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Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools during festive season
Tajikistan has tightened restrictions on celebrations of the traditional festive season in schools in the Central Asian country, banning Christmas trees and gift-giving.
22 December 2015
Tajik parliament votes to name president 'leader of nation'
Tajikistan's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted to grant President Emomali Rakhmon the title 'Leader of the Nation' for life.
09 December 2015
Central Asian countries sign Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation with USA
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the USA have issued the Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation.
23 November 2015
Kerry in Tajikistan for talks on Afghan border threat
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Tajikistan to talk about security threats on its Afghan border, on the fourth leg of a five-nation tour of Central Asia.
03 November 2015
56-yo Kazakhstani wins Omsk half marathon for 6th time
56 y.o. Kostanay native Sergey Polikarpov has won the Spring Half Marathon in Omsk, Russia for the sixth time.
11 June 2015
Joint air defense system discussed by CSTO
Heads of CSTO member states’ delegations met in Dushanbe to discuss prospects of creating a unified air and missile defense system.
06 June 2015
SOC anti-terrorist drills take place in Kyrgyzstan
Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) had joint anti terrorist military drills in Kyrgyzstan.
13 May 2015
Halo Online to be open for Kazakhstani gamers
Halo franchise has made free Halo Online FPS available to Kazakhstan and other former Soviet countries.
07 April 2015
Kazakhstan hosts SCO heads of governments meeting
Kazakhstan hosted the meeting of the heads of governments of SCO member states in Astana yesterday.
16 December 2014
Victory for Kazakhstani MMA fighters at Battle of Nomads-2
The WMMAA Pro Asia Division Battle of Nomads-2 has been victorious for Kazahstani MMA fighters. On November 30, the International MMA Tournament kicked off in Almaty.
03 December 2014
Russian ruble fall has little effect on Kazakhstan economy: IMF
Kazakhstan is not strongly influenced by the changes in the currency rate of the Russian ruble.
09 November 2014
Nazarbayev suggests drafting new development strategy for CIS
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has suggested creating a new development strategy for the CIS during Kazakhstan’s chairmanship.
13 October 2014
Kazakhstani peace battalion and NATO participate in Steppe Eagle exercise in Germany
Kazakhstani peacekeeping battalion is taking part in the Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise in Germany.
09 October 2014
Nazarbayev calls to solve boarder security issues at SCO
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev urged Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries to solve their boarder issues.
14 September 2014
Nazarbayev discusses cooperation with Tajik President Rakhmon
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with Tajik President Emomalii Rakhmon in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
12 September 2014
Kazakhstan to host joint military equipment enterprises
Kazakhstan is ready to partake in collaborative defense companies to manufacture weapon and military equipment in the country.
06 July 2014
Kazakhstan to strengthen cooperation with Tajikistan
Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov and Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirodjidin Aslov sign a cooperation plan.
23 June 2014
OECD to examine corruption in Kazakhstan
The OECD has arrived to Astana to monitor Kazakhstani legislation as a part of the Istanbul Anti-corruption Action Plan
28 May 2014
Rakhat Confectionary to expand to China and South Korea
Rakhat, a major Kazakhstani confectionary company, plans to expand into foreign markets.
10 May 2014
Central Asia step closer to nuclear weapons free zone
Five nuclear powers signed a new Protocol to the existing Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) Treaty in New York on Tuesday.
08 May 2014