Nowruz encompasses a rich variety of traditions that vary by region. Some customs take place just before the New Year, while others continue for up to two weeks after.

Credit: Depositphotos It has been 15 years since devastating ethnic violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbek people swept through southern Kyrgyzstan, leaving over 400 dead, thousands injured, and entire ...

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Russian ally Kyrgyzstan on Saturday quietly dismantled Central Asia's tallest monument to Vladimir Lenin, the revolutionary founder of the Soviet Union. Ex-Soviet states ...

Kyrgyzstan’s current president, Sadyr Japarov, said on Wednesday he would “consider granting amnesty” to Atambayev if he requested it. “Six years have passed since the events.

ASTANA: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China-Kyrgyzstan relations are at their best in history and full of potential for cooperation. He called on the two countries to expand cooperation and jointl ...

Authorities in the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, Osh, have removed a towering statue of Vladimir Lenin thought to be the tallest of the revolutionary Soviet leader in Central Asia. The 23 ...

Kyrgyzstan has taken down a huge statue of the revolutionary Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, which was thought to be the tallest in Central Asia. First erected when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 16. Minister of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan, Absattar Syrgabayev, has put forth the idea of chasing financial backing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB ...

President Xi Jinping said that cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan holds great potential, urging the two countries to scale up trade and investment and expand cooperation in emerging sectors.

Kyrgyzstan has launched three new power substations in the Naryn region to supply electricity for the construction of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway. The facilities were built and ...