Kazakhstan once harbored grand plans for a high-speed rail network. While its neighbors have pushed ahead with such projects, ...

This thrilling, wide-ranging exhibition maps the complex connections among European and Asian civilizations from A.D. 500 to ...

Alexander Anufriev, a nonconformist artist from the Soviet Union who, after surviving a devastating earthquake in his 20s, spent decades making expressive, brightly colored paintings of a single ...

A court in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Province has sentenced 51-year-old Alisher Xoliqov to five years in prison for mercenary activities with the Russian armed forces in a landmark case highlighting the ...

Do Russian demands for stricter measures against labor migrants mark a shift in Moscow’s relationship with Central Asia?

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Recen Samarkand, an ancient city in Uzbekistan with a history spanning thousands of years, is ...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that 650,000 Russians had visited Uzbekistan in nine months of 2024 ...

Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central Asian country Parties loyal to Uzbekistan's ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrives at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 ...

Uzbekistan holds a parliamentary election with all participating parties supporting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Due to the lack of opposition, the new parliament will likely remain loyal to ...

ALMATY (Reuters) – Uzbekistan votes in a parliamentary election on Sunday ... reforms and an easing of his predecessor’s draconian restrictions on political, religious and media freedoms. However, ...