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Turkmenistan to hold early presidential election on March 12

Turkmenistan will hold an early presidential election on March 12, a Central Election Commission official told Reuters on Saturday, after President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov hinted he planned to resign.

Reuters

China’s Xi Meets More Heads of State in Winter Games Diplomatic Push

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday as Beijing used the start of the Winter Olympics to score diplomatic points amid simmering tensions with the United States. Following a groundbreaking agreement with Russia on Friday over Taiwan and against NATO expansion, Xi held meetings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Central Asia meet forms Afghan group

PM says countries ‘concerned about the developments in Afghanistan’; leaders discuss connectivity.

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Focus on trade and connectivity as PM Modi set to host first India-Central Asia summit

PM to hold video conference with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

The Hindu

French Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Iran Prison for Spying

An Iranian court on Tuesday sentenced French national Benjamin Briere to eight years in prison on spying charges, his Paris-based lawyer said, describing the trial as a politically motivated sham and his client as a "bargaining chip". Briere, 36, has been held in Iran since May 2020, when he was…

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Jailed French Tourist to Appear in Iran Court on Thursday on Spying Charges

A jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, will appear before a Revolutionary Court on Thursday on spying charges, his Iranian lawyer told Reuters on Wednesday. "Benjamin will attend the court to be tried for spying and acting against national security charges," one of his lawyers Saeid Dehghan said. Briere…

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