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Tajikistan Pension Payments Suspended For 14, 000 People Over Biometric Identification Rules
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (388+ words) Authorities in Tajikistan have temporarily suspended pension payments to more than 14, 000 people who failed to complete mandatory biometric identification procedures, according to the country's Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions. The agency said that 14, 022 pensioners did not complete the required…...
U. S. Scholar Wins Copyright Case in Uzbekistan Over Unauthorized Distribution of Bygone Days Translation
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (241+ words) The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by Reese in April seeking damages caused by the unauthorized use of his intellectual property. The dispute centers on Reese's English translation of O'tkan Kunlar (Bygone Days), the landmark novel by renowned Uzbek writer…...
Woman From Uzbekistan Says Jeffrey Epstein Abused Her for Years
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (425+ words) A woman from Uzbekistan has publicly accused the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing her over several years after she was recruited as a teenager with promises of a modeling career in the United States....
Turkic States Focus on AI and Trade at Kazakhstan Summit
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (303+ words) Leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) are holding an informal summit in the city of Turkistan, focused on artificial intelligence, digitalization, and economic integration, as Central Asia gains importance as an alternative trade corridor between Europe and China....
EDB: Central Asian Trade Has Doubled in Five Years
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (362+ words) Mutual trade between Central Asian countries reached $12. 3 billion in 2025, nearly doubling compared to 2020, according to analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). The figure underlines how Central Asia is increasingly emerging as a more interconnected regional market after years of…...
Erdo'an Visit Highlights Kazakhstan's Middle Corridor Strategy
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (609+ words) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo'an's visit to Kazakhstan highlighted the growing importance of the Middle Corridor in Ankara-Astana relations, while also showing how Kazakhstan is trying to deepen ties with Turkey without abandoning its multi-vector foreign policy. According to experts,…...
Turkmenistan Pushes for Food Security with International Help
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (376+ words) As Turkmenistan works to modernize food production, representatives from dozens of foreign companies were in the country this week for meetings on the agricultural and food industries as well as the packaging of goods. The Food and Agriculture Organization, a…...
Kyrgyzstan Retains Lowest Minimum Wage in the Eurasian Economic Union
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (314+ words) Kyrgyzstan continues to have the lowest minimum wage among member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), according to Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) data cited by local media. As of March 2026, Kyrgyzstan's minimum monthly wage was about $38. By comparison, the…...
Kazakhstan Begins Vegetable Oil Exports to Iran via Caspian Route
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (509+ words) Vegetable oil producers in Kazakhstan have launched a new export route to Iran across the Caspian Sea, completing several trial shipments of rapeseed and sunflower oil in spring 2026, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture said. According to Kazakhstan's National Association of Oilseed…...
Kazakhstan Labor Minister Briefs on Kazzinc Explosion and Effects of AI
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (399+ words) Kazakhstan's Ministry of Labor and Social Protection is considering several possible causes behind the explosion at a Kazzinc plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk that killed three people. The incident occurred on the morning of May 5, when a dust collection unit exploded inside…...