An Uzbek citizen who admitted to killing more than 10 Ukrainian soldiers while fighting for Russia in Ukraine has been sentenced to four years and two months of restricted freedom. The verdict was ...

On January 1, 2025, Uzbekistan’s representative, Batyr Tursunov, officially assumed the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), reports “Dunyo.” Batyr ...

As regional and global players deepen their ties with Central Asia, 2025 is shaping up to be a significant year for multilateral diplomacy under the C5+1 format. Several key summits are officially ...

The first freight train of the year departed from Xi’an International Port in Shaanxi Province January 1, inaugurating a new high-speed rail corridor connecting Xi’an with Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The ...

Brazil has begun decoding the black boxes of the Embraer aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), which tragically crashed on December 25 near the Kazakh city of Aktau, reports Interfax.

Uzbekistan is accelerating its push for technological advancement as part of its Vision 2030 strategy, with the aim of becoming a regional IT hub in Central Asia. This initiative is closely aligned ...

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), has announced a €22mn initiative to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Afghanistan. The program aims to ...

As the calendar flips to 2025, Central Asia’s leaders have delivered reflective yet forward-looking speeches, balancing the successes of 2024 with bold plans for the year ahead. The region’s leaders ...

With fees increasing by up to 160%, Turkmenistan’s transporters will be hit the hardest. The additional costs are likely to raise the price of goods transported between the two countries and could ...

Azizullah Omar, the police chief of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, has refuted recent reports suggesting the presence of Pakistani military forces in the Wakhan district of the province. According ...

Uzbekistan is gearing up for a grand celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of Mahmudkhoja Behbudi, a towering figure in the history of the Jadid movement in Turkestan. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ...

On January 1, 2025, Tajikistan officially assumed the chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking the start of a year-long presidency that, according to the country's ...