Kazakhstan

US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China

Washington last year launched the Pax Silica initiative aimed at securing supply chains for AI models, semiconductors and critical minerals, amid a fierce technology rivalry with Beijing.

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 15, 2024.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with US President Donald Trump after signing the Abraham Accords, in Washington, US, September 15, 2020

Now is the time for a multilateral Abraham Accords framework - opinion

President Isaac Herzog during his visit to Kazakhstan on April 28, 2026.

Herzog meets Kazakhstan's Jewish community, hails important role during diplomatic visit

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebration in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 27, 2026.

Isaac Herzog will visit Panama in May, Panamanian president confirms


Putin and Abbas to meet in Astana to push Israeli-Palestinian talks

Both men are in the Kazakh capital of Astana to attend the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). 

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021.

Kazakhs concerned by influx of Russians fleeing Ukraine war call-up

The sudden influx of Russians escaping Vladimir Putin's mobilization has worried and even angered some locals in Kazakhstan.

 Russian citizens visit a public service center to receive an individual identification number for foreigners in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 3, 2022

Kazakhstan says it won't recognize referendums in eastern Ukraine

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has repeatedly called for the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict in line with the United Nations charter.

People vote during a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in Sevastopol

Using religion in Kazakhstan to find common bonds, ground

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Israel’s chief rabbis joined the pope, leading Sunni religious imam in Kazakhstan to urge for peaceful resolution of conflicts, international cooperation in facing climate change.

 KAZAKHSTAN PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart Tokayev greets Israeli Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at the congress.

Central Asian countries ban citizens from participating in Ukraine war

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan also warned their citizens of legal repercussions in case of involvement in the war in Ukraine.

Russian soldiers march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 13, 2022

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.