Nazarbayev Meets Leaders of Finland, Jordan
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and King Abdullah II of Jordan on June 10 and 11. The leaders had come to the Kazakh capital to attend the fifth Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. During a June 10...
Nobel Academy Representative Office Opens in Astana
ASTANA – A Representative Office of the Nobel Academy, a Swiss-based group of educational and research institutions offering online tuition accredited around the world, has opened in Astana, the Astana Akimat (city administration) has announced. “We are opening the academy in Astana due to the historical cooperation between your...
IAEA Board Approves Agreement on Housing LEU Bank in Kazakhstan
ASTANA – The Board of Governors of theVienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved a host-state agreement on June 12 between the agency and the government of Kazakhstan on hosting an international low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel bank in the country, an offer Kazakhstan first made in 2010, according to...
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- Fifth Congress of Religious Leaders Closes With Calls for Ending Distrust and Sanctions
- UN Secretary-General Visits Kazakhstan for Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions
- Sweden Marks Its National Day in Astana, Seeks to Boost Economic Ties with Kazakhstan
Blogger Takes Conversation to Real World, Opens Community Gathering Place in Astana
ASTANA – Blogger Adlet Kumar has opened an island in the middle of landlocked Astana – a place he hopes will be an oasis for travellers, a meeting point for people from different walks of life and an island of free expression in an otherwise buttoned-up capital city. Freedom...
Almaty Hosts 12th IFSB Summit, Country Aims to Become Islamic Finance Centre
ASTANA – The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) held its 12th summit in Almaty on May 18, the first time the summit was held in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Kazakh TV reported in late May. As Kazakhstan aims to become a regional financial centre, the country hopes...
Art Show Held at Almaty Metro Station
ASTANA – “Artists Go to the People,” an exhibit featuring works of new and seasoned artists, took place recently at the Abai station of the Almaty metro. Coordinated by the Altyn Gallery city craft union and Leonardo da Vinci School of Art, the display presented paintings which differed not...
Growing International Religious Tensions Reinforce Need for Astana Religious Congress
We live, for good or bad, in an age of instant judgement. But whether an initiative has been necessary or successful often requires a significant amount of time to assess in our complex, changing world. Time allows considered judgement to be made on whether it still fits current needs and whether that need has grown.…
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Denis Ten and Friends Ice Show comes to Almaty
Kazakhstan-born figure skater and bronze medal winner at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games Denis Ten recently announced that his third “Denis and Friends Ice Show” will be held in Almaty on Jun. 20-21. Among those performing will be prominent figure skaters, such as Olympic champions Maxim Trankov and Tatyana...
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