Some 200 members of Syria's ruling Baath party are reported to have resigned over the violent crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations.
The resignations were centred on the southern city of Deraa, a focal point of violence that has allegedly killed 450 people in six weeks.

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

The interior ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an intergovernmental security body, will meet on Thursday in the Kazakh capital Astana to discuss efforts to fight crime.

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from rian.ru

Kyrgyzstan and Turkey increased the visa-free regime for citizens of both states up to 90 days. The Prime Ministers of both countries signed a relevant agreement yesterday in Ankara within the framework of an official visit of Kyrgyz PM Almazbek Atambayev. Previously, visa-free regime functioned for 30 days.

• Date: 27.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from 24.kg

China and Kyrgyzstan agreed on Tuesday to promote regional peace and security via closer cooperation on law enforcement and security.

• Date: 27.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily

The report said recent International Monetary Fund forecasting had predicted China would surpass US real economic output in the very near future.

• Date: 26.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from associatedcontent.com

The Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will take part in a joint project for construction of a railway connecting cities in three countries to each other, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said.

• Date: 25.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from payvand.com

Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted new customs duties on a number of basic commodity items, as decided at parliamentary session

• Date: 22.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor.

• Date: 21.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk