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


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.