Kazakhstan

US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China

Washington last year launched the Pax Silica initiative aimed at securing supply chains for AI models, semiconductors and critical minerals, amid a fierce technology rivalry with Beijing.

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 15, 2024.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with US President Donald Trump after signing the Abraham Accords, in Washington, US, September 15, 2020

Now is the time for a multilateral Abraham Accords framework - opinion

President Isaac Herzog during his visit to Kazakhstan on April 28, 2026.

Herzog meets Kazakhstan's Jewish community, hails important role during diplomatic visit

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebration in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 27, 2026.

Isaac Herzog will visit Panama in May, Panamanian president confirms


Leaders of Kazakhstan, Democratic Republic of Congo keen on Israel trip

Netanyahu made the groundbreaking visit to Kazakhstan's capital Astana in 2016, after visiting Azerbaijan, which – like Kazakhstan – is a Muslim majority country.

Felix Tshisekedi holds the country's coat of arms during the inauguration ceremony whereby Tshisekedi was sworn into office as the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 24, 2019

Lawsuit at center of investment in hi-tech company

A case of businessman Zhabargali Kesikbaev, from Kazakhstan, against Israeli entrepreneur Max Bluvband.

A cityscape of Tel Aviv is seen during the night-time in Israel May 27, 2017. Picture taken May 27, 2017.

Meet Kazakhstan's ambassador to Israel – Doulat Kuanyshev

A veteran diplomat from a country that promotes acceptance of others.

A general view of Akorda, the official residence of Kazakhstan's President, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Israel ties warming with Central Asian countries

Israel’s 1950s strategy, known as the “periphery doctrine,” was meant to seek allies beyond the hostile Arab world, such as with Iran and Turkey, but now the situation has reversed itself.

A general view of Akorda, the official residence of Kazakhstan's President, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Chief Rabbi blasts world religious leaders for not condemning terrorism

“It is forbidden for us to be silent, silence is tantamount to identifying with terror.”

Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak addresses a panel of world religious leaders in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Tech Talk: Hello, Kazakhstan

The Israeli exchange will provide a basket of cybersecurity services and solutions that are relevant for the new exchange in Kazakhstan.

Ittai Ben-Zeev

Grapevine: A Kazakh feast

There was quite a large attendance at the Kazakhstan reception, and guests piled their plates with authentic Kazakhstan cuisine and came back for more.

From left: Avner, Amos and Uri Kurz, President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Amir Kurz

Sacha Baron Cohen offers to pay tourists’ mankini fines

Last week, a group of six Czech tourists got into trouble in real-life Kazakhstan for wearing Borat-style mankinis.

Sacha Baron Cohen

Body of missing hiker Hila Livne found in Kyrgyzstan before Yom Kippur

A Facebook group dedicated to finding Hila said she loved nature and traveling, noting that she had visited Australia and New Zealand and hiked the Israeli Trail.

Hila Livne

Water-related pollution matters. Just look at the Aral Sea.

The health of local people has been significantly impacted by these dust contaminants.

A girl smiles next to her bicycle at the old part of the village of Karateren, near the Aral Sea, south-western Kazakhstan, April 15, 2017.