RIYADH, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state’s $500 billion flagship NEOM project. The TROJENA development is expected to be completed in 2026 and will offer outdoor skiing, a man-made freshwater...
Category: Middle East
Tajik Dance in Four Mirrors (Part Two)
Author:Lolisanam Ulugova (An independent researcher on Tajika arts and culture) Amon Musoev has been a survived Puritan of dance traditions I first met Amon Musoev 12 at the State Philharmonic in 2008. My friend took me to a concert of the Ganjina folklore and ethnographic ensemble. The concert impressed with the brightness of traditional costumes...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issue warning as protests over woman’s death spread
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards called on the judiciary on Thursday to prosecute “those who spread false news and rumours”, in an apparent bid to take the steam out of nationwide protests over the death of a young woman in police custody. The warning was a clear indication that the elite...
Uzbekstan:Tashkent International Film Festival 2022 has started
Author Dr.Beruniy Alimov According to Firdavs Abdukhalikov, the director general of the film festival, a program full of exciting events awaits us, among the main ones: “days of the cinema of the SCO countries”, “days of world cinema”, “days of documentary cinema”, “days of Retrokino”, “cinema day of Uzbekistan”, film forum of the international organization...
Russia pounds Ukraine, Zelenskiy warns of attacks ahead of Independence Day
Aug 22 (Reuters) – Russian forces pressed on with their offensive across several Ukrainian regions on Monday, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of the potential for more serious attacks ahead of Ukraine’s 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rule. Artillery shells rained down on Nikopol, a city near Zaporizhzhia – Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, while...
Oil slumps on fears over economic slowdown, stronger dollar
TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped on Monday, ending three days of gains, as investors were concerned aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes will weaken the global economy and dent fuel demand while a strengthening dollar also added to pressure. Brent crude futures for October settlement declined $1.58, or 1.6%, to $95.14 a barrel...
Boxing: Usyk targets Fury after beating Joshua on split decision
Aug 21 (Reuters) – Oleksandr Usyk turned his sights on rival heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury on Sunday after beating Britain’s Anthony Joshua on a split points decision to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts in Jeddah. The “Rage on the Red Sea” in Saudi Arabia was a rematch of a fight in...
Russia is China’s top oil supplier, data reveals
Aug 20 (Reuters) – Russia held its spot as China’s top oil supplier for a third month in July, data showed on Saturday, as independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cutting shipments from rival suppliers such as Angola and Brazil. read more Imports of Russian oil, including supplies pumped via the East Siberia...
India 75 years: Muslims in fear under Hindutva
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA New Delhi, India – As India celebrates 75 years of independence, the country’s Muslims and other minorities say they find themselves in a state of siege. Ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014, the South Asian nation has lunged rightwards under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with an overt and organised state patronage...
Pakistan at 75 – Not Out
By Amjad Mahmood Every tribe, ethnicity, empire, dynasty, and nation for ages has held some form of authority, power, and influence during different segments of recorded history. This instinct stemmed from basic human traits to fight, resist, survive on its own terms, adapt somewhere and forcing own will whenever possible or permitted. Each seat of...