The fate of Uzbek President Islam Karimov remained uncertain on August 30, with no official word on his condition two days after the government announced he had been hospitalized for an undisclosed ailment.
After courting Islamabad for nearly 15 years, Washington is turning to India to help shore up Kabul through diplomatic engagement and military aid.
Analysts warn that creation of a Tehran-backed transnational Shi’ite army will further fan sectarian tensions in Muslim-majority nations of the Middle East.
In the mid-1990s, Aygul attended one of the hundreds of "Gulen schools" that were established throughout Turkey by the unregistered network of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. But after a while, Aygul's parents started to see changes in her behavior.
Uzbekistan is on edge after learning that Uzbek President Islam Karimov has been hospitalized after suffering what his younger daughter says was a cerebral hemorrhage. Who would, or could, replace the only leader the country has had since it became independent in the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?
Central Asia, overall, did surprisingly well in these recent summer games in Rio de Janeiro.
The death of a 12-year-old Afghan girl in Iran has prompted that country's health minister to publicly defend a national ban on organ transplants for foreigners that some were initially blaming for the tragedy.
Journalists in Iran are sounding the alarm over a government-drafted media regulation bill that is expected to be sent to the parliament for approval soon, after a two-year delay.
Thousands of laid-off foreign workers are refusing to leave labor camps after being denied wages for months amid poor conditions as the Saudi government defends its offer of free flights home.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that a child suicide bomber carried out the August 20 attack on a wedding party in the southeastern city of Gaziantep that left 51 people dead and dozens of others wounded.
Tajikistan has introduced a new regulation that enables authorities to officially control the content of privately owned television and radio stations.
The clampdown on suspected supporters of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who has been accused of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, has reached unprecedented scope. Reportedly even some friends of Gulen supporters have been detained.
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