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Tokayev сongratulates Uzbekistan President on birthday
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his birthday during a
24 июля 2024
Foreigner swallows a bag of drugs in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Uzbek citizen swallowed a bag of drugs right in front of officers from the Financial Monitoring Agency of Kazakhstan.
18 июля 2024
Last Soviet boss standing, Kazakh leader still lacks heir
76-year-old Nazarbayev is now the last surviving Soviet-era leader to still be in charge of one of the countries that emerged from the USSR.
23 сентября 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 сентября 2016
Olympics: German weightlifting coach wants seven nations banned
Germany's weightlifting coach has called for seven countries, including Kazakhstan, to be banned from international competition/
11 августа 2016
No work, no trade on empty Silk Road in northern Afghanistan
Hairatan, the only crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, is an ominous bellwether of economic activity in northern Afghanistan.
25 мая 2016
Central Asia strongman regimes challenged by stuttering economy
Now authorities across ex-Soviet Central Asia are facing an unexpected legitimacy test as falling oil prices and Russia's recession.
14 марта 2016
Central Asian countries sign Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation with USA
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the USA have issued the Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation.
23 ноября 2015
UN chief calls on Uzbekistan to end forced labour
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon called on ex-Soviet Uzbekistan to end the practice of forced labour in its strategic cotton sector.
13 июня 2015
Russia suspects pasteurellosis as cause of saiga die off in Kazakhstan
Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance has commented on the mass saigas die off in Kazakhstan.
02 июня 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
Nazarbayev congratulates Uzbek leader on being re-elected
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Islam Karimov on being re-elected President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
01 апреля 2015
Uzbekistan president set for win in predictable poll
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov looked certain to claim victory in presidential polls.
30 марта 2015
Kazakhstani fighter Tleuov wins MMA tournament
The Royal Plaza Alash Pride vol.3 international tournament in mixed martial arts has ended in Kapshagai near Kazakhstan's Almaty.
25 февраля 2015
International MMA tournament kicks off in Kazakhstan
MMA RPAP vol.3 international tournament has opened on February 20 in Kapshagay, a town near Almaty in Kazakhstan.
21 февраля 2015
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Eurasian Union
Two biggest Central Asian economies may become competitors if both are in the Eurasian Economic Union. For now, as Uzbek President expresses disinterest in joining the union, the bilateral cooperation and ties are strengthening.
11 февраля 2015
First ticket to Rio Olympics for Kazakhstan: Berik Abdrakhmanov wins AIBA Pro Boxing in lightweight division
Kazakhstani boxer Berik Abdrakhmanov won the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Inaugural Title, an ultimate ticket to the Rio Olympics, in a fight against Uzbek boxer Hurshid Tojibaev in Astana, Kazakhstan.
05 февраля 2015
Uzbekistan will never join any union that resembles Soviet Union: Islam Karimov
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov said Uzbekistan would never join a union that resembles the former Soviet Union and would never return into the Soviet Union era again.
16 января 2015
Kazakhstan's Majilis ratifies amendments to Water Convention
The lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament - the Majilis - has ratified a draft bill on Amendments to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.
06 января 2015
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan - primary interests for US in Central Asia
Prominent Kazakh political scientist Dosym Satpayev speaks of the interests the United States has in Central Asia.
18 декабря 2014