- Saturday, 25 April, 2026
- Almaty 72 °F / 22 °C
- Astana 70 °F / 21 °C
NUR-SULTAN – Some 1,273 children have received birth certificates and have been able to access educational and social services as part of the Protection of Children in...
NUR-SULTAN – Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev published a video featuring the Mangystau Region, located in the west of Kazakhstan from space, on his YouTube channel on May...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomat Tokayev took part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the monumental complex on the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions and...
NUR-SULTAN – Pope Francis commended Kazakhstan’s contribution to the promotion of interfaith harmony and interreligious dialogue during his May 31 meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister –...
NUR-SULTAN – The Central Referendum Commission (CRC) has accredited 272 representatives of international organizations who will serve as foreign observers at the June 5 constitutional referendum, reported...
NUR-SULTAN – Some 83.92 percent of Kazakh citizens support the presidential initiative to hold the June 5 national referendum on amendments to the Constitution, according to the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazatomprom national atomic company, the world’s largest uranium producer, celebrates 25 years that turned it into the world’s leader in both uranium mining and sales....
NUR-SULTAN – United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu visited Kazakhstan on May 27 as part of his Central Asia...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen appeared before dozens of dignitaries from around the world speaking and performing at the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference in Munich...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s peacekeeping activities seek to assist the international community in preventing armed conflicts. To honor the contribution of the men and women serving under its...
NUR-SULTAN – The ARTDAMU gallery and art studio recently opened the Cardiogram of the Great Steppe exhibition featuring works of Kazakh mural artist Amanat Nazarkul. Born in...
NUR-SULTAN – The restrictions on the capacity of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline have been removed, and the delivery of oil from Kazakh shippers has been...
NUR-SULTAN – Four Kazakh universities are now included in the World University Rankings 2022 issued by the British Times Higher Education magazine, compared to two universities in...
NUR-SULTAN – The capital-based Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics (NIS) seeks to enter the Guinness World Records (GWR) book after more than 1,000 of its...
NUR-SULTAN – A self-taught artist from Nur-Sultan Kanat Nurtazin brings a new dimension to his art by using leaves as a canvas for different illustrations. The artist...
NUR-SULTAN – Fifteen Kazakh people have undergone a unique surgery that uses a fibrin hydrogel, which was created by local scientists three months ago, to restore damaged...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in a virtual format on 27 May emphasizing the need for greater cooperation amid rising...
NUR-SULTAN – The experts of the UN Department of Peace Operations paid a visit to Kazakhstan to assess the readiness of the Kazakh contingent that participates in...
NUR-SULTAN – The opening of the monument to the great Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayev and a branch of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Bishkek have also...
NUR-SULTAN – The Central Referendum Commission (CRC) and Ministry of Information and Social Development has completed its campaign to inform citizens on the upcoming national referendum on...
NUR-SULTAN – The Central Referendum Commission (CRC) has accredited 105 observers from various international organizations as of May 25, said CRC Chairman Nurlan Abdirov during a briefing...
NUR-SULTAN – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi joined Central Referendum Commission (CRC) Chairman Nurlan Abdirov to update on the preparation for the...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to Kyrgyzstan on May 26. He met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and focused on strengthening political dialogue,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s first low-cost airline FlyArystan will launch flights along the Aktau-Prague-Aktau route on June 12, reported the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee. The flights will be...
NUR-SULTAN – Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, visited Nur-Sultan on Wednesday to discuss prospects for long-term...
NUR-SULTAN – Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhstan’s state-run financing institution Baiterek Holding Kanat Sharlapaev in his exclusive interview to The Astana Times introduced holding’s plans...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a video address to a roundtable organized by the Astana International Financial Centre on the sidelines of the World Economic...
NUR-SULTAN – The Malaysian Dears (term for fans of Kazakh pop singer Dimash Kudaibergen) raised humanitarian aid for children with cancer at Penang General Hospital on May...
NUR-SULTAN – The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov held an interim meeting of the Foreign Investors’ Council that included the discussion of the activities of permanent...
NUR-SULTAN – Afghanistan could have been a window of opportunity for Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies Director Yerkin Tukumov explained in an interview with...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh citizens living or traveling in 52 countries will be able to participate in a June 5 national referendum to vote on amendments to 33...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan hosted a Kui (traditional Kazakh composition) fair near the monument to famous Kazakh composer Dina Nurpeisova for the first time to instill...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh high school students ranked third in the 19th ISF (International School Sport Federation) Gymnasiade Normandy 2022 with 32 gold, 32 silver, and 21 bronze...
NUR-SULTAN – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi met with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 20 as...
NUR-SULTAN – The number of young Kazakh entrepreneurs below 29 years of age has grown by 36.4 percent to reach 211,900 people in April compared to March...
NUR-SULTAN – 76.4 percent of Kazakh citizens eligible to vote support the constitutional amendments put on the referendum, said the experts during a roundtable on Friday titled...
NUR-SULTAN – The “Uly Dala Tany” (Dawn of the Great Steppe) historical drama directed by Akan Satayev premiered in Almaty on May 12, reported the Kazakhfilm movie...
NUR-SULTAN – A camera trap captured a wolverine and a brown bear walking around Markakol State Natural Reserve in East Kazakhstan, reported the reserve’s press service on...
NUR-SULTAN – The Nickelodeon HD TV channel, a local version of the American TV channel, broadcasting cartoons, entertainment, sports, and music programs in Kazakh, was presented on...
NUR-SULTAN – According to the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) audit results of 2021, Kazakhstan’s aviation safety score remains at 84 percent. The country’s rate is 15...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the need to focus on a fair justice system, a transparent economy, and competitive markets to ensure favorable conditions for...
NUR-SULTAN – Leading the Kazakh delegation, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s readiness to promote global food security at the Global...
NUR-SULTAN – Since 1996, 52.2 trillion tenge (US$121.6 billion) of investments, were allocated for the development of the oil and gas sector, said Geology Committee Chair of...
NUR-SULTAN – Brussels hosted the ninth high-level political and security dialogue between the countries of Central Asia and the European Union on May 17 in an effort...
NUR-SULTAN – Museums in Kazakhstan celebrated the International Museum Day on May 18 for the first time since the pandemic began, welcoming the public and offering various...
NUR-SULTAN – State Secretary of Kazakhstan Erlan Karin published a video on May 17 explaining the constitutional amendments and categorizing them in five key blocks. The video...
NUR-SULTAN – The Olympic Museum in Lausanne included the costumes worn by Kazakh national flag bearers during the Beijing 2022 opening ceremony in the Cultural Heritage of...
NUR-SULTAN – Due to the stabilization of the epidemiological situation in all regions, all COVID-19-related restrictions have been lifted. More than 98 percent of people with COVID-19...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Hub International Technopark of IT startups will launch an accelerator program for startups from Central Asian countries, Azerbaijan and Mongolia with Google for...
NUR-SULTAN – In the first two months of 2022, exports of processed goods increased by 46.6 percent and reached US$3.5 billion, an official representative of the Kazakh...
NUR-SULTAN – Less than three weeks are left before Kazakhstan will have a national referendum where citizens will vote on the amendments to 33 articles of the...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Hub International Technopark of IT Startups in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan hosted the IT-Woman 1.0 Conference on female empowerment in IT on May 17 to...
ALMATY – Learning losses from COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures will be felt for decades to come. This is the forecast of the experts who took part in...
NUR-SULTAN – The spectacular Kymyzmuryndyk-2022 regional folk festival dedicated to a revered ancient holiday celebrating kumys, fermented mare’s milk, took place in Talas district of Zhambyl Region...
NUR-SULTAN – The film “Shturm” (Assault) by Kazakh director Adilkhan Yerzhanov won the grand jury award for Best Narrative Feature at the 38th Los Angeles Asian Pacific...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan plan to increase trade and economic cooperation and expand joint projects in industry, transport, agriculture, education, water, and energy sectors. Prime Minister...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is steadily resuming air travel and increasing flights to foreign countries due to a remarkable improvement in the epidemiological situation and the easing of...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan (KazISS) launched a series of podcasts featuring essential issues on the development of Kazakhstan...
NUR-SULTAN – The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) troops should be involved in the United Nations peacekeeping mission, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as he addressed the anniversary...
NUR-SULTAN – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent...
NUR-SULTAN – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to express his condolences in person over the death of Sheikh Khalifa...
NUR-SULTAN – Every child dreams of studying at a school that can provide the best learning opportunities, and for rural children, who are not able to reach...
NUR-SULTAN – The world-famous Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen’s songs were streamed during the Dimash & Igor Special broadcast on a German radio station called Moviedance for the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s National Nuclear Center launched its IVG.1M research reactor using low-enriched uranium (LEU) on May 5, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Energy. The IVG.1M research...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh and German companies signed 11 agreements in the field of mechanical engineering, industrial automation, petrochemistry, logistics, healthcare and IT worth US$200 million at the...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to Turkey on May 10-11 has been his first visit since he assumed the presidency in 2019. The visit was more...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and Finland plan to expand trade and investment relations as the two countries mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Kazakh and Finnish...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan ranked 55th out of 195 countries in the Global Health Security (GHS) Index scoring 46.1 points out of 100. The index is prepared by...
NUR-SULTAN – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akan Rakhmetullin emphasized the role of the Astana Process in resolving the eleven-year crisis in Syria at the 2022...
Navigating constitutional amendments President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on holding on 5 June a national referendum on the draft amendments and additions to the country’s Constitution....
NUR-SULTAN – The heroic act of Sabit Shontakbayev, who saved a three-year-old child from falling from an eighth-floor window on the morning of May 11 in the...
NUR-SULTAN – The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved the intergovernmental decree between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on space exploration, reports the Uzbek Ministry of Justice. The document...
NUR-SULTAN – The scientists from the Kazakh Institute of Combustion Problems produced a biomaterial for bone regeneration, called hydroxyapatite, which is three times cheaper than its foreign...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and Turkey are ready to advance their cooperation to a strategic partnership, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told a press...
NUR-SULTAN – The Accessible Kazakhstan startup which provides information on the accessibility of public facilities for people with limited mobility has been recognized as the first Digital...
NUR-SULTAN – The Minister of Culture and Sports Dauren Abayev announced plans to develop new tourist routes in the country following a meeting with representatives of the...
NUR-SULTAN – When Hitler’s aggression against USSR began in 1941, 19-year-old girl Manshuq Mametova knew her life would never be the same. The heroine of the Soviet Union,...
NUR-SULTAN – Fifty recipients of scholarships funded by the European Union (EU) from Afghanistan have started their English courses at the Almaty Management University (AlmaU) in April,...
NUR-SULTAN – Nazir Torekulov, the first Soviet Plenipotentiary Envoy to Saudi Arabia (then the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd), played a key role in establishing friendly relations...
NUR-SULTAN – An online event dedicated to the memory of World War II veterans from Kazakhstan and Victory Day will be held May 9 on Tengrinews.kz agency...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will hold the constitutional referendum on June 5, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on Thursday in his video address to the nation. “A general vote...
NUR-SULTAN – The strengthening of the Armed Forces and the defense potential of the country is a priority for the state in the context of geopolitical instability,...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Embassy in France and Kazakh Invest national company organized a webinar on April 14 to explore the prospects for cooperation between Kazakhstan and...
NUR-SULTAN – The unique book “Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. 1991-2001: collection of documents and materials” featuring previously unavailable to public data was presented as a part of...
NUR-SULTAN – The number of passengers boarded by Kazakh airlines has increased by five percent compared to the same three-month quarter in 2021, according to the Kazakh...
NUR-SULTAN – The Constitutional Council has approved President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s appeal to amend the Constitution saying that it fully complies with the Constitution, the council announced on...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the eternal flame near the Otan Korgaushylar (Fatherland Defenders) monument to honor victims...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Roman Vassilenko held a number of meetings with European Union officials in Budapest, Vilnius, Warsaw and Vienna to reaffirm...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a state visit to Turkey on May 10-11, his presidential office announced on Tuesday. Tokayev’s state visit to Turkey will...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree to introduce three new regions – Abai Region, Ulytau Region, and Zhetisu Region – as well as to relocate...
NUR-SULTAN – Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on May 3 conveying his country’s full support for President...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Top experts convened for a virtual round table on April 27 organized by the Central Asia Program (CAP) at George Washington University to discuss...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan seek to double their trade turnover, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov and Chair of Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov announced during...
Kazakhstan is living a rich religious life: the Moslems on May 2 started celebrating the holiday of Oraza Ait (the Kazakh name of Eidal-Fitr), while the second...
NUR-SULTAN – The Champion Foods, one of the leading U.S. manufacturers of food products, expressed its readiness to invest $100 million in Kazakh production facilities for the...
NUR-SULTAN – Some 30 sakura (cherry blossom) seedlings have been planted to mark the 30th anniversary of the Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s FIDE Master Nogerbek Kazybek took the rapid chess gold in the Open Under 18 category at the World Cadet & Youth Rapid And Blitz...
NUR-SULTAN – Ulf Wokurka, an Independent Director and Member of the Board of Directors of national railway operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) spoke about the company’s plans...
NUR-SULTAN – A touring exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Kazakh-Soviet female pilot Khiuaz Dospanova opened on the eve of the 77th anniversary of the Soviet...
NUR-SULTAN – The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan is set to contribute to an active dialogue involving the government and civil society groups on major reforms announced...
