Forget the more famous trains, this Orient Express train goes from Europe to the actual East, writes City AM's Sophie ...

The opening of Armenia’s borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan after three decades of closure is set to transform connectivity ...

The EU and Central Asia have agreed to upgrade their relationship to the level of a Strategic Partnership. Details of the ...

By Emma Collet in Samarkand At the first-ever Central Asia-European Union (EU) summit in Uzbekistan, the issue of rare earths ...

Central Asia summit, to be held on April 3-4 in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, is seen by some observers as a potential ...

From neon-lit cities to some of the oldest civilisations on Earth, from white-sand beaches to the highest mountains, no other ...

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we discover how Ulugh Beg, a 15th-century ruler and scholar, transformed Samarkand ...

Samarkand is a witness to the history of Central Asia, one of the centers of the ancient Silk Road. This city is of great interest to tourists. In particular, Registan Square is its true symbol. Its ...

On the 'Golden Eagle' train in Central Asia, writer Maggie Shipstead follows the historic Silk Road and witnesses, in some ...

Samarkand’s Silk Road past is woven into its present. At Registan Square, once a bustling marketplace, researcher Armida Nazaryan explains its role as a trade hub between East and West.