Govt to defer gas import plans as demand eases, LNG glut extends

• UK-based firm projects 3pc fall in national gas demand during 2025-40 • Urges reforms as circular debt rises due to price distortions, market imbalances ISLAMABAD: Despite population projections of 325 million over the next 15 years and rising...

Gig workers, street vendors and day laborers hit by feds in Chicago immigration crackdown

Five days after armed federal agents descended on the Swap-O-Rama flea market and took more than a dozen people away, some of the market’s vendors were back at work, selling tools, hot sauce and women’s underwear from spaces they rent in the...

Tajikistan Shapes A Course For The Future

UN missions attend "Threads of Tradition" a Immersive interactive event about Tajikistan in New York, May 2025 Melik Kaylan Readers of this column know that Central Asia has been a particular focus in recent years. The region took on added...

SOCAR: Premier Partner of OGT 2025 Highlights Strategic Energy Cooperation

SOCAR is serving as the Premier Partner of the 30th International Conference and Exhibition “Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan – 2025” (OGT 2025), which will be held on October 22–24, 2025, in Ashgabat. H.E. Rovshan Najaf, President of SOCAR, will...

Poverty in Central Asia: Who Is Living and Who Is Just Surviving

A new analysis by Ranking.kz reveals that Kazakhstan currently has the most favorable poverty indicators among Central Asian countries, while Tajikistan records the highest levels of deprivation. The findings also reflect significant shifts in...

Caspian Basin Studies program strengthens Turkic diplomatic cooperation at ADA University [PHOTOS]

The “Caspian Basin Studies” program once again served as a bridge for diplomatic exchange and regional understanding, bringing together representatives from member and observer countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Baku, Azernews...

Uzbekistan to become regional hub for satellite internet in Central Asia.

The Minister of Digital Technologies, Sherzod Shermatov, announced that the country has signed an agreement with the European provider SES to establish a satellite internet hub in Uzbekistan. According to him, the system will provide high-speed...

Monday Headlines: Arson arrest, Warm coats, Matt's Place

Here's a quick look at our top stories for Monday, Oct. 27, 2025: Watch the latest weather forecast Morning snow then clearing for Monday TOP HEADLINES: Arrest made after body found in Bozeman vehicle fire Arrest Made After Body Found in Bozeman...

This Day in History: What Happened Today in History – 27 October

Every day has a history tied to it — stories of triumph, tragedy and change that shape our world. So what happened on October 27? On this day in 1682, the city of Philadelphia was founded by William Penn. In 1838, Missouri's governor issued the...

Afghanistan exports pomegranates to Russia for first time

KABUL, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan has exported fresh pomegranates to Russia via Torghundi port in western Herat province for the first time, spokesperson for the Afghan government announced on Monday. "This process will create a substantial...

Why Washington should pay attention to Turkey’s presence in Central Asia

Report October 23, 2025 • 9:00 am ET Print this page Why Washington should pay attention to Turkey’s presence in Central Asia By Kiran Baez Table of contents Key findings Turkey has taken significant strides over the last two decades to establish...

UPSC Key: Su-30MKI, Cyclone Montha, and Panda diplomacy

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II, III: Government policies and interventions, Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with...

Pakistan may delay gas imports as demand declines, LNG surplus expected beyond 2031: report

Pakistan is reassessing its gas import strategy as a new study projects a decline in demand despite the country’s growing population and a looming liquefied natural gas (LNG) surplus expected to last beyond 2031. According to a Dawn report citing...

Is TAPI Just ‘TA’ for Now?

The idea for the 1,800-kilometer Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline project has been around for 30 years. There has not been much progress in building the pipeline during those decades. The chances of seeing TAPI...

The Latest Issue of the “Democracy and Law” Journal

The latest issue of the quarterly scientific and applied “Democracy and Law” Journal, prepared for publication by the Institute of State, Law, and Democracy of Turkmenistan, has been published. The issue, published in Turkmen, English, and...

Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Relations Chart New Geopolitical Course

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 24. President Ilham Aliyev's state visit to Kazakhstan marks a new stage in bilateral relations and a strategic development for the entire region. The dialogue between Baku and Astana has...

Pakistan poised to lead regional connectivity drive, says Aleem Khan at transport ministers’ conference

Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the broader region into a dynamic hub of trade, transit, and connectivity as the two-day Regional Transport Ministers’ Conference 2025 (RTMC-25) and accompanying Expo commenced Thursday at the...

The total amount of transactions at the SCRMET auctions amounted to over 6 million 514 thousand US dollars

Last week, 14 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. Turkish entrepreneurs used foreign currency to purchase urea produced at the technological installations of the SC «Türkmenhimiýa». In...

Modern transport systems key to shared prosperity, says Aleem Khan

Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Thursday said that transport and connectivity form the “backbone of economic progress” and improving these sectors is essential for regional growth and shared prosperity. He made these...

The Biz Beat: Sunnyvale Turkish restaurant embodies meyhane tradition

Turkish food is a vibrant blend of flavors, shaped by the country’s key position along the ancient Silk Road. It’s where Sephardic Jews and Muslims in the south, Greeks across the western sea and Slavs along the Black Sea’s southern edge converged...