Eurasianet

Daniel Azhiyev came to prominence during the COVID-19 crisis, when his philanthropy made him something of a minor folk hero.

A panhandling president is unaccountable to his Western benefactors.

The government is trying to lure investors as it moves to revitalize a sluggish privatization drive.

Yerevan cut relations 10 years ago following Hungary’s extradition of an Azerbaijani soldier who murdered an Armenian counterpart. But the post-war reality has pushed Yerevan to reconsider.

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan opposed discussion of Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Council.

A draft constitution is causing anger in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, whose rights have been diminished by the changes.

Officials suspect a newly published paper on the 14th century plague is a plot to kill the country's tourism industry.

The drop is far greater than what the country saw at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beishenaliyev says he has been set up by vindictive prosecutors.

Religious mores, politics and the coronavirus have cast a shadow over one of the few Kyrgyz products China buys.

The criminal underworld reaches across generations.

Tashkent has also announced it will not return Afghan aircraft flown by pilots fleeing the Taliban last summer.

Beishenaliyev enjoys a close relationship with the president.

The billionaire had bought his stake only months ago from the president’s son-in-law.

The news is welcome with the countries about the feel the full knock-on impact of sanctions against Russia.