Chechnya has introduced a new ban for women’s fashion that prohibits traditional clothing featuring “masculine elements.” Observers say the rationale behind the latest rules is about control -- not tradition, as claimed.
In a rare instance of public resistance to Chinese-backed infrastructure projects in the Balkans, a tragic workplace death at a solar power plant in Bosnia has sparked a legal battle that halted construction and exposed violations involving illegal workers and environmental concerns.
Tajikistan, the only Central Asian country that publicly opposed the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan, is now attempting to mend fences with the hard-line Islamist group.
The emergence of a US draft plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine has abruptly altered the diplomatic landscape surrounding the invasion, added to pressure on Kyiv to make major concessions, and raised more questions than it answers. Here’s what to know and what to watch.
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at speculation about the Saudis facilitating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program.
Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, has been implicated in a corruption scandal that is shaking the political establishment in Kyiv. But who is the man seen by many as the country's de facto number 2?
A new Russia-linked television station is set to launch its operations in Kyrgyzstan. There are fears that Russia could use the new media outlet as a tool for spreading its propaganda in Central Asia.
The head of Ukraine's leading anti-corruption agency says pressure on the investigation into the country's explosive corruption scandal was discussed in "high offices," as a major political crisis builds around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A brawl between Chinese and Kyrgyz construction workers in Kyrgyzstan has sparked an anti-Chinese backlash on social media.
The EU is looking at how it can meet Ukraine's financing needs, including a loan using frozen Russian assets, for next year and the year after.
Russian strikes have already sparked power reductions to Ukrainians across the country, increasing fears of how people will cope during the harsh winter.
Afghanistan is looking to Central Asia to diversify its trade partners as it seeks to reduce its long-established economic dependence on Pakistan, its eastern neighbor.
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