Central Asia

Sanctions lifted: Dushanbe City Bank resumes international operations

The bank is returning to full-scale international operations.

Gasoline and diesel fuel in Dushanbe rose in price by 8.9% due to the war in the Middle East

The rise in global oil prices and, consequently, the cost of petroleum products has triggered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Uzbekistanis break electricity consumption record

Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan has experienced an unprecedented surge in electricity consumption as scorching temperatures sweep across the country.  Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy...

Prisoners from Central Asia reportedly forced to support Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine

Radio Liberty reported on June 13 that two letters obtained by it from inmates at the penal colony in the Russian city of Samara...

The Qushbegi Chancellery of the Bukhara Emirate inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register

Submitted by Uzbekistan, the Qushbegi Chancellery (administration) of the Bukhara Emirate has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register.   The Qushbegi Chancellery...

Ex-President of Kyrgyzstan Bakiyev sentenced to 30 years in prison in absentia

Kyrgyzstan’s 24.kg news agency reported on June 12 that a court in Bishkek’s Pervomaisky district has sentenced the fugitive president of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev...

Emir of the State of Qatar makes tour of Central Asia

Media reports say Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, is currently on a tour of a number of...

One Health Regional Technical Workshop held in Samarkand on Monday

Press release issued by the World Bank says government officials representing health, environment, agriculture and finance sectors from countries across Central Asia participated in...

EU-Central Asia summit participants issue joint press communiqué

The European Council says that during an open and constructive meeting, the participants of the 2nd EU-Central Asia Summit reviewed the multilateral and mutually...

Kazakhstan ratifies document on the ‘coordinating state’ concept as part of the CSTO

Kazpravda.kz  reports that Kazakhstan’s lower chamber (Mazhilis) has ratified a protocol on making amendments to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) agreement on the...

EU, Central Asian special representatives and envoys discuss joint use of water resources in the region

The fourth meeting in the European Union (EU) and Central Asia Special Representatives and Special Envoys for Afghanistan and the EU Special Representative for...

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