CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh leader Tokayev: Social injustice triggered recent unrest

The recent events in Kazakhstan in early January were triggered by a gap between the rich and the poor, the country’s president said on Friday. Speaking at a meeting with Read More

Azerbaijani MFA releases statement on 20 January – National Mourning Day

ISLAMABAD/BAKU, JAN 19 /DNA/ – On the night of January 19 to 20, 1990, by order of the USSR leadership, 26,000 Soviet troops invaded Baku, Sumgait, as well as other Read More

Kazakhstan lifts state of emergency in 4 more regions

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev lifted the state of emergency in four more regions on Friday. Shymkent, East Kazakhstan, Karaganda, and Turkestan are the regions where the state of emergency was Read More

Kazakh leader vows to rebuild city hit by deadly clashes

Nur-Sultan, JAN 22: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Almaty on Wednesday for the first time since clashes there left dozens dead, vowing to repair damage to oil-rich Kazakhstan’s largest city and financial hub.Read More

Russia-led troops to begin leaving Kazakhstan in two days: president

NurSultan, Kazakhstan, Jan 11: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym Jomart Tokayev said Tuesday that a contingent of Russia-led forces would begin leaving the troubled Central Asian country in two days, with the Read More

Kazakh president fires rare criticism at predecessor after unrest

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan 11: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued rare criticism of his long-ruling predecessor Tuesday, and said he expected Russian-led forces to leave the troubled Central Asian country in Read More