Uzbekistan
IDF expands Personal Security Branch to protect troops, officials from global threats - interview
One of the branch's initial tasks was a comprehensive risk analysis of global flight paths and routes that could pose a hazard to IDF personnel.
Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart
Pakistani chess team forfeits opening match against Israel at chess Olympiad in Samarkand
Chinese fighter jet based on Israeli design sold to Muslim-majority Uzbekistan
Two Israelis, two wheels, two eyes
Cyclists Roei Sadan and Orly Tal spent two weeks biking together in Australia on his ‘Dream with Open Eyes’ tour – and she’s blind.
British High Court to decide: Can Cherney testify by video?
Israeli oligarch originally from Uzbekistan suing Deripaska over a disputed shareholding stake in Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium company.
UK minister with alleged links to Israeli ‘oligarch’ quits
Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, minister of state for security and counter- terrorism, stepped down at her own request in order to work with private industry.
The Jewish Palate: The Bukharian Jews
Chef Dennis Wasko explores the history of the Jews of modern day Central Asia and the subtle flavors that define their cuisine.
Bukharan Jews celebrate their heritage in TA gathering
Dancers, musicians join PM, MKs, businessmen, and enthusiasts in 11th annual gathering of community.
Grapevine: All the world loves a wedding
Poland to mark 20 years of renewed ties, China to celebrate its 61st in Beit She’an and Mumbai gets new Chabad House.
Chabad: Jewish community mostly untouched by Kyrgyz fighting
“Usually when there is wide-scale violence, people start talking a lot about leaving, but once things calm back down the talk stops,” says rabbi.
Who’s misunderstanding Kyrgyzstan’s problems?
The tragedy unfolding in Central Asia was quickly misunderstood and twisted for an audience that seeks seemingly deep but actually simplistic explanations.
Red Cross: Hundreds killed in Kyrgyzstan riots so far
Unrest leaves city of Osh in smoldering ruins and sends over 100,000 ethnic Uzbeks fleeing for their lives to neighboring Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyz mobs burn villages, kill Uzbeks in Ferghana Valley
Fertile area split between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan has been rife with ethnic and political tension since Bakiyev was ousted in April.
