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Improvised oral poetry remains a popular entertainment in Kazakhstan
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Improvised oral poetry remains a popular entertainment in Kazakhstan

28 November 2020
In Kazakhstan,  improvised oral poetry, spoken or sung to the accompaniment of traditional musical instruments, has for centuries been a source of entertainment. The Kazakh government has since independence in 1991 been keen to promote the tradition, known in Kazakh as Akyndar Aitysy, since this is seen as a way of consolidating national identity.
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Iran vows to revenge the murder of nuclear scientist
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Iran vows to revenge the murder of nuclear scientist

28 November 2020
Iran on Friday evening, raised the issue of the assassination at the United Nations Security Council. The Permanent Representative of Iran in the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi in a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General and to the Security Council said that there are "serious signs pointing at Israel’s responsibility" in the Fahrizade’s assassination.
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Navalny calls for EU sanctions on Putin’s inner circle
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Navalny calls for EU sanctions on Putin’s inner circle

27 November 2020
Navalny told the European Parliament “The basis of a new approach should be very clear dividing two things: Russian people, who must be welcomed and treated very warmly from European Union from my perspective; and Russian state, which must be treated like a bunch of criminals.”
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Sheikh Tamim goes on a shopping spree in Turkey, acquiring 10% of the Turkish Stock Exchange, and other assets
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Sheikh Tamim goes on a shopping spree in Turkey, acquiring 10% of the Turkish Stock Exchange, and other assets

27 November 2020
Memorandums of Understanding about the transfer of shares were signed on Thursday (26 November) during the visit of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to Ankara to participate in the 6th meeting of the Qatar-Turkey High Strategic Council
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Saudi Arabia clamps down on corruption
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Saudi Arabia clamps down on corruption

27 November 2020
Saudi Arabia is continuing its clampdown on corruption within its bureaucracy, particularly in the defence sector, launching more than 150 new criminal cases after investigations by its Control and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha).