Residents on either side of the Tajikistan-Uzbekistan border are benefiting from prominent interactions between the presidents and national security ministries…
Central Asia
Chechen teens launch ‘Isis’ attacks
So-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated teenage attacks across Chechnya yesterday (Monday) that left four…
Tajik-Uzbek talks held to ease tensions
Tajikistan’s president, Emomali Rahmon, has visited Uzbekistan for talks seen as an important step towards mending the bilateral relationship. His…
Caspian leaders fudge legal status
Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have agreed on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, helping to resolve 22…
Isis releases Tajik video
So-called Islamic State has released a video of the purported cell behind the killing of four western cyclists in Tajikistan….
Uzbek e-visas to launch
On July 15, Uzbekistan will introduce an electronic visa system as well as a scheme allowing free five-day transit visas…
‘Floating Chernobyl’ arrives in Arctic
Russia’s nuclear power plant in a ship, known as a “floating Chernobyl”, has arrived at the Arctic port of Murmansk…
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