Kazakhstan

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

President says trip could boost Israel–Central Asia relations as he tours innovation hub and meets local leadership.

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

  Israel's Embassy to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic has condemned a Kyrgyz hotel for a sign with the words "Jews and animals are not allowed."

Outrage after Kyrgyz hotel displays antisemitic 'Jews not allowed' sign

FILE PHOTO: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with a Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan March 22, 2026.

New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says


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.

Israel and Kazakhstan’s futurist vision for Eurasia

Spanning the western border of China and the eastern borders of European Russia and the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan – like the Eastern Mediterranean – forms a vital geo-economic link between Europe and Asia.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu en route to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.