Section: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces Conduct Exercises over Summer
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – July was traditionally a period of holidays and vacations, but for the military it was a busy month with many engagements in training exercises. Kazakh soldiers prepare for a training exercise. As reported by the Kazakh Ministry of Defence press service,...
Astana Arlans Named Top Seed in Group D for Upcoming World Series of Boxing Season
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Two-time World Series of Boxing (WSB) champions Kazakhstan’s Astana Arlans were seeded as the top seed of Group D for the upcoming season six group stage on Aug. 15. Image: Insidethegame.biz The Astana-based team will face off against the...
Putin to make working trip to Crimea to hold State Council meeting on tourism development
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM – Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a working trip to Crimea on Monday to chair a meeting of the presidium of the Russian State Council in Yalta dedicated to the development of the tourism sector, the Kremlin press service said, Kazinform refers to TASS. …read more Source:...
Russia adds four new countries to its food import ban list
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM – Russia has extended the list of countries under a food import embargo to include Iceland, Montenegro, Albania and Liechtenstein. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Ukraine too might soon be added to the list. …read more Source:...
Russia extends food embargo to five European countries
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM – Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Ukraine have been added to the Russian food embargo import list, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Thursday. …read more Source:...
Nurly Zhol Connects Continents
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakh transport workers celebrated their professional day on Aug. 2. On the eve of the big day, The Astana Times talked to Askar Mamin, chairman of the Kazlogistics transport workers union and president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway...
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Nurly Zhol Connects Continents Kazakh transport workers celebrated their professional day on Aug. 2. On the eve of the big day, The Astana Times talked to Askar Mamin, chairman of the Kazlogistics transport workers union and president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy...
Ukraine reduces natural gas imports
From January to July this year, the volume of gas imported by Ukraine totaled 10.7 billion cubic meters. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Trans-Caspian Rail Route Launched
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. BAKU – The trans-Caspian rail route was launched 65 kilometres from Baku in the city of Alyat, a new Azerbaijani seaport on the Caspian Sea, on Aug. 3. The event was critically important for Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, China and other countries, as it provides...
Presidents of Kazakhstan, Ukraine hold telephone conversation
Nursultan Nazarbayev held a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Kazakh...
