Uzbekistan
Pakistan launches new trade corridors through Iran, China to central Asia, bypassing Afghanistan
Pakistan’s new Iran and China trade corridors give Central Asian countries alternative access to Pakistani ports after Islamabad closed key Afghan crossings over security concerns.
Jews face harassment in nearly 100 countries as global religious hostilities spike, Pew shows
Security directive forces Israeli judo team to withdraw from Tashkent Grand Slam
Syrian government focuses on attracting new economy investments, ties with Central Asia states
Grapevine: All the world loves a wedding
Poland to mark 20 years of renewed ties, China to celebrate its 61st in Beit She’an and Mumbai gets new Chabad House.
Chabad: Jewish community mostly untouched by Kyrgyz fighting
“Usually when there is wide-scale violence, people start talking a lot about leaving, but once things calm back down the talk stops,” says rabbi.
Who’s misunderstanding Kyrgyzstan’s problems?
The tragedy unfolding in Central Asia was quickly misunderstood and twisted for an audience that seeks seemingly deep but actually simplistic explanations.
Red Cross: Hundreds killed in Kyrgyzstan riots so far
Unrest leaves city of Osh in smoldering ruins and sends over 100,000 ethnic Uzbeks fleeing for their lives to neighboring Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyz mobs burn villages, kill Uzbeks in Ferghana Valley
Fertile area split between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan has been rife with ethnic and political tension since Bakiyev was ousted in April.
Kremlin refuses Kyrgyz request to send troops
75 dead, 1000 wounded in ethnic violence against Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan; interim president: We cannot quell the riots without outside help.
41 killed, over 600 wounded in Kyrgyzstan rioting
A doctor at a hospital in Osh says the death toll could climb sharply because many Uzbeks were too afraid to seek treatment.
Arts in Brief: DocAviv announces winners
Ofir Trainin wins Israeli competition.
