Central Asia

Uzbekistan reopens border with Afghanistan for the first time since 2021

Uzbekistan has reopened its border crossing with Afghanistan at the Termez–Hairatan Bridge for the first time since August 2021, allowing citizens of both countries...

Uzbekistan developing Samarkand-2028 satellite with AI for environmental, agricultural, and forestry monitoring

Uzbekistan has launched the development of the Samarkand-2028 satellite, which will be equipped with an artificial intelligence (AI) module. This satellite is designed to...

Kyrgyzstan holds early parliamentary elections with 37% voter turnout

On November 30, Kyrgyzstan held early elections to its national parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh. Around 4.3 million citizens were on the voter rolls, but...

Russia’s communications regulator warns WhatsApp could face full blocking

Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications (Roskomnadzor) has announced the phased introduction of restrictions against WhatsApp, owned by Meta (designated as an extremist...

Kyrgyz deputy prime minister orders dismissal of up to 20% of school teachers

Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov has instructed the Ministry of Education to conduct a large-scale evaluation of school teachers and dismiss up to...

Electricity for water: three Central A sia’s nations agree on mutual support amid hydrological crisis

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan have reached a mutual agreement to support each other in managing water and energy resources, as the region faces worsening...

Kazakhstan temporarily restricts rail freight transportation to Central Asian countries

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Railways, or KTZ), the national railway company, has imposed a ban on the transportation of all types of cargo to...

Kyrgyzstan launches world’s first government-issued gold-backed stablecoin

Kyrgyzstan has become the first country in the world to officially issue a government-backed stablecoin fully backed by physical gold. The ceremonial launch of...

Uzbek president appoints his daughter to oversee employment of people with disabilities

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has appointed his youngest daughter, Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva, to oversee the coordination of employment issues for people with disabilities. Fergana...

Russia removes 160,000 Uzbek citizens from migration watchlist

Around 160,000 Uzbek nationals have been removed from Russia’s registry of controlled persons, a list of foreign nationals subject to potential deportation and legal...
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