When traditions meet innovations: Kazakhstan to show falconry at EXPO 2017
Visitors to the 2017 EXPO will be shown falconry, traditional hunting with trained Golden Eagles.
UN watchdog demands Uzbekistan halt use of torture
Uzbekistan must halt its routine use of torture and cease reprisals against human rights campaigners who expose state abuses, United Nations monitors said Friday.
Central Asia not ready for integration
Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Idrisov believes it premature to discuss integration in Central Asia and more appropriate to think of it as cooperation.
Tethys Petroleum selling 50 percent of Kazakh assets to Chinese equity fund
Tethys Petrolium is selling 50 percent of its Kazakhstan assets to SinoHan Oil and Gas Investment.
Tajiks set to elect strongman leader for fourth term
Voters in Tajikistan, the poorest state in the former USSR, were set Wednesday to hand President Emomali Rakhmon an easy victory for a fourth term at the helm of his country bordering Afghanistan.
International organizations compromise Central Asian integration
According to Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Marat Shaikhutdinov, external players are more concerned with the integration of Central Asia than the region itself is.
Uzbek first daughter confirms media empire shutdown
The eldest daughter of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Wednesday confirmed the closure of television channels she is believed to control, as rumours build of a rift in the ruling family.
Bus with 100 Uzbeks flips over in western Kazakhstan
A Mercedes passenger bus with around 100 Uzbekistan nationals on board has flipped onto one side in Aktobe oblast in western Kazakhstan.
Woman threatens to blow herself up in Dubai govt building
An Uzbek woman threatened to blow herself up on Sunday at the Dubai public prosecutor's office over a dispute with a man she claims is her son's father.
Kazakhstan to simplify obtainment of work permits for labor migrants from neighboring states
The current regulations in place prevent Kazakhstan’s individuals from hiring labor migrants. Consequently, most of migrants from other Central Asian states work in Kazakhstan illegally: migration police official.
Kazakhstan threatens Uzbekistan with “mirror” measures in response to excessive excise tax on Kazakhstan’s products
Vice Prime Minister suggested the recommendations be drafted by August 15 so that the Government could consider them by September.
Czech travelers to cross Pamirs on motorbikes through Kazakhstan
Two travelers from the Czech Republic are going to cross the Pamir Mountains driving through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan call for UN review of disputed dams
The presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan called for the United Nations to review the potential impact of two disputed hydroelectric dams proposed by their regional rivals Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are not competitors: Uzbek President Islam Karimov
Gradual shift to a free trade zone to the common interests of the two countries is very crucial: Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Chinshanlo gets Jeno Boskovic Award
Jeno Boskovic Trophy is awarded to best weightlifters based on their performances during one year.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan weightlifter wins gold at Youth World Championship
Kazakhstan's Albert Linder lifted 295 kg in total after two exercises (135 kg in snatch and 160 kg in clean and jerk) and won the gold.
Boxing: Kazakhstan is first in Asian Boxing Championship’ overall ranking
Kazakhstan’s boxing team is ahead of the Philippines and Uzbekistan teams in the overall ranking of the Youth Boxing Championship.
Tennis: Kazakhstan advances to Fed Cup play-off
Yaroslava Shvedova paired with Galina Voskoboyeva won over the Uzbek duo of Akgul Amanmuradova and Nigina Abduraimova in the final match.
Kazakhstan not signing gas supply contract with Kyrgyzstan because of debts
Kazakhstan is not signing gas supply contract with Kyrgyzstan because of its gas debts to Kazakhstan.
Islam Karimov expressed condolences over plane crash near Shymkent
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov expressed condolences to Nursultan Nazarbayev over the crash of AN-72.
