Kazakhstan to lift foreign workforce restrictions to be ready for EXPO-2017 in time
Kazakhstan is planing to legal create conditions to bring in experienced guest workers to construct the EXPO-2017 facilities.
Nazarbayev’s visit to Iran is message to the world to normalize relationships
Yerlan Idrisov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, says that Astana has a practical interest in resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, because cooperation with Iran is important and holds promise for Kazakhstan.
Taiwan signs free trade deal with Singapore
Taiwan signed a free trade deal with Singapore on Thursday, its first with a Southeast Asian country, as the diplomatically isolated island steps up efforts to join regional economic blocs.
Tests point to polonium poisoning in Arafat death: Jazeera
Swiss scientists have concluded that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat probably died from polonium poisoning.
'Omnivory' of Kazakhstan foreign politics according to Idrisov
Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Idrisov says that Kazakhstan makes up for being landlocked by diversifying its foreign relations.
Central Asia not ready for integration
Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Idrisov believes it premature to discuss integration in Central Asia and more appropriate to think of it as cooperation.
Swedish far right seeks to ban foreigners from begging
The far-right Sweden Democrats party on Wednesday proposed forbidding foreigners from begging in the country under penalty of jail time or expulsion.
Israel opposes alleged Iran nuclear proposal
Israel urged world powers on Wednesday to reject what it said was an Iranian offer to partly cut back its nuclear programme in return for an easing of Western sanctions.
EU countries resist extradition of fugitive Kazakhstan tycoons
Some of the EU countries are resisting extradition of fugitive Kazakhstan tycoon.
A controversy surrounding property confiscation of Kazakhstan's fugitive tycoons
Kazakhstan wants to start confiscating property of fugitive tycoons without getting a court verdict.
Tajiks set to elect strongman leader for fourth term
Voters in Tajikistan, the poorest state in the former USSR, were set Wednesday to hand President Emomali Rakhmon an easy victory for a fourth term at the helm of his country bordering Afghanistan.
New Finance Minister appointed in Kazakhstan
Bakhyt Sultanov has been appointed the new Minister of Finance in Kazakhstan.
Zhamishev appointed Minister of Regional Development of Kazakhstan
Bolat Zhamishev has been appointed Minister of Regional Development of Kazakhstan.
Kerry seeks to rescue Israeli-Palestinian peace process
US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks Wednesday with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try to keep the peace process from collapsing, urging them to reach a long-elusive deal.
New York ends Bloomberg era, elects liberal de Blasio as mayor
Voters in New York picked Bill de Blasio to be the city's first Democratic mayor in a generation, in one of a handful of elections seen as having considerable national importance.
Japan mulling boosting Aegis destroyer fleet: report
Japan is considering boosting its fleet of Aegis-equipped destroyers from six to eight to counter threats from North Korean missile development and tensions with China over territory.
ISAF countries should prevent destabilization of CA region
Security Council of Kazakhstan thinks that coalition countries in Afghanistan have no a moral right to allow destabilization of the region.
International organizations compromise Central Asian integration
According to Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Marat Shaikhutdinov, external players are more concerned with the integration of Central Asia than the region itself is.
Chairman of Kazakhstan Religious Agency appointed
A new chairman of the Agency for Religious Affairs of Kazakhstan has been appointed.
Syrian regime says not going to Geneva talks to hand over power
The Syrian regime will not attend a proposed Geneva peace conference if the aim is for President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power, the country's information minister said Monday.