Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev caused an uncomfortable moment for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin when he said his giant Central Asian…
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Kazakhs to vote on constitutional reforms to limit presidential powers
Kazakhs are due to vote in a referendum on constitutional reforms on June 5 on 33 separate articles – about…
Kazakhstan struggles to maintain relations with Russia amid war with Ukraine
Kazakhstan is struggling to distance itself from Russia which bailed out embattled Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in January with more…
Kazakhstan distances itself from Putin’s war on Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s foreign minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has said his government will not recognise the independence of Russian-controlled Luhansk and Donetsk, in…
Turkmenistan swears in dictator’s son as new president
Turkmenistan’s former president’s son has been inaugurated to lead the gas-rich dictatorship after a rubber-stamp election. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, 40, “won”…
Turkmenistan prepares for rubber-stamp election of president’s son
Turkmenistan’s presidential election on Saturday is expected to allow the president’s son to take over. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov’s son, Serdar,…
Kazakhstan president Tokayev boosts ties with Russia while pushing aside his strongman predecessor
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss bilateral cooperation as…
31 Jan 2022
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan move to end border clashes but tensions remain high on ill-defined frontier
18 Jan 2022
Kazakhstan president consolidates grip after violence
8 Jan 2022
Kazakhstan president vows to kill ‘terrorist’ protesters while calling in Russian help
8 Jan 2022
Ethnic Kazakhs in Afghanistan struggle to resettle in their increasingly unstable homeland
12 Nov 2021
Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
25 Oct 2021
Uzbekistan’s President Mirziyoyev cruises to victory after sham election
26 Sep 2021
Turkmenistan honours dogs and horses during 30th independence parade
26 Sep 2021
Russia moves to defuse border tensions between Tajikistan and Taliban regime in Afghanistan
31 Aug 2021