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By Nazir Aliyev Tayfur, Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov, and Merve Berker BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan / TASHKENT, Uzbekistan / ANKARA, Turkey (AA): Kyrgyzstan’s death toll from recent border clashes with Tajikistan rose to 59, with 129 others getting injured, its Health Ministry said on Sunday. Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry said 25 civilians, including children, had lost their lives on […]

12th Jan 2022

Organization of Turkic States ready to support Kazakhstan to overcome crisis

By Merve Aydogan ANKARA (AA): In an extraordinary meeting convened Tuesday to address the latest developments in Kazakhstan, the Organization of Turkic States reiterated its readiness to support the Central Asian country in overcoming the crisis. The virtual meeting of the foreign ministers was chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, with Kazakhstan’s Mukhtar […]

7th Jan 2022

Kazakhstan: Dozens of protesters killed, police say

By Dimitri Chirciu, Burak Bir and Ruslan Rehimov ALMATY/ NUR SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AA): Members of the Organization of Turkic States on Thursday expressed their readiness to support Kazakhstan amid nationwide protests. Dozens of protesters were killed during the demonstrations against fuel price increases in commercial capital Almaty, the country’s police spokesman said Thursday. Emphasizing the […]

2nd May 2021

At least 49 die in clashes along Kyrgyz-Tajik border

By Nazir Aliyev Tayfur TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AA): At least 49 people were killed in clashes along a disputed section of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, authorities said Saturday. The number of Kyrgyz citizens who died in the armed conflict in Kyrgyzstan’s Batken region rose to 34 with 173 injured, said the Kyrgyz Health Ministry. Meanwhile, the […]

13th Aug 2018

Kazakhstan: Littoral states agree on Caspian Sea status

By Aliia Raimbekova ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AA): Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, the five Caspian littoral states reached a deal Sunday on the legal status of the resource-rich sea. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani, Kazakhtan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and the president of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met in the Kazakh city […]

16th Jan 2017

Kyrgyzstan: Cargo plane crashes near Bishkek killing 32

By Aliia Raimbekova BISHKEK (AA): At least 32 people, including six children, were killed when a cargo plane crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek on Monday, according to a Kyrgyz official. The aircraft on a flight from Hong-Kong to Bishkek crashed during a landing approach due to bad weather conditions at 7:31 local time (01:31 […]

6th Dec 2016

Uzbekistan’s prime minister wins presidential poll

By Bahtiyar Abdukerimov TASHKENT, (AA): Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected president of Uzbekistan, the Central Election Commission said Monday. Mirziyoyev, who took over as acting president when long-serving leader, Islam Karimov died in September after 27 years in office. The Liberal Democratic Party leader secured 88.61 percent of the votes in Sunday’s election. […]

31st Aug 2016

Kyrgyzstan: Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan attacked with car bomb

By Nezir Aliyev BISHKEK, (AA): A suicide car bomber crashed into the gates of the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek on Tuesday, killing the bomber and wounding three people. The vehicle exploded after travelling around 50 meters into the embassy compound at around 10.00 a.m. local time (0400GMT). Deputy Prime Minister Zhenish Razakov […]

18th Sep 2015

Tajikistan: Islamic Renaissance Party executives detained

ANKARA (AA): Thirteen executives of Tajikistan’s Islamic Renaissance Party were detained Thursday after the office of the prosecutor general pressed charges of collaborating with former deputy defense minister who had been accused of planning a Sept. 4 armed attack on security forces, according to reports. Official Tajik news agency Khovar said the crackdown on the party was aimed at preventing “new terrorist attacks”. […]

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