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Former Italian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Arrested in Rome Over Visa Scheme Allegations
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (236+ words) Former Italian ambassador to Uzbekistan Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini di Sant'Agnese has been arrested in Rome on accusations of corruption and facilitating illegal migration, according to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica. Italian prosecutors allege that the former diplomat and his…...
Kazakhstan Assesses Risk of Hantavirus Spread After Cruise Ship Outbreak
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (391+ words) Kazakhstan's public health authorities say the risk of imported hantavirus infections remains due to international travel but insist the country's epidemiological surveillance system is prepared to detect and respond to potential cases. The statement followed an outbreak of hantavirus aboard…...
No Tanks on Red Square as Moscow's Victory Day Pull Fades in Central Asia
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (824+ words) The Times Of Central Asia No Tanks on Red Square as Moscow's Victory Day Pull Fades in Central Asia Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9 is set to be more restrained this year, with tanks, armored…...
European Summit in Yerevan Sends a Signal to Central Asia
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (740+ words) Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn The 8th European Political Community summit in Yerevan highlighted deepening geopolitical fault lines while signaling that some post-Soviet countries, notably Azerbaijan and Armenia, are gradually shifting their geopolitical orientation away from Moscow. It is a realignment that…...
Bishkek Warns of Risks to Ties Over EU Sanctions Decision
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (306+ words) Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed concern over the inclusion of Kyrgyz legal entities in the European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia, including the application of the so-called anti-circumvention mechanism. In a statement, the ministry said Bishkek adheres to…...
Singer MEREY on Kazakh-Language Music, Tradition, and a New Sound
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1364+ words) Singer, poet, and lyricist MEREY is among a younger group of artists bringing a different sensibility to music in Kazakhstan. Her work is rooted in Kazakh-language expression, but it also pushes beyond familiar expectations of how a female singer should…...
EU Sanctions Put Kyrgyzstan's Transit Trade Under Scrutiny
2+ week, 4+ day ago (444+ words) Image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland The European Union has stepped up sanctions pressure on Kyrgyzstan by restricting supplies of sensitive technologies and imposing measures on the country's financial institutions. The decision, adopted as part of the EU's 20th sanctions package against Russia,…...
Over 12, 600 Central Asians Identified in Russian Army
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (292+ words) A Ukrainian state initiative has identified nearly 13, 000 citizens from Central Asia who have signed contracts with Russia's Defense Ministry and have served or are serving in the Russian army, according to data released by the "I Want to Live" project…...
Tokayev Congratulates P'ter Magyar on Victory in Hungary's Parliamentary Elections
3+ week, 6+ day ago (265+ words) Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sent a congratulatory telegram to P'ter Magyar, leader of the TISZA party, following his victory in Hungary's parliamentary elections. According to the presidential press service, Tokayev noted that the election results reflect a high level…...
Central Asia Holds Back on Hungary Election as Orb'n Era Ends
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (403+ words) The Times Of Central Asia Central Asia Holds Back on Hungary Election as Orb'n Era Ends Viktor Orb'n with Central Asian leaders, informal OTS summit in Budapest, 2025; image: akorda. kz Central Asian governments have still yet to issue public statements…...