The Latest Breaking News from Kazakhstan

Rubio Arrives in Samarkand With 300 US Execs and a Minerals Mandate — What Washington Wants From Central Asia

Rubio leads nearly 300 U.S. executives to C5+1 talks in Samarkand, pushing for critical minerals access, trade corridors, and tech deals across Central Asia.

Latin Times · 5h ago

Rubio puts Trans-Caspian trade and critical minerals at centre of Central Asia talks

The US and five Central Asian governments backed closer transport and industrial cooperation at a C5+1 meeting in Samarkand. Rubio also held bilateral talks, while Uzbekistan signed the Artemis Accords.

Euronews · 6h ago

Azerbaijan hosts rare summit of both converging and opposing Middle East and Asian leaders

Middle East and Asian leaders, including those on opposing sides of conflicts, held a rare summit in Baku focusing on "confidence-building measures," addressing differences but also the opportunities of new transport corridors and economic realignments amid evolving global reshapes.

Euronews · Oct 15

German logistics group Rhenus plans up to 14 terminals along the Middle Corridor

Global logistics company Rhenus Group plans to build a new multimodal hub in the Kazakh city of Aktau and develop up to 14 terminals along the Middle Corridor. This network will link Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Türkiye, and connect the route to the company's infrastructure in Europe.

Euronews · Oct 9

Kazakhstan seeks to build an AI-powered economy and manufacturing sector

Kazakhstan wants artificial intelligence to become more than a digital tool: the country is seeking to make it a new engine of economic growth, from universities and factories to energy and infrastructure.

Euronews · Oct 8

The Caspian Sea has been shrinking for decades. Now, a new island has emerged

Scientists warn that parts of the northern Caspian could face an Aral Sea-like scenario, while climate change and human water use are adding pressure on the region.

Euronews · Oct 7

Przewalski’s horses return to Kazakhstan after 200 years with two foals born

In the early hours of 22 August, a seven-year-old Przewalski's horse gave birth at the Alibi Reintroduction Centre, a wildlife sanctuary on Kazakhstan's steppe. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, experts believe the male foal may be the first Przewalski's horse born on these grasslands in two centuries. Eight…

The Times of India · Oct 7

Goa adds 84 weekly domestic flights for winter season: Check new routes, airlines

Goa is set for a major winter tourism connectivity boost, with 84 additional domestic flights each week across Mopa and Dabolim airports. Airlines will also expand international services from the UAE, UK, Kazakhstan, Poland and Russia, adding new routes, seasonal connections and higher frequencies ahead of the peak tourism season.

The Economic Times · Oct 6

Latvian filmmaker wins €400,000 Grand Prix at Kazakhstan's AI film festival

The first Astana AI Film Festival has concluded in Kazakhstan, with Latvian filmmaker Nikolay Shestak taking the Grand Prix. The festival had a total fund of €1.8 million, with half allocated to prize money and the other half to investment in promising AI teams and film production in Kazakhstan.

Euronews · Oct 6

Is Kazakhstan the birthplace of apples? Here’s how the fruit spread across the world

The part of the Tian Shan mountains that stretches from south-eastern Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan is home to the wild Sievers apple (Malus sieversii), the ancestor of every apple we know today. But how did it travel from Central Asia to orchards around the world?

Euronews · Oct 5