- Friday, 31 July, 2026
- Almaty 88 °F / 31 °C
- Astana 90 °F / 32 °C
ASTANA – Seven-year-old Dinmukhamed Tulendinov from Kazakhstan came out on top in the under-seven category at the recent FIDE World School Chess Championship in Durres, Albania. The...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs believes the recent electricity price increases in the country are illegal and plans to fight them and look instead...
ASTANA – Ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Astana’s new mosque, The Flower of Allah, akorda.kz press service reported. The...
ASTANA – The Filia Association of Greek Communities, uniting 17 groups throughout Kazakhstan, is marking its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1993 after the merger of communities in...
ASTANA – Eight routes to sacred sites were approved as part of the Ruhani Zhangyru (Modernisation of Kazakhstan’s Identity) programme in the Akmola region, according to Kazinform....
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated the nation May 1 on the Kazakh People’s Day of Unity. “This truly national celebration is a vivid symbol of our...
ASTANA – Nazarbayev University (NU) is committed to becoming a leading research university recognised internationally. One of its main priorities is promoting international diversity and academic mobility....
ASTANA – Kazakh-Uzbek trade grew 50 percent in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year and the countries are working to grow...
ASTANA – The May 4-5 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh addressed issues facing the...
ASTANA – KAZGUU University and Hilton Astana, in collaboration with the city akimat (administration), sponsored Job Fair 2018, which for the first time welcomed graduates and undergraduates...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan political party has developed more than 20 projects to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), improve the educational system and execute...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has developed SmartTran, a unique digital technology to transport oil through main pipelines. Inventors TransOil technical policy department director Berik Sayakhov and Satbayev University...
ASTANA – Astana’s Confucius Institute will present Capitals of the Silk Road, a photo exhibition July 2-3 in cooperation with the international organisation Expo & Women. The...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan National Geographic Society, or QazGeo, is close to starting this year’s two big expeditions. The organisation will head to the Aral Sea May 10...
ASTANA – “Bad Bad Winter” by Kazakh director Olga Korotko will be featured at the annual Cannes Film Festival Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution (ACID) programme. “We...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover increased by 25 percent to $69.5 billion last year. The country’s exports increased by 30 percent and reached $48.3 billion; imports...
ASTANA – Baiterek Development, a subsidiary of Baiterek Holding, will release 1,300 Expo Town apartments for sale June 1, reported tengrinews.kz. The buildings were rented by Astana...
ASTANA – Second wind, the physiological phenomenon when an out-of-breath marathoner suddenly finds the strength to push harder, will be the topic of the June 10 TEDxAstana....
ASTANA – Kazakh car assembly plants produced 90 percent more vehicles in the first three months of 2018 than in the same period last year, with the...
ASTANA – Kazakh national rail company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) President Kanat Alpysbayev reported on the implementation of the country’s Digital Railways strategy during the May 2...
ASTANA – Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan’s 2016 Olympic gold medalist, won his first professional fight, knocking out American boxer Noah Kidd (3-0-1, 2 KO) in a bout in...
ASTANA – To preserve Kazakhstan’s way, the unique model of interethnic and interdenominational harmony the country enjoys, it is crucial to strengthen traditions of friendship and brotherly...
ASTANA – Kazakh and United Kingdom officials recently discussed the possibility of signing a strategic partnership agreement to utilise the British model of developing IT projects in...
ASTANA – Nicknamed “Jackson” in his youth for wearing a sweatband like the famous NBA player, today Rustam Yergali is an icon of Kazakhstan’s basketball. In the...
ASTANA – The first solar power plant with a 2-megawatt (3,500-kilowatt hour) annual capacity opened May 1 in Mangistau, reported the regional press service. The new facility,...
ASTANA – Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin discussed bilateral cooperation with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon April 27 in Dushanbe. Mamin said agreements reached between Kazakh...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part April 28 in the 26th session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK), reported Akorda.kz. The main...
NEW YORK – Kazakh Vice Minister of Religious Affairs and Civil Society Berik Aryn was a principal speaker at a recent meeting on religious leadership at the...
ASTANA – The Kazakh government allocated 500 million tenge (US$1.5 million) in 2017 and more than 800 million tenge (US$2.5 million) in 2018 to build infrastructure to...
ASTANA – Young Kazakh psychologist from the Kyzylorda region Symbat Abdrakhmanova is helping young children with speech and language difficulties and their parents overcome those challenges. Abdrakhmanova...
