More than 4,300 people were detained at anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, rights groups and Russian authorities say.
Some 1,700 people were detained in Moscow alone, Ria news agency reports, citing the interior ministry.
The OVD-Info rights (...)
More than 600 family members of Daesh (so-called IS) fighters have been repatriated from Syria to Kazakhstan over the last three years, as part of an initiative to rehabilitate women and children from the country.
One formerly radicalized wife who (...)
The armed men in uniforms checked every ward, shouting that they were looking for people wounded in mass unrest that had left scores dead.
Asel, who had been shot in the violence and was being treated in the hospital in Kazakhstan's biggest city (...)
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has dismissed the country's defense minister in the wake of unprecedented demonstrations.
Murat Bektanov was criticized by Tokayev for a lack of "leadership qualities" during the unrest and was fired on (...)
As the death toll from the recent unrest in Kazakhstan mounts to 164, the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday requested "prompt, independent, impartial investigations" into the killings, and whether "unnecessary and disproportionate use of (...)
The sound of the broken glass echoed as Andrey Mikhaylovich walked inside a looted shopping mall on the outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan's biggest city. Empty boxes, phone cases, shoes and other leftover goods were scattered everywhere, reports (...)
The president of Kazakhstan has claimed that the recent violent demonstrations that have shaken the country were an "attempted coup d'état" by "armed fighters", adding that his forces would "never" fire on peaceful protesters.
Both President (...)
At least 164 people have died in Kazakhstan during violent anti-government protests, according to media reports citing health officials. If confirmed it would mark a sharp rise from the previous figure of 44 deaths.
Almost 6,000 people have been (...)
The former head of Kazakhstan's anti-terror agency was arrested on charges of attempted government overthrow in the wake of violent protests in the country.
The arrest of Karim Masimov was announced by the National Security Committee, which Kasimov (...)
Kazakhstan's authoritarian leader says he has ordered security forces to "fire without warning", amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests, BBC reported.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also said "20,000 bandits" had attacked the main (...)
Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for restraint and dialogue.
Speaking to journalists on Thursday in (...)
Russian-led military troops will be deployed to help "stabilize" Kazakhstan amid anti-government demonstrations, BBC reported.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for support from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as nationwide (...)
Dozens of protesters were killed by police on Wednesday night as they tried to seize administrative buildings in Kazakhstan, police said.
"Last night, extremist forces tried to storm administrative buildings, the Almaty city police department, as (...)
ALMATY - Saudi athlete Tarek Hamdi won the gold medal on Wednesday in the men's +84kg category at the 17th edition of the 2021 Asian Karate Championships.
Hamdi won the gold medal after defeating his Iranian opponent 4/0 during his participation in (...)
The Republic of Kazakhstan is boosting its position as a trade hub for Europe and Asia by joining the World Logistics Passport (WLP), a major initiative established to increase trading opportunities between developing markets.
Kazakhstan Minister of (...)
Savills, the leading global real estate advisors, published another research highlighting the growth of the branded residences sector across the Middle East with 100 schemes opening recorded this year despite the pandemic and wider economic (...)
The spread of the novel coronavirus in Kazakhstan has slowed in recent days, the Central Asian nation's government said on Wednesday, indicating it could exit a state of emergency next week. Reuters reported.
The daily growth of new confirmed cases (...)
Kazakhstan will extend its state of emergency declared over the coronavirus outbreak until the end of April, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's office said on Friday, Reuters reported.
The state of emergency, which has allowed the government to lock (...)
The top US infectious disease expert warned on Friday that even though hard-hit spots like New York are showing positive results in the battle against coronavirus, it is too early to relax restrictions on Americans.
"What we're seeing right now is (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense sent a message of condolence and consolation to His Excellency President Qasym-Jomart Kemeluly Toqaev of the Republic of (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a message of condolence and consolation to President Qasym-Jomart Kemeluly Toqaev of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the victims of the crash of a civilian passenger (...)
SCAT Airlines, one of the largest air carriers transporting Kazakhstan passengers to the neighboring countries and beyond for 22 successful years, started operating flights on the routes Almaty-Jeddah (on Wednesdays) and Almaty-Madinah (on (...)
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a Brainstorming Meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 19 November 2019 to discuss the proposal of the Founding President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nur Sultan Nazarbayev, to bring together 15 leading OIC (...)
China's capital Beijing will hold its first test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics in February, when it hosts an Alpine Skiing World Cup event, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday.
A total of 111 athletes from 19 countries and regions have (...)
Dubai-based flydubai, on Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of its first flight to Kazakhstan which took off from Dubai International (DXB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) on Sept. 16 , 2014. The airline has carried more than 560,000 (...)
