Uzbek Film Industry Blossoms? LONDON(Raza Syed):A talk organised by Uzbek Embassy and British-Uzbek Society on “Recent Uzbek Cinema and its Contexts” by Professor Birgit Beumers held in Uzbakistan Embassy in London. Professor Birgit talked both in terms of its industry structures and film production mechanisms, and in terms of the status of Uzbek cinema in...
By Agnieszka Kuchnia-Wołosiewicz I would like to describe a bouquet of impressions that I brought to London from Vienna, but through the eyes of the participants of the event that took place on September 23rd, 2022 at 6.30 pm at Piwnica TAKT (Polish-Austrian Cultural Association TAKT). Before I get down to that, I would like...
Author BAKTHYGUL MAKHANBETOVA ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN ON RAIKHAN IMAKHANBET’S “CENTURY PHENOMENON” I am honored to let the important thoughts about Akhmet Baitursynuly, the historic man of the Kazakh people, be available to the whole world in English. I hope, when the literary work “Century Phenomenon” gets its publishers in nearest future, it will be not only...
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The biggest jump in food prices since 1980 pushed British inflation back into double digits last month, matching a 40-year high hit in July in a new blow for households grappling with a cost-of-living crisis. The Office for National Statistics said the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 10.1% in...
KYIV, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The capital of Kyiv was hit on Monday by kamikaze drones, Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s staff, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Russians think it will help them,” Yermak said. Reuters was not able to independently verify the claims.
Interview by Nadeem Abbas Dr Mehboob Hussain,Chairman Department of History and Pakistan Study University of Punjab in an exclusive interview with The London Post said Pakistan’s relations with Central Asia are centuries old. As long before Mughals,Khilji, Tugluq, Salve, Lodhi, Sadaat dynasties which rule South Asia originate from central Asia and all sufis, poets and...
Oct 15 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will provide $400 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Saudi state news agency SPA said, adding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. The crown prince expressed the kingdom’s readiness to continue efforts of mediation and support everything that...
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday “there will be consequences” for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut its oil production target over U.S. objections. His announcement came a day after powerful Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
KYIV, Oct 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he doubted whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would use a tactical nuclear weapon as Ukraine pleaded for a rapid increase in Western military aid to defend against missile strikes on its cities. Explosions rocked the Russian-occupied southern towns of Kherson and Melitopol and...
LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Europe needs to pay up to import liquefied natural gas, pray for a mild winter and cut energy demand as any sabotage of infrastructure or even deeper cuts to Russian supply would make power rationing or blackouts all but inevitable. Even if Europe manages to stay warm and keep the...