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Foreigners were expelled from Kazakhstan and banned from entering the country
Tengrinews.kz - A group of foreign nationals who evaded departure from Kazakhstan has been identified in Aktobe, and by court decision, they
02 September 2024
Men in Uzbekistan fined for wearing beards
Tengrinews.kz - Several men in Uzbekistan have been fined for wearing beards under the same law that penalizes women for wearing fully face-covering
26 August 2024
Tokayev calls for unified efforts from Central Asian Presidents
Tengrinews.kz - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called on the presidents of Central Asian countries to focus their efforts on ensuring that Central
09 August 2024
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan plan joint elevator production
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are set to establish a joint venture for elevator production.
07 August 2024
Tokayev greets Uzbekistan President at Astana airport
Tengrinews.kz - Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has arrived in Kazakhstan. He was welcomed at Astana International Airport by President
07 August 2024
Two Presidents to visit Kazakhstan for official meetings
Tengrinews.kz - Akorda has announced the schedule for upcoming meetings involving President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
31 July 2024
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 July 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 July 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 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
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 August 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 May 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 March 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 November 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 June 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 June 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 April 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 April 2015
Uzbekistan president set for win in predictable poll
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov looked certain to claim victory in presidential polls.
30 March 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 February 2015