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The authorities of Turkmenistan break up mixed families and deport Uzbek women

The authorities of Turkmenistan break up mixed families and deport Uzbek women

20.10.2006 16:33 msk Human Rights Turkmenistan

Photo by Тvnz.co.nz Women from the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan who married citizens of Turkmenistan after 1992 are sent back to their native country with the stamp "Deported" in their passports. Unofficial estimates indicate that nearly 50 young women, many of them with children, have been deported

The United States will pay Kyrgyzstan less than it promised

The United States will pay Kyrgyzstan less than it promised

20.10.2006 16:23 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Financial aspects of the US-Kyrgyz accord over the US AF Base on the territory of the Bishkek airport Manas became public knowledge, yesterday. Boplotbek Maripov, ex-chief editor of the newspaper Obschestvenny Reiting who had became a deputy of the national parliament, called a special press confere

TuranAlem of Kazakhstan offers Russia Shar'ah loans

TuranAlem of Kazakhstan offers Russia Shar'ah loans

17.10.2006 22:38 msk Kazakhstan Religious life

TuranAlem, one of the three largest banks in Kazakhstan, is determined to become one the largest private banks in the Commonwealth by 2008. The bank expanded into Russia through procurement of the stock of its strategic partners, Volga-Kama Joint Stock Bank and Slavinvestbank. Gulnara Galjamova of T

Uzbekistan: the lowest economic growth and the highest inflation rate in all of the region

Uzbekistan: the lowest economic growth and the highest inflation rate in all of the region

17.10.2006 22:36 msk Business Uzbekistan

Impressive economic growth in Central Asia will continue yet, but urgent measures are needed to curtail inflation and loaning. This is the conclusion drawn in "Prospects of Development of the Regional Economy", a report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). David Owen of the IMF Department of th

The Caspian states are worried by the state of regional security

The Caspian states are worried by the state of regional security

17.10.2006 22:34 msk Business Kazakhstan

The situation in the Caspian region is determined by political factors and national interests of the states of the region, not to mention the geopolitical arrangement in general. American analysts maintain that the Caspian region will become one of the least stable areas in the world by 2015. Activi

Activization of Hizb-ut-Takhrir and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is reported in Tajikistan

Activization of Hizb-ut-Takhrir and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is reported in Tajikistan

16.10.2006 15:13 msk Politics Tajikistan

Abdurahim Kaharov, Senior Deputy Interior Minister of Tajikistan, said at his press conference in Dushanbe on October 16 that Hizb-ut-Takhrir and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan activists had gone active in the country.

Kyrgyzstan: The head of the Osh Center of Uzbek Culture assassinated

Kyrgyzstan: The head of the Osh Center of Uzbek Culture assassinated

16.10.2006 10:19 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Aibek Alimjanov, deputy of the municipal Kenesh [Council] and the head of the Center of Uzbek Culture, was assassinated in Osh, the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan, on October 15.

NATO is running Mountain of Wrath in Afghanistan, its third operation this autumn

NATO is running Mountain of Wrath in Afghanistan, its third operation this autumn

16.10.2006 10:01 msk Afghanistan

The onset of the operation was an embarrassment. NATO contingent commander General David Richards (Great Britain) announced that up to 70% of the Afghanis could end up on the Talibs' side.

Uzbekistan: President's daughter Gulnara Karimova performed Besame Mucho

Uzbekistan: President's daughter Gulnara Karimova performed Besame Mucho

13.10.2006 17:20 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Besame Mucho or Kiss Me Hard composed by Consuelo Velasquez became a hit years ago. Its lyrics translated into 120 languages, the number was performed by more than 700 singers and groups including The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Placido Domingo, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra. Gulnara Karimova, the daughter

The health of political prisoner Muhammed Bekjan worries the Uzbek human rights community

The health of political prisoner Muhammed Bekjan worries the Uzbek human rights community

13.10.2006 17:18 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Some human rights and non-governmental organizations of Uzbekistan released a statement earlier today on the state of health of Muhammed Bekjan, political prisoner in jail since 1999. Ex-chief editor of the newspaper Erk (publication of the namesake political party) and the brother of its leader Muh

Situation in Afghanistan reached a boiling point

Situation in Afghanistan reached a boiling point

13.10.2006 17:15 msk Afghanistan

NATO Commander (Afghanistan) Lieutenant General David Richards said on October 8 that the situation in this country reached the boiling point. The British general believes that the majority of the population will end up on the Taliban's side unless some positive changes take place within six months,

The authorities of Tajikistan open access to several previously blocked web sites

The authorities of Tajikistan open access to several previously blocked web sites

13.10.2006 17:10 msk Politics Tajikistan

Access to them closed last week, web sites www.ferghna.ru, www.centrasia.ru, and www.arianastorm are available to Internet users in Tajikistan again.

President of Kyrgyzstan supports the idea of joining HIPC program

President of Kyrgyzstan supports the idea of joining HIPC program

12.10.2006 13:33 msk

"We do not deny existence of a colossal foreign debt. Provided the terms are reasonable, I'm prepared to back the initiative of joining HIPC," President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev told James McHue of the IMF Kyrgyz mission.

Pomegranate Zeal premiere in Ilhom, Tashkent

Pomegranate Zeal premiere in Ilhom, Tashkent

12.10.2006 10:26 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Photo by Ferghana.Ru Ilhom began his 13th season with a project that combined an exhibition of the legendary Usto Mumin's paintings with Pomegranate Zeal, a play of the past and the artist's fate.

Uzbek gas will become much more expensive for Kyrgyzstan

Uzbek gas will become much more expensive for Kyrgyzstan

11.10.2006 15:38 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekneftegaz PR Department reports that natural gas imported from Uzbekistan will cost Kyrgyzstan $100 per 1,000 cubic meters as of January 1, 2007. These days, Kyrgyzstan is paying only $40.

Price of Uzbek gas for Tajik consumers will almost double

Price of Uzbek gas for Tajik consumers will almost double

10.10.2006 12:13 msk Business Tajikistan

Sources in Tajikgaz say that Uzbekistan intends to up the price of the natural gas exported to Tajikistan in January 2007.

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