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22 april
07h47
Central Asian leaders gather at first ever regional climate summit to discuss water crisis
The Regional Ecological Summit kicks off today in Astana.
10 april
11h29
Italian arms dealer pleads guilty to selling ammunition to Russia in US court
A sales manager at a large Italian weapons distributor was arrested in the US for selling arms to Russia. He pleaded guilty in court to having...
04 march
07h01
Kyrgyzstan: A prime destination for nature tourism, mountain adventures and nomadic hospitality
With more than 90% of the country covered by mountain ranges, Kyrgyzstan offers visitors an impressive natural spectacle.
01 february
09h06
Deputy prime minister of Kyrgyzstan outlines regional and EU relations
In this edition of Eurasia Talks and in a rare interview, Euronews is joined by Edil Baisalov, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan.
26 november
17h58
Putin plays komuz in Kyrgyzstan during state visit with Lukashenko
In Kyrgyzstan, Vladimir Putin tried the komuz, a traditional Kyrgyz lute, during a short cultural stop on his state visit. Agreements on trade,...
04 august
12h23
Eagles, archery and horseback stunts wow crowds at Kyrgyzstan’s Salbuurun Festival
The Salbuurun Festival on Lake Issyk-Kul brings together Kyrgyzstan’s finest hunters, performers and craftspeople in a vivid celebration of nomadic...
04 april
12h59
Kyrgyz deputy leader touts rising cooperation between EU and Central Asian ’tigers’
Edil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, spoke to Euronews about trade, energy, youth mobility and democratic resilience, urging...
03 april
05h47
Watch: Euronews is live at first-ever EU-Central Asia summit
Our correspondents will bring you the latest from the summit in Samarkand that brings together the leaders of the five Central Asian countries and...
28 march
14h24
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign historic border agreement after decades of disputes
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov ratified the deal on 13 March in Bishkek.
30 september
05h17
Taking care of business: How Kyrgyzstan became Moscow’s middle man
Euronews Business investigates how Russia is using Kyrgyzstan as a key third-party country to maintain trade relations with a variety of European...
04 october
06h10
Central Asian economies are booming thanks to Russia: Here’s why
Central Asia’s economic good times are not blemish-free, amid accusations some countries in the region are helping Moscow dodge sanctions.
21 september
04h00
Italy’s Sardinia to fight depopulation by importing shepherds from Kyrgyzstan
The local branch of the national farmers’ union, Coldiretti, struck a deal with Kyrgyzstan authorities to send about a hundred local farmers to the...
28 june
18h54
Against the Empire’: Why Russia’s neighbours are fighting for Ukraine
Analysts say several hundred citizens of former Soviet republics have fled to Ukraine to avoid persecution at home, while others have joined Ukraine...
06 june
11h59
Dozens arrested in Kyrgyzstan for alleged attempted coup days after EU leaders’ visit
The Central Asian nation’s security agency confirmed more than 30 arrests among groups involved in allegedly plotting a coup.
24 march
05h30
Watch: Nowruz celebrations provide welcome break for inmates in Kyrgyzstan’s only female prison
Inmates inside Kyrgyzstan’s only female prison have been given a brief break from life behind bars with Nowruz celebrations taking the form of dance,...
20 september
17h06
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan sign peace deal after deadly border clashes
Both sides had accused each other of provocation and opening fire following a row over border demarcation.
18 september
09h51
Dozens dead in Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border clashes as ceasefire struggles to hold
Kyrgyzstan announced on Sunday that more than 12 people had been killed in clashes on the frontier with Tajikistan this week, bringing their total...
27 march
19h49
Kyrgyz town mourns Russian soldier killed in Ukraine
A funeral is held in the provincial Kyrgyz town of Kara-Balta for Rustam Zarifulin, 26, who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine on 14th March.
29 november
07h10
Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary vote boosts president’s clout
With over 97% of precincts counted, three blocs all supporting Sadyr Zhaparov emerged as the top vote-getters.
02 may
05h58
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agree to ceasefire after 40 die in fresh fighting
The shooting broke out when Tajik officials tried to mount surveillance cameras to monitor the water supply facility
30 april
06h33
Kyrgyzstan reports 13 deaths in territorial clashes with Tajikistan
The two central Asian countries have traded fire in a dispute over a large area of territory.
11 april
16h27
Kyrgyzstan voters back new constitution increasing president’s power
The referendum came three months after Sadyr Zhaparov was elected president, following the ousting of the previous president amid protests.
15 october
09h38
Kyrgyzstan: President steps down amid unrest over disputed election results
The embattled president is the third to be toppled by popular uprisings in the former Soviet country since 2005.
10 october
20h35
Kyrgyz parliament appoints new PM as troops are deployed in Bishkek
Sadyr Zhaparov is declared prime minister after authorities announce a state of emergency and a nightly curfew following a week of unrest in...
06 october
06h49
Protests erupt in Kyrgyzstan after parliamentary election
Protesters clashed with police in Kygryzstan’s capital during a demonstration against the results of a parliamentary election.
05 may
18h22
Uzbekistan’s stateless: UN hails landmark move allowing 50,000 to apply for citizenship
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without citizenship across Central Asia following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.
06 november
09h11
The mountain valley ’one landslide away’ from radioactive catastrophe
Soviet-era nuclear waste is threatening the water supply of millions of people in Kyrgyzstan. Europe is stepping in to try and prevent disaster.
08 august
08h12
Kyrgyz leader calls for urgent measures to maintain ’rule of law’
Kyrgyz leader calls for urgent measures to maintain ’rule of law’
14 june
15h30
Watch: Young women aim to build Kyrgyzstan’s first satellite
Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova is leading a team of young women to build Kyrgyzstan’s first satellite.
17 may
18h22
Kyrgyz women turn to plastic surgery to get ’European eyes’
About 4,000 plastic surgeries are carried out in Kyrgyzstan every year. Most are Asian blepharoplasty or double eyelid surgery.
24 january
16h21
Kyrgyzstan’s human rights abuses should sound alarm bells over closer ties with the EU View
While [Kyrgyzstan] boasts a very active and engaged civil society, Askarov’s imprisonment, and the government’s abject failure to act on the UN Human...
27 september
20h01
Feminist Kyrgyz singer recieves death threats for showing bra in music video
In the video, singer Zere appears in a purple bra and calls for a woman’s right to her own opinion to be respected
29 april
20h33
Landslide buries Kyrgyzstan village, 24 feared dead
At least 24 people including nine children were feared dead after a devastating landslide swept through a village in southern Kyrgyzstan early on...
04 april
13h28
Kyrgyzstan fertile ground for would be jihadists
ISIL recruiters target Bishkek
06h51
Suspect in St Petersburg blast reportedly Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen
As the hunt goes on for whoever was responsible for the deadly metro blast in St.
17 february
13h47
Euronews talks to Kyrgyz president Atambyev
Euronews correspondent Natasha Richardson sat down the president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambyev, to talk about his country’s economic ambitions and...
18 january
10h32
Plane crash victims mourned in Kyrgyzstan
Flags are at half-mast in Kyrgyzstan in memory of those killed when a cargo plane crashed earlier in the week.
17 january
08h28
Drone video of Turkish cargo plane crash site
A Turkish cargo plane crashed on Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing dozens of people both on the...
16 january
15h14
Kyrgyzstan village devastated as dozens die in Turkish cargo plane crash
Dozens dead in Kyrgyzstan village in Turkish cargo plane crash
12 december
00h37
Kyrgyzstan voters approve constitutional changes in referendum
Kyrgyzstan has voted overwhelmingly in favour of constitutional changes boosting the power of the prime minister.
06 september
10h19
World Nomad Games: creating cultural connections
Cholpon-Ata, a city in the heart of the Kyrgyz Republic, is host to the Second World Nomad Games, with athletes from over forty countries.
30 august
07h20
Suicide car bomb attack at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan
China’s embassy in Kyrgyzstan was attacked on Tuesday by a suspected suicide bomber whose car rammed the gates of the compound and then exploded,...
01 april
18h16
Kyrgyzstan will push for close engagement with EU says President Almazbek Atambayev
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has been on an extended tour of Europe meeting major European Union leaders. He plans to go to Moscow soon to
04 march
11h34
Kyrgyzstan: Revolution politics
Kyrgyzstan: Revolution politics
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