Doha: HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will lead Qatar’s delegation to the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to…
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Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin
Astana, Kazakhstan (22/10 – 49). Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit…
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Azerbaijan, Armenia agree to work toward peace treaty
MOSCOW – Azerbaijan and Armenia, with Russia as a mediator, agreed on Monday to actively prepare for the conclusion of a peace treaty in order to achieve long-term peace in…
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As the head of the banking oversight department at Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, Colonel Kyrill Cherkalin wielded immense power: with a click of his fingers, he could cause bankruptcy or…
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Moscow exchange will launch trading in currencies of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
From October 31, the Moscow Exchange will launch trading in the Kyrgyz som and Tajik somoni. This was reported to RB.RU in the press service of the site. Moscow exchange…
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UN Human Rights Committee issues findings on Ethiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Philippines and Russia
The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) has issued its findings onEthiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Russia, after examining the implementation of civil and political rights in the respective States. The…
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3 Georgian Citizens Detained Near Tskhinvali Occupation Line Released
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) announced on 3 November that three citizens detained by the Russian occupation forces – Vladimer Jokhadze, Malkhaz Tielidze, and one minor – have been released and…
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Why Russia and China Aren’t Intervening in Central Asia
As tensions between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan flared, Moscow and Beijing chose to remain on the sidelines. Last month, soldiers from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan exchanged gunfire along several points of the…
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Why we are wary of Russian émigrés in Georgia – so soon after Russian invaders
In this, one of a series of essays on the war in Ukraine from countries in or neighbouring the former Soviet bloc, a Georgian playwright says the government is out of step…