Nazarbayev protege wins presidency, amid protests Kazakhstan has elected interim leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the country’s first new president in three decades, according to election officials. The hand-picked successor of former longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, Tokayev …
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have signed export contracts and agreements for $82.2 million at the business forum in Termez, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan said. Over 60 Afghan companies partook in …
Washington will ban two top Chinese surveillance firms from buying US components in the coming weeks, just days after as the backlisting of telecoms giant Huawei, according to media reports. The move – over …
A number of Kabul-based critics on Wednesday cast their doubt on the aim of the foreign diplomats meetings with the Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his team in Doha, saying that …
Three prison guards and 29 inmates were killed in a prison riot in Tajikistan that the government blamed on Islamic State militants. Tajikistan’s Justice Ministry said the riot broke out late on Sunday in …
Bullet holes mark Darul Aman Palace but while most support the rebuild, others reject glossing over scars of conflict. by Ali Latifi 20 May 2019 President Ashraf Ghani once referred to Darul Aman as …
AKIPRESS.COM – Three prison guards and 29 convicts were killed during the riot that occurred on May 19 in the high-security prison of Vahdat town, 15 km southeast of Dushanbe, said Deputy Justice Minister and …
China has called on Turkey to support its fight against militants operating in China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang, following criticism from Turkey about rights in a part of China heavily populated by …
Russian natural gas producer Gazprom is in talks to sign a five-year contract to buy gas in Turkmenistan, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky told reporters. The talks are expected to be completed in …
Rosatom, Uzbekistan sign road map for construction of nuclear power plant Rosatom and the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan signed a road map for implementation of the second stage of construction of the nuclear …