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Comic Con Astana Reveals Esai Morales as Second Hollywood Headliner
The Astana Times
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June 30, 2025
ASTANA – Comic Con Astana continues to unveil the lineup for Central Asia’s largest geek culture festival. Joining Andy Serkis on the list of headliners is Esai Morales – an American actor known for his roles in hit TV series “Ozark” and “Titans”,...
Leading French Engineering School to Open Branch in Kazakhstan
Times of Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
The Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education has finalized an agreement with Grenoble INP-Phelma, UGA – France’s premier engineering school specializing in physics, electronics, and materials science, to open a branch campus in Almaty in...
This Muslim-Majority Country Has Banned Face Coverings In Public, Including Burqa And Hijab
News18
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July 3, 2025
There is a country in the world where 70 percent of the people follow Islam and the President is also a Muslim, but here women have been banned from covering their faces. In an important law passed in Kazakhstan, the country's Parliament has taken...
Kate Middleton to take action as Wimbledon stars pose awkward problem
OK!
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July 8, 2025
Kate Middleton might miss the Wimbledon ladies' final due to the potential impact of presenting the Venus Rosewater Dish to a Belarusian or Russian player, it has been suggested. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who hasn't lost a set at the All...
Twenty Kazakh Universities Ranked in QS World University Rankings 2026
The Astana Times
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June 30, 2025
ASTANA – This year, 20 universities from Kazakhstan have been included in the QS World University Rankings 2026, published on June 19. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty. Photo credit: farabi.university Among them are three...
Kazakhstan Moves to Ban Face-Coverings in Public
Times of Central Asia
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June 27, 2025
On June 25, Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis, the lower house of parliament, approved amendments to the law “On the Prevention of Offenses,” introducing a new provision that prohibits wearing clothing that obscures the face in public places. While the...
Seven International University Branches to Open in Kazakhstan Next Year
The Astana Times
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June 30, 2025
ASTANA – Seven international university branches will be established across Kazakhstan in the 2025-2026 academic year. Photo credit: Shutterstock According to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, in Astana, at the Gumilyov Eurasian...
This Muslim country bans Niqab, face coverings in public places, reason is..., not Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Iran, it is...
DNA India
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July 1, 2025
Officials say the ban is needed for security reasons, as face-covering garments make it difficult for law enforcement to identify individuals. Kazakhstan's Parliament has passed a new bill banning the wearing of niqabs and all face-covering...
Can Kazakhstan Help De-escalate Iran’s Nuclear Crisis?
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 30, 2025
When the world held its breath, wondering if Iran would close the straits of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and plunge the world into economic chaos, tensions were also simmering to Iran’s north. The Caspian Sea, whose littoral states include Iran,...
Another Central Asian country bans face veils as Muslim women told to embrace ‘national style’
The Independent
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July 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
WHO Study Links Vaccine Refusal in Kazakhstan to Institutional Distrust Over Religious Beliefs
The Astana Times
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June 30, 2025
ASTANA – Religious reasons were found to be relatively weakly linked to vaccine refusal in Kazakhstan. Public distrust in the healthcare system plays a much larger role, according to the preliminary results of a new World Health Organization (WHO)...
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan hold defense cooperation meeting in Baku
Today.Az
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In line with the 2025 bilateral military cooperation plan, representatives from the Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan held a meeting in Baku to deepen defense collaboration between the two countries. According to Azerbaijan’s...
Kazakhstan – India forum boosts tourism ties between Almaty and Goa
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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June 26, 2025
Tourism leaders from Kazakhstan and Goa connect in Almaty, promoting charter flights, cultural exchange, and sustainable tourism collaboration. ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN – On June 23, 2025, the Kazakhstan – India Tourism Business Forum was held in...
Emigration from Kazakhstan Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade
Times of Central Asia
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June 30, 2025
Kazakhstan is witnessing a significant decline in emigration, reaching its lowest level in more than ten years, according to a study by analysts at Ranking.kz. The analysis, based on data from the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of the Agency for...
Kazakhstan–China Relations: Model for Middle-Power Engagement in Fragmented World
The Astana Times
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June 26, 2025
For much of the post-Soviet era, Chinese influence in Central Asia was met with deep skepticism. In Kazakhstan and its neighbors, public opinion often bristled at the specter of a rising China next door. Memories of historical incursions and fears...
Translators' Voices: The institutional strength of the CPC offers predictability to the world
Global Times
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Gulnar Shaimergenova, director of the China Studies Center in Kazakhstan Photo: Courtesy of Shaimergenova Editor's Note: July 1, 2025, marks the 104th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Looking back on more than a century...
Indian conglomerate to set up multi-specialty hospital & medical university in Kazakhstan
The Economic Times
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June 29, 2025
Eyeing to deepen Indo-Kazakh ties in healthcare and education, India’s Mont Vert Group has inked a $500 million (approx. ₹4,300 crore) agreement with Kazakhstan’s Big B Corporation to construct a world-class medical university and a 1,000-bed...
Silicon Steppes: Can Kazakhstan Become Eurasia’s Next Digital Nexus?
Times of Central Asia
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June 30, 2025
At this month’s Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged fellow Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) leaders to reorient toward the future. “Digitalization and artificial intelligence… should become an absolute...
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Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan hold defense cooperation meeting in Baku [PHOTOS]
AzerNews
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June 30, 2025
In line with the 2025 bilateral military cooperation plan, representatives from the Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan held a meeting in Baku to deepen defense collaboration between the two countries, Azernews reports. According to...
Azerbaijani and Kazakh military representatives hold a meeting
APA
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In accordance with the 2025 bilateral military cooperation plan between the Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, a meeting was held in Baku between representatives of the two countries' Defense Ministries, APA reports citing...