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Georgia breakaway region eyes Crimea-style vote on joining Russia
Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has said it plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia but the Kremlin appeared to pour cold water on the idea.
21 октября 2015
Zurab Tsereteli's personal exhibition opens in Almaty
Kasteev's Museum of Art presents a personal exhibition of Georgia's prominent contemporary artist Zurab Tsereteli on October 8 - November 9.
08 октября 2015
Eurasian International Film Festival: from child marriage to art fantasy
10 feature films have made it in the competition program of the 11th Eurasian International Film Festival (EIFF).
21 сентября 2015
NATO opens training centre in Georgia amid Russia tensions
NATO opened a training centre in Georgia as the ex-Soviet country eyes closer partnership with the Western military alliance amid tensions with Russia.
28 августа 2015
New transportation opportunities for Trans-Caspian Route: Nomad express container train welcomed in Baku
On August 3, Baku welcomed the Nomad express container train traveling from Shihezi, China to Georgia via Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
10 августа 2015
Georgia hunts down another tiger from flooded zoo
Georgian police were hunting down a tiger who escaped from the capital's flood-ravaged zoo after after another tiger mauled a man to death before being killed.
20 июня 2015
Fourteen dead, hundreds of zoo animals wiped out in Georgia floods
Nine people were missing in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, a day after freak floods killed 14 people and swept away zoo animals, some of which were shot after being found prowling the streets.
16 июня 2015
Lions, tigers on the loose in deadly Tbilisi floods
Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, adding to chaos caused by severe flooding that killed at least 12 people.
15 июня 2015
The Spirit of Tengri promotes Kazakhstani ethnic musicians worldwide
The contemporary ethnic music festival The Spirit of Tengri aims to present yet unknown Kazakhstani ethnic musicians internationally.
10 июня 2015
Georgian jazz, Bashkir rock and Turkish avant-garde at The Spirit of Tengri
Artists from Georgia, Bashkortostan and Turkey have performed at the contemporary ethnic music festival The Spirit of Tengri
07 июня 2015
The Spirit of Tengri builds bridges between cultures: The Shin
Participants of the Spirit of Tengri festival are in Almaty, rehearsing and awaiting the show.
06 июня 2015
Craftsmen's fairground to open at the Spirit of Tengri 2015
The 3rd edition of The Spirit of Tengri will turn the Abay square into an ethnic and cultural fairground
06 июня 2015
x-Soviet Georgia urges EU progress, despite Russian pressure
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations.
20 мая 2015
Halo Online to be open for Kazakhstani gamers
Halo franchise has made free Halo Online FPS available to Kazakhstan and other former Soviet countries.
07 апреля 2015
Kazakh judoka Dastan Ykybayev wins silver at Tbilisi Grand Prix
Kazakhstani judoka Dastan Ykybayev has earned a silver medal at the Grand Prix in Tbilisi.
26 марта 2015
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to construct underwater segment of TASIM
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to construct the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) underwater segment.
20 января 2015
Kazakhstan's Shymbulak named most expensive skiing resort
Shymbulak Skiing Resort situated near Kazakhstan's Almaty has been named one of the most expensive skiing resorts among Post-Soviet countries.
22 ноября 2014
Karim Massimov meets Georgian PM
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili during his official visit to Kazakhstan.
18 ноября 2014
Russian ruble fall has little effect on Kazakhstan economy: IMF
Kazakhstan is not strongly influenced by the changes in the currency rate of the Russian ruble.
09 ноября 2014
Echo of Asia circus festival in Astana
International Circus Festival Echo of Asia was taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 1 to 8 July.
09 июля 2014