- Sunday, 23 March, 2025
- Almaty 52 °F / 11 °C
- Astana 28 °F / -2 °C
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Chess player Bibisara Assaubayeva, 17, became the female chess champion at the online Asian Chess Championship, the Kazakhstan Chess Federation reported. This is her first title...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh adventure comedy “Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It!” won the Festival Director’s Choice Award at the Ravenheart International Film Festival taking place in Oslo on Aug....
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh political analysts have observed that the initiatives and instructions laid out in President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Sept. 1 address-to-the-nation clearly outline the key priorities for further socio-economic...
NUR-SULTAN – President Joseph Biden congratulated President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, reports the Akorda press service. “On behalf...
NUR-SULTAN – The national football team of Kazakhstan played a match in the qualification of Mundial 2022 with the national team Ukraine Sept. 1 in Nur-Sultan. Two teams have...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has ordered two Airbus A400M aircraft for its Defense Ministry, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development. The delivery of the first aircraft is...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Air Astana will resume direct flights from Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan to London starting Sept. 18, adding the United Kingdom to the list of countries open for...
NUR-SULTAN – This year, the academic year will start in offline format in 7,500 schools with 3.5 million pupils after nearly a year of online classes in Kazakhstan. This...
NUR-SULTAN – Developing nuclear energy, boosting the country’s military capacity, extending support for businesses, and five new social initiatives were among the topics that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev raised during...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev resigned after an explosion at an ammunition depot in the Zhambyl Region killed 15 and injured nearly 100 people, reports the Akorda...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan showed an increase in net foreign direct investment (FDI) compared to 17 countries with transition economies and 34 landlocked countries, according to the World Investment Report...
NUR-SULTAN – The All Dogs Matter photo exhibition showcased photographs capturing the life of homeless dogs and cats through the eyes of the volunteers in the Kazakh capital’s shelters...
NUR-SULTAN – Istanbul-based TAV Airports Holding plans to invest in the construction of a new international terminal at Almaty airport, the press service of the airport reported. It is...
NUR-SULTAN – One more person was found killed in a massive blast at an arms depot in the Zhambyl Region on Aug. 26 bringing the total death toll to...
NUR-SULTAN – The KulanSteppe pilot project, launched in 2017, aims to increase the kulan population in central Kazakhstan, which is one of the flagship species of the steppe fauna,...
NUR-SULTAN – This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Kazakh Constitution, which is observed on Aug. 30. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the Kazakh people on Constitution day. “The...
NUR-SULTAN – British polar athlete and explorer and the cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, Rosie Stancer, is currently on an expedition to the Aralkum desert in Kazakhstan, reported the...
NUR-SULTAN – The Atyrau region contributes 88 percent of industrial products and attracts approximately 30 percent of investments to Kazakhstan, said Kanysh Mambetov, acting head of the Department of...
NUR-SULTAN – Dismantling the nuclear arsenal that Kazakhstan inherited after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been proven to be a visionary, wise and noble decision, said Executive...
NUR-SULTAN – President of the European Council Charles Michel expressed appreciation to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for his support in the evacuation and hosting of the United Nations Assistance...
NUR-SULTAN – Increasing the investment attractiveness of the oil and gas sector was discussed at the working meeting of the Foreign Investors’ Council (FIC), which was held in video...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Paralympian athletes David Degtyarev won the gold medal and Anuar Sariyev won the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Earlier, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...
NUR-SULTAN – At least nine people were killed and 90 wounded in a blast at a military unit stationed in the Zhambyl Region on the evening of Aug. 26,...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the NGO Chief Editors Club have announced on Aug. 26 the names of the winners of the sixth international contest...
A quarter of all worldwide nuclear tests were conducted at the Semey test site for almost half a century during Soviet times. This year marks 30 years since the...
NUR-SULTAN – The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) released a joint statement to mark the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, the press service...
NUR-SULTAN – The exhibition featuring art installations devoted to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was opened on Aug.18 at the Nursultan Nazarbayev International airport in the Kazakh capital, reported...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s interdepartmental commission working to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions as the epidemiological situation is stabilizing, reports the Kazakh prime minister’s...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Government has adopted the budget for 2022-2024 at their meeting on Tuesday. Minister of Finance Erulan Zhamaubayev spoke about the draft budget plan during the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will begin the national census on Sept. 1 – a process that will last through Oct. 30. The government reviewed the preparation for the census during...
The 16th Summer Paralympic Games started on Aug. 24 and will continue through Sept. 5. Twenty-five Kazakh athletes from seven sporting events will take part in the games. This...
NUR-SULTAN — In the last years, the Kazakh cinema industry has thrived with a new generation of directors that have attracted international attention for their work. From Olga Korotko...
On August 23, leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states gathered for the extraordinary session of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO held in video...
Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries can never let down their guard. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its...
NUR-SULTAN – Unvaccinated population accounts for the majority of coronavirus cases and severe course of the infection, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexei Tsoy at a government meeting on...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Kaisar-2021 military exercises on Aug. 22 at the Center of Combat and Methodical Training of the National Guard in the Almaty Region,...
NUR-SULTAN – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in an extraordinary session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on Monday, Aug. 23, Akorda...
NUR-SULTAN – The Dostyk Trans Terminal will significantly increase its cargo traffic capacity by 2022, reported the press service of the PTC Cargo company. The terminal, which was launched ...
The problem of nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site was raised at the United Nations for the first time at the 45th session of the General Assembly in...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin spoke about the need to update the union’s measures to ensure economic stability amid the ongoing pandemic at the Aug. 20 Eurasian...
NUR-SULTAN – A group of 108 people representing the United Nations personnel accredited in Afghanistan arrived from Kabul to Almaty on Aug. 22, reported the UN in Kazakhstan. Passengers...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his working visit to Moscow on Saturday, the Akorda press service reports. Tokayev and Putin discussed...
The people of Kazakhstan ushered themselves in a new era of prosperity back in 1991. But the same year is remembered as one of the lost opportunities in the...
NUR-SULTAN – Roscosmos cosmonaut, International Space Station (ISS) flight engineer Oleg Artemyev shared a video of Lake Balkhash from space on Tiktok. “When will there be such an opportunity...
NUR-SULTAN – The rescuers of the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations have completed their mission on extinguishing wildfires in Turkey. They conducted operations with crews from Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting on Aug. 19 with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, reported Akorda press service. Tokayev appreciated the results of the talks...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Aviation Administration issued new flight restrictions taking into account the situation in Afghanistan, reported Aug. 18 the press service of the committee. There are risks...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan expressed its support for the United Nations Security Council’s statement on the establishment of a new Afghan government through inclusive negotiations, reported on Aug.19 the Kazakh...
NUR-SULTAN – The group of personnel of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and of other UN agencies accredited in Afghanistan have been temporarily relocated to Almaty,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve will begin receiving applications for its second cohort from Sept. 1, announced Chair of the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service Anar Zhailganova...
