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Russia’s war on Ukraine causes brief Uzbek economic boost - изображение 1
15 ноября 2023 18:37
Uzbekistan’s economy has benefited from Russia’s war on Ukraine. But the positive effect is already on the wane, and if the war drags on it...
Tashkent hosts Iranian, Turkish leaders as Astana receives Putin - изображение 1
9 ноября 2023 17:19
Tashkent on Thursday hosted the Turkish and Iranian leaders as part of a summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation. Meanwhile Astana was visited by Russian...
Week of diplomacy: Macron’s ‘charm offensive’ and show of Turkic unity   - изображение 1
3 ноября 2023 19:11
French President Emmanel Macron used very friendly rhetoric when he visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week. Meeting President Kasymzhomart Tokayev in Astana on Wednesday, Macron...
Turkic states show united position on Gaza violence   - изображение 1
3 ноября 2023 15:22
Leaders of the Organisation of Turkic States called for a ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible and expressed support for an independent Palestinian state...
New accords show Central Asia key player in push for new trade routes - изображение 1
2 ноября 2023 18:38
The Kazakh government and Russia’s national gas company Gazprom on Wednesday signed an accord on strategic cooperation, Gazprom reported. A few other transportation accords were...
Uzbekistan outlaws polygamy to reinforce secularism - изображение 1
2 ноября 2023 16:18
Uzbekistan has adopted legal changes that outlaw, among other things, polygamy and religious marriages without state registration, in a move aimed to reinforce secularism and...
Crackdown on bloggers and devout Muslims: end of Uzbek ‘reforms’?   - изображение 1
1 ноября 2023 16:12
Arrests of popular bloggers, anti-beard raids and pressure on halal restaurants to sell alcohol.  All that has been happening in Uzbekistan in the past several...
Uzbek authorities prevent attempted pro-Palestinian rally  - изображение 1
31 октября 2023 15:49
About 100 people attempted to hold a rally in support of Palestine in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Sunday, reports say.  The protesters were detained...
Why can’t Central Asians unite? - изображение 1
27 октября 2023 15:35
It has been said for years that close integration could boost the Central Asian nations’ economies and strengthen their sovereignty. Three decades on since independence,...
Artists reflect on Central Asia’s Soviet “cotton curse” - изображение 1
25 октября 2023 16:52
All post-Soviet nations have traumas, common and ‘individual’. Uzbekistan’s ‘individual’ trauma is linked to ‘the cotton curse’ – the Soviet economic planners’ idea to turn...