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News Kazakhstan Almaty: Nauryz Reborn: Kazakhstan’s Journey to Restore National Tradition

Published on: Friday 20 March 2026
Nauryz Reborn: Kazakhstan’s Journey to Restore National Tradition
News source: https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/nauryz-reborn-kazakhstans-journey-to-restore-national-tradition/

Today, Nauryz is celebrated across Kazakhstan with large public festivals, concerts, traditional games and cultural events. More than just a holiday, it has become a symbol of renewal, unity and the ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan Continues Repatriation of Citizens from Middle East

Published on: Wednesday 04 March 2026
Kazakhstan Continues Repatriation of Citizens from Middle East
News source: https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/kazakhstan-continues-repatriation-of-citizens-from-middle-east/

Since March 3, 12 flights have operated from the Middle East to Kazakhstan, carrying 2,111 passengers. Including flights scheduled for today, approximately 4,000 citizens will be returned to ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Hollywood plans to film in Kazakhstan

Published on: Saturday 20 July 2019
Hollywood plans to film in Kazakhstan
News source: https://www.inform.kz/en/hollywood-plans-to-film-in-kazakhstan_a3549670

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM On July 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, Deputy Chairman of the Board for strategic development of the State Center for Support of National Cinema (Kazakhstan Film Commission) Igor Tsai met with American producers who recently visited Kazakhstan. The meeting was attended by managers and representatives of LIONSGATE, NBC Universal, Warner Horizon, The Discovery, Global Film Solutions, etc., a press release of the State Center for Support of National Cinema reads.

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Power Outage Leaves Kazakhstan's Largest City Without Electricity

Published on: Sunday 14 July 2019
Power Outage Leaves Kazakhstan's Largest City Without Electricity
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/power-outage-leaves-kazakhstan-s-largest-city-without-electricity/30056404.html

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- A blackout has left Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, without power. Almost all of the districts of the city -- with an estimated population of 1.8 million -- stopped receiving ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty Redefines Kazakhstan With Dazzling Amenities, Convenience and World Class Hospitality

Published on: Wednesday 03 July 2019
The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty Redefines Kazakhstan With Dazzling Amenities, Convenience and World Class Hospitality
News source: https://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/ritz-carlton-almaty-redefines-kazakhstan-dazzling-amenities-convenience-and-world-class

The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty invites guests to experience Kazakhstan as they have never experienced it before. The ultra-luxurious hotel is now accepting reservations just in time for the 2019 summer holiday season.   

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan police arrest protesters

Published on: Saturday 06 July 2019
Kazakhstan police arrest protesters
News source: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/jul/07/kazakhstan-police-arrest-protesters/

Many in Kazakhstan viewed the move as an attempt by Nazarbayev and ... that up to 100 people were detained in the center of the country’s biggest city, Almaty. Police blocked traffic in the area of ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Dozens detained in anti-government protest in Kazakhstan

Published on: Saturday 06 July 2019
Dozens detained in anti-government protest in Kazakhstan
News source: https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Dozens-detained-in-anti-government-protest-in-14075738.php

Many in Kazakhstan viewed the move as an attempt by Nazarbayev and ... reported that up to 100 people were detained in the center of the country's biggest city, Almaty. Police blocked traffic in the ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: A school of bitter experience: how Kazakhstan’s media regulations restrict journalist freedom

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
A school of bitter experience: how Kazakhstan’s media regulations restrict journalist freedom
News source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/press-freedom-kazakhstan-en/

This is what happened to the online portal Ratel.kz, which worked on investigative journalist,” says Tatyana Kovalyova, who chairs the Board of Trustees of the Kazakhstan League of Court Reporters. In ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan CEC Chairman meets with head of Turkic Council delegation

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
Kazakhstan CEC Chairman meets with head of Turkic Council delegation
News source: https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-cec-chairman-meets-with-head-of-turkic-council-delegation_a3534842

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Berik Imashev, met today with the head of the delegation of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS or the Turkic Council), Deputy Secretary General of the organization, Gismat Gozalov, Kazinform correspondent reports.

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Eurasian integration tops Kazakhstan election campaign

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
Eurasian integration tops Kazakhstan election campaign
News source: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Eurasian-integration-tops-Kazakhstan-election-campaign

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan/ALMATY -- Kazakhstan's acting president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, looks set to win a snap election in Kazakhstan on June 9 after the country's longtime leader, Nursultan ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan set to confirm veteran leader's choice for president

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
Kazakhstan set to confirm veteran leader's choice for president
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/kazakhstan-set-confirm-veteran-leaders-110831571.html

Kazakhstan's interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, looks set to be confirmed in the job in Sunday's election after being hand-picked for the post by former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev who ran the country for almost three decades. Tokayev, who took over after Nazarbayev resigned in March,

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Showers to douse Kazakhstan on Wednesday

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Showers to douse Kazakhstan on Wednesday
News source: https://www.inform.kz/en/showers-to-douse-kazakhstan-on-wednesday_a3526363

West Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kyzylorda, Akmola, and North Kazakhstan regions. Gusts may reach up to 23-28 mps in Karaganda region. Kostanay, Akmola, and North Kazakhstan regions will be steeped in fog. ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan Shows Managed Transition Not The Smoothest Path In Central Asia

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Kazakhstan Shows Managed Transition Not The Smoothest Path In Central Asia
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-shows-managed-transition-not-the-smoothest-path-in-central-asia/29940129.html

And there was the banner hung on an Almaty overpass that quoted Kazakhstan's constitution: "The only source of state power is the people." Examples of transfers of leadership in Central Asia to date ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan-China Interregional Cooperation Forum kicks off in Almaty

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Kazakhstan-China Interregional Cooperation Forum kicks off in Almaty
News source: https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-china-interregional-cooperation-forum-kicks-off-in-almaty_a3526427

The forum themed Industrial Cooperation is purposed to boost interregional and trans-border cooperation between Kazakhstan and China in attracting investments and realization of Kazakhstan's export ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan hopes for more tourists from Malaysia

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
News source: http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=1725097

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) -- Kazakhstan is hoping that more tourists from Malaysia will visit the Central Asian Republic. The Representative of Tourism and Foreign Affairs Department of Almaty ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Kazakhstan: Tackling obesity among generation junk food

Published on: Friday 10 May 2019
News source: https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-tackling-obesity-among-generation-junk-food

An unscientific straw poll conducted by Eurasianet at a food court in a shopping mall in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s commercial capital, found youngsters to be relaxed about the dangers of junk food. Most ...

News Kazakhstan Almaty: Is there social entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan?

Published on: Friday 10 May 2019
News source: https://www.inform.kz/en/is-there-social-entrepreneurship-in-kazakhstan_a3525156

ALMATY. KAZINFORM On May 13 at 18.00, a master class on the topic 'Is there social entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan?' will be held in the conference hall of the Atyrau Dastan Hotel . The master class ...