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Kazakh authorities recommend not to buy Bek Air tickets

Kazakh authorities recommend not to buy Bek Air tickets

The Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development recommended citizens not to buy tickets for the Bek Air flights. “Due to the suspension of Bek Air airline company's air operator certificate for undefined period, …

Passenger plane crashes in Almaty

Passenger plane crashes in Almaty

A Bek Air plane with 100 people on board crashes after take off near Kazakhstan's Almaty airport this morning.   The aircraft lost altitude after take-off and crashed into a two-story building at 7:22 a.m. local time …

Almaty region hit by 5.2-magnitude quake

Almaty region hit by 5.2-magnitude quake

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Kazakhstan's Almaty region today. The epicenter of the quake was centered 303 km north-east of Almaty on the territory of Kazakhstan. Aftershocks of 3-4 points were felt by residents of …

Parviz Shahbazov to attend summit in Kazakhstan

Parviz Shahbazov to attend summit in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov will take part in the First Regional Summit, entitled 'Mobilizing Finance for Sustainable Development Goals', which will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on November …

TAV Airports-led consortium in talks to acquire Almaty airport

TAV Airports-led consortium in talks to acquire Almaty airport

A consortium led by TAV Airports (in which Groupe ADP is 46.12% shareholder) and VPE Capital has entered discussions to acquire Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan. TAV Airports and ADP said that a deal could be agreed within …

Kazakhstan hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake

Kazakhstan hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake has been registered in Kazakhstan this morning at 06:58 am local time. The epicenter of the quake was located 55 km southwest from Almaty. The outbreak lay at a depth of 15 kilometers, Sputnik …

Electric trains may appear in Almaty

Electric trains may appear in Almaty

Mayor of Almaty Bakytzhan Sagintayev at the meeting on social and economic development of the city addressed the internal migration and a transport issues. According to him, a major flow of migrants comes from the …

Tokayev pays visit to Almaty

Tokayev pays visit to Almaty

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Almaty on a 2-day working visit, his spokesman Berik Uali said. According to him, the head of state will get acquainted with the Zhana Almaty program and …

Passenger buses catch fire in Almaty and Nur-Sultan

Passenger buses catch fire in Almaty and Nur-Sultan

Two passenger buses has caught fire in Kazakhstan this morning. The first bus caught fire in Almaty, the Emergency Situations Committee of the Interior Ministry of Kazakhstan said. A call about the flame was reported at …

Southern Kazakhstan hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake

Southern Kazakhstan hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake has been registered in Kazakhstan this morning at 09:29 am local time. The epicenter of the quake was located 693 km southwest from Almaty. On October 17, a 3.9-magnitude earthquake …

Market burned down in Almaty last night

Market burned down in Almaty last night

The fire occurred last night in one of the Almaty markets, the city department of emergency situations reports. On the Kenzhekhan market, a one-story pavilion with cell phones caught fire, Sputnik Kazakhstan reports. The …

Tire warehouse burns in Almaty

Tire warehouse burns in Almaty

A major fire in a tire warehouse occurred in Almaty, the city department of emergency situations reports. The incident took place on Yrysty Street, near Ryskulov Avenue. A metal container with tires for recycling and vulcanization was …

Warehouse with steel plastic products on fire in Almaty

Warehouse with steel plastic products on fire in Almaty

The fire in the open-air bazaar in Almaty occurred in the warehouse with steel plastic products today. The Emergency Situations Committee of the Kazakh Interior Ministry is going to attract 2 rescue helicopters for fire fighting in the …

Almaty hit by 3.7-magnitude earthquake

Almaty hit by 3.7-magnitude earthquake

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake has been registered in the city of Almaty at 15:06 local time. The epicenter of the quake was located 5 km north of the city on the territory of Kazakhstan, according to the seismological …