News about Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani athelets win 6th gold medal at Universiade
Kazakhstani athletes has brought the sixth gold at the Universiade Gwangju 2015
27 July 2015 16:31
Viennese court acquits two men of murder in high-profile Aliyev's case; Kazakhstan contends Austrian judge biased
Vladimir Koshlyak and Alnur Musayev acquitted by jury in Austria of murdering two Kazakhstani bankers back in 2007.
27 July 2015 16:25
Festival films at the heart of cultural controversy in Kazakhstan
Kazakh cinema is on the high wave but not everyone in the country is happy.
27 July 2015 16:05
Kazakhstan to pay $20 million to send its cosmonaut to ISS
Back in May singer Sarah Brightman announced that she was postponing plans to go into space. Brightman said she was putting her spaceflight on hold for personal and family reasons.
23 July 2015 14:49
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 12:05
25 y.o. Kazakhstani programmer donates $2 million for cancer research
Having worked at Barclays for half a year, a programmer from Kazakhstan Askhat Murzabayev earned a little over $2 million and donated the money to the International Cancer Research Center.
22 July 2015 19:06
Foreigners commit increasing number of offences in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan reports that foreigners are now committing more administrative offences.
22 July 2015 18:45
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 19:23
Next oil refinery in Kazakhstan to be built together with Iran
Deputy Akim of Kazakhstan's Mangistau Oblast declared that the fourth oil refinery in Kazakhstan would be built in cooperation with Iran.
21 July 2015 19:03
Petro Poroshenko to visit Kazakhstan this fall
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan this fall.
21 July 2015 18:56
Terrorists destroyed in Bishkek - Kazakhstani citizens?
Reports circulating in the Kyrgyz media allege that the terrorists destroyed in Bishkek on July 16 were Kazakhstani citizens.
21 July 2015 18:20
Kazakhstan's Borovoe resort area captured from bird's eye view
Kazakhstan's Borovoe resort area has been captured from bird's eye view.
21 July 2015 17:43
Over 30 countries interested in signing free trade agreement with EEU
Over 30 countries want to create a free-trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
21 July 2015 17:26
Ward wants to fight Golovkin in fall before Kovalev
The WBA (Super) super-middleweight champion Andre Ward wants to face Gennady Golovkin, the WBA (Super), IBO and WBC Interim of Kazakhstan, this fall.
21 July 2015 17:04
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 16:24
Kazakhstan beats Belgium and France in government efficiency ranking of World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum has compiled its Global Competitiveness Ranking; Kazakhstan is ranked 50th out of 144 countries.
20 July 2015 15:24
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 15:10
Kazakhstan, Austria and Switzerland played important role in achieving Iran deal: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Countries that provided platforms for the Iranian talks have played a significant role in the nearly 20 month long intense negotiations to achieve consent on Iran’s nuclear activities.
20 July 2015 13:54
First McDonald's to open in Astana
Two McDonald’s fast food restaurants are opening in Astana soon.
17 July 2015 16:47
Ukraine wants to buy Kazakh and Turkmen gas
Ukraine has once again raised the question of buying gas from Kazakhstan.
17 July 2015 16:28