TurkishWeekly.net Centralasia News (10) http://www.turkishweekly.netNews, Comments and Articles from Turkey and the Regionen© 2006 USAK.org.tr / ISRO.org.ukFri, 16 May 2008 09:38:52 +0200Fri, 16 May 2008 09:38:52 +0200NewspapersFri, 16 May 2008 09:38:52 +0200Georgia: EU Official Says Events In Abkhazia 'Demonstrate Dangers And The Need To Act'http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55363 Georgia: EU Official Says Events In Abkhazia 'Demonstrate Dangers And The Need To Act'
Friday , 16 May 2008
Peter Semneby, the EU special representative for the South Caucasus, this week traveled to Georgia for talks on the breakaway region of Abkhazia. The territory has been in the spotlight in recent week .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55363 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:38:17 +0200Analysis: Armenian Opposition Issues New Ultimatum http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55362 Analysis: Armenian Opposition Issues New Ultimatum
Friday , 16 May 2008
The standoff between the Armenian authorities and opposition that resulted from the flawed February 19 presidential ballot and the violent police crackdown 11 days later on opposition supporters who r .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55362 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:37:36 +0200Analysis: Does Azerbaijan Face A New Irredentist Threat?http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55361 Analysis: Does Azerbaijan Face A New Irredentist Threat?
Friday , 16 May 2008
Two separate recent developments have served to focus attention on the potential for conflict posed by the division between Russia and Azerbaijan of the historic homeland of the Lezgins. The first is .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55361 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:52 +0200Tajikistan: 'Disappearance' Of President's Brother-In-Law Sparks Rumors http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55360 Tajikistan: 'Disappearance' Of President's Brother-In-Law Sparks Rumors
Friday , 16 May 2008
Hasan Sadulloev, a powerful Tajik businessman and the brother-in-law of President Emomali Rahmon, has not been seen in public for nearly two weeks. Sadulloev is considered to be one of the most p .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55360 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:34:23 +0200China Accepts Foreign Rescue Teams for Quakehttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55358 China Accepts Foreign Rescue Teams for Quake
Friday , 16 May 2008
After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams, as the search for those trapped by the earthquake reaches a critical stage.Hours after .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55358 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:27:19 +0200Taliban man convicted in U.S. for "narco-terrorism"http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55353 Taliban man convicted in U.S. for "narco-terrorism"
Friday , 16 May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A member of an Afghan Taliban cell was convicted by a federal jury on Thursday on charges of narco-terrorism and narcotics distribution, the U.S. Justice Department said in a st .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55353 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:24:07 +0200Weekly Review of Political Developments in Kazakhstanhttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55349 Weekly Review of Political Developments in Kazakhstan
Friday , 16 May 2008
Traditional May festivities notwithstanding, last week was replete with political developments and staff changes in Kazakhstan. Akims, or governors, of two Kazakh regions were replaced, those implicat .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55349 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:05:40 +0200Irrigation water shortage could mean disaster for Uzbekistanhttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55346 Irrigation water shortage could mean disaster for Uzbekistan
Friday , 16 May 2008
Concern grows about irrigation problems which could adversely effect Uzbekistan's cotton crop. Cotton now accounts for one-fifth of Uzbekistan's hard currency revenues. Observers note that Uzbekist .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55346 Fri, 16 May 2008 08:49:39 +0200Trans-Afghan Pipeline: Will Ambitions Convert into the Reality? http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55344 Trans-Afghan Pipeline: Will Ambitions Convert into the Reality?
Friday , 16 May 2008
View by Rovshan Ibrahimov - In mid-April, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India were decided on the construction of pipeline to export natural gas from Turkmenistan to these states. It should .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55344 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:57:50 +0200Uzbekistan to Benefit From World Economic Climatehttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55313 Uzbekistan to Benefit From World Economic Climate
Tuesday , 13 May 2008
A new report suggests high world prices for raw materials are creating a positive climate for the Uzbek economy, but some local analysts say real growth is only likely to come if liberal structural re .....
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