October

October 12, 2021

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov signs decree on resignation of Cabinet

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov signed a decree on the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country, the press service of the head of state reported. […]
October 10, 2021

Angela Merkel leaves lasting legacy in Israel

Angela Merkel is headed to Israel for a last official visit. With the shared history of the Holocaust ever present, the German chancellor deepened the firm alliance between the countries during her time in office. […]
October 10, 2021

China’s Xi calls for peaceful reunification with Taiwan

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday reunification with Taiwan must happen and will happen peacefully, despite a ratcheting-up of China’s threats to attack the island. […]
October 7, 2021

On October 7, 2021, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Social Sciences Senior Research Assistant Dr. Istvan Santha gave an online seminar titled “Hungarian orientalism as seen through the photographs of György Almásy’s second expedition to the Kazakh and Kyrgyz territories in 1906”

Dr. Istvan Santha conducted a seminar on Hungarian orientalism through the photographs of Gyorgy Almasy’s second expedition to the Kazakh and Kyrgyz territories in 1906. He presented a biography of Gyorgy Almasy. Dr. Santha described his early experience and focused on his Central Asian expeditions. Almasy in his monograph, which […]
October 5, 2021

Uzbekistan seeks to rent land in Russia for cultivation of grain

Russia and Uzbekistan may sign an agreement allowing Uzbek farmers to grow wheat, soya, sunflower and other crops on Russian soil, the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan said […]
October 4, 2021

Two Koreas reopen hotlines as North urges South to mend ties

The two Koreas on Monday restored their hotlines that the North severed months ago, with Pyongyang urging Seoul to step up efforts to improve relations after criticising what it called double standards over weapons development. […]
October 4, 2021

Over 110.1M COVID vaccine jabs administered in Turkey to date

Turkey has administered over 110.16 million coronavirus vaccine jabs since the country launched an immunization drive in January […]
October 4, 2021

EU signs cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and the European Union signed a cooperation deal on Sunday, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said. […]