Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Central Asia is becoming even more important to Afghanistan. After the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, most of the countries of Central Asia established a dialogue with its …
Khorog, Tajikistan, on the Pamir Mountains and the border with Afghanistan; image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland Until a few weeks ago, looking south from Central Asia, observers of the region saw nothing but opportunities …
No Kyung-min Incheon International Airport Corporation CEO Lee Hak-jae (right) shakes hands with Vision Invest CEO Omar N. Al-Midani following the signing ceremony on Tuesday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (Incheon International Airport Corporation) Incheon International …
@TCA Military activity in the Middle East has caused serious disruptions to logistics routes used to deliver goods to Kyrgyzstan. In particular, the transit of cargo through Iran has completely stopped. This was reported …
Vice Minister of Energy, Yerlan Akbarov, and Senior Vice President and Country Chair of Shell Kazakhstan, Suzanne Coogan; image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn British energy company Shell has launched a new exploration project in Kazakhstan …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn The widening war centered on Iran is reverberating far beyond the Middle East, exposing a structural vulnerability in Central Asia’s economic geography: the region’s reliance on transport corridors that pass …
@gov.kz Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines, in partnership with Boeing, has begun construction of a new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) center in Shymkent. The facility is expected to become the largest aircraft maintenance complex in …
Artistic portrayal of protests in Iran; image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland In an effort to coordinate responses to the Mideast conflict, the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries, as well as Azerbaijan, …
Analysts warn of sustained rally across global markets if tensions escalate By Chi Jingyi Gold bullions and gold coins File photo: VCG The spot price of gold surged past $5,278 per ounce, a notable …
@iStock The beginning of 2026 has been marked by a new round of confrontation between Kazakhstan and the international consortia developing the country’s largest oil and gas fields, North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (Kashagan) …