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Ex-director of Europe Department appointed Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Sweden
Tengrinews.kz - Former Director of the Europe Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Olzhas Suleimenov, has been appointed
06 September 2024
Tokayev meets with the Director-General of the International Labour Organization
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Gilbert Houngbo, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO),
05 September 2024
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard detained: corruption suspicions and investigation details
Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Internal Affairs has commented on the detention of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard.
04 September 2024
Daughter of former Prime Minister to head government in Thailand
Tengrinews.kz - The House of Representatives of Thailand elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the 31st Prime Minister of
16 August 2024
Trump son compares Syrian refugees to poisoned candies
Donald Trump's eldest son triggered an online storm with a tweet comparing Syrian refugees to a bowl containing an assortment of candies.
20 September 2016
Kazakhstan makes former deputy PM new prime minister
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev promoted a former deputy premier to succeed longtime ally prime minister Karim Massimov.
13 September 2016
Kazakhstan shifts PM to security chief
Kazakhstan's ageing President Nursultan Nazarbayev shifted longtime ally Karim Massimov from prime minister to security chief.
13 September 2016
Strongman's death stirs uncertainty in Uzbekistan and region
The death of Uzbek leader Islam Karimov after 27 years in charge with no clear successor lined up plunges his homeland into uncertainty.
05 September 2016
EU Chamber urges China to lift foreign investment curbs
A European lobby group in China on Thursday slammed the country's unequal investment landscape.
01 September 2016
Russia-Turkey feud: from jet downing to making up
Turkish President Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin hold their first meeting after Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane.
09 August 2016
Turkey warns Kazakhstan over Gulen-linked schools
Turkey's ambassador to Kazakhstan warned Kazakhstan over its schools linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
02 August 2016
Kyrgyzstan's president backs referendum on constitution
Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev supported proposed constitutional changes that would limit the power of his office while expanding the mandate of the prime minister.
01 August 2016
Theresa May prepares to take over as Brexit PM
Theresa May becomes Britain's second female prime minister on Wednesday, taking over from David Cameron whose career was ended by Brexit.
13 July 2016
Australia PM urged to quit after 'Brexiting' himself
Australia's opposition urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to resign, calling him the 'David Cameron of the southern hemisphere'.
04 July 2016
India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc
India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China.
27 June 2016
Kazakh president appoints new administration chief
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed a new chief-of-staff amid signs of a major political shake up in the country.
22 June 2016
British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row
The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude".
12 May 2016
Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude'
Queen Elizabeth II called members of a Chinese delegation "very rude", in a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch.
11 May 2016
Britain would be less well off after Brexit: OECD
Britons would be less well off if they voted to leave the European Union than if they stayed, the head of the OECD said on Wednesday.
27 April 2016
Kyrgyz parliament confirms new PM, government
Kyrgyzstan's parliament unanimously endorsed a new government led by the country's sixth prime minister.
13 April 2016