Diplomatic engagement has replaced aggressive rhetoric, as Azerbaijan strives to keep tension with neighboring Iran from ...

Energy interests are helping to fuel fresh efforts aimed at normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations. Meeting on the sidelines of a gathering sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) ...

According to preliminary figures from the Central Referendum Commission, 87 percent of votes cast supported the adoption of the new constitution, Kazakhstan’s third since the country gained ...

Its subsidiary, XIBU, signed a deal with Uzbek state oil and gas company Uzbekneftegas to drill 30 wells in Uzbekistan, with an option to increase the number to 105. Last month, CNPC discussed ...

In 2025, financing woes resulted in a Russian state-controlled entity, Inter RAO, losing contracts to build three power plants in the Kazakh cities of Kokshetau, Semey and Oskemen. All three contracts ...

In early March, nine opposition parties announced a new alliance, pledging to coordinate their strategy to oppose the ruling Georgian Dream’s ongoing efforts to establish a monopoly on politics while ...

Opinion polling indicates that voters will approve a new constitution for Kazakhstan in a referendum on March 15. The draft that citizens will vote on represents a near total rewrite of the existing ...

The initiative has garnered little support beyond those competing for the 1.5-million-som ($17,000) prize for the winning anthem, and echoes the government’s controversial move in 2023 to rework the ...