Kazakhstan

An unexpected friendship: A cross-cultural sisterhood in Sweden
How a new immigrant from Kazakhstan found friendship – and hope – among a group of women in Halmstad.
Published On 8 Mar 2023
Blinken in Central Asia to boost ties amid Russia-Ukraine war
US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Published On 28 Feb 2023
Russia sends Soyuz rescue ship to International Space Station
Soyuz MS-23 will transport Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, Sergei Prokopyev and NASA’s Frank Rubio back to Earth.
Published On 24 Feb 2023
‘I was naive about Russia’: Central Asians on the Ukraine war
Central Asian states keep close ties with Moscow, but younger citizens of ex-Soviet nations are questioning alliances.
Published On 17 Feb 2023

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has promised reforms, including limiting his own power and strengthening parliament’s.

Uzbekistan has poured cold water on a potential alliance in another sign Central Asia is keeping Russia at arm’s length.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev faced no real opposition candidates in a nation where critics are sidelined.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is widely expected to win Sunday’s election over five little-known candidates.

The accident in the Karaganda region happened due to a sudden release of methane gas, officials say.

Former Soviet republics are increasingly standing up to Moscow as Russia under Western sanctions looks to their markets.

Russian president says Turkey offers the best route to redirect gas to the EU after Nord Stream pipeline damage.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas restated his reservations about the US role in resolving the conflict with Israel.

Moscow’s traditional allies in Central Asia are quietly making moves that are likely to upset the Russian leader.

President Tokayev says his country must take care of those escaping ‘hopeless situation’ in neighbouring Russia.

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