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Ex-chairman of the parliament of Kyrgyzstan may become leader of the united opposition

Ex-chairman of the parliament of Kyrgyzstan may become leader of the united opposition

19.10.2007 16:11 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Omurbek Tekebayev, Ata-Merken leader, deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh, and its ex-chairman, may become the leader of the united party of the opposition. Experts view Tekebayev as capable of challenging President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in the next presidential race.

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan sign an economic cooperation treaty

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan sign an economic cooperation treaty

19.10.2007 08:40 msk Politics Turkmenistan

Presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed treaties on economic cooperation in 2008-2010 and advancement of neighborly relations, on October 18.

Kyrgyzstan: parties of the opposition intend to unite

Kyrgyzstan: parties of the opposition intend to unite

18.10.2007 21:47 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Parties of the opposition discuss their future tactics in connection with the snap parliamentary election that may take place in Kyrgyzstan later this year.

International scientific community demands aid to Professor Maitdinova in Dushanbe

International scientific community demands aid to Professor Maitdinova in Dushanbe

18.10.2007 17:08 msk Human Rights Tajikistan

Photo: Guzel Maitdinova near her house in the center of the Tajik capital

Kyrgyzstan: print-run of Alkak arrested

Kyrgyzstan: print-run of Alkak arrested

18.10.2007 17:02 msk Kyrgyzstan Media Review

Print-run (2,500 copies) of the independent newspaper Alkak was arrested in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, this Wednesday.

Ajdar Kurtov: Why is Kyrgyzstan not Switzerland and not even the USSR?

Ajdar Kurtov: Why is Kyrgyzstan not Switzerland and not even the USSR?

17.10.2007 12:28 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

Referendum on the new Constitution of Kyrgyzstan will take place come Sunday, October 21. The population has been all for amendment of the Constitution ever since the Tulip Revolution in March 2005 when the said amendment was one of the central slogans. For some reason, however, the new generation o

The Uzbek authorities forbid hired hands to seek jobs in Kyrgyzstan

The Uzbek authorities forbid hired hands to seek jobs in Kyrgyzstan

17.10.2007 11:05 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan

Authorities of the Uzbek border districts forbid the locals to hire out to work cotton fields in Kyrgyzstan nearby. It costs Uzbeks their usual income and leaves Kyrgyz farmers without cheap workforce they need to harvest the crop.

President of Kyrgyzstan is leader of the newly hatched Ak-Jol party

President of Kyrgyzstan is leader of the newly hatched Ak-Jol party

17.10.2007 11:04 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Organizational meeting of the Ak-Jol party in Bishkek on October 15 elected President Kurmanbek Bakiyev its leader.

The heads of the Russian and Uzbek Security Services signed the protocol about close collaboration

The heads of the Russian and Uzbek Security Services signed the protocol about close collaboration

16.10.2007 17:44 msk Russia

The TV company «Zvezda» reports with reference to ITAR-TASS, on Thursday, October, 11 in Bukhara the fifth talks of Russian & Uzbek Security Services delegations took place. They decided to improve the interaction in struggle against international terrorism & extremism. The head of Russian delegatio

Kazakh investors need a predictable elite in Kyrgyzstan

Kazakh investors need a predictable elite in Kyrgyzstan

15.10.2007 12:00 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

The Bishkek Press Club approached Kazakh political scientist Eduard Poletayev for comments. Here is an interview with Poletayev on how the developments in Kyrgyzstan are viewed in Kazakhstan and on what is expected by way of the outcome of the referendum and parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan.

Turkmen economy is made open to foreigners

Turkmen economy is made open to foreigners

15.10.2007 11:58 msk Business Turkmenistan

The decree "On foreign investments in Turkmenistan" President Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov signed permits sale of real estate to foreigners. Berdymuhammedov intends to carry out monetary reforms as well.

Kyrgyzstan: former «boiler room» of all Central Asia intends to retain the status of a mining town

Kyrgyzstan: former «boiler room» of all Central Asia intends to retain the status of a mining town

13.10.2007 11:04 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Photos by Ferghana.Ru. See more photos here

Kyrgyzstan: Osh authorities do not permit Hizb-ut-Takhrir activists to celebrate the Hait

Kyrgyzstan: Osh authorities do not permit Hizb-ut-Takhrir activists to celebrate the Hait

12.10.2007 19:12 msk Kyrgyzstan Religious life

On October 12, Osh municipal authorities turned down the request from Hizb-ut-Takhrir (an outlawed organization in the first place) to organize a public celebration of Hait, the Break Fast that marks the end of the sacred Ramadan.

Ajdar Kurtov: Five naive questions concerning presidential election

Ajdar Kurtov: Five naive questions concerning presidential election

11.10.2007 16:41 msk Interview Uzbekistan

Practically all experts, observers, and even participants of the forthcoming presidential election in Uzbekistan in December 2007 admit that its outcome is essentially a foregone conclusion. Ajdar Kurtov, an expert with the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies, is convinced that the population of

Cruelty in the barracks in the regular Kazakh army remains a problem kept under the lid

Cruelty in the barracks in the regular Kazakh army remains a problem kept under the lid

11.10.2007 12:03 msk Kazakhstan

Whoever refuses to feed his own army will feed a foreign. This axiom remains true even now. Unfortunately, the army demands more than donations in the form of taxes. It also demands human sacrifices.

Nearly 100,000 Chinese entered Kazakhstan in 2006

Nearly 100,000 Chinese entered Kazakhstan in 2006

11.10.2007 12:01 msk Kazakhstan Migration

Almost 100,000 Chinese entered the territory of Kazakhstan in 2006 and only 5,000 of them obtained the official permit to remain, Yelena Sadovskaya said at her press conference in Alma-Ata on October 98. (Sadovskaya is an expert of the Research Council for Immigration of the CIS and Baltic states wi

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