Central Asia

New strategy, jobs, Roghun, and loans: what the ADB representative in Tajikistan told journalists about

The Asian Development Bank will now also finance the private sector.

Emomali Rahmon flies to Astana for the Regional Ecological Summit

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon departed today for a working visit to Kazakhstan. In Astana, he will participate in the Regional Ecological Summit (RES)...

Kyrgyzstan’s Constitutional Court rejects president’s proposal to reinstate death penalty

Kyrgyzstan's Constitutional Court has ruled that President Sadyr Japarov’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty for especially grave crimes, including the murder and rape...

Kazakhstan’s culture minister comments on criminal cases against KazTAG and Orda.kz

Kazakhstan’s Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva has responded to the ongoing criminal investigations involving the leadership of independent news agencies KazTAG and...

Uzbekistan’s solar and wind power output reportedly hits 10 billion kWh, saving billions of cubic meters of gas

Uzbekistan’s solar and wind power stations generated a record 10 billion kWh of electricity by December 8, 2025, Fergana News reported on December 9,...

Kyrgyzstan faces growing energy crisis, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan step in to help

As winter approaches, concerns over potential heating and electricity shortages in Kyrgyzstan are intensifying, with neighboring Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan stepping in to prevent a...

Kazakhstan approves penalty for wearing niqab in public places

Kazinform reports that the lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament has approved, in the second reading, a bill titled "On Preventing Offenses," which introduces penalties...

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...
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