Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 20-24 October, 2025

● The European Union aims to establish sustainable and efficient transport, energy and digital links with the countries of the South Caucasus, the Black Sea region and Central Asia through Turkey and is ready for strategic investments. The...

Why have fuel prices increased in Afghanistan?

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pajhwok findings show that compared to the beginning of the current solar year 1404, fuel prices in the global market have decreased by five percent, but in Afghanistan they have jumped 22 percent despite the afghani rising by 4.6...

Following India's suit, Afghanistan builds dams on Kunar River; restricting Pakistan’s access to water

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has decided to build a series of dams across the Kunar River, a major tributary of the Indus, in a move seen as an attempt to restrict Pakistan’s access to water. The decision came under direct orders from Supreme...

Stock market live updates, Oct 7: Gift Nifty suggests flat opening near 25,050; global cues mixed as US futures ease

Sort Latest Oldest 8:57 AM (IST) 7 Oct 2025 Latest Prestige Estates unit gets ₹153.6 crore GST show-cause notice Prestige Estates Projects’ subsidiary, Prestige Mulund Realty, has received a GST show-cause notice worth ₹153.6 crore from the...

Pakistan-Afghanistan fight spills over water: Taliban plan to restrict Kunar-Chitral river flow

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan plans to build dams on the Kunar River to limit water flow into Pakistan, following rising border tensions. Acting Water Minister Mullah Abdul Latif Mansoor said domestic firms will lead the work, asserting that “Afghans...

Connectivity vital for stability and shared growth, Pakistan tells regional forum

ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s top diplomat on Thursday said regional connectivity is essential for stability and shared progress, stressing the need for greater cooperation among neighboring countries. Addressing the opening session of a two-day Regional...

Pakistan to drive cross-border cooperation and transport linkages: Ishaq Dar

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to becoming a regional hub for connectivity, saying the country is ready to coordinate transport initiatives, enhance cross-border...

Azerbaijan's ASCO Vessels Join Rollout Of Neptune Rig's Towing Operation

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 18. The operation to tow the Neptune jackup rig to the offshore area where it will operate - the Umid platform - began with the participation of vessels of ASCO, one of the AZCON Holding...

China Is Making a Major Offshore Wind Push in Europe

The so-called Toliara mine was supposed to be the “crown jewel” of one of the world’s least developed economies, a megaproject designed to patch Madagascar into a new global supply chain meant to reroute trade in metals needed for everything from...

TRT Avaz presented documentaries about Magtymguly and the city of Arkadag

At the «Ashgabat» cinema of the capital hosted the premiere screening of the documentaries «Wise turkmen Magtymguly» and «City of the future Arkadag». The event was organised by the Representative office of the Turkish state broadcaster TRT in...

Uzbekistan joins new transit corridor connecting China with the Caspian region.

China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan have launched a new cargo transportation route. The opening ceremony for the multimodal route took place on October 15. Seven trucks carrying lighting equipment, mechanical products, and consumer...

Logistics for Success: How Jana Post is Developing E-Commerce in Central Asia

When Jana Post founders Serzhan Tokay, Bolatbek Dalelkhanuly, and Almas Rysbekov launched their business in 2022, the prospect of officially partnering with the mega-platform PinDuoDuo and Alibaba and shipping over 5 million parcels in three years...

Towing operation of “Neptune” rig has begun-PHOTO

With the participation of ASCO vessels, a company under AZCON Holding, the operation to tow the “Neptun” jack-up drilling rig to the area where it will operate at sea – the “Umid” platform – began on October 18, ASCO told APA-Economics. The towing...

The Taliban’s Border Rhetoric: Pashtun Frontiers, Not Central Asian Borders

Two incidents in mid-October reignited debate over Afghanistan’s borders, particularly its long-disputed frontier with Pakistan. On October 18, Mohammad Nabi Omari, Afghanistan’s first deputy minister for interior affairs, suggested that...

Andrew and Sarah brought down by their friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s public reputations were reduced to tatters by their friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. The prince and Ferguson appear to have been attracted to the wealth, connections and influence of the financier, who used those...

Siniša Mali: Srbija se drži dobro u uslovima globalnih dešavanja, dobili smo pohvale od MMF

VAŠINGTON - Prvi potpredsednik Vlade Srbije i ministar finansija Siniša Mali ocenio je danas u Vašingtonu gde učestvuje na godišnjem zasedanju Međunarodnog monetarnog fonda i Grupacije Svetske banke kao veoma važno to što Srbija prisustvuje ovom...

OTS Summit Advances Turkic Autonomy and Multi-Vector Foreign Policy

Executive Summary: The October 7 Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) emphasized the organization’s growing role, introducing the OTS+ format to deepen multi-vector foreign policy and advance major initiatives....

OGT 2025 Extends Registration Deadline Amid Record Global Interest

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan — October 8, 2025. The Organizing Committee of the 30th Anniversary International Conference and Exhibition “Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan – OGT 2025” has announced the extension of the registration deadline to Monday, 13...

Türkiye aiming to host 500,000 international students by 2028

Türkiye is aiming to host 500,000 international university students by 2028, building on a decade of substantial growth in its higher education sector. Currently, the country hosts approximately 340,000 foreign students. The plan reflects a...

Turkey widens doorway to workers from Turkic-speaking countries

Turkey has significantly simplified its employment rules for citizens of Turkic-speaking countries, particularly those of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. The changes mean that approved nationals of these countries...