Kazakhstan

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

A multilateral approach to defense cooperation is therefore essential and should be a pivotal part of deepening the Abraham Accords. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with US President Donald Trump after signing the Abraham Accords, in Washington, US, September 15, 2020
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

  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


Optimistic Kazakhstani voters banking on ‘better future’

The country heads to the polls for parliamentary and local elections, voting for the second time since November as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev moves to implement promised reforms.

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

Kazakhstan to deport Russian major who fled his country over war

A Russian major attempting to avoid participation in the Russia-Ukraine war is being deported from Kazakhstan

MEETING OF (from left to right) President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Almazbek Atambayev of Kyrgyz Republic.

Holon Institute of Technology marks 30 years of ties between Israel and Eurasia

HIT’s President, Prof. Eduard Yakubov noted that “the establishment of relations between Israel and the Euro-Asian countries is vital to Israel."

  HOLON INSTITUTE of Technology campus

Grapevine December 11, 2022: Beyond blarney

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 OUTGOING TOURISM MINISTER Yoel Razvozov with Kazakhstan Ambassador Satybaldy Burshakov.

Reelected president embarks on new path for Kazakhstan

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s first foreign visit, a week after his reelection victory, was to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia, November 28, 2022.

Despite election criticism, US and EU ready to work with reelected Kazakh leader

Last week’s poll could be prelude to new era in Kazakhstan, expert says.

 KAZAKH PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev responded to a wave of protests with repressive and violent actions.

Kazakhstan’s president secures landslide win in snap election

Central Election Commission says Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won 81.3% of vote based on preliminary results; re-elected leader says he must now justify the confidence that his people have expressed in him.

 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 28, 2019.

Voters put issues first as Kazakhstan picks next president

Less than three months after incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called snap election, the people of the Central Asia country are choosing their leader for the next seven years.

 MEMBERS OF a local electoral commission organize ballot papers after polls closed for the constitutional referendum, at a polling station in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday.

The place of religion in modern Jewish life 

According to the large-scale survey, the Soviet legacy continues to allocate a moderate role to religion in Jewish life, making the connection between Judaism and Jewish identity less straightforward

Torah scroll is raised and displayed at Western Wall

Putin and Abbas to meet in Astana to push Israeli-Palestinian talks

Both men are in the Kazakh capital of Astana to attend the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). 

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021.