Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia Launch Falcon Release to Revive Species

By Aiman Nakispekova in Nation on 8 April 2026

ASTANA – A total of 34 saker falcons, 28 females and six males, were released into the wild at Altyn-Emel National Park in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Region as part of a population restoration program led by Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Falcons Club in cooperation with Kazakh partners, Reuters reported on April 3. The …

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan Pledge to Strengthen Allied Partnership and Expand Strategic Cooperation

By Dana Omirgazy in International on 8 April 2026

Kazakhstan Discovers Six New Oil Fields with 127 Million Tons in Reserves

By Dana Omirgazy in Business on 8 April 2026

Tokayev to Visit South Korea for Key Regional Summit in September

By Dana Omirgazy in Editor’s Picks,International on 8 April 2026

Inside Kazakhstan’s First Regional Takedown of SMS Blaster Hackers

By Dana Omirgazy  in Nation on 8 April 2026

TikTok Deletes Millions of Videos in Kazakhstan Over Harmful, Misleading Content

By Dana Omirgazy in Nation on 8 April 2026

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Tokayev to Visit South Korea for Key Regional Summit in September

BY Dana Omirgazy

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted an invitation to visit Seoul during an April 8 meeting with South Korean...

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ASTANA – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) has signed a three-year agreement with BitGo, a U.S.-based digital asset infrastructure firm, on...

Tokayev Welcomes Two-Week Middle East Ceasefire Mediated by Pakistan

BY Dana Omirgazy

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed a newly reached agreement on a full ceasefire in the Middle East,...

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Kazakhstan in Talks With Global Tech Giants for Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz

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ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to build a Data Center Valley project capable of scaling up to one gigawatt of computing...

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Surreal Cob House in Almaty Blends Ancient Craft and Modern Sustainable Design

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