- Saturday, 17 October, 2026
- Almaty 27 °F / -3 °C
- Astana 30 °F / -1 °C
ASTANA — The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers Kazakhstan’s partnerships with Azerbaijan and Belgium, proposed...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan is seeking international support for a fund to protect rare species and conserve biodiversity, while proposing Almaty as the host city for a regional...
ASTANA – From the surreal world of Belgian painter James Ensor to a ballet exploring the search for meaning, Kazakhstan’s mid-October calendar brings together art, live performances...
ASTANA – The emerging C6 cooperation format, bringing Azerbaijan and the five Central Asian countries together, could strengthen regional trade, transport connectivity and investment, but its success...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has become the first country in Central Asia to join the World Bank Group’s Metals and Minerals Compact, a partnership aimed at attracting around...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan called on all parties in the Middle East to exercise maximum restraint and prioritize dialogue and diplomacy, reaffirming its support for a two-state solution...
ASTANA – The Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor could increase the combined gross domestic product of countries along the route by 3.3% and generate around two million jobs by...
Global food security faces a number of pressures, including conflict, climate change, pollution and overexploitation. North and Central Asia is a region at risk, with human activity...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have launched a 380-kilometer fiber-optic communication line across the Caspian Sea, creating a new digital link intended to connect Central Asia and...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan proposes expanding the agenda of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to include artificial intelligence (AI), preventive diplomacy, water...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has pledged $25 million to extend its partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia Regional Capacity Development...
ASTANA – As artificial intelligence reshapes news production and digital platforms fragment audiences, media organizations must strengthen editorial accountability, provide context and build trust to remain relevant,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan expects to receive nearly 3.78 trillion tenge (US$7.9 billion) from oil-sector organizations for its National Fund in 2027, according to a draft national budget...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestling team won five medals, including two golds, at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, the United States, finishing second in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to increase annual transit cargo volumes to 100 million tons by 2035 as it expands transport infrastructure and strengthens connections between major Eurasian...
Norwegian companies are finding customers in Kazakhstan. The relationship now includes a bilateral business council, regular commercial missions and exchanges on resource management and higher education. These...
Kazakhstan has set itself an ambitious goal: to become a reading nation. In May, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree placing the development of reading culture among...
ASTANA – Kuwait’s airline Jazeera Airways is interested in resuming direct flights to Kazakhstan once regional conditions stabilize, potentially restoring a route suspended after its launch in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestlers have secured two gold medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships on Oct. 14 in Las Vegas, with Aibek Aitbekov and Yusuf...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Belgium agreed to expand academic mobility, joint research and artificial intelligence cooperation as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended a...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s water future may depend less on how much water reaches its rivers than on when it arrives. Climate change is shifting snowmelt, glacier runoff...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Belgium are seeking to deepen cooperation in transport and logistics, critical minerals, energy, advanced technologies and manufacturing, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and King Philippe...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan will hold early elections for local representative bodies, known as maslikhats, on Nov. 29, the Central Election Commission announced at an Oct. 13 meeting....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s economy grew 4.2% in the first nine months of 2026, supported by non-oil sectors, rising private investment and expanding industrial production, Deputy Prime Minister...
HONG KONG – Hong Kong is seeking to strengthen its position in advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies as growing demand for artificial intelligence and electronic components drives...
ASTANA – Dredging works at the Port of Aktau on the Caspian Sea are expected to increase cargo volumes along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) by...
ASTANA – The first state visit of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to Kazakhstan reflects growing European interest in Central Asia, where expanding transport links, critical minerals...
ASTANA – Flydubai has launched regular cargo flights between Dubai and Almaty, establishing a direct air freight connection between two major logistics hubs in the Middle East...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s resort areas received 510,800 visitors traveling for business and professional purposes in the first half of 2026, with the Almaty Mountain Cluster accounting for...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged citizens in Saudi Arabia to exercise heightened caution following attacks on the country’s civilian infrastructure that caused casualties,...
