On 3 and 4 December 2025, the President of the European Council António Costa travels to Astana, Kazakhstan to strengthen the ...

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is irritated by the impact of unscheduled engine removals on its fleet during the peak season, which affected the differential between unit revenues and unit costs and more ...

Central Asia’s emerging regional architecture, its drivers, and the barriers to future progress.

On December 1, the offices of independent Kazakh outlet Orda.kz in Astana and Almaty, as well as the apartment of the ...

Kazakhstan’s decision to join the US-brokered Abraham Accords marks a symbolic victory for Israel, but analysts say the larger motivation for Astana is “currying favour” with Washington and deepening ...

The lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament passed a law on Wednesday banning "LGBT propaganda" online or in the media, mandating fines for violators and up to 10 days in jail for repeat offenders. The ...

Kazakhstan filed a lawsuit in Switzerland in a bid to strengthen its multibillion-dollar arbitration battle with international oil companies operating in the country. Astana is seeking about $15 ...

(Berlin, November 11, 2025) – Lawmakers in Kazakhstan should reject a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation,” seven international human rights ...

Kazakhstan’s lower parliament pushed ahead with anti-LGBTQ legislation Wednesday that appears to mirror Russian law, as the country’s president met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The ...

The opening ceremony of Mesrop Mashtots Street took place Friday in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. The event was attended by Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Minister of Education, ...

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Donald Trump on Thursday badly flubbed the name of a country whose president was sitting right in front of him—but didn’t seem to mind. In remarks prefacing a White House dinner with several Central ...