Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: What's behind the unrest and is a revolution brewing?

The scale of the protests is unprecedented. Why and what next for the Central Asian country?

06/01/2022

Kazakhstan

Astana Peace process: 17th round of talks on Syria begin in Kazakhstan

Delegations from Turkey, Russia, and Iran meet in Nur Sultan for the 17th meeting of the Astana Peace process that aims to find a solution to the decade-long crisis in Syria.

21/12/2021

Tech News

Japanese billionaire returns to Earth after 12 days on space station

Maezawa, his assistant and a Russian cosmonaut spent 12 days on the orbiting laboratory where the Japanese tourists documented their daily life aboard the ISS for Maezawa's popular YouTube channel.

20/12/2021

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Kazakhstan holds investment forum to win over multinationals

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Senior government figures and major investors were among those who attended the fourth Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable (KGIR), which this year celebrated the 30th anniversary of the country’s independence.

20/12/2021

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Kazakhstan celebrates 30 years of independence

In partnership with Government of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is marking 30 years of independence. In celebration, politicians and international experts gathered in the capital Nursultan for the "Leadership. Stability. Progress" conference - which focused on the experience of state building in independent Kazakhstan.

17/12/2021

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Kazakhstan builds on recent success to attract further foreign investment

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This year, Kazakhstan is marking the 30th anniversary of its independence. Since 1991, the country has risen from relative obscurity and placed itself firmly on the world stage, with a steady economy and – according to the IMF – GDP predicted to climb further over the next few years.

17/12/2021

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Russian actor, director arrive back on earth from ISS

Russian actor, director arrive back on earth from ISS

17/10/2021

Kazakhstan

Two police officers among five people killed in shooting in Kazakhstan

Authorities in Kazakhstan say that five people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting incident in the country's largest city, Almaty.

20/09/2021

Kazakhstan

At least 9 killed after explosion at ammunition depot in Kazakhstan

According to the Kazakh Defence Ministry, a fire at the Soviet-era depot spread quickly to the ammunition, causing several detonations.

26/08/2021

Climate

5 million years of climate change records have been found in a canyon

It has allowed scientists to reconstruct a historic record of rainfall in Central Asia.

07/06/2021

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Russian-US crew departs to ISS for six month mission

The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft launched on Friday to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

09/04/2021

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Joint US-Russian crew heads to International Space Station

A joint US-Russian crew aboard a Soyuz rocket launched successfully on Friday, heading for the International Space Station.

09/04/2021

Kazakhstan

At least four people killed in Kazakhstan military plane crash

A military plane has crashed, killing four people and injuring two others in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

13/03/2021

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan votes: Protesters arrested as ruling party sweeps election

Exit polls suggest a commanding victory for the governing Nour Otan party, as more than 30 demonstrators were detained in Almaty and the capital, Nur-Sultan.

11/01/2021

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan government officials test positive for coronavirus

The 79-year-old former and first president Nursultan Nazarbayev tested positive for coronavirus.

18/06/2020

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Over 100 detained in first protests since lockdown eased

Authorities had warned people not to join the protests, citing government regulations prohibiting gatherings during the coronavirus outbreak.

06/06/2020

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Police in Kazakhstan detain dozens after activist's death

Police in Kazakhstan detained dozens of people in the Central Asian country's largest city after an activist's death in jail triggered protests.

01/03/2020

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Kazakhstan clashes kill 10 people and injure at least 40 others

Ten people died and at least 40 others were injured during clashes in southern Kazakhstan. The government is trying to understand what sparked the riots. It is believed they involved the local Dungans Muslim minority,

09/02/2020

Kazakhstan

ISS crew return to earth with a with a hero's and heroine's welcome

Euronews' favourite astronaut Luca Parmitano comes back to earth accompanied by record breaker Christina Koch and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov

06/02/2020

Kazakhstan

Survivor describes moment jet crashed into building in Kazakhstan

The plane hit a wall and a two-storey building shortly after take-off in Almaty, killing at least 12 people. Dozens of survivors were hospitalised.

27/12/2019

Target

Nur-Sultan: Smart city pioneer

In partnership with NS Convention & Visitors Bureau

With the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) hosting it's 2019global summit in Nur-Sultan, we look at how they're using tech to become a "smart city".

17/10/2019

Kazakhstan

Watch: ISS astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan

Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin spent 203 days on the ISS, orbiting Earth 3,248 times and travelling 86.1 million miles. Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori was the first person from the UAE to fly in space.

03/10/2019

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The meeting of speakers of parliaments kicks off in Nursultan

In partnership with Mazhilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan

More than 60 countries are represented in Nursultan, the capital of Kazakhstan at the 5th meeting of speakers of parliament of Eurasian countries.

30/09/2019

Kazakhstan

Kashistan? Half-a-million Kazakhs have debts paid by the government

Half-a-million Kazakhs are to have their debts paid by the government as a “one-time action” to help some of the central Asian country’s poorest, ministers announced.

29/08/2019

Kazakhstan

Watch: Russian robot takes solitary rocket trip to final frontier

Russia has tested a new rocket by sending an (almost) unmanned mission to the International Space Station. Fedor the robot took the commander's seat, holding a small Russian flag.

22/08/2019

Kazakhstan

Cargo craft blasts off to International Space Station

A cargo craft bound for the International Space Station will blast off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday.

31/07/2019