The Uzbek government has significantly strengthened marriage regulations to prevent genetic mutations caused by incest. According to foreign media outlets such as the Times of Central Asia, an English-language media outlet in Central Asia, on the 29th (local time), Uzbek authorities expanded the scope of regulations on incest by banning marriage between uncles, aunts, nephews, and men and women within the same 8th degree of kinship. Uzbekistan's existing family law only prohi

A Saudi Arabia-led coalition carried out airstrikes on the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a Yemeni separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing 20 fighters on August 2nd (local time). The STC, which controls parts of southern Yemen, announced its intention to pursue independence within the next two years. According to AFP and other news outlets, an STC official stated that 20 fighters were killed in airstrikes targeting two military bases in Al-Kha

Central Asian Kyrgyzstan is set to significantly expand social support for doctors in the public health sector. The government plans to resolve the outflow of medical personnel by doubling doctors’ salaries and prioritizing the supply of apartments eligible for low-interest mortgage loans. According to Times of Central Asia (TCA), a Kyrgyzstan media outlet, on the 5th (local time), Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Health Kanibek Dosmambetov said during a recent visit to a national me