55 couples are going to marry today, on 8th August in Bishkek. See some photos below. All images are clickable.

According to Daily Times (Pakistan), a consortium of three financial institutions would provide Pakistan $1 billion to import electricity from Central Asian Republics (CARs) and a power import agreement in this regard is being signed here today (Monday), sources said on Sunday.
A senior official in Water and Power Ministry told Daily Times that Islamic […]

Four Kyrgyz sportsmen have arrived in China to participate in the Beijing Olympics: 3 swimmers — Vitaly Vasilyev, Vasily Danilov, and Yury Zaharov and one marksman with two trainers. The rest of the Kyrgyz sport delegation will leave for Beijing on August 6.
The National TV/Radio Broadcasting Corporation received exclusive rights to broadcast the summer […]

A large cache of weapons has been found at an apartment rented by a U.S. citizen today, a press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
There were: 6 machine guns with optic sights and night-vision devices, 26 5.56 mm assault rifles, 2 12 cal Mossberg shotguns, 4 replacement barrels for machine gun, 2 […]

First Kyrgyzstan delegation arrived in Beijing (China) last night, press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
The Kyrgyz swimming champions Yury Zakharov and Vasily Danilov are among the first delegates. The swimmers are going to try luck in the 200/400m complex style and 50m freestyle.
Members of the Beijing Olympics Organizational Committee met […]

On the eve of opening the Olympic Games in Beijing and the SCO Summit in Dushanbe, President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev received mass media representatives of the People’s Republic of China, the presidential press service reported.
K.Bakiev answered journalists’ questions regarding the XXIX Summer Olympic Games, which will take place in Beijing, and the participation […]

Russian Railways OJSC will invest 112 billion roubles (more than 4 billion USD) in the development of infrastructure to increase the volume of transportation with Central Asian countries. According to the news agency “Kabar”, Russian Railways OJSC President Vladimir Yakunin told this at a meeting of heads of railways of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, […]

AUCA’s Social Research Center (SRC) presented the results of the two-month research project entitled “Modernization of Islamic Education Institutions in Kyrgyzstan”. According to the press-release of AUCA, this research project that was initiated and financed by the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia in Bishkekfocused on exploring attitudes among Bishkek residents toward Islamic education institutions. […]

The civic funeral rites of prominent composer and band-master of Kyrgyzstan Asanhan Dzhumahmatov took place in Bishkek. It was attended by members of the government, deputies of Jogorku Kenesh (parliament), minister of culture and information Sultan Raev, minister of education and science Ishengul Boldzhurova, first deputy prime minister Iskenderbl Aidaraliev, and art workers.
Asanhan Dzhumahmatov […]

III International Festival OIMO-2008 will start in Bishkek on July 26, reports Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
The program on supporting art and culture of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supports the festival for the third year, financing expenditures on cultural program. The festival’s goal is to promote Kyrgyzstan as regional area […]