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.

|BySHIR PERETS, SHOSHANA BAKER, REUTERS
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

Iranian official Ali Asghar Tahmasebi reportedly emphasized the importance of developing Central Asia via "economic diplomacy."

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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

Oil futures in 2025 have oscillated within a relatively narrow range, with the high coming in January before the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries began production increases.

|ByRON BOUSSO/REUTERS
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

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Israel and Kazakhstan: When bland Foreign Ministry statement says it all - analysis

That nondescript statement adequately reflects what Israel hopes to see in Kazakhstan, how it hopes things play out.

JANUARY 9, 2022ByHERB KEINON
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

Kazakh president steps up purge of security agency after mass unrest

Kazakhstan's president fired two more top security officials following mass anti-government protests in the past week amid the worst unrest in three decades of post-Soviet independence.

JANUARY 9, 2022ByREUTERS
Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Israeli citizen killed in Kazakhstan riots

The Foreign Ministry cautioned Israeli citizens about travelling to Kazakhstan due to the ongoing violent uprising.

JANUARY 8, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR, ELIAV BREUER
A burned car is seen in front of the mayor's office building which was torched during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Ex-security chief arrested as Kazakhstan presses crackdown on unrest

Karim Massimov, the former head of Kazakhstan's national security committee, was arrested for 'treason' amid a slew of gov't actions to slow the uprising.

JANUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS

Israel hopes for calm in Kazakhstan, cautions Israeli travelers

Kazakhstan has been in a state of civil unrest since January 3, in response to price caps being removed from butane and propane on January 1.

JANUARY 7, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Kazakh law enforcement officers are seen on a barricade during a protest triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022

Oil price rises as Kazakh turmoil adds to supply worries

'The upward jump in oil prices mostly reflects the market jitters as unrest escalates in Kazakhstan and the political situation in Libya continues to deteriorate and sideline oil output.'

JANUARY 7, 2022ByREUTERS
Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Kazakh president says has ordered forces to open fire without warning

The president said forces carried out a "counter-terrorist" operation, and ordered law enforcement agencies and the army "to shoot to kill without warning."

JANUARY 7, 2022ByREUTERS
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 28, 2019.

Kazakh president says constitutional order has mostly been restored

The Kazakh interior ministry said in a separate statement that 26 "armed criminals" had been "liquidated" and more than 3,000 of them detained, while 18 police and national guard servicemen died.

JANUARY 7, 2022ByREUTERS
THE OFFICIAL residence of Kazakhstan’s president, and the Baiterek monument in the modern city of Nur-Sultan.

From stability to turmoil - what's going on in Kazakhstan

As Russian paratroopers arrived in Kazakhstan, an oil-rich state long viewed as a bastion of stability in volatile Central Asia, police in Almaty said they had killed dozens of rioters.

JANUARY 6, 2022ByREUTERS
Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Kazakhstan protests will cause concern in nearby authoritarian states - analysis

There is a sense that the US role in Central Asia could be in decline and authoritarian regimes will want to make sure that no instability spreads from Kazakhstan.

JANUARY 5, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
THE OFFICIAL residence of Kazakhstan’s president, and the Baiterek monument in the modern city of Nur-Sultan.