DURRES (Albania): Albanian artist David Kryemadhi douses his brush with coffee and carefully sketches the face of a cafe customer, … More
Category: Central Asia
Qurt: A Kazakh “cheese of resilience”
A Central Asian dry cheese made of fermented milk, qurt is a versatile treasure of nomadic people’s ingenuity As a … More
35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) : The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident … More
The perils of air pollution in North Macedonia
The rate of premature deaths in North Macedonia is higher than in most European Union states. North Macedonia, located in … More
Russia: Vladimir Putin signs law allowing him to rule till 2036
The Russian president has signed legislation that gives him the right to run for two more consecutive terms. The constitutional … More
Once a state secret, these Albanian bunkers are now museums
Creative ideas and art transport Tirana, Albania’s lively capital city, far from its Communist past. In many former Eastern Bloc … More
Putin hosts talks between leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev did not shake hands, only exchanging curt greetings as they … More
Xinjiang and future relations between China and Kazakhstan
More and more Kazakhs flee Xinjiang and forced labour camps, and are welcomed by Nur-Sultan as refugees. The crossroads between … More
Second quake in two days rattles parts of Croatia
The tremor, one of the strongest to rock Croatia in years, collapsed rooftops in Petrinja, home to 20,000 people. A … More
Tracing the Chinese Footprints in Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Industry
In Beijing’s pursuit of shifting its trade and energy dependencies from sea to land, Nur-Sultan is a necessary partner. In … More
China, Nepal announce revised Everest height
The new official height is 8,848.86 meters — roughly one meter higher than Nepal’s previous measurement. Global warming and a … More
Erdoğan uses syncretism of neo-Ottomanism and pan-Turkism to build Greater Turkey
A common espousal is that Turkey and Azerbaijan constitute “two states, one nation,” and this is not a belief shared … More
Armenia arrests politician over alleged Pashinyan murder plot
Artur Vanetsyan, former intelligence chief and head of Homeland Party, arrested and accused of preparing to kill Prime Minister Nikol … More
Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians prepare to give up homes
A sombre mood sweeps across the Kelbajar region, as ethnic Armenians return territory to Azerbaijan as part of peace deal. … More
Villagers burn houses ahead of Azerbaijan takeover
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, where a separatist war was fought in the early … More
Turkmenistan leader unveils giant gold dog statue
Turkmenistan’s president has bestowed his favourite dog breed with the highest honour – a giant golden statue. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov unveiled … More
Armenia surrenders to Azerbaijan
Russian peacekeepers are on their way to the region, the Armenian leader announced. Armenia has agreed to a cessation of … More
Bhutan celebrates a royal wedding
Amidst the uncertainty of the ongoing pandemic, Bhutan had a reason to celebrate on Thursday as the King’s younger sister … More
Bumper melon harvest sweetens Uzbekistan’s pandemic woes
The coronavirus pandemic hit Uzbekistan hard, just when it was on an economic upswing VAZIR, Uzbekistan: In the giant shed … More
Coronavirus thrives in Karabakh’s bomb shelters
STEPANAKERT (AZERBAIJAN) – Close quarters, poor ventilation and no masks: in the cellars of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed … More
Renewed Shelling Claims Lives In Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of killing civilians by shelling cities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh on … More
Azerbaijan vows revenge after Armenian attack on Ganja kills civilians
President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan’s army would retaliate against Armenia and “take revenge on the battlefield” after the shelling on … More
Like Uyghurs, Tibetans are locked up in re-education camps (III)
In Tibet, more than 500,000 “surplus” rural workers are indoctrinated in facilities similar to the Xinjiang internment centres. Buddhist farmers … More
Uzbekistan: Former Aral port town sees first passenger flight in 30 years
The government hopes to turn the region into a gambling destination. A passenger flight this week landed at a refurbished … More