BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. Tajikistan considers transport and communications among the strategic areas of cooperation with the Republic of Korea. According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, President Emomali Rahmon made the statement on September 16 at the first Korea – Central Asia Business Summit in Seoul. “Today, the Government of the…
(wikicommons/Kate Ausburn) Britain, France and Canada have announced plans to restrict goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Several European countries have already taken or begun similar action, while others are considering joining them. It sounds like a significant economic blow against Israel. It isn’t. Britain conducts roughly $8 billion in annual trade with…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shake hands in Beijing. Photo: REUTERS China urged the US and Iran to return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding as Chinese President Xi Jinping was expected to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump next week in Washington, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told…
Coinciding with commemorations of the 25th anniversary of September 11th last week, the Combat Antisemitism Movement’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) documented a proliferation of antisemitic conspiracy theories recasting the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history as a “false flag” plot orchestrated by Jews and Israel. Between Sept. 11-13, as the world paid tribute to the…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new connectivity initiative linking the European Union with the South Caucasus and Central Asia, with Brussels targeting up to €12 billion in investment for transport, digital networks, energy and critical raw-material projects. The initiative aims to connect European markets with Central Asia through the Black Sea…
(Sept. 16, 2026 / JNS) Israel’s Ministry of Tourism is seeking to bolster travel from France at the Sept. 15-17 IFTM trade show in Paris. Ministry Director-General Michael Izhakov led the Israeli delegation to the trade show, which is expected to draw some 30,000 tourism professionals, decision-makers, travel agents, tour operators and journalists. Izhakov met…
Key Takeaways: After 12 Western states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK) moved to restrict goods and services from West Bank settlements, the author (Ray Hanania) says Israel threatened embassy closures and ordered Britain’s East Jerusalem consulate shut. He treats that as proof the line between “legal Israel” and…
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Highlighting the pivotal role of India as a key trade partner in the region, Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics, Daniyar Imanaliev, stated that the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is actively evaluating new opportunities to expand trade volumes, bolster regional transport connectivity, and foster…
In Cyprus, MEP Fidias Panayiotou became one of more than 100 members of the European Parliament who signed a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen demanding that the European Union end trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This was reported by Cyprus Mail. In the letter, the MEPs called on…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the BRICS business forum on Friday that economic security cannot be separated from national and regional security, in his first major international stage since the US-Israel war with Iran began in February, as he called for greater diversification of trade partners, financing sources and payment channels. Speaking at the BRICS…
