The Latest Breaking News from Kazakhstan

The announcements came during Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's state visit to Uzbekistan and his meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, ahead of the Seventh Consultative Meeting of Heads of State.

Rights groups press Kazakh lawmakers to reject the legislation, arguing that it would violate fundamental human rights

Protests erupted in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in October 2020 following disputed parliamentary elections. Only four political parties out of 16 had passed the threshold for entry into parliament. Three of these had close ties to the country’s then-president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov.

At HORECA Expo 2025 in Tashkent, representatives from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan discussed digital tools, service culture, and how cross-border cooperation is shaping Central Asia’s fast-developing hospitality industry.

Authorities in Kazakhstan seized digital assets worth €14.4 million and uncovered 81 illegal cash-out networks amid growing efforts to curb financial crime.

The leaders of both countries laid out the paths ahead on major infrastructure and energy projects for the Eurasian region within the enhanced strategic partnerships between the two economic powerhouses of the region.

On Tuesday, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL) reportedly slashed oil and gas production at a major field in Kazakhstan.

Four years since he last reached an ATP tournament semi-final in Kazakhstan, Australian James Duckworth is back in the last-four at the Almaty Open

Adam Walton has lost to the rejuvenated Daniil Medvedev in the last-16 of the Almaty Open while fellow Sydneysider Aleksandar Vukic was also defeated.