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          Central Asia

          People mark Victory Day at a Second World War memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2022. The country and its neighbours are becoming a significant economic and political force. Reuters

          Central Asia's importance makes 'Borat' jibes fall flat

          CommentNovember 28, 2024
          Afghan activist Taiba Sulaimani sings while putting on her headscarf, in a video she posted on Twitter to protest against the Taliban's new law requiring women to be silent in public.

          Afghan women turn to music and poetry to raise voices against Taliban's silence law

          AsiaSeptember 03, 2024
          Afghan women shop for clothes at a roadside stall in Kabul. The Taliban has enforced stricter dress codes and other restrictions on women. EPA

          Afghan women despair at new Taliban law tightening curbs on them

          AsiaAugust 24, 2024
          Alef was working in Iran as a labourer when the October 7 earthquake killed his entire family in the Afghan village of Sia Ab, near Herat city. Sulaiman Hakemy / The National

          The plight of Afghanistan's earthquake survivors

          AsiaNovember 01, 2023
          Workers at a bakery in Beirut. Lebanon is among regional countries facing high inflation. AP Photo

          Mena economic growth to soften this year, says IMF

          EconomyOctober 12, 2023
          A Taliban spokesman said beauty salons must close because they offered services forbidden by Islam. Getty

          Fading beauty: Salon owners defiant after Taliban order closure

          AsiaJuly 11, 2023
          Ebru Pakcan, head of Citigroup Middle East and Africa, says the 29-market cluster is the fastest growing region for the lender globally, Chris Whiteoak / The National

          IPOs and debt deals to boost Citi’s Middle East and Africa business

          BankingJune 22, 2023
          The crater fire named 'Gates of Hell' near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan has the fourth-largest gas reserves in the world, more than the whole of Africa. AP

          China has the luxury of options for where to get its gas

          CommentMay 29, 2023
          Taqa last year announced plans to invest in the privatisation of two gas-fired power plants in Uzbekistan. Victor Besa / The National

          Taqa signs agreements with Uzbekistan to explore power sector investments worth $3bn

          EnergyMay 22, 2023
          Taliban security forces stand at a roadside checkpoint in Kabul. EPA

          Afghan Taliban deny banning contraceptives

          AsiaFebruary 18, 2023
          Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide bombing outside the Foreign Ministry in Kabul on Wednesday. AFP

          ISIS claims bombing at Afghan Foreign Ministry

          AsiaJanuary 12, 2023
          The UN's Ramiz Alakbarov, left, with Taliban economy minister, Qari Din Mohammed Hanif, after the NGO ban. AP

          The despair and confusion caused by the Taliban's latest attack on women

          WeekendDecember 30, 2022
          Medical workers at the scene of a fuel tanker explosion in the Salang Tunnel in northern Afghanistan. AP

          Fuel tanker explosion in Afghanistan tunnel kills 31 people

          AsiaDecember 18, 2022
          The 2nd session of the joint Economic Commission between United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyz Republic. Handout

          UAE and Kyrgyzstan sign initial co-operation agreements

          EconomyDecember 12, 2022
          Relatives weep for Hasina, an 18-year-old girl who was killed in the suicide bombing in Kabul's Dasht-e-Barchi district on September 30. EPA

          Death toll from Kabul school bombing has risen to at least 35, UN says

          AsiaOctober 01, 2022
          Girls study alone in Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to reopen secondary schools for female students. AFP

          UN says Taliban's closure of girls' high schools is shameful

          WorldSeptember 18, 2022