The Latest Breaking News from Kyrgyzstan

Putin orders talks on unified regional air defence with Kyrgyzstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the defence and foreign ministries to begin talks with Kyrgyzstan on a common regional air defence system, according to the text of the order posted on a government website.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

Indian freestyle wrestlers claim Asian team title in U-17 category

NEW DELHI: Indian freestyle wrestlers won the team title at the under-17 Asian Championship in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan by finishing with eight medals, including four gold.

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2022

Indian women win 4 gold, 1 bronze at Asian U-17 Wrestling Championship

NEW DELHI: The Indian cadet women wrestlers clinched four gold and a bronze at the under-17 Asian Wrestling Championship in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

Place where Black Death emerged is discovered after more than 600 years

The medieval plague, which killed millions, is believed to have emerged in North Kyrgyzstan in the late 14th century.

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of provoking latest border clash

Tajikistan on Saturday accused neighboring Kyrgyzstan of provoking a border clash, the latest in a series of armed confrontations between the two small impoverished Central Asian nations.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2022

Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease

Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countries

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022

‘The Hill’: Cannes film revisits the Soviet Union’s smouldering remains

The violent legacy of the break-up of the Soviet Union is dissected in “The Hill” by Lina Tsrimova and Denis Gheerbrant, an astonishing documentary shot entirely on a gargantuan rubbish heap in Kyrgyzstan and screened this week at the Cannes Film Festival’s parallel section ACID.

France 24 · May 22, 2022

UAE President Receives More Condolences From World Leaders, Including Erdogan

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday several world leaders, who offered their condolences over the death of late President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed accepted the condolences of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 18, 2022

‘I don’t feel like I am king’: Bivol preaches humility after shocking Canelo

After his landmark win against Saul Álvarez, the Russian showed he is not a fighter who goes in for bluster and bombast

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022

Dmitry Bivol waits for his big moment in the shadow of Canelo and Putin

The unbeaten world light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has been reduced to a ghostly figure in Las Vegas but the Kyrgyzstan-born Russian remains quietly confident of upsetting Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022