Kazakhstan

New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says

Plans call for the new two-stage rocket, capable of placing payloads of up to 17 metric tonnes in orbit, to be used in place of Zenit rockets.

FILE PHOTO: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with a Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan March 22, 2026.
Illustrative image of a town in Central Asia.

Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake - opinion

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.

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

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


Pope says supplying weapons to Ukraine is morally acceptable for self defense

The war in Ukraine provided the backdrop to the pope's visit to Kazakhstan, where he attended a congress of religious leaders from around the world.

Pope Francis answers reporters questions during a conference aboard the papal plane on his flight back to Rome after visiting Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 15 September 2022.

Grapevine September 10, 2022: Reform is in the air

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 President Isaac Herzog reenacts Theodor Herzl’s famous balcony photograph in Basel on August 29, just as his late father and Israel’s sixth president, Chaim Herzog, did during his state visit to Switzerland in 1987.

China's Xi to visit Kazakhstan, in first foreign trip since pandemic

Xi and Putin have grown increasingly close, and shortly before Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Beijing and Moscow announced a "no limits" partnership.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Kazakh Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 22, 2018.

Commemorate August 29: International Day against Nuclear Tests - opinion

Our world today is the best ever, but very vulnerable and self-destructive. This situation raises a question: should sovereign states be allowed to research and develop new weapons?

 KAZAKH PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart Tokayev started up his nuclear disarmament campaign long ago, says the writer.

Kazakh oil is not free from Putin’s control - opinion

The current geopolitical situation and the worldwide impact of war in Ukraine makes it increasingly important to seek out alternative sources of oil for the global market.

 A NEW pumping station.

Israel, Kazakhstan host meeting on trade and economic cooperation

Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov discussed the possibility of importing wheat and flour to Israel, among other economic cooperation opportunities.

 The 9th meeting of the Israel-Kazakhstan Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation took place earlier today (Tuesday, July 12th, 2022) in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Ukraine food crisis: Israel seeks to import wheat from Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is one of the world's leading countries in exporting grain.

Israeli Minister of Tourism Yoel Razvozov visits at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 14, 2022.

Russian court orders Caspian pipeline to suspend for thirty days

According to a report seen by Reuters, oil loadings from CPC terminal were continuing as of midday on July 5, but it was not clear if operations were continuing on July 6.

 Plumes of smoke rise after a fire erupts at an oil depot in Bryansk, Russia April 25, 2022 in this still image obtained from social media video.

Kazakhstan’s democratic reformer president bucks authoritarian trend - opinion

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s remarkable courage cannot be overstated, given the fact that he is a political insider and a direct product of the authoritarian Soviet school of thought.

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

Kazakhstan, shaken by years of turmoil, now stirs

30 years after independence and six months after blood in the streets, a delicate balancing act of global geopolitics gets put to the test.

 THE BAITEREK monument and observation tower in Nur-Sultan is one of many architecturally triumphant structures in the capital city.