FC Astana secures record European win, thrashes Tel Aviv 4-0

ASTANA – FC Astana delivered an impressive display in a 4-0 home victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, its biggest margin of victory in European club competition....


Kazakhstan and Croatia mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations

The history of relations between the people of Kazakhstan and Croatia dates back to the times of the Silk Road through which trade caravans from China and...


Kazakh scientists make strides in identifying genetic predisposition to disease

ASTANA – The National Centre for Biotechnology recently discussed advances in identifying diseases at the genetic level. “We find out disorders through DNA and this allows us...


East Kazakhstan region promotes domestic tourism, educational tours

ASTANA – In an effort to attract travellers from China and Russia, the East Kazakhstan region is completing large-scale road repair and reconstruction this year to the...


Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan meeting addresses concerns over border trade regulations

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agreed during an Oct. 18 meeting in Astana of each country’s prime ministers to ensure priority crossing at the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border, especially...


Nigmatulin urges support for Kazakh President’s initiatives at IPU forum

ASTANA – Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament) Nurlan Nigmatulin appealed to the world parliamentary community to support the counterterrorism initiatives of President of...


The OECD and Eurasia: partners for an inclusive globalisation

I have long been passionate about free trade and international integration and the benefits that they can bring to people everywhere. In my own country, Mexico, I...


Kazakhstan’s Rukhani Janghyru programme unveiled at UNESCO

PARIS – Rukhani Janghryu (Modernisation of Kazakhstan’s Identity), the programme unveiled by President Nursultan Nazarbayev in April, was officially presented Oct. 17 at United Nations Educational, Scientific...


Mother’s House gives hope to single mothers

ASTANA – ANA UYI (Mother’s House), a social project sponsored by Kazakh businesspersons, helps single mothers overcome difficulties to prevent leaving children in orphanages. Pregnant women or...


Kazakh government, UNDP to support 15 city energy saving projects

ASTANA – Fifteen Kazakh cities, including the capital, Kostanai, Shymkent and Taraz, will install energy saving technologies by 2020 to reduce carbon intensity and enhance infrastructure energy...


Kazakh chess player wins international speed tournament

ASTANA – Kazakh chess player Zhansaya Abdumalik was the victor Oct. 16 in the Almaty Chess Players Union President’s Cup international tournament. The contest involved 54 players...


Kazakhstan’s economy expected to grow at least 3.4 percent by year’s end, says minister

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s economy retained a 4.3-percent growth rate from January-September and is expected to grow 3.4 percent by the end of the year, said Minister of...


Brave Dogs Almaty organises charity photoshoots, seeks to expand

ASTANA – Brave Dogs Almaty sponsored its third charity photoshoot in an Almaty mall Oct. 8 to advocate for animal shelters. The event attracted more than 2,000...


Young Kazakhs perform at UNESCO headquarters

ASTANA – Eight young Kazakhs performed at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO headquarters in Paris as winners of the nation’s second Children in the...


Education Minister reports on State Programme for Education and Science Development

ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of Education and Science Yerlan Sagadiyev reported on the status of the State Programme of Education and Science Development (SPESD) for 2016-2019 during an Oct. 17 government meeting chaired...


Twenty Kazakh remedial schools receive modern equipment

ASTANA – Twenty schools for children with hearing, vision and intellectual impairments in the Almaty, Mangistau and Pavlodar regions and Astana were equipped with special devices this...


Multilateral strategy to combat corruption discussed at public hearings

ASTANA – Public hearings on “Anti-corruption strategy: combining state and social efforts” were held Oct. 13 at the Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption Agency. The hearings are...


Barys fifth in Eastern Conference following one third of KHL matches

ASTANA – Following two games played last weekend, HC Barys Astana has completed 22 matches or more than one third of the scheduled matches of the regular...


Kazakhstan hosts second round of Confederation Cup

ASTANA – The qualifying stage for the second Confederation Cup tournament draw was held Oct. 13 in Kazakhstan. The uniqueness of the tournament is due to the...


AFC Kairat progresses to UEFA Futsal Cup elite round despite upset in Minsk

ASTANA – ACF Kairat Almaty, two-time holder of the UEFA Futsal Cup, progressed from second place to the tournament’s elite round during the Oct. 11-14 group one...


‘A magic dwells in each beginning’

“A magic dwells in each beginning,” – says Hermann Hesse in his poem. Teachers said these parting words to my son and his classmates at a graduation...


Nature of power has never been more complex

Not long ago, it was traditional hard power based on military and economic might that ruled the day. But a global rebalancing – one which has seen...


Visa exemption for Kazakh citizens will save millions of dollars, says UAE Ambassador

This year on May 23 Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al...


Kazakh TV presents unique show about ethnic musical compositions

ASTANA – Kazakh TV starts a unique project “Legends in Music” about ancient art of kui (traditional musical composition) and kuishis, the best musicians of the nation’s...


FC Kairat Almaty captures Kazakhstan Cup for seventh time

ASTANA – Football club Kairat Almaty claimed the Kazakhstan Cup for the seventh time in front of 10,400 spectators on Oct. 14 at Aktobe city’s Central Stadium...


Kazakhstan: on the way to unprecedented changes in justice

Kazakhstan has become the first country among the post-Soviet countries to open a Justice Services Centre free to the public one stop. The Centre in Astana represents...


President Nazarbayev congratulates Kyrgyz president-elect

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated via telegram Sooronbay Jeenbekov on his election as President of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Akorda press service reported. Nazarbayev said...


Kazakhstan, Poland discuss UNSC cooperation

ASTANA –  Delegations led by Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev and Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Joanna Wronecka recently discussed cooperation within the United Nations Security Council...


Khrapunovs summoned for interrogation by Kazakhstan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau is seeking to interrogate the former Akim (mayor) of Almaty and governor of the East Kazakhstan region Viktor Khrapunov and his...


Team Kazakhstan finishes last in FIFA World Cup qualification group

ASTANA – Team Kazakhstan will not be advancing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. The team, which ended their quest with a 3-1 away loss...