Monday, February 17, 2014 - 14:30
According to the ministry, the newspaper was registered last autumn as a new media outlet focusing on culture and education topics, while its first issue in mid-January carried articles with different content.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 21:55
In addition to monitoring the Internet, the ISD is also responsible for running the kingdom's rehabilitation program for militants, oversees an anti-militancy publicity campaign and works to counter radicalization among clerics and teachers.
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 11:13
This week the United States reaffirmed its commitment to fighting narcotrafficking in Central America, a majority of U.S. citizens indicated they wanted a change in U.S. policy to Cuba and Venezuelans took to the streets. Below is a roundup of these stories and other highlights from around the region over the past week.
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 10:20
This week a State Department spokesperson welcomed the renewal of a waiver permitting security assistance to Uzbekistan, while Georgia’s Defense Minister announced the U.S. intends to fund Georgia’s participation in the NATO Response Force. Below is a roundup of these stories and some of the other top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top stories from Central Asia and the South Caucasus:
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 08:14
"Protection of human rights is a priority for Georgia, and the government will spare no effort to strengthen the position of democratic institutions," Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at the presentation.
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 00:00
The situation in Veracruz is particularly disturbing because of the high number of attacks against journalists and the resistance of local authorities to consider the profession itself as a reason for the killings
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 00:00
In January, the U.S. government suspended military aid to Guatemala after the Central American country failed to deliver on $154.5 million in reparations to survivors of a massacre over a hydroelectric dam built in the 1980s
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 00:00
Honduran authorities have failed to investigate properly a wave of killings and other abuses believed to be tied to land disputes in the Bajo Aguan region.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 09:03
As compared to 2013, Armenia yielded its positions by 4 points. Georgia is the 84th and Azerbaijan is the 160th.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:46
Zeman took less than a day to issue a blunt response to an open letter signed by 31 rights organizations calling on him to reconsider the invitation, citing Karimov's well-documented use of torture and forced labor in its cotton trade.
