Section: Kazakhstan
Parties, Observers in Final Preparations for March 20 Elections
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The six parties competing for 98 seats in Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament) and the 10,825 candidates running for seats in maslikhats (local legislatures) are intensifying their campaigns in the final days before the March 20...
Kerry and Heads of European Foreign Ministries to hold meeting on Syria and Libya
PARIS. KAZINFORM – US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold consultations in Paris with Heads of Foreign Ministries of the Western European countries on March 13. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Marc Ayrault, representing the host, the parties will discuss the ways to resolve the crisis in Syria and the...
Nazarbayev Congratulates Kazakh People on Day of Gratitude, Recalls Country’s Historic Past
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated the people of Kazakhstan with the Day of Gratitude celebrated in the nation for the first time on March 1. He explained how the country’s difficult historic and political past is related to this holiday...
Obama extends anti-Russian sanctions imposed over Ukraine for one more year
WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM – US President Barack Obama has extended sanctions imposed on Russia over developments in Ukraine for one more year, the White House said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Kazakh Senate Speaker Calls for Spirit of Dialogue in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) should act in “a spirit of a common political project” and seek understanding, rather than create divisions, Speaker of Kazakhstan’s Senate Kassym-Jomart...
Impressive Man City win in Kiev
A full-strength Manchester City took command of their Champions League last-16 tie against Dynamo Kiev with an impressive first-le …read more Source: Kazakh...
Bulgarians ‘Sprinkled Kazakh Steppes with Sweat and Blood’, Community Leader Says
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Although Bulgaria and Kazakhstan might seem to have little but the Soviet Union to link them, Bulgarians actually first arrived on the territory of modern Kazakhstan more than 100 years ago and faced, with the Kazakhs and other peoples living on the...
Crimean Artist Creates Sand Animation about Kazakhstan
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Famous Crimean artist and sand animation performer Kseniya Simonova has dedicated her new film to Kazakhstan, reported Kazpravda.kz on Feb. 9, citing Argumenty I Fakty Crimea. The five-minute film “Astana, My Love” is gaining popularity among Internet...
Ukraine goes to Eurovision-2016 with song about mass deportation of Crimean Tatars
Ukrainians have chosen a Crimean Tatar singer Jamala to represent the country on the song contest. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Kazakh Khanate Series Shows World Historic Period before Independent Kazakhstan
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Inspired by popular television series like “Game of Thrones,” “Genghis Khan” and “Magnificent Century” with thought-provoking screenplays, battle scenes and palace intrigue, the makers of “Kazakh Khanate” are eager to tell the world there were ancient...
