Pompeo visited Kazakhstan in February. BGR PR president Jeffrey Birnbaum and VP Jo Maney work on the $160K contract. They report to Erzhan Kazyhanov, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to the US.
Kazakhstan says spread of coronavirus has slowed
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. The daily …
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Evacuate Thousands Over Flood
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have evacuated tens of thousands of people from the Syr Darya river basin after a reservoir dam on the Uzbek side burst, flooding large areas on both sides of the border, the …
June’s UFC Kazakhstan scrapped, one fighter moved to May 23 event in Florida
Another foreign UFC card has been canceled due to the coronavirus, and fighters are now being moved to different events again. Once scheduled to meet Gadzhimurad Antigulov at UFC Kazakhstan, on June …
Innovation in Kazakhstan: From Ideas to Impact
For Kazakhstan, innovation has the potential to unleash the private sector as the country strives to build a more diversified and competitive economy. Launched by the Kazakh Ministry of Education and …
Ashimbayev elected Kazakhstan’s Senate speaker in reshuffle
Jomart Tokayev’s deputy chief of staff on Monday became speaker of Kazakhstan’s upper house, the Senate, a key position that means he is first in line to take over the presidency if the incumbent …
Perspectives | Kazakhstan: Tokayev takes bite out of Nazarbayev sandwich
The ouster of Dariga Nazarbayeva from her constitutionally important post as speaker of Kazakhstan’s Senate came as a surprise. Close scrutiny of events in recent weeks, however, reveals hints of some …
Flooding forces 70,000 on Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border to flee
A busted reservoir dam flooded parts of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, forcing tens of thousands from both countries to evacuate, authorities said Saturday. The Syr Darya river, which runs near the …
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayeva, often eyed as successor, removed as Senate speaker
Major elite shake-up in Kazakhstan as Dariga Nazarbayeva, who also happens to be the former president’s daughter and an oft-touted possible future leader, is removed as Senate speaker …
Kazakhstan removes ex-president’s daughter as senate speaker
The daughter of Kazakhstan’s former president, once viewed as his heir-apparent, has been dismissed from her post as speaker of the country’s senate. Dariga Nazarbayeva was removed Saturday …