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Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:52
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has dismissed several senior cabinet members, including officials in charge of economic affairs, citing corruption and "serious shortcomings," state media reported on July 10.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:31
Georgian troops are conducting joint military exercises with NATO countries at an airbase near the capital, Tbilisi.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:30
Sixteen U.S. senators have written to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev expressing their concern about the “diminishing space” for civil society and press freedom in the country.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:36
The Russian military has ordered a snap combat readiness check of its troops stationed in Armenia.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 05:58
Georgian lawmakers passed on the second reading a package of legislative amendments that provide for the creation of a new State Security Service with responsibility for counterterrorism, counterintelligence, electronic surveillance, and anticorruption measures.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:04
The concept of "martyrdom," death in battle against "infidels," is a key element of the ideology of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:01
A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced 10 people to jail terms of between four to 15 years for joining the Islamic State extremist group.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 06:12
RFE/RL's Turkmen Service, known locally as Azatlyk, assembled a panel to discuss Russia's use of soft power in Central Asia, its effectiveness, and its durability.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 05:56
In a new report, the U.S. State Department strongly criticizes Islamic State (IS) militants -- as well as the Russian, Iranian, and Azerbaijani governments -- for human rights abuses.
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 05:52
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would criminalize so-called gay propaganda.