Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a framework agreement to strengthen cooperation on rail links and logistics, reviving plans for a railway corridor that would connect Saudi Arabia with Turkey through Jordan and Syria. Officials say the route could...
The Taliban administration hosted a regional forum of think tanks and research centres in Kabul on 16 June, bringing together representatives from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. The meeting focused on strengthening economic, transit and security...
China has emphasized progress in ongoing trade discussions with the European Union as tensions between the two sides continue to rise over a series of proposed EU trade restrictions. Beijing says it remains committed to dialogue, while Chinese state...
Turkmenistan and the United States have intensified bilateral cooperation following high-level diplomatic meetings in Ashgabat focused on education, business, digitalisation and economic partnership. Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov and US Deputy Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers...
Uzbekistan and the United States are seeking to deepen trade and investment cooperation, with talks focused on converting growing American business interest into concrete projects, jobs and economic opportunities. The discussions took place during a meeting between Saida Mirziyoyeva,...
Armenia’s parliamentary election on 7 June has become the focus of growing tensions between Yerevan and Moscow, as Russia steps up economic and political pressure on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government. The Kremlin is seeking to curb Armenia’s drift...
On 13 February, US President Donald Trump announced plans to visit Venezuela, stating that the date of the trip had not yet been determined. He reiterated his satisfaction with the country’s interim leadership. The announcement followed a recent visit...
After being absent from public view for over two weeks, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon reappeared in a short but highly visible public engagement by sending a video congratulation to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the Lunar...
In mid-February, Indian authorities intercepted and seized three oil tankers – Stellar Ruby, Asphalt Star, and Al Jafzia – within India’s exclusive economic zone, approximately 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai. The operation, confirmed by a source with direct...
Cuba is experiencing a severe fuel crisis exacerbated by US-imposed restrictions on oil supplies. On 13 February, AFP reported that taxi drivers in Havana are increasingly replacing cars with e-tricycles due to the high cost and scarcity of gasoline....