Health Minister of Kyrgyzstan Damir Osmonov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Kyrgyzstan Birender Singh Yadav visited the National Center of Oncology and Hematology, where India officially handed over a new Cobalt-60 radioactive source for a Bhabhatron external beam radiotherapy machine.
President Sadyr Japarov said that Kyrgyzstan, despite having significant water resources, still has to purchase electricity from neighboring countries.
In January—June 2026, 4,591 individual residential houses with a total area of 634,000 square meters were commissioned in Kyrgyzstan. The total volume of investment reached 19,797.8 billion soms, data from the National Statistical Committee say.
Accounts allegedly linked to former State Committee for National Security (SCNS) chief Kamchybek Tashiev have appeared on social media and are spreading false information, the head of the Presidential Administration’s Information Policy Service, Daiyrbek Orunbekov, said in a social media post.
An alleged U.S. strike on a railway bridge on a northern Iranian line crossing into Turkmenistan highlighted concerns about Central Asian trade routes in the region. Iran, however, says it has repaired the tracks and trains are running again. The reported attack on the Aq Tekeh Khan bridge near Aqqa
Central Asia’s biggest debtor is not necessarily its most vulnerable. Kazakhstan accounts for roughly two-thirds of the region’s external liabilities, but much of that debt sits on corporate balance sheets rather than the government’s. Tajikistan owes a fraction of the amount, yet remains at high ri
While its regional neighbors are increasingly undergoing urbanization, Tajikistan remains a predominantly rural country and the gap with the rest of Central Asia on this indicator is one of the most notable in the post-Soviet space. The Lowest Rate in the Region As of mid-2026, Tajikistan’s urban po
Central Asia is facing a new wave of tension in the market for fuels and lubricants. Shortages of gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel have affected the entire region to varying degrees, but the situation is developing differently in each country. For Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the problem is one of
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a second phase of financing for Tajikistan’s Rogun Hydropower Plant, providing a $300 million grant to support construction of what is expected to become the largest power station in Central Asia. According to the World Bank, the new funding
Speaker of the Zhogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan Marlen Mamataliev met with the Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Tehran.
ZTO Express, China’s largest logistics company, is in discussions with Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC to launch a new international cargo route. The project will enable cargo to be delivered from China via Manas Airport to European countries, reducing transit times between Asia and Europe.
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Authorities in Turkmenistan have tightened control over citizens’ online activity, with district courts in Ashgabat reportedly hearing administrative cases daily against people accused of liking or commenting on posts critical of the government on TikTok, YouTube, and other social media platforms. T
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, during a working trip to Issyk-Kul region, got acquainted with the reconstruction of the park named after Alexander Pushkin in Karakol, as well as with the projects that are planned to be implemented in the city. Among them are the construction of a modern Congress Hall with a theater hall for 800 seats, a new heating and power plant, an international-level sports complex and the reconstruction of a history museum.
