site.news_by_theme West Kazakhstan Oblast
Kazakhstan’s Border Service issues notice to travelers heading to Russia
Tengrinews.kz – Reconstruction work is underway at three border checkpoints between Kazakhstan and Russia, which may lead to longer waiting
03 November 2025
Kazakh military responds to drone explosion in West Kazakhstan region
Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan has tightened control over the country’s airspace following the explosion of an unidentified
23 October 2025
Suspect in extortion detained in West Kazakhstan region
Tengrinews.kz – A robbery committed by a previously convicted resident of Atyrau Region against a resident of West Kazakhstan Region was uncovered
06 October 2025
Scorching heat up to 44°C and heavy rains forecast across Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Kazhydromet has issued a weather forecast for July 10-12.
09 July 2025
Saiga culling begins in western Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Efforts to regulate the saiga population have officially begun in the West Kazakhstan region, citing the regional akimat (local
04 July 2025
Saiga meat to be processed in West Kazakhstan region
Tengrinews.kz – Six meat processing plants in the West Kazakhstan region are ready to begin processing saiga meat, with the largest facility
04 July 2025
‘A sauna instead of cows’: Kazakh suspected of embezzling 150 million tenge
Tengrinews.kz - Authorities have completed an investigation into the head of a credit partnership in the West Kazakhstan Region, who is suspected
15 May 2025
New highway to cut travel distance from Astana to western Kazakhstan by 560 km
Tengrinews.kz - Minister of Transport Marat Karabayev announced plans for a new highway connecting Astana to the Trans-Caspian International
03 April 2025
Foreign Ministry comments on drone crash in western Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Akan Rakhmetullin, has commented on the crash of an unmanned aerial vehicle
26 March 2025
Drone has crashed in West Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Local residents reported another drone crash in the Taskalinsky district of West Kazakhstan region, citing "Uralsk week."
19 March 2025
Road flooded with meltwater in Uralsk
Tengrinews.kz - A road in Uralsk has been flooded with meltwater.
13 March 2025
Suspected reconnaissance drone crashed in western Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A suspected reconnaissance drone has crashed near the village of Uyaly in the Bokey Orda District of the West Kazakhstan region,
20 February 2025
Video of mass fish die-off sparks discussion in Kazakhstan, ministry responds
Tengrinews.kz - A video allegedly showing a mass fish die-off in the West Kazakhstan region has been circulating on social media, prompting
19 February 2025
Kazakhstani man was trapped under a 300-kilogram hay bale
Tengrinews.kz – A resident of Karatobe village in West Kazakhstan Region was trapped under a 300-kilogram hay bale, requiring emergency rescue
17 February 2025
Kazakhstan prepares evacuation centers in case of severe flooding
Tengrinews.kz – 28 evacuation points for 2,000 people have been set up in one of the regions of Kazakhstan in case of floods.
10 February 2025
Roads closed due to rain in the West Kazakhstan region
Tengrinews.kz - Several sections of highways have been closed to freight and public transport in the West Kazakhstan region due to worsening
03 February 2025
Nearly 30 trucks stranded in western Kazakhstan due to snowfall
Tengrinews.kz - 29 trucks were towed in western Kazakhstan due to heavy snowfall, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES).
17 December 2024
Storm warning issued for six regions in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - On November 5, Kazhydromet announced a storm warning for six regions of Kazakhstan due to strong winds, with speeds exceeding
05 November 2024
Foreigner is on trial for the murder of four people in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The trial of 48-year-old Uzbekistan citizen Shafkat Jazilov has begun in the specialized interdistrict criminal court. He is
04 October 2024
Earthquake recorded in western Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has been recorded in western Kazakhstan.
24 September 2024