ASTANA – Foreign tourists spent more than $2.6 billion in Kazakhstan in 2024, according to the Tourism Industry Committee of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has compiled a selection of articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers Kazakhstan’s strategic efforts to...
ASTANA – Thirty six wagons of humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan arrived at the Hairatan railway station in Balkh province, Afghanistan, on April 17, reported the Prime Minister’s...
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu met with the leadership of two Turkish companies to discuss investment projects aimed at the development...
ASTANA – The Honorary Consulate of Belgium and the representative office of the Benelux Chamber of Commerce officially opened on April 17 in Aktau, marking a key...
ASTANA – Spend your evenings with meaning: art, music, theater – everything for your mood and new emotions. The Astana Times has curated a guide to events...
ASTANA — Amid growing global tensions and shifting alliances, France and Kazakhstan are steadily building a partnership that stands out for its consistency, mutual respect, and strategic...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s young chess players won six gold and one bronze medal at the FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025, taking place...
ASTANA — This year, Kazakhstan plans to launch nine renewable energy facilities with a combined installed capacity of 455.5 megawatts (MW). One of these projects, a wind...
ASTANA – The Kazakh delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu, participated in the third ministerial meeting of the Central Asia – Gulf...
ASTANA – In 2024, Kazakhstan welcomed 9.1 million tourists who used hotels and other accommodation facilities nationwide. The volume of services reached 300 billion tenge (US$573.3 million),...
ASTANA – The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan was instrumental in integrating diverse ethnic groups into a unified nation, said Marat Azilkhanov, the assembly’s deputy chairman and...
ASTANA – Despite global market uncertainty, Kazakhstan’s stock market remained resilient in January-March, with the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Index rising by 1.4% to reach 5,658.74 points....
Editor’s note: The Astana Times continues a section featuring articles by our readers. As a platform that values diverse perspectives and meaningful conversations, we believe that this...
ASTANA – The possibility of opening an Al Jazeera correspondent office in Kazakhstan was one of the key topics of the meeting between the President’s Press Secretary...
ASTANA – Automechanika Astana 2025, a major international exhibition, opened on April 15 in the Kazakh capital, bringing together 350 companies from 22 countries, including Germany, Italy,...
ASTANA – The International Center for Interfaith and Interreligious Dialogue in Kazakhstan and the Muslim World League (MWL) signed a memorandum of understanding on April 15 in...
ASTANA — The second Central Asian Media Forum commenced in Astana on April 16 to foster regional information unity, strengthen media resilience, and explore the creation of...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined main directions for Kazakhstan’s economic policy in response to shifting global market conditions caused by tariff conflicts, during a Security Council...
ASTANA — The media is changing faster than ever, and so are the rules of the game. As artificial intelligence reshapes how information is created and consumed,...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on April 15 prohibiting using budgetary and quasi-public sector funds to finance foreign legionnaires in sports, reported Akorda. The...
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu invited Kuwaiti investors to participate in major projects in Kazakhstan, pledging comprehensive support. Nurtleu participated in...
ASTANA – National health leaders, local decision-makers and primary health care (PHC) experts gathered in Astana on April 16 for a workshop organized by the World Health...
Editor’s note: The Astana Times continues a section featuring articles by our readers. As a platform that values diverse perspectives and meaningful conversations, we believe that this...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s users can once again use local music in Instagram and Facebook stories, reels, and posts, following a new agreement between Meta and Kazakhstan Authors’...
ASTANA – Kazatomprom national atomic company has signed a landmark agreement with ČEZ, a. s., marking an expanded presence in Europe and strengthened position in the global...
ASTANA – In Kazakhstan, April 15 is celebrated as Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan Sulu Day, a holiday symbolizing true love, often considered an alternative to Valentine’s Day. A...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has recovered assets worth approximately 610 billion tenge (US$1.2 billion), including 506 billion tenge (US$977.2 million) in cash and property valued at over 103...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the key role of Chevron in the sustainable development of the country’s energy sector and congratulated Chevron CEO Michael Wirth...
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital is set to host the second Central Asian Media Forum on April 16-17 in Astana. The media forum will bring together media...