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Promoting Safer Rides through Gender-Sensitive Communication: OSCE and inDrive Launch Pilot Training for Drivers in Almaty
For the first time in Kazakhstan, gender-sensitive communication training was delivered in partnership with a ride-hailing platform, which marks a meaningful step toward engaging local drivers in fostering safer and more respectful public spaces....
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Forums on China-Central Asia cooperation development, Silk Road int'l communication held in Astana
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The China-Central Asia Cooperation Development Forum and the Third Silk Road International Communication Forum were held on Sunday in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. A Media Snippet...
Chang'an night gala offers cultural taste of Shaanxi in Astana
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the evening of June 21, the Chang'an night gala, a cultural exchange event held by Xinhua News Agency and the Shaanxi Provincial Government, took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, as part of the...
UPDATE Qatar and International Partners Launch Global Autism Alliance at UN General Assembly
New York, NY, USA, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A call to join an action-driven global alliance focused on building a more inclusive future for people with autism around the world has been sounded by Qatar, alongside international partners,...
Kazakhstan, OSCE and UN host Cross-Regional Dialogue on the Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returnees from Conflict Zones
On 30 April, over 50 representatives from Central Asia, South-East Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa gathered in Astana to share good practices and exchange experience related to prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration (PRR) of...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The State of Qatar organizes a High-Level Ministerial event to launch the Global Autism Alliance Coalition on the margins of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly
New York, NY, USA, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The State of Qatar, in collaboration with Qatar Foundation, Autism Speaks, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO), organized a High-Level...
Bitget Joins UNICEF Game Changers Coalition to Provide Blockchain Education to 300K People in 2025
VICTORIA, Seychelles and LUXEMBOURG, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has entered a three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy...
OSCE workshop in Kazakhstan advances national training strategy on cybercrime and electronic evidence
To support Kazakhstan in strengthening its response to cybercrime, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, held a two-day workshop in Astana on 12 and 13 June. The event focused on...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Empowering Kazakh Students: VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan introduces AI-based Tutor powered by KazLLM
Dubai and Astana, June 3, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announce the launch of “AI Tutor”, a collaboration of Beeline Kazakhstan and Qazcode. AI...
New Certified Therapists Join Maple Tree Counselling in Hong Kong - Julia Laubscher and Varuna Vaswani Join The Leading Therapy Practice in Hong Kong
Central, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Central, HK September 29, 2025 - - Maple Tree Counselling, a boutique counselling and therapy practice in Central, Hong Kong, has announced the addition of two certified therapists to its growing team....
Shoqan School, founded by Kenges Rakishev and Aselle Tasmagambetova, Lists One-Billion-Tenge Bond on KASE, a First for Kazakh Schools
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shoqan School, founded by Kenges Rakishev and Aselle Tasmagambetova, has become the first educational organization in Kazakhstan to issue bonds, which in this case will be used to support the...
ALLATRA and Creative Society Attend the Salon Dinner Hosted by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C., VA, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On the evening of May 22, 2025, the esteemed Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan welcomed guests to a special Salon Dinner. This exclusive event, hosted by H.E. Ambassador...
OSCE launches Regional Task Force on Education for Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in Central Asia
As the renewable energy sector in Central Asia grows, so does the need for a skilled and inclusive workforce to support it. In response, the OSCE and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) officially launched the OSCE Regional...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Almaty to Host the WFC 2025, First-Ever Global CSD Forum in Central Asia
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kazakhstan will host the World Forum of Central Securities Depositories (WFC 2025) this week, the first time that the gathering, which brings together Central Securities Depositories from...
California Turkish American Association Announces the 2nd Annual San Francisco Turkish Festival at Embarcadero Plaza
Turkish American Association presents the 2nd Annual San Francisco Turkish Festival, Sept 27–28, 2025 at Embarcadero Plaza with Turkic communities joining in. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, September 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Süheyle...
Further reforms needed in Kazakhstan to strengthen fair trial rights: ODIHR monitoring report
WARSAW, 6 May 2025 – In a report summarising its year-long monitoring of more than 400 court hearings related to the January 2022 protests in Kazakhstan, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) documented court...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE advances gender-sensitive law enforcement and border management in Central Asia
As part of the OSCE’s efforts to empower women in the security sector and strengthen regional security, the OSCE Secretariat, with support from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the five OSCE field operations...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
London consultancy achieves 91% success rate guiding Kazakhstan’s brightest to top international universities
LONDON, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Luminary Education, a London-based educational consultancy with representatives in Almaty and Limassol, is working to bring Kazakhstan’s brightest students to some of the most prestigious American and...
Kenges Rakishev Highlights Kazakhstan’s Potential as Global Gas Hub in Astana Gas and Petrochemicals Forum
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Investor Kenges Rakishev highlighted today Kazakhstan’s potential as a major player in the global gas industry, emphasizing the country's 3.8 trillion cubic metres of proven reserves and an...
Shoqan School, founded by Kenges Rakishev and Aselle Tasmagambetova, places three Kazakhstan Students at Harvard and UC Berkeley in the first year of its Mentorship Program
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three students from Shoqan Walikhanov School in Almaty have been admitted to Harvard University and UC Berkeley in the first year of a Mentorship Program established by the school’s founders,...