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A Kazakh bill would require workers and employers to pay more for health insurance for those earning higher wages. But the underfunded, corruption-ridden health system has not improved since the new plan was first introduced four years ago, and anger is growing.
From relations with Moscow to regional trade, five experts weigh in on how Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left its mark on Central Asia.
When it comes to reexports, Kyrgyzstan has rediscovered its mojo amid the international trade chaos caused by the Ukraine war. But entrepreneurs in the Central Asian country are discovering that new trading advantages can fade as soon as the conditions in top export destination Russia change.
After bloody unrest in 2022 set in motion a process known as "de-Nazarbaevification," the return of Kazakhstan's former leader to the media spotlight -- and his recent meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- has stirred speculation that the 83-year-old might not be done with politics after all.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers on December 28 at the funeral of Razi Mousavi, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) adviser who was killed in what Iran said was an Israeli air strike in Syria.