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


Kazakhstan: Chabad rabbis fined in first group photo since pandemic

More than 200 Chabad rabbis congregated for a traditional picture in Almaty, Kazakhstan in first gathering since the beginning of COVID, only to be fined for violating distancing measures.

Chabad annual meeting of emissaries  in New York

Maccabi Haifa’s Champions League hopes go down drain with Kazakhstan loss

MACCABI HAIFA fell 2-0 to Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan in the second leg of their Champions League qualification duel pushing the Israeli champion down to Conference League qualifying.

 MACCABI HAIFA fell 2-0 to Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan in the second leg of their Champions League qualification duel late Wednesday night, pushing the Israeli champion down to Conference League qualifying.

Kazakhstan adds Chabad leader's grave to national heritage site list

Thousands of pilgrims travel each year to his gravesite in Almaty, the largest city in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.

Men pray around the grave site of Levi Yitzchak Schneerson in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2016.

Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leaves 8 dead, scores wounded

Some 70 people were involved in the initial brawl on the outskirts of the Masanchi village, close to the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border.

Police officers detain opposition supporters during a rally on Independence Day in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan December 16, 2019

Plane crashes in Kazakhstan shortly after takeoff, at least 12 dead

The plane crashed near Almaty in Kazakhstan having lost altitude in take-off.

Emergency and security personnel are seen at the site of a plane crash near Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 27, 2019.

Leaders of Kazakhstan, Democratic Republic of Congo keen on Israel trip

Netanyahu made the groundbreaking visit to Kazakhstan's capital Astana in 2016, after visiting Azerbaijan, which – like Kazakhstan – is a Muslim majority country.

Felix Tshisekedi holds the country's coat of arms during the inauguration ceremony whereby Tshisekedi was sworn into office as the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 24, 2019

Lawsuit at center of investment in hi-tech company

A case of businessman Zhabargali Kesikbaev, from Kazakhstan, against Israeli entrepreneur Max Bluvband.

A cityscape of Tel Aviv is seen during the night-time in Israel May 27, 2017. Picture taken May 27, 2017.

Meet Kazakhstan's ambassador to Israel – Doulat Kuanyshev

A veteran diplomat from a country that promotes acceptance of others.

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

Israel ties warming with Central Asian countries

Israel’s 1950s strategy, known as the “periphery doctrine,” was meant to seek allies beyond the hostile Arab world, such as with Iran and Turkey, but now the situation has reversed itself.

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

Chief Rabbi blasts world religious leaders for not condemning terrorism

“It is forbidden for us to be silent, silence is tantamount to identifying with terror.”

Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak addresses a panel of world religious leaders in Astana, Kazakhstan.