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The son tries to escape his father’s shadow, costly breakdowns in gas exports, and Russia has been playing Turkmenistan for a fool. Our weekly briefing.

In separate protests, workers across various fields have demanded better pay amid rising prices.

There is wariness, though, particularly in Kyrgyzstan, about jobs and ethnic tensions.

Shamshetov succumbed to a sudden heart attack after spending months in jail.

As the Georgian government entertains the idea of allowing Russia to resume direct flights, Washington and Brussels have issued warnings about complying with international sanctions.

De-Nazarbayevification is a useful electoral strategy, which may explain why the news was announced by Kazakhstan’s ruling party ahead of polls next month.

Tbilisi says the war will not derail plans to buy subway cars from Russia with European money.

Party registration remains difficult, especially for anyone critical of the government. Here’s a look at who’s who ahead of parliamentary elections next month.

Officials in Moscow and their allies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia all canceled meetings with international diplomats brokering the discussions, casting the future of the talks into question.

The number of floods has been increasing with every passing year.

Farmers complain that rebounding populations are encroaching on their pastures.

Beg Sabur has been dispatched to the Pamirs to start work on overhauling the nation's internet.

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A leadership election in Georgia's biggest opposition party has shown that informal rule may be a more widespread problem in the country than previously thought.

The authorities have sought to cast the trial as a model of transparency, but doubts linger as to its fairness.