- Friday, 13 November, 2026
- Almaty 34 °F / 1 °C
- Astana 30 °F / -1 °C
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov has climbed to second place in the updated International Skating Union (ISU) world rankings with 4,193 points, marking the highest position of...
ASTANA – Experts from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have completed an International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) of Kazakhstan’s aviation safety oversight system, conducted from...
ALMATY – The 30th International Oil and Gas Exhibition (KIOGE 2026) will take place in Almaty on Sept. 30-Oct. 2, bringing together more than 500 companies from...
Germany’s future in Central Asia’s boom market will be decided in the lecture hall Kazakhstan is the gateway to a growth region, yet Germany lacks knowledge of...
ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Germany from Sept. 29-Oct. 1, with meetings in Berlin and Munich coming at a time when Kazakh-German relations have grown...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national equestrian team is completing final preparations in Tokyo ahead of its return to show jumping at the Asian Games after a 20-year absence,...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Elena Rybakina on Sept. 28 to congratulate her on winning the US Open and becoming the first Kazakh tennis player...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s women’s chess team won silver at the 46th World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, finishing the 11-round tournament undefeated with 18 points. China won gold,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan expects to produce 825,000 tons of jet fuel this year, exceeding its annual target of 750,000 tons and increasing output by 13% from 2025....
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for a radical reform of Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces, saying the safety and lives of service officers must be an unconditional...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Aidos Myrzakhmetov as the Minister of Defense on Sept. 27. Myrzakhmetov was relieved of his previous position as part of...
ASTANA – From coral reefs and the microscopic organisms that sustain them to marine mammals inhabiting the Caspian Sea, every species is part of a larger natural...
ASTANA – Archaeologists excavating ancient burial sites in southern Kazakhstan have uncovered the remains of a woman with a fatal skull injury, among findings dating to the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has continued to build its medal haul at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with the national team adding medals across athletics, fencing,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan called for renewed diplomacy to end the wars in the region while condemning attacks on infrastructure carrying its crude oil through the Black Sea...
ASTANA – The final weekend of September features a variety of cultural events, including ballet, theater and concerts. The Astana Times editorial team has curated a lineup...
ASTANA – Five military officials have been detained as part of a pretrial investigation into the deaths of service members during a military exercise in the Mangystau...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to increase the combined capacity of its three existing oil refineries from 17.5 million to 28.8 million tonnes per year as the government...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan and Chinese robotics manufacturer UBTech Robotics are advancing a $440 million project to localize robotics production in Kazakhstan, with plans covering manufacturing, research and...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan and China should move from individual investment projects toward integrated production ecosystems, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Sept. 25 at the Kazakhstan-China Investment Forum in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s low-cost airline FlyArystan has launched regular flights on a new route connecting Almaty with Chongqing, expanding Kazakhstan’s air connectivity with China. The new service...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers constitutional reform, the country’s drive to become...
ASTANA – India and Kazakhstan should translate their strong political partnership into deeper trade, investment, digital and energy cooperation, participants said at the India-Kazakhstan Strategic Dialogue on...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s search-and-rescue operation in the Caspian Sea has officially ended after the bodies of two service officers who had been missing following a military exercise...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed his condolences to the families and relatives of service members who died in a tragic incident during military exercises in...
ASTANA — Economic growth across developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to moderate to 5% in 2026 from 5.5% in 2025 before rising slightly to 5.1%...
ASTANA – Nine servicemen have died after 19 Kazakhstan Armed Forces personnel were swept into the Caspian Sea during a naval exercise in the Mangystau Region on...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called on the newly established Kazakhstan People’s Council to become a practical platform for dialogue between the state and society, saying...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is stepping up efforts to develop Astana as an international aviation hub and strengthen its transit potential through a new partnership with Singapore-based Changi...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and China reaffirmed their commitment to expanding the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), or Middle Corridor, as a safe, efficient and competitive link between...
