Kazakhstan’s president unexpectedly ends his nearly-30-year-long reign over the country, naming an ally to finish off his term.

Iran's President Rouhani says close cooperation with Russia in the Caspian Sea will serve the two nations' interests.

Kazakhstan has pushed through a raft of controversial amendments to a media law despite concerns that the new legislation will further limit freedom of speech in the country.

Kyrgyzstan’s government has officially protested after Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Kyrgyz opposition presidential candidate Omurbek Babanov, saying its neighbor was interfering in its Oct. 15 election.

The Iranian president says Iran can be the shortest route for the people of Uzbekistan to access the Persian Gulf and international waters.

Iran condemns a recent deadly terrorist attack in Kazakhstan's Aktobe.

Ayatollah Khamenei says the US is neither sincere nor serious in the campaign against terrorism.