AnewZ Morning Brief - 17 December, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 17th of December, covering the latest developments you need to...
Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan signed a series of significant agreements on 2 July, focusing on agriculture, transport, trade, education, social protection, and environmental cooperation.
A formal document exchange ceremony between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan took place in Khiva on 2 July, with both nations’ leaders, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, participating.
The key agreements signed included a 'Practical Action Plan' on agriculture and food security for 2025-2027, a 'Protocol of Intent' for shipping and shipbuilding cooperation, and a trade action plan aiming to increase bilateral trade to $1 billion by 2030.
Other significant agreements included the 'Program of Industrial Cooperation' between both countries for 2025-2027, and a cooperation deal in science, vocational, and higher education.
Foreign Ministers Jeyhun Bayramov of Azerbaijan and Bakhtiyor Saidov of Uzbekistan also signed several agreements covering social protection, environmental protection, and the mutual recognition of customs institutions.
Additionally, protocols were established for sister city relationships between Sumgayit and Tashkent Province, Gabala and Navoi, and for improving services for children with special needs and vulnerable groups.
The documents highlight the strengthening ties between the two nations across multiple sectors, emphasizing long-term collaboration and strategic partnerships.
At least 37 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rain in Morocco's Atlantic coastal province of Safi, Moroccan authorities said on Monday (15 December).
Fighting along the Thailand–Cambodia border has entered a fifth consecutive day, despite U.S. President Donald Trump claiming he had brokered a ceasefire between the two sides.
Authorities discovered the lifeless bodies of renowned filmmaker Rob Reiner, aged 78, and his wife, Michele Reiner, 68, in their upscale Brentwood home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The police investigation has labeled the incident an apparent homicide.
Schools across Cambodia and Thailand were forced to close on Monday (15 December) as border clashes between the two countries escalated, with the death toll reaching at least 40 and hundreds of thousands of people displaced, according to officials and local media.
Cambodia must be the first to declare a ceasefire in the ongoing border conflict, Thailand said on Tuesday (16 December), as fighting continued despite earlier claims that hostilities would stop and at least 52 people have been killed on both sides.
Across Iraq’s wheat belt, farmers are turning away from traditional river-fed irrigation as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink, replacing canals with wells, sprinklers and storage basins.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian officials following a one-day visit to Minsk on Monday 15 December ,where he met with Belarusian counterpart Maxim Ryzhenov.
Kazakhstan is considering deeper involvement in major gas projects in Turkmenistan, signalling interest in both upstream development and cross-border export infrastructure as the region searches for new energy routes and partnerships.
Applications are now open for the WUF13 Urban Expo. Interested exhibitors have until 31 March 2026 to secure a place at one of the world’s leading platforms for urban innovation.
Azerbaijan has long understood the importance of fostering strong relations with its Central Asian neighbours as the country is strategically located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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