Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian tectonic plate collided with the Arabian plate millions of years ago.

A volatile cocktail of climate stressors, weak institutions, and faltering water diplomacy is setting the stage for future ...

ASTANA — The cooperation between France and Kazakhstan is entering a new phase of dynamic development, said Amélie Aubert, a ...

The primary challenges facing Kazakhstan’s water sector include inefficient resource use, outdated infrastructure, over-reliance on transboundary water sources, pollution, and increasing scarcity.

The first summit between leaders of the EU and the five countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. I believe our ...

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The country's third largest lake is home to many beautiful rocky and sandy beaches, though water temperatures are chilly—rarely topping 73 degrees Fahrenheit, even in summer. You'll find ...

increasingly hemming it into the central lowlands. The fighting has displaced more than three million people in Myanmar, with widespread food insecurity and over a third of the population in ...

Newsweek's map below illustrates the earthquakes that took place across central and southeast Asia within the last day. The earthquakes in Myanmar will have the most significant impacts ...

For centuries, residents in central ... along the lake’s edge, see it as a local rite of winter. The city’s mayor joins the gatherings on cold mornings alongside the lake. The map locates ...

“The country analysis suggests a number of country programs may have been effectively closed down, particularly in Central and East Asia but also in West Africa, Central Europe, and the Americas ...