by Zeynep Gizem Özpınar Aug 11, 2025 – 12:05 am GMT+3 “Due to the strategic importance of their geopolitical position and environmental pressures, Central Asian countries have long shaped their foreign policies in line …
by Sadoqat Jalolova @iStock Russian authorities are intensifying their deportation of foreign nationals under a sweeping crackdown on irregular migration, with Turkmen citizens increasingly targeted, according to Turkmen News. Deportation Without Trial Under new rules introduced in …
The Uzbek government has approved the contentious project at the Charvak reservoir in Tashkent region, despite vocal opposition from environmental activists and mounting public concern. Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov signed Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 490, granting “Sea Breeze Uzbekistan” …
@TCA Before the 1917 revolution, Kazakh women enjoyed significant freedoms due to their nomadic lifestyle. Living in the remote steppe, women were responsible not only for managing livestock and households but also for defending …
In Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region, the centuries-old tradition of eagle hunting is making a comeback. Trainers, known as “berkutchi,” take golden eagles from the wild as chicks and raise them through a meticulous training process. …
One of the world’s most isolated countries, this former Soviet state is showing signs it’s ready for more tourists By Joe Yogerst Updated 10 hr ago A statue of historical figure Oguz Han stands …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Turkey on an official visit late on Monday, where he held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The two leaders went on to co-chair the fifth …
Kazakhstan Faces Turbulence as External Pressures Mount Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest economy, is facing a convergence of pressures, from currency depreciation and geopolitical turmoil to volatile oil markets and contentious fiscal reforms, that are testing its economic resilience. …
By Nick Paton Walsh, Masoud Popalzai and Sarah El-Sirgany, CNN More than half a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the 16 days since the conflict with Israel ended, according to the United Nations, …
Newly appointed Taliban envoy to Moscow Gul Hassan hands his credence letters to the Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko in Moscow. (AFP) Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow saw good prospects to develop …