2010

22 Jun

Events and opinions

2693

Kyrgyz leader backs referendum as trouble flares

JALALABAD, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Kyrgyz leader Roza Otunbayeva pledged on Monday to press ahead with a referendum in six days' time for the sake of stability, as violence flared again in the Central ... read more..

22 Jun

Events and opinions

2779

Witnesses say Kyrgyz police attack Uzbeks, kill 2

Kyrgyz government forces swept into an ethnic Uzbek village Monday, beating men and women with rifle butts in an assault that left at least two dead and more than 20 wounded, witnesses told The Associ... read more..

Former Russian Energy Minister Worried By Caspian Oil Spill Threat

22 Jun

Events and opinions

2845

Former Russian Energy Minister Worried By Caspian Oil Spill Threat

ST. PETERSBURG -- Former Russian Energy Minister Yuri Shafranik says he is concerned about the threat of a major oil spill in the Caspian Sea, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. Shafranik told RFE... read more..

21 Jun

Events and opinions

2915

Ethnic Uzbeks refuse to go home in Kyrgyzstan

Fearing for their lives, ethnic Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan refuse calls to return to their homes Thousands of ethnic Uzbeks massed on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan refused to return home... read more..

Don't believe the regime’s spin on Kazakh bank restructuring

21 Jun

Events and opinions

3038

Don't believe the regime’s spin on Kazakh bank restructuring

Sir, I read with surprise Gillian Tett's article "Lessons to be learnt from Kazakhstan's rescue model" (June 4) about the restructuring of BTA, one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan. This articl... read more..

19 Jun

Extra

4330

TOO BAD OR WORSE

Whoever does not help to resolve the conflict in Kyrgyzstan, must then deal with the consequences of this omission By Akezhan Kazhegeldin The collapse of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's regime ... read more..

Big Oil Will Be a Big Test for Kazakhstan

16 Jun

Events and opinions

2861

Big Oil Will Be a Big Test for Kazakhstan

This vast Central Asian country, the size of western Europe with just 15 million inhabitants, proved an instructive vantage point for scrutinizing the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and abov... read more..

Kazakhstan, China sign gas, nuclear energy deals

16 Jun

Events and opinions

2831

Kazakhstan, China sign gas, nuclear energy deals

China and Kazakhstan agreed on Saturday to build and finance a gas pipeline and deepen atomic energy ties, extending Beijing's influence in a region where it has used its financial might to access nat... read more..

16 Jun

Events and opinions

2411

UN says violence in Kyrgyzstan was orchestrated, hundreds reported dead

The U.N. has found evidence of bloody intent behind the chaos in Kyrgyzstan that killed hundreds, left the nation's second-biggest city a smoldering ruin and sent more than 100,000 ethnic Uzbeks fleei... read more..

Kazakh president declared Leader of the Nation

16 Jun

Events and opinions

2760

Kazakh president declared Leader of the Nation

President Nursultan Nazarbayev was declared Kazakhstan's Leader of the Nation on Tuesday, which could signal the start of his gradual departure from the political scene in the oil-producing Central As... read more..

11 Jun

Events and opinions

2754

US, Kyrgyzstan in talks on fuel supplies at key air base: US

The Pentagon said Thursday it is in talks with Kyrgyzstan's provisional government about fuel supplies for its operations at Manas air base, a key transit point for US troops headed to Afghanistan. ... read more..

11 Jun

Events and opinions

3541

Nazarbayev May Become Kazakh ‘Leader of Nation’ on Technicality

President Nursultan Nazarbayev may become Kazakhstan's "leader of the nation," with immunity from prosecution and the power to dictate policy after retirement, even though he refused to sign a law tha... read more..

Kazakhstan waste sulfur poses serious ecological problem

08 Jun

Events and opinions

3279

Kazakhstan waste sulfur poses serious ecological problem

A solution to such an important for Kazakhstan ecological problem as disposal of waste sulfur depends directly on the world prices for grain. According to specialists, block sulfur deposits that have ... read more..

08 Jun

Events and opinions

3568

Kazakhstan: Economic Crisis Crimps Astana's Grand Plans for Higher Education

Kazakhstan's higher education system is taking a battering from the global financial crisis, jeopardizing Astana's ambitious plans to turn the country into an Asian tiger economy. Thousands of young p... read more..

08 Jun

Events and opinions

2972

Lessons to be learnt from Kazakhstan

Ever since the film Borat was released, the word "Kazakh" has tended to provoke sneers on western bank trading floors. Right now, however, it merits more respect – at least as far as the issue of fina... read more..

Kazakh president rejects draft law on special powers

04 Jun

Events and opinions

2851

Kazakh president rejects draft law on special powers

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Thursday rejected a draft law to make him "Leader of the Nation" and grant him special powers for life if he resigned, showing he is not about to quit as head ... read more..

US presses Azerbaijan, Turkey on gas transit deal

04 Jun

Events and opinions

2829

US presses Azerbaijan, Turkey on gas transit deal

A senior US envoy urged Azerbaijan and Turkey on Wednesday to sign a long-awaited deal he said was crucial for retaining confidence in Western plans to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas. ... read more..

Central bank urges sale of BTA and Alliance

04 Jun

Events and opinions

3165

Central bank urges sale of BTA and Alliance

Samruk-Kazyna should expedite the sale of its majority stakes in BTA Bank and Alliance Bank, Kazakhstan's central bank chairman Grigoriy Marchenko stated, saying that the state should not have a major... read more..

03 Jun

Events and opinions

3541

Kazakhstan-2010: Not Free Long-standing authoritarian practices continued even as Kazakhstan became chairmanship of the OSCE

Kazakhstan received a downward trend arrow due to a spate of politically motivated libel suits against critical media outlets, a restrictive new internet law, arbitrary arrests of officials and busine... read more..

WHO RUNS OUR COUNTRY – PRESIDENT OR NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE?

03 Jun

Events and opinions

3596

WHO RUNS OUR COUNTRY – PRESIDENT OR NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE?

National Security Departments in every country very often used their opportunities to influence country leaders and sometimes to remove unwanted ones from country governance. With the help of secret d... read more..

02 Jun

Events and opinions

2871

US stops refueling tanker planes at key base

US stops refueling tanker planes supporting Afghan war in price dispute at key transit base The U.S. military has stopped refueling tanker planes at its Manas air base in Kyrgyzstan as the U.S. r... read more..

25 May

Events and opinions

2766

Putin urges Kyrgyzstan to end political uncertainty

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday urged Kyrgyzstan's interim leaders to end political uncertainty, saying Moscow was considering more aid for the embattled Central Asian state. Kyrgyzstan... read more..

25 May

Events and opinions

4075

Nurturing Central Asia's Democratic Blossom

Kyrgyzstan's new government could inspire its neighbors, with Europe's help. Is Central Asian democracy an oxymoron? After the collapse of the Soviet Union, sweeping changes have come to the regi... read more..

20 May

Events and opinions

2876

Kazakhstan Eyes Failing Grade at Mid-Term

The old saying that if you keep expectations low, you will never be disappointed may go a long way towards explaining what the 56 member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Euro... read more..

Kazakhstan president granted immunity as 'Leader of the Nation'

19 May

Events and opinions

2936

Kazakhstan president granted immunity as 'Leader of the Nation'

Kazakhstan has made its president "Leader of the nation", granting him immunity from any prosecution, just weeks before it is due to chair a major international conference on democracy and human right... read more..

Prince Andrew 'WAS involved in Sunninghill sale'

19 May

Events and opinions

3549

Prince Andrew 'WAS involved in Sunninghill sale'

Prince Andrew was involved in the controversial sale of his former home to an oil tycoon for £3million more than the market price, it was claimed yesterday. The allegation from Goga Ashkenazi, wh... read more..

14 May

Political process

3744

Kazakhs marching in step with the Americans?

Discussions of the military aspect of Kazakhstan's "multi-vector diplomacy" usually conclude that, whatever happens with oil and gas and other trade, the country's armed forces are likely to remain or... read more..

13 May

Events and opinions

3152

Kazakhstan boosts president power

Deputies in Kazakhstan have approved a bill granting more powers to the country's president by titling him the "leader of the nation". The bill will give President Nursultan Nazarbayev immunity f... read more..

Kazakhstan 'Breaks Pledge' To Reopen Border With Kyrgyzstan

13 May

Events and opinions

2716

Kazakhstan 'Breaks Pledge' To Reopen Border With Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyz-Kazakh border remains closed despite what Bishkek says was an agreement between the two countries' leaders to reopen it, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. Roza Otunbaeva, the leader of ... read more..

12 May

Events and opinions

3087

Russia Making New Push in Caspian Basin Energy Sector

Russian leaders are hoping that the launch of the country's first major Caspian Sea off-shore energy development project will re-invigorate the Kremlin's overall oil-and-gas strategy for the region. ... read more..

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