International Theatre Festival to Showcase Special Corona-19 Dance Performance in Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – More than 20 performances will be presented by 11 creative teams as part of the TEATR ALL Nur-Sultan Theater Week international festival from Oct. 28 until Nov. 1. in the Kazakh capital, according to the city administration. The festival agenda includes performances, master classes, exhibitions of modern and fine art and much more.…
Kazakh Citizens To Receive Passport in Germany, Russia and US in 30 Days
NUR-SULTAN – The period for issuing passports for Kazakh nationals residing in Germany, Russia and the US has been reduced from 80 days to 30 days, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service. “The launch of a pilot project to reduce the period of passport issuing by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
Kazakh Scientist Climbs Elbrus With International Expedition to Make Geomaps, Promote Humanitarian Cooperation
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh scientist Aida Tabelinova mountained Elbrus as part of an international expedition, which was held since Sept. 29 and continued through Oct. 10. It was led by the Youth Club of the Russian Geographical Society and Rossotrudnichestvo, a Russian federal аgency tasked with promoting international humanitarian cooperation. The expedition was aimed at conducting…
Traditional Nomads Games Held in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – Spectacular dzhigits (horse riders and fighters) competitions were held in the forgotten traditional sporting events held in the Turkistan region, gathering people from all regions of the country, reports 24.kz. They competed in horse racing, archery, Kazaksha kures (wrestling), togyzkumalak (ancient boardgame with balls) and asyk atu, which involves beating the opponent with…
Kazakh Ethnographer Restores More Than 200 Recipes of Ancient Kazakh Cuisine
NUR-SULTAN – Aigerim Musagazhinova, a historian and ethnographer, restored more than 200 unknown recipes of Kazakh dishes in “The mysteries around us” new program on the First Channel, Eurasia TV Channel, reports zakon.kz. “The mysteries around us” is a program about secrets and traditions of national cuisine, the origins of which go back centuries. Currently,…
Kazakh Singer Dimash Kudaibergen to Join Chinese Reality Show (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – World-renowned Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen is returning to China to participate in a reality show, said the singer himself on his Instagram account. “We have come to Wuxi from Beijing. I will soon participate in an interesting program. There will be performances by prominent Chinese artists, who will be divided into teams of…
Kazakhstan Joins UN Human Rights Council for 2022-2024
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has been elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2022-2024 during the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Oct. 14, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body of the UN composed of 47 states, which…
The 7th World Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions Set to Discuss the Post-Corona Spiritual Development of Mankind
NUR-SULTAN – Bulat Sarsenbayev, the Chair of Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev Centre for Development of Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue, introduced the agenda of the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. The participants of the Congress, which will be held Sept. 14-15 in 2022 in Nur-Sultan, will discuss the role of leaders of world and…
Kazakhstan Listed Among Top 11 Countries On Mortgage Loan Digitalization
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan ranked first in the top 11 countries in the world on the mortgages digitalization as Freedom Finance Bank Kazakhstan has digitized mortgage loans at an astounding rate of 90 percent according to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Kazakhstan ranked 29 in overall list and the first among CIS countries.…
People of Kazakhstan Celebrate National Kindness Day
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh people celebrated National Kindness Day on Oct. 9, a holiday, organized as a part of the “Marathon of Good Works” nationwide project. It was launched in February upon the initiative of Kazakh President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev. Following the holiday concept, each country region installs a board with “Advice of Kindness” cards on…
Pink Flamingos Captured Returning to Mangistau Region On Video
NUR-SULTAN – Several hundred pink flamingos were captured flying back to Aktau city in the Mangistau Region on video by a popular Kazakh blogger Azamat Sarsenbayev. He published his video on his Facebook account. Flamingos are expected to stay at Lake Karakol approximately until mid-November before they migrate to Iran. Adilbek Kozybakov, biologist and member…
Central Asia’s Highest Mosque in Nur-Sultan Captured on Video from Bird Eye View
NUR-SULTAN – Central Asia’s highest mosque located in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan was captured on video on Sept. 25 by Kazakh videographer Vladislav Vodnev. The construction of the mosque, which is located behind EXPO-2017, started in the spring of 2019 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. The first stone…
COVID-19 Incidence Decreases 1.7 Times Over Past Month in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The COVID-19 incidence rate has decreased 1.7 times over the past month, said Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin during his meeting with President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev on Oct. 7. The basic reproductive number (R0 pronounced as R-naught) is 0.94 percent, infectious car beds are occupied at 34 percent while intensive beds are at 32…
Chairperson of Caucasus Muslim Board Awarded With Honorary Professorship at Gumilyov Eurasian National University
NUR-SULTAN – Haji Allahshükür Hummat Pashazade, Sheikh Ul-Islam and Chairperson of the Caucasus Muslims Board, has been recognized as an Honorary Professor of the Gumilyov Eurasian National University during his visit to Kazakhstan as part of the 19th Session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which was held…
World Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to Promote Interfaith Dialogue Announced For 2022
NUR-SULTAN – The seventh Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will be held Sept. 14-15 in 2022 in Nur-Sultan. This was announced at the 19th Session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which took place on Oct. 5-6. The representatives of world religions and confessions…
Kazakh Population to Reach 24 Million By 2050, According to UN Forecast
NUR-SULTAN – The population in Kazakhstan will grow over the next few decades and will reach approximately 24 million people by 2050, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), reports ranking.kz. The population has surpassed 19 million driven by the rising birth and life expectancy rate. In 2020, life expectancy…
Kazakhstan Celebrates 30th Anniversary Since Its First Flight Into Space
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the country with the 30th anniversary of its first space flight. “The country’s first astronaut Toktar Aubakirov flew into space 30 years ago. This event marked the beginning of the space exploration program of Kazakhstan. Today, space exploration serves the interests of our people and our national economy,”…
Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge Reveals Unearthed Great Steppe Gold
NUR-SULTAN – Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum featured over 300 archeological discoveries from the Saka burial mounds of East Kazakhstan on Sept. 28. The find was hailed as an “archaeological sensation” on the global stage by the British news outlets, reports the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Great Britain. Kazakh archeologist Zeinolla Samashev along with other scientists and…
Kazakh Wine Producers Given Permission By European Commission to Access European Markets
NUR-SULTAN – The European Commission added KazStandard, a government-owned company that pursues state policy in standardization and metrology fields, to the list of competent wine certification authorities in Kazakhstan last month, according to the Ministry of Trade and Integration. This opens up more opportunities for local wine producers to access European markets. Wine, grapes or…
Kazakh Entrepreneurs Promote Eco-Friendly Recycling Strategies to Tackle Problem of Plastic
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Packaging Association, an organization that represents paper and package producing factories, suggested the government adopt a closed cycle strategy for processing used plastic bottles, reports inbusiness.kz. This means all plastic waste should be collected by domestic recyclers, reprocessed and the earned money invested in infrastructure and promotion of cleaner, greener environmental practices.…
IT Students Present New Innovative Projects at Ecohackathon Competition in Almaty
NUR-SULTAN – The Eco Hackathon competition, organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan on Sept. 25-26 in Almaty, gathered around 70 Kazakh IT students and specialists to allow them to develop the best clean tech solutions for resolving climate issues. Throughout the competition, the hackathon participants came up with innovative ideas and…
Wolves, Jackals and Mountain Rams Caught On Camera In Ustyurt Nature Reserve
NUR-SULTAN – Automatic cameras recorded wolves, jackals, mountain rams, including females with cubs, and other rare animals walking through the protected area of the Ustyurt Nature Reserve between Sept. 6 and 10, according to the reserve’s press service. Natural scientist Saken Dildakhmet published several photos on his Facebook account. “Hi, everyone from the mysterious Ustyurt!…
COVID-19 Incidence Decreases 60% Over Two Weeks in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – In the past two weeks, the country has reached a stable epidemiological situation with a 60 percent reduction of morbidity and mortality for COVID-19, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexei Tsoy at the government meeting on Sept. 21. Daily infections reached 2,537 on Sept. 22, reported the ministry. The interdepartmental commission working to…
Kunde Café and Glovo Courier Launch Charitable Project For Doctors
NUR-SULTAN – Künde, a social metropolitan café in Nur-Sultan, and Glovo courier service launched a charitable project on Sept. 21 giving people an opportunity to support doctors working in COVID-19 hospitals by ordering them food delivery. Every Glovo user can support the project regardless of the location. To help, the user should order food in…
Kazakhstan to Adopt Its Own Country Calling Code By 2025
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to adopt its own country calling code from January 2023, reported the Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Bagdad Mussin. As the Ministry clarified, Kazakhstan has reserved +997 in the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) to replace the +7 calling code, which also belongs to Russia. After the new…
