Iran and the UAE: A Complex Relationship Unravels
This makes the UAE the biggest target of Iran since the joint US-Israel war on it began on 28 February.
Aditi Bhaduri
Kazakhstan Votes on Referandum for New Constitution
The Central Referendum Commission must announce official results no later than March 21, 2026. Results will be published in the media.
A Dark Truth: Why Iran, Ukraine Get Bombed, But Pak, Israel, N Korea Don’t
With the Iran blitz, the message to smaller and military states is shaping up to be this: ‘build the damn bomb – if not legally, then the way Pakistan did in the 1970s’.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards take wartime lead, ensuring harder line, sources say
The Guards are not an entirely homogeneous unit, with their own factional rivalries, personal disputes and differences over the group’s role. But one of the sources said they are more “united than ever when Iran is under attack”.
Uzbekistan, Taliban Pledge to Increase Trade to $5 billion
Officials from Uzbekistan and the Taliban administration say they plan to increase bilateral trade to
Kazakhstan and Pakistan Elevate Relations to Strategic Partnership
In total, 19 documents were signed, with 18 additional agreements concluded during Tokayev’s state visit, marking one of the most substantive diplomatic engagements between Kazakhstan and Pakistan in recent years.
No Boat, No Mandate in Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina’s legitimacy does not rest on rhetoric alone; it rests on law, history, and the expressed will of the electorate. Until the people, through a free and fair vote, decide otherwise, any alternative claim to power remains provisional at best, illegitimate at worst.
“Ayurveda Chamber” Established at Turkmen State Medical University
Secretary (West) Sibi George and Rector of State Medical University of Turkmenistan, Ms. Nargozel Myratnazarova,
Is Afghanistan staring at a regime change?
Most of Afghanistan’s neighbours have come around to reconciling themselves with the inevitability of Taliban rule. The only exception, ironically, is Pakistan, which created and promoted the Taliban. Many of the insinuations about regime change have originated from there.
OCHA: 21.9 Million Afghans Will Need Humanitarian Assistance in 2026
The agency warned that food insecurity is rapidly deteriorating, with 17.4 million people projected to face acute food insecurity next year.