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Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan ink historic agreement to solve border issues
Presidents of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov and Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon at the signing ceremony (Kabar News Agency) By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: Presidents of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov and Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon have signed an Agreement on the state border between the two countries The signing ceremony of the historical documents on March 13…
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Gas union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan strengthens energy security
By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK: The gas union project between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will strengthen energy security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday at a press conference following his visit to Uzbekistan. “Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, including at the level of presidents, have actively advanced in the discussion of…
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Three killed, one injured in 16-storey building fire in Kazakhstan
KARAGANDA: Three people died from an explosion in a 16-storey building in Karaganda, the capital of Karaganda in central Kazakhstan. According to the local emergency department, the explosion occurred on the eighth floor of the residential building at around 9:29pm, Kazinform news agency reported. “An apartment on the eighth floor…
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Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan roadmap for 37 investment projects, trade contracts signed
ASTANA: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have agreed on a roadmap for the implementation of investment agreements and trade contracts signed during the visit of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Uzbekistan on December 2122. The agreements were signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Serik…
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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan presidents discuss tense border situation, agree on demarcation action
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon (Kabar) holding talks in Samarkand BISHKEK: A cease-fire appeared remains shaky in the restive border area between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan where reportedly almost half of the 970-kilometer Kyrgyz-Tajik border has yet to be demarcated. However, high hopes for full cease-fire and…
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The Burana Tower: A fascinating history of grandeur in Kyrgyzstan
By Habib Toumi BISHKEK: In the interpretation of dreams, climbing spiral stairs is a sign that you are on the right path to spiritual growth and that good things that are coming your way. That hopeful interpretation may be great, but right now I am in a dark place, trying…
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Created 30 years ago, CSTO steps out for the first time in Kazakhstan
By Habib Toumi Manama: As the events were unfolding dramatically in Kazakhstan, a new actor with a major role made its first appearance since it was created 30 years ago: The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). It was the first time that the CSTO agreed to send “peacekeepers”, a clear…
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Bangladeshi poet and television personality Rezauddin Stalin: Women are changemakers
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Rezauddin Stalin, a poet and television personality from Bangladesh whose poems have been translated into more than 28 languages, said that he was always keen on avoiding anti-cultural activities and that his poems always stand with the human rights movements. He paid special…
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Kyrgyzstan cancels parliamentary election results; president calls for calm
BISHKEK: The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kyrgyzstan has declared invalid the voting results in the parliamentary elections held on Monday, Kabar news agency reported, quoting the press service of the CEC of the Kyrgyz Republic. In total, 16 political parties took part in the elections held every five years…
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Forged passports put Kyrgyzstan on U.S. immigration visa restriction list
Bishkek: The U.S. embassy in Kyrgyzstan said that the decision to impose “immigrant and diversity visa restrictions that suspend the entry of Kyrgyz immigrants” was to protect the security and welfare of the United States. However, the U.S. Government “continues to issue nonimmigrant visas for other purposes, such as tourism,…
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