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Lebanon becomes first Arab nation to abolish capital punishment

World, Aug. 13 -- The Parliament of Lebanon has passed a law abolishing the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with hard labor, according to ABC News. Following the vote, Lebanon beca... Read More


Turkmenistan and International Organization for Migration discuss priority areas of cooperation

Turkmenistan, Aug. 13 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kazakhstan and IOM Coo... Read More


Cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Uzbekistan and South Korea discussed

Uzbekistan, Aug. 13 -- Advisor to the Minister of Culture Shokhrukh Akbarov held a meeting with a delegation from the Korea Development Institute (KDI), led by Director of the Development Research Div... Read More


Updated National Desertification Atlas presented in Mongolia

Mongolia, Aug. 13 -- Minister of Environment and Climate Change Sandag-Ochir Tsend presented the updated National Desertification Atlas of Mongolia at the Cabinet meeting on August 12, Montsae reporte... Read More


From grain exporter to agri-food hub: Kazakhstan's role in global food security

Kazakhstan, Aug. 13 -- Kazakhstan is the world's ninth-largest country by land area, what gives it significant advantages. Most notably, it has vast areas suitable for agriculture, combined with relat... Read More


Massive jellyfish swarm forces shutdown of 3 reactors at Gravelines nuclear plant in France

World, Aug. 12 -- Three of the six nuclear reactors at France's largest nuclear power plant, Gravelines, have been shut down following a massive influx of jellyfish into its cooling systems, according... Read More


At-Bashi district reports latest figures on HIV and TB

Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 12 -- The At-Bashi district state administration has released updated statistics regarding HIV and tuberculosis cases in the district. The number of detected tuberculosis cases incre... Read More


New head of International Committee of Red Cross in Tajikistan appointed

Tajikistan, Aug. 12 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Idibek Kalandar met with the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Tajikistan on August 10, the F... Read More


Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia exchange views on diplomatic dialogue

Turkmenistan, Aug. 12 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Amer bin Ali Al-Shehri held a meeting on August 11, the Ministry of Foreign Af... Read More


Deputy Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Japan consider prospects for cooperation

Tajikistan, Aug. 12 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Idibek Kalandar received Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Eri Arfiya on August 11, the Foreign Ministry ... Read More