Saudi firm signs $200 million Afghanistan energy deal
Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy International has signed a 25-year, $200 million oil and gas contract with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines ...
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are stepping up efforts to expand cooperation across key sectors, with leaders from both countries meeting on the sidelines of the Tashkent International Investment Forum.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Turkmenistan’s deputy cabinet chair Nokerguly Ataguliyev on Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen ties in trade, energy, transport, and water resource management.
Both sides agreed to shape a new agenda aimed at boosting economic integration and regional connectivity. Industrial cooperation and joint projects were high on the list, along with plans for a forum of regions and a series of upcoming business and cultural events.
The talks signal growing momentum in Uzbek-Turkmen relations, which both leaders described as rooted in friendship, being good neighbours, and having a strong strategic partnership.
According to official figures, bilateral trade hit $1.14 billion in 2024, continuing a steady upward trend between the two Central Asian neighbours.
At least five people were killed and five others injured when an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, 6 September, local officials said.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
Indonesia has reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced widespread flight cancellations, though fresh eruptions have kept authorities on alert.
Operations at several energy facilities in Saudi Arabia were suspended on Tuesday after attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces injured more than 70 people and sparked fires, Saudi authorities said.
Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy International has signed a 25-year, $200 million oil and gas contract with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, launching exploration and extraction work in the country’s western Kushk-Tirpul basin.
Asian countries are seeking to unlock investment and ease cross-border financing as digital technologies transform financial markets, a key focus of the first CICA Finance Summit in Astana, attended by representatives from 16 member states.
Several state-owned infrastructure companies in Central Asia are preparing for potential listings in Hong Kong, as the financial hub steps up efforts to connect the region’s businesses with international investors.
Pakistan has ordered Afghan medical and dental students to return to Afghanistan, widening its repatriation drive as tensions with Kabul persist over militant attacks and cross-border security.
Türkiye could become an increasingly important outlet for Iraqi crude as Baghdad develops new export routes to reduce its reliance on the Strait of Hormuz and targets capacity of five million barrels per day.
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