costs …
Three new regions will be formed in Kazakhstan according to the presidential decree, according to Kazakh media outlets. The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the decree "On some issues of the …
On Tuesday, residents of Israel commemorate those who died in the wars for the Jewish state and as a result of terrorist attacks. A siren sounded over the country, marking the beginning of a minute of silence. Transport stopped across the …
Turkey is developing legal norms to regulate social networks and combat misinformation distributed there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with the Yeni Safak newspaper, commenting on the purchase of Twitter by the founder of …
Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media said. The World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, …
