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June 22, 2019
U.S. Removes Uzbekistan From Nations With Worst Religious Tolerance

The United States has removed Uzbekistan from a list of countries with the worst religious tolerance for the first time in more than a decade as its new president courts Western nations.

June 18, 2019
Top Security Official Says 50 Afghans Die Every Day Fighting Terrorism

A senior official in Afghanistan says at least 50 people die every day fighting terrorist forces in his country, underscoring the intensification in the 17-year-old Afghan conflict.
June 14, 2019
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Starts Summit In Bishkek

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has begun a summit in Bishkek that brings together leaders of the Eurasian political, economic, and security grouping.
June 12, 2019
No Afghans Allowed: Iranian Store Owner Punished Over Racist Shop Sign

An Iranian store owner has received a suspended jail sentence after he displayed a discriminatory sign barring Afghans from his shop.
May 30, 2019
U.S., Persian Gulf Allies Step Up Pressure On Iran

The United States and key Middle East allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up pressure on Iran, warning against any attacks and taking measures to bolster cooperation to counter Tehran's regional activities.
May 23, 2019
Of Mosque And State In Central Asia

Rulers and leading Islamic clerics in Central Asia have lived in complicated symbiosis for more than 1,000 years. Both sides have often sought to increase their influence by using the other.
May 23, 2019
Modi Promises Inclusive India After Stunning Election Win

Data from the Election Commission showed Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead in 300 of the 542 seats being contested, up from the 282 it won in 2014 and more than the 272 seats needed for a majority in the lower house of parliament.
May 19, 2019
Curtain Comes Down On India’s Marathon Election

Tens of thousands of voters in eight states lined up at polling stations to cast ballots in the final round of voting that brings India’s marathon 39-day election to a close.
May 15, 2019
Iran Takes Step Toward Abolishing Discriminatory Citizenship Law

Iranian lawmakers have voted to abolish a longstanding law that denies citizenship to Iranian children born to foreign fathers. Leaving it up to a powerful clerical body to make it so.
April 29, 2019
U.S. Religion Report Assails China Over Abuses Of Muslims

Members of China's Uyghur Muslim population continue to be subject to "egregious abuses" but the government in Beijing has faced few, if any, consequences, a bipartisan U.S. federal commission says in its 2019 annual report on religious freedom worldwide.
April 26, 2019
U.S., Russia, China Call For 'Inclusive Afghan-Led' Peace Process

The United States, Russia, and China have agreed on the goal of withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan and to seek an "inclusive Afghan-led" peace process, the three countries declared in a joint statement.
April 26, 2019
Xi Seeks To Reassure Critics Over $1 Trillion Belt And Road Project

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his plan to recreate the old Silk Road is designed to increase and enhance international trade cooperation, as he bid to reassure critics of the $1 trillion infrastructure project.

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