Shymkent

Shymkent airport to be optimized

Shymkent airport to be optimized

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov, made a working trip to Shymkent, where he visited the airport building. The Prime Minister noted that the city's airport does not correspond to the status of an international one. …

Turkey to open Coca-Cola plant in Shymkent

Turkey to open Coca-Cola plant in Shymkent

The Turkish company Coca-Cola İçecek intends to launch the production of soft drinks in Shymkent. The news was announced after a meeting of the director of the Kazakhstan branch of Coca-Cola, İçecek Mustafa Beltekin, and …

Maternity hospital explodes in southern Kazakhstan

Maternity hospital explodes in southern Kazakhstan

In the Kazakh city of Shymkent, located in the south of the country, on May 21, an explosion occurred in the area of ​​maternity hospital No. 1, the police department informs. An oxygen tank exploded in an interhospital pharmacy, …

Scorpions attack Shymkent

Scorpions attack Shymkent

Arthropods not only attack local residents in the streets, but also sneak into their houses. In August alone, 39 people turned to doctors after being bitten by scorpions, 13 of them being children, the Otyrar.kz portal reports. The …

Fire breaks out in Kazakhstan's Shymkent railway station

Fire breaks out in Kazakhstan's Shymkent railway station

A fire occurred in a two-storey building at the railway station in Shymkent at night, spokesperson of the Emergency Situations Committee of the Interior Ministry of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nurakhmetov said. He said …

Winter to begin with sun in Kazakhstan

Winter to begin with sun in Kazakhstan

According to Kazakhstan weather forecasters, it will be sunny in Kazakhstan on December 1. Meanwhile, in different regions, the temperature will vary significantly. The coldest weather on the first day of winter will be in Nur-Sultan - …

Open skies regime launched in airports of 11 Kazakh cities

Open skies regime launched in airports of 11 Kazakh cities

The open skies regime has been launched in the airports of 11 cities of Kazakhstan from November 1, 2019, the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development reported. The cities are Nur-Sultan, Shymkent, Aktau, …

Turkestan region established in Kazakhstan

Turkestan region established in Kazakhstan

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has renamed South Kazakhstan region into Turkestan region, according to the executive order posted on the Akorda press service. Turkestan has become the administrative …

Man dies after two-car crash in Shymket

Man dies after two-car crash in Shymket

One man died and three were injured as a result of an accident in Shymkent, Yesterday, a BMW collided with a Daewoo Nexia at the intersection of Auezov and Alibekov streets, Sputnik-Kazakhstan reports with a reference to the …

Hitch in modernization of Kazakh oil refineries

Hitch in modernization of Kazakh oil refineries

The Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy has announced about the postponement of modernization terms of the Atyrau, Pavlodar and Shymkent refineries. The corresponding activities are planned to be completed at the first two companies until the …

Kazakh Air Forces receive new Russian helicopters

Kazakh Air Forces receive new Russian helicopters

The Kazakh Air Forces have received new MI-171Sh combat-transport helicopters, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan said. The official welcoming ceremony was held at the aviation base in Shymkent in the southern …