The situation in Syria is becoming more complicated, and it is necessary to be ready for any scenario, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Dec. 27, RIA Novosti, Interfax and Voice of Russia reported.
A Kazakh military Antonov An-72 aircraft carrying members of Kazakhstan's border service, including acting head Turganbek Stambekov, crashed near Shymkent on Dec. 25, BBC reported.
Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov sent a message to his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, regarding Uztransgaz's decision to suspend natural gas exports to Tajikistan, Tajik Avesta reported Dec. 25.
More than 100 local and foreign websites were blocked in Tajikistan on Dec. 25 due to "routine maintenance," Tajik authorities said, Dushanbe reported.
