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Rental bikes to become part of public transport system in Almaty
Rental bikes will become part of the public transport system in Almaty.
10 August 2015
Almaty gets new Mayor from Nur Otan
Baurzhan Baibek has been appointed the new Akim (Mayor) of Almaty. Former Almaty Mayor Akhtemzhan Yessimov was appointed to lead the Astana EXPO-2017 steering company.
09 August 2015
Argentinian street artist creates art wall in Almaty
Argentinian street artists Marina Zumi has turned the walls of the Abilkhan Kasteev’s School of Art and Technical Design into a colorful masterpiece.
06 August 2015
Miss Almaty-2015 participants presented
14 finalists of Miss Almaty-2015 beauty pageant have been named.
06 August 2015
17-yo Almaty native to participate at World Yo-Yo Champion in Tokyo
Chingiz Alpyspayev, 17, from Kazakhstan is going to the World Yo-Yo Champion in Tokyo
06 August 2015
Kazakhstan's Kairat FC wins Aberdeen FC at Europe League third qualifying 2:1
Almaty-based Kairat FC has defeated the Scottish Aberdeen FC during the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying.
05 August 2015
Mudflow consequences being remedied in Almaty; danger persists
Mudflow consequences are still being remedied in Almaty that was hit by a powerful mud flow on July 23.
30 July 2015
Sabina Altynbekova and Denis Ten join Almaty-2022 committee for IOC meeting
Kazakhstani volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova and the bronze medalist of the Sochi Olympics Denis Ten are joining the distinguished Kazakhstani athletes representing Almaty’s bid for the Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
30 July 2015
British Airlines leave Kazakhstan
The UK's flag carrier British Airways is terminating flights to Kazakhstan.
29 July 2015
Almaty hit by mud flows
At aroud 2.15 am morainic lake Bezymyannoye at Kargaly glacier outburst. The water volume of the lake stood at 40 000 cubic meters. The outburst caused mud flows, with part of them overtopping the dam on the Kargaly River.
23 July 2015
More pedestrian paths and bicycle lanes in Almaty
Turksib and Bostandyk Districts of Almaty city in southern Kazakhstan are going to have more pedestrian areas.
21 July 2015
Popular tourist destinations, including Shymbulak and Charyn Canyon, off limits for foreigners in Kazakhstan
Kazakh Government has decreed to create wide belts near the county's border and make them off-limits for foreigners unless they acquire a special pass. Several very popular tourist destinations of Kazakhstan are within the limits of the new belts.
21 July 2015
Construction of Winter Universiade-2017 venues goes according to schedule
Journalists have toured the Winter Universiade-2017 venues in Almaty and according to the contractors, the construction works are going according to schedule.
20 July 2015
Argentinian street artist Marina Zumi creates art installation in Almaty
Argentinian artist Marina Zumi who draws graffiti is creating an art installation in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
11 July 2015
Air Astana leases 7 Airbus neos
Air Astana, the anchor airlines in Kazakhstan, has arranged for operational leasing of 7 Airbus planes from A320 neo family.
25 June 2015
World-renowned architect Jon Gehl advices to Kazakhstan
Famous Dutch architect and urban design consultant Jan Gehl has presented a project aimed at improving Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty.
25 June 2015
The Spirit of Tengri becomes highly discussed on social media
The Spirit of Tengri, two-day open-air festival of contemporary ethnic music has become highly discussed event on social media
18 June 2015
US visa issuance halts in Kazakhstan
The US Embassy in Kazakhstan has suspended visa issuance.
18 June 2015
Hard Rock Cafe comes forward in Almaty; will Astana be next?
Hard Rock Cafe has finally fling its doors open in Almaty this weekend.
16 June 2015