Section: The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan to Resume Flights With Seven Countries Starting Aug. 17
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will resume flights to Belarus, Egypt, Germany, Russia, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine starting Aug. 17, reported the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee. Photo credit: Air Astana Facebook page “In accordance with the...
Kazakh Talent Stuns American Audience With Series of Brilliant Performances
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh talents have been in the spotlight recently on popular U.S. televised talent shows in the last couple of years. Talent Recap, an independent talent show reviewer wrote a piece on how Kazakh stars took “America by Storm.” L-R: Dimash...
Kazakh Folk Music Project Wins British Council’s Big Idea Challenge
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – The “More Than Music” project became a country champion in the British Council’s global Creative Spark Big Idea Challenge. Martebe Abidilda, the author of “More than Music,” seeks to familiarise her fellow citizens with Kazakh folk music. The...
Spotify Launches in Kazakhstan, Welcomed By Music Fans All Over the Country
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – People in Kazakhstan now have more options to listen to music, as Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming service with 286 million users, recently became available in Kazakhstan. Spotify users will have access to 50 million tracks, 4...
Kazakh PM Mamin Believes Pandemic the Perfect Chance for Kazakhstan to Gain Ground in Digitization Effort
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has a plan not to be left behind with global digitization efforts. Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin chaired the meeting of the national commission on digitization on June 25 that explored the country’s digitization potential and...
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: The destiny of the Kazakh people is on the scales of history
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave an interview to one of the leading newspaper in the Kazakh language Ana Tili. Here’s the full interview in English. Photo credit: Akorda.kz. – Dear Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich! The epidemic that is today worrying the...
Kazakhstan Celebrates Medical Workers Day With Special Recognition From President, Nation, Non-Governmental Organizations (Video)
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakhstan celebrated June 21 Medical Workers Day, the third Sunday of June. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Kazakh medical workers with their professional holiday and decreed to award the most distinguished medical workers with medals and...
President Tokayev Accepts Invite to Rescheduled Moscow’s Victory Day Parade
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will take part as an honored guest at the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of the allies’ defeat of Nazi Germany. This was announced during Tokayev’s telephone conversation with...
President Tokayev Celebrates 67th Birthday in Lockdown Because of Coronavirus
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev turned 67 years old on May 17, and had to celebrate his birthday under lockdown. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Photo credit Akorda press service.jpg “Media representatives kept asking me to share details about how...
Kazakhstan Celebrates Victory Day Without Parade, Lockdown Orders Due to Coronavirus
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakhstan has marked the 75th anniversary of Victory Day on May 9, one of the country’s most important holidays. In any other year, squares across Kazakhstan would be filled with military parades, people marching to commemorate the memory of war veterans...
