Kazakhstan

Morocco joins Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace as founding member

"Morocco welcomes the second phase of Trump’s comprehensive peace plan," the country's foreign ministry announced.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco attends the signing of bilateral agreements at the Agdal Royal Palace on February 13, 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East and Central Asia as seen on a vintage globe, November 14, 2024

Iran pushes for cultural, economic diplomacy with nations across central Asia - report

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return - opinion

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia


The world must act now to end the nuclear arms race - opinion

Kazakhstan’s activist, born from the legacy of nuclear testing, urges the world to act now to reduce nuclear risks and prevent a new arms race, emphasizing the need for immediate steps.

THEN-US president Barack Obama and then-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev sign the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) in Prague, 2010. Inspections under the treaty remain suspended, it expires in February and there is no successor in sight, the writer warns.

When diplomacy falters, religious dialogue can still hold the line - opinion

Now in its third decade, the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions hosted by Kazakhstan is a rare forum for dialogue across religious, ethnic, and geopolitical divides.

Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York

Kazakhstan textbooks promote tolerance, respect for Judaism, Israel - IMPACT report finds

Kazakhstan's school curriculum offers a largely positive portrayal of Judaism and Jewish history and, in many cases, a balanced approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

 A man holds a mobile phone while walking past a board with a Kazakh state flag during a protest against LPG cost rise following authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana embarks on historic visit to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

Ohana was warmly welcomed by Uzbek Senate President Tanzila Narbayeva at the entrance to the grand parliamentary building in Tashkent.

 Knesset speaker Amir Ohana and Uzbek Senate President Tanzila Narbayeva

Billionaire and Jewish philanthropist Alexander Mashkevich passes away

Mashkevich began the Kazakhstan Jewish Congress and was one of the founders of the European Resources group.

  Left to right: Alexander  Mashkevich, Israeli Chief Rabbis, Rabbi Marc Schneier, Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan Edwin Glusman at the 18th anniversary celebration of Astana Main Synagogue dedicated by Maskevitch.

Early indications that Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit Azerbaijan plane, US official says

An Embraer passenger jet crashed in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of Russia in which Moscow has used air defense systems against Ukrainian drone strikes.

 A drone view shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan December 25, 2024.

Passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashes in Kazakhstan with many feared dead

Unverified video of the crash showed the plane, which was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, bursting into flames as it hit the ground and thick black smoke then rising.

Reported drone footage of the site of a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan, December 25, 2024.

Kazakhstan's Gold Reserves Decline Amid Central Bank Sales

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has reduced its gold reserves, marking a shift in its investment strategy. Gold holdings now stand at 290 tonnes.

 Kazakhstan's Gold Reserves Decline Amid Central Bank Sales

Reflecting on Kazakhstan's painful legacy: A call for global nuclear disarmament - opinion

As the International Day Against Nuclear Tests is observed, Kazakhstan's tragic history with nuclear weapons serves as a powerful reminder of the need for global disarmament.

 The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carrying the crew formed of NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 15, 2023.

Tolerance: The Key of Understanding and Global Peace

Today, Central Asia is an "island of stability" in an unstable world. Friendship and peace exist there among people from different backgrounds.

 Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of Holon Institute of Technology, at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York,