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      Astana Airport’s People Flow to Reach 7.7 Million per Year
      Oct25

      Astana Airport’s People Flow to Reach 7.7 Million per Year

      The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin recently inspected the progress of construction of the Astana International Airport, where he saw the course of construction of the new terminal and reconstruction of the runway, according to...

      13 footballers playing for foreign clubs invoted to Armenian National team
      Oct24

      13 footballers playing for foreign clubs invoted to Armenian National team

      The Armenian national team will play is set to face Montenegro on November 11 in a 2018 qualifier. Armenia head coach Artur Petrosyan has announced the list of playersplaying for foreign clubs, invited for the training campaign: Levon Airapetyan, Paykan F.C. (Iran) Hrayr Mkoyan, FC Esteghlal (Iran) Varazdat Haroyan, Padideh F.C. (Iran) Taron...

      The April nightmare may resume: Uwe Halbach
      Oct24

      The April nightmare may resume: Uwe Halbach

      “OSCE MG Co-Chairs have no other way out, than implementation of a hard power towards installation of investigative mechanisms in the contact line and on the border,” German analyst Uwe Halbach, specialized in the South Caucasus issues, told 168.am, reflecting to the Karabakh conflict settlement process. U.S. Co-Chair James Warlick stated in...

      Armenian singer Hovig Demirdjian to represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2017
      Oct24

      Armenian singer Hovig Demirdjian to represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2017

      Young heartthrob Hovig Demirdjian will represent Cyprus at next year’s Eurovision song contest to be held in Kiev, Ukraine on May 9-13, the Cyprus Mail reports. State broadcaster CyBC, a member of the EBU network that hosts the annual song contest in the previous year’s winning country, said that it had chosen the young singer...

      Kazakh, Turkish Foreign Ministers Discuss Partnership in Almaty
      Oct24

      Kazakh, Turkish Foreign Ministers Discuss Partnership in Almaty

      The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu co-chaired the third session of the Joint Strategic Planning Group Oct. 20 in Almaty. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) and Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan...

      Astana Pyramid Celebrates 10 Years
      Oct24

      Astana Pyramid Celebrates 10 Years

      The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Palace of Peace and Harmony, a unique building symbolising the friendship, unity and accord of all the nationalities living in Kazakhstan, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Throughout the years, the building has taken a worthy place among the...

      Kazakh Mountaineering Legend Coaches New Generation of Alpinists
      Oct24

      Kazakh Mountaineering Legend Coaches New Generation of Alpinists

      The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Sport climbing has been officially included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Kazakh Mountaineering and Climbing Federation has received Olympic status and will now begin preparing athletes to participate in the Games. Photo: tourism.kzpi.kz The Astana...

      Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Oct. 24, 2016
      Oct24

      Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Oct. 24, 2016

      BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That Was The Mosul Offensive BeginsThe long-awaited Mosul...

      Bosphorus ship spotters set sights on Russian war boats
      Oct24

      Bosphorus ship spotters set sights on Russian war boats

      ISTANBUL: Minutes after fishermen tip him off that a ship is about to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus, Yoruk Isik drops what he’s doing and rushes to his favourite vantage point, camera in hand. The vessel is not one of the dozens of cargo boats that pass through the strait between Europe and Asia every day. It is a Russian warship,...

      Gay rights progress faces Europe backlash: activists
      Oct23

      Gay rights progress faces Europe backlash: activists

      NICOSIA: ILGA-Europe conference-goers in Nicosia said hate speech and the scapegoating of LGBTI campaign groups were fuelling a rise in attacks across Europe -AFP photo Europe has made enormous progress on gay rights since the 1990s, but those gains are now being threatened by rising intolerance, according to activists from across the continent....