Kazakhstan

South Korea envoy to visit Kazakhstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia to secure oil supplies

South Korea is also working with international partners to ensure the safe passage of 26 South Korean-flagged vessels currently waiting inside the Strait of Hormuz, the envoy said.

Birds fly near the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India, April 1, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Escalating Gulf war highlights limits of US strategy, search for mediators intensifies - analysis

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Kazakhstan to hold referendum on new constitution critics say allows president to remain in power

BEITAR JERUSALEM defender Luka Gadrani has brought stability to the club’s back line since arriving from Kairat Almaty, helping the capital side stay in title contention.

Luka Gadrani anchors Beitar Jerusalem’s defense as championship race heats up


We must get rid of all nuclear weapons before it's too late - opinion

The record of close calls over the decades shows just how near the world was to a nuclear catastrophe. The time to eliminate the man-made threat of nuclear weapons is now.

 A 23 -kiloton tower shot called BADGER, fired on April 18, 1953, at the Nevada Test Site, as part of the Operation Upshot–Knothole nuclear test series. (Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration/Nevada Site Office)

Kazakhstan detains Russian cyber expert wanted by both Washington and Moscow

Nikita Kislitsin, an employee of Russian cybersecurity firm F.A.C.C.T., was detained on June 22 and Kazakh authorities are considering Washington's extradition request.

 Cyber attack

Religious leaders discuss faith, peace in Jerusalem

The event was an offshoot of the Congress of World and Traditional Religions first held in 2003 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

 THE CLOSING session of the congress.

Is Russia worried about the West’s moves in Central Asia? - analysis

It was assumed that the US leaving Afghanistan would mean that Central Asian countries would assume they have been abandoned to the Russia-China anaconda, but that may be changing.

 Then-Russian ambassador to Japan Mikhail Yurievich Galuzin speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the embassy in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2022.

Optimistic Kazakhstani voters banking on ‘better future’

The country heads to the polls for parliamentary and local elections, voting for the second time since November as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev moves to implement promised reforms.

A general view of Akorda, the official residence of Kazakhstan's President, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan to deport Russian major who fled his country over war

A Russian major attempting to avoid participation in the Russia-Ukraine war is being deported from Kazakhstan

MEETING OF (from left to right) President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Almazbek Atambayev of Kyrgyz Republic.

Holon Institute of Technology marks 30 years of ties between Israel and Eurasia

HIT’s President, Prof. Eduard Yakubov noted that “the establishment of relations between Israel and the Euro-Asian countries is vital to Israel."

  HOLON INSTITUTE of Technology campus

Grapevine December 11, 2022: Beyond blarney

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 OUTGOING TOURISM MINISTER Yoel Razvozov with Kazakhstan Ambassador Satybaldy Burshakov.

Reelected president embarks on new path for Kazakhstan

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s first foreign visit, a week after his reelection victory, was to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia, November 28, 2022.

Despite election criticism, US and EU ready to work with reelected Kazakh leader

Last week’s poll could be prelude to new era in Kazakhstan, expert says.

 KAZAKH PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev responded to a wave of protests with repressive and violent actions.