- Saturday, 17 October, 2026
- Almaty 48 °F / 9 °C
- Astana 45 °F / 7 °C
ASTANA – Global oil demand is expected to continue growing through 2050, reaching 124.1 million barrels per day, according to the latest World Oil Outlook 2026 released...
ASTANA — Central Asia’s next logistics challenge is no longer building highways. It is ensuring that roads, railways, ports, warehouses, customs systems and digital platforms operate as...
ASTANA – The Kazakh government is implementing a package of measures to increase household incomes, reduce debt burdens, maintain macroeconomic stability and expand energy capacity, as part...
ASTANA – Kazakh Grandmaster Bibisara Assaubayeva has reached a career-high fifth place in the latest FIDE women’s world rankings, breaking into the global top five for the...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree on July 1 scheduling elections of deputies to the Kurultai for Aug. 23. The decree, issued in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court hosted a scientific and practical conference on June 30 to mark the entry into force of the country’s new Constitution on July...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s new Constitution entered into force on July 1 following its approval in a nationwide referendum on March 15. Replacing the 1995 Constitution, it sets...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan presented its experience in repatriating and reintegrating citizens from conflict zones in Syria and Iraq during the UN Counter-Terrorism Week in New York on...
ASTANA — The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a written declaration on June 25 welcoming Kazakhstan’s constitutional reforms following the March 15 referendum....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to expanding trade, investment and technology cooperation during the Kazakhstan-United States Business Roundtable on June 30, where...
Water security has emerged as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, with increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, and rising demand placing unprecedented...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Germany are seeking to expand cooperation across key strategic sectors, with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan ranked 24th in the KidsRights Index 2026, becoming the only country from Eastern Europe and Central Asia to enter the global top 25 and...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Parliament met for the last time in its current form on June 30 as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev framed the country’s constitutional overhaul as a...
ASTANA – Citizens of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates could soon face fewer bureaucratic hurdles when driving in each other’s countries after Kazakh Minister of Internal...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is looking to deepen cooperation with Indonesia as part of a broader effort to strengthen ties with the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region, Foreign Minister Yermek...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Georgia moved to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, energy, transport and digitalization, as Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov met with Georgian Prime Minister...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are advancing plans for the Caspian Green Energy Corridor that would allow renewable electricity generated in Central Asia to reach European...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze signed a joint statement establishing a strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and Georgia following the June...
ASTANA – Kazakh composer and musician Dana Zulpykhar has contributed to the soundtrack of Netflix’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” recording parts for the traditional Kazakh instruments dombyra...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based clean energy company Masdar have taken a step toward developing joint renewable energy and digital infrastructure projects by signing...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan officially launched construction of a landmark 1-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in the southern Zhambyl Region on June 29, marking one of the largest...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Senate held its final session on June 29, concluding the 30-year history of the upper house ahead of the country’s transition to a unicameral...
When Chinese novelist Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012, some argued that the award was related to his criticism of the Chinese system....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has joined the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative and the AI Opportunity Partnership, marking a step toward expanding international cooperation in artificial intelligence, attracting investment...
ASTANA – The Golden Globes will launch the inaugural Silk Road Tribute Gala in Uzbekistan on Oct. 23-24, honoring excellence in film and television across Central Asia...
ASTANA – Located around 450 kilometers from Astana, Bayanaul National Park remains one of Kazakhstan’s most popular domestic tourism destinations, attracting visitors with its granite mountains, pine...
ASTANA – Archaeologists have uncovered burials from two distinct historical periods within a single ancient mound in Kazakhstan’s Karagandy Region, offering new insights into the region’s ancient...
ASTANA — Every year on June 28, Kazakhstan marks the Day of Media Workers. The date commemorates the adoption of the country’s first Law on the Press...
ASTANA – Ask Americans what they know about Kazakhstan and many may struggle to answer. The Smithsonian hopes to change that, not through politics or economics, but...
