This latest session of the Majlis explored the ties Iran and Arabic countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have with the five Central Asian states.
Turkmenistan's parliamentary elections are usually meaningless events, but there are some interesting aspects to the March 25 vote. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has accused Iran of "mucking around" in Iraq's parliamentary elections, in which Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is seeking another term in office in May.
People in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan hope the landmark package of agreements signed between the two countries will bring many positive changes to their everyday lives.
A new United Nations report criticizes the Iranian government for its continued crackdown on freedom of expression and restrictions on access to information, while detainees appeared to be systematically subjected to abuse, including torture and rape.
The brother of Gulmurod Halimov, the fugitive Tajik colonel who joined the Islamic State (IS) group, has resigned from his post at Tajikistan's department of prisons after three of his close relatives were sentenced on terrorism-related charges, Tajik government sources say.
Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov marked 100 days in office on March 3.
Leaders of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and India were expected on February 23 to inaugurate the start of work on the Afghan part of a multibillion-dollar pipeline project that they hope will meet the region's energy needs.
A group of 10 Afghan militants claiming to be trained by neighboring Iran to attack groundbreaking ceremonies for a major transnational gas pipeline in western Afghanistan have surrendered to the government.
Major separatist factions and leading ethno-nationalist politicians active in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan have denied engaging in secret talks with Chinese officials keen on preserving their country’s $60 billion investments.
Five security officers have been killed and 300 people arrested amid clashes between law enforcement authorities and Sufi Muslim protesters in Tehran, police say.
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