Kyrgyzstan

A helicopter flies over the site where Spanair MD-82 skidded off a Madrid airport runway
August 24, 2008 2024 GMT
Though no conclusions can be drawn, events surrounding global air travel in the past five days have proven noteworthy. [more]
Azerbaijani newsstand
The five Central Asian states are debating switching from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet in an attempt to end their relative isolation and loosen their ties to Russia. [more]
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, is considering reducing or even halting grain exports. This could have unpleasant consequences for the other four Central Asian states. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Kyrgyz PM Almazbek Atambayev
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev was sacked Nov. 28, just weeks before a snap parliamentary election in the unstable Central Asian country, ensuring a full consolidation of the government under Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. [more]
MAP - Central Asia - pipelines
August 31, 2007 1805 GMT
China is making a bid for Central Asia's energy resources, a move that will ultimately expand into a bid for geopolitical control of the entire region. [more]
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