Russia-China rivalry in Central Asia overblown
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Man arrested for EXPO 2017 hoax bomb call
The Astana police arrested a native of south Kazakhstan who claimed there was a bomb planted at the EXPO exhibition, the press service of the department of internal affairs of Astana said. Currently the law enforcement officers are …
Astana airport named in honor of Nazarbayev
The international airport of Astana has been officially named as 'Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport'. The corresponding decree was signed by the country's Prime Minister Bakitzhan Sagintayev. …
Syria talks set for July 10 in Astana
The foreign minister of Russia has announced that the next round of Syria talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, will be held on July 10, Al Jazeera reports. The meeting is set to coincide with a fresh round of …
More than 700 visitors of EXPO 2017 needed medical care due to abnormal heat
More than 700 medical addresses have arrived on the panel of emergency medical service in the territory of the EXPO 2017 exhibition for the first week, BNews.kz reports. The director of the department of service providing JSC …
Next Syria peace talks in Astana to be held on July 10
The next meeting in Astana on resolving the Syrian crisis will take place on July 10, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will take part in it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey …
EBRD invests in Burnoye-2
It is the second solar park in Kazakhstan,
China's energy ties further boosted in Central Asia
China boosts energy ties in Kazakhstan
Russia's Arctic pavilion opens at EXPO-2017
Opening ceremony of Russian pavilion dedicated to Arctic was held in Astana in the framework of international exhibition EXPO-2017. The event was attended by Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Mikhail Bocharnikov, Deputy Minister of …
Russian and Iranian foreign ministers discuss Qatar in Astana
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s summit in Kazakhstan’s Astana to discuss the …
Wizz Air launches direct flights between Budapest and Astana
Hungary's Wizz Air has launched its direct flight service between Budapest and Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, the republic's press-service of the ministry for Investments and Development said. The airline will operate the …
Syria talks in Astana tentatively planned for June 20
A planned round of talks on Syria in Astana, which was proposed to hold on June 12-13, could resume on June 20, Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said, adding the date was preliminary. The …
Russian Foreign Ministry: ill-thought coalition airstrikes in Syria exacerbate sufferings of civilians
Moscow calls on the US-led international coalition fighting against the ISIS terrorist group to be more careful when planning airstrikes in Syria to avoid deaths among the civilians, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Maria …
Astana hosts 17th SCO Summit
The 17th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) opened in Astana today. It will focus on the SCO development, the fight against terrorism and the situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan, while the central event is the formal …
Astana to host next round of Syria peace talks on June 12-13
The next round Syria peace talks will be held in the Kazakh capital of Astana on June 12-13, Syrian ambassador to Moscow said on Saturday, Channel NewsAsia reported citing RIA news agency. "We have received an invitation to …
Kazakh Scat Airlines carries out first Astana-Yerevan flight
Kazakhstan's Scat Airlines carried out the first direct flight between Astana and Yerevan, representatives of the State Committee for Tourism under the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of Armenia welcomed guests at the …
Bayterek to be reopened by June 10
The major overhaul of the main symbol of Astana, Bayterek monument, is under completion. The builders plan to complete finishing works before the beginning of Expo 2017, Kazinform reported with reference to the press-service of the Astana …
India and Pakistan to become SCO members in June
India and Pakistan will become full-fledged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at its next summit in June, SCO Secretary-General Rashid Alimov said on the sidelines of a conference on bilateral Russia-China …
What Syrian-peace negotiators in Geneva must learn from Russia
Unless this latest round acknowledges battlefield reality, the UN-sponsored talks will continue their slide into irrelevance
Astana to host Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in October 2018
The 6th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will be held in Astana in 2018 on October 10-11, the Senate Speaker Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev said at the meeting of the Secretariat in Astana on Thursday. The …
