Kazakhstan News News Kazakhstan » People: What is the 'Juz', the Key to Understanding Kazakhstan? A Hidden Code to Deciphering Central Asian History and Today
When you hear the word Kazakhstan, many people might think of vast steppes, abundant oil and natural resources, or the rapid economic development of recent years.However, there is a crucial keyword ...
News Kazakhstan » People: People in Kazakhstan are gripped by the country's first live-streamed trial
In Kazakhstan, people have been mesmerized by the country's first ever live-streamed trial. It's the trial of a former government minister who was accused of murdering his wife. The case has ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakhstan's Interfaith Initiative: Fostering Global Harmony through Wisdom and Leadership
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Oct 11 (IPS) - In the heart of Central Asia, a nation renowned for its rich cultural diversity, multi-ethnic society, and spiritual traditions has emerged as a global beacon of ...
News Kazakhstan » People: A 76-Year-Old Kazakh Blacksmith Is Walking Around the World
Sarsenbay Kotyrashov had never left his native Kazakhstan when, in 2023, he set out to walk around the world, one region at a time. He was 73 years old.
News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakh people to decide on nuclear plant construction
Kazakhstan is to hold a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced during a state-of-the-nation address. The date of the vote has ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Inside Kazakhstan’s push to become a regional AI centre
A young woman in a sleek bun and a jacket with Kazakh patterns smiles from the screen at a directors’ meeting of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund. In late 2025, she became the company ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakhstan: Power to people, or power to president?
As Kazakh citizens prepare to vote March 15 on a new constitution, the buzzwords flashing up on billboards and at glitzy campaign events are “just and progressive.” This slogan is designed to mobilize ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen
More than 110,000 people have been forced to evacuate in Russia and Kazakhstan after fast-melting snow swelled the Ural River, Europe’s third-longest, causing it to burst its banks and flood cities ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Eleven People From Same Family Drown While Swimming In Kazakhstan
Eleven people from the same family, including five children, drowned in the Syr Darya River in the Turkestan region in southern Kazakhstan on August 21, officials said, adding the search for two other ...