Russia and its allies pledged to send troops to help Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev quell protests that have led the central bank to temporarily halt financial market operations after violent …
Russia-Led Bloc to Send Troops to Kazakhstan Amid Protests
Russia and its allies pledged to send troops to help Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev quell protests that have led the central bank to temporarily halt financial market operations after violent …
Troops, protesters clash on Almaty main square in Kazakhstan; shots heard
Several armoured personnel carriers and dozens of troops moving on foot entered the main square of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, on Thursday morning where hundreds of people were protesting …
Armenia says peacekeepers from Russian-led alliance to go to Kazakhstan
Peacekeepers from a Russian-led alliance of ex-Soviet states will be sent to Kazakhstan to help stabilise the country following mass protests, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Facebook …
Russia-led alliance sending peacekeepers to Kazakhstan
A Russia-led military alliance said Thursday that it will dispatch peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan after the country’s president asked for help in controlling protests that escalated into violence, …
Protests escalate in Kazakhstan; president’s home set ablaze
News reports say protesters in Kazakhstan’s largest city have stormed the presidential residence and mayor’s office and set both on fire. The demonstrations were sparked by a rise in fuel …
Kazakhstan unrest: Staff flee as protesters enter airport
Staff at Kazakhstan’s main airport have had to flee as nationwide anti-government demonstrations escalate. A group of protesters entered the airport terminal in the country’s biggest city, Almaty, on …
Kazakhstan unrest: Staff flee as protesters enter airport
Staff at Kazakhstan’s main airport have had to flee as nationwide anti-government demonstrations escalate. A group of protesters entered the airport terminal in the country’s biggest city, Almaty, on …
Kyrgyz businesses fret about economic impact of Kazakhstan unrest
People in Kyrgyzstan are following events in neighboring Kazakhstan with eager interest and appear braced for whatever impact the political unrest is likely to have on their own country’s economy. At …
Rare protesters in Kazakhstan leave scores injured and topple the former Soviet Republic’s longtime leader
The unprecedented show of public outrage has left scores of people injured and led to the de-facto resignation of one of the longest serving rulers of a former Soviet Republic.