According to the report of the Ministry of Islamic Endowments (Awqaf) of Egypt, the Islamic State group will start recruiting new members from Central Asia, where Kazakhstan is located, Caucasus region and Indonesia.
The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan, have opened the customs border between the two countries.
Nursultan Nazarbayev will address the United Nations General Assembly on the same day as US President Barack Obama, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Kazakhstan is moving forward with its new pension system. However, some are concerned it will mean lower revenues for the state budget and more money in the shadow economy.