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The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s steelmaker Qarmet is building new coke batteries scheduled to enter service in 2027, a project that will form part of the country’s first coal-chemical complex, as the company advances a $3.5 billion modernizatio…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s trade turnover with countries participating in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program reached $8.8 billion in 2025, up 14.4% from the previous year, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of N…
Romanian oil and gas producer OMV Petrom is preparing for a leadership change as chief executive Christina Verchere has announced she will not seek another term, with her departure set to occur around the planned startup of the company’s flagship Neptun Deep gas development in the Black Sea. Verchere, who has led the …
Kazakhstan’s security service has detained ten people in the western city of Atyrau over an alleged plan to change the constitutional order by force. Investigators also say the suspects operated three underground educational centers for children and teenagers. The National Security Committee (KNB) announced on Novembe…
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have signed two agreements aimed at expanding transport and logistics cooperation, including the development of a new intermodal cargo terminal at the Port of Baku and the establishment of a next-generation ferry system across the Caspian Sea.
Russia and Azerbaijan have signed a program to build and modernize facilities for repairing armored vehicles used by the Azerbaijani military. The agreement was announced on November 1, two days after the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) summit in Ankara, which Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not attend amid…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan released a second Amur tiger into the wild on Oct. 31, marking another milestone in the country’s efforts to restore tigers to their historical habitat after more than 70 years of absence. Kazakhstan released a sec…
Kazakhstan sent more than four-fifths of its oil exports in 2025 through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which crosses Russia to the Black Sea. Repeated disruptions have exposed the risks of relying so heavily on a single route. While alternative shipments across the Caspian Sea are growing, volumes remain smal…
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has proposed a program for 100 joint investment and industrial projects among members of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). Speaking at the OTS summit in Ankara on October 30, Mirziyoyev said the “Turkic World – 100” program would support industrial cooperation and help …
In late October, as firefighters battled forest fires in three regions of Kazakhstan, authorities announced a 300 million tenge (approximately $660,000) project, funded by state-owned Samruk-Kazyna, to restore pine forests in the Semey Ormany nature reserve in the country’s east. The project involves planting three mi…
A young Kazakh couple who fake a terminal illness to raise money online are at the center of Sicko , one of several Central Asian films screened at this year’s Asian Film Festival Barcelona. The festival, which concluded on November 1, also featured the award-winning Kyrgyz drama Kurak and other productions from acros…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Museum of Almaty has opened “Peaks Reaching for the Sky,” an exhibition on the history of mountaineering in Kazakhstan from the 1930s to the present day. Photo credit: Aleksandr Pavsky / Kazinform. Visitors can learn how …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — A new survey by TikTok and the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs found that more than 70% of surveyed companies use the platform for business at least once a month, while 88.3% reported a positive effect on attractin…
Norwegian car carrier giant Wallenius Wilhelmsen has secured a three-year shipping contract worth around $700m with a major Asian automaker, taking its newly announced contract wins to more than $1.7bn in the space of five days. The Oslo-listed group did not identify the customer but said the agreement builds on an ex…
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are planning to establish a joint intermodal cargo terminal and a new Trans-Caspian ferry system called the "Caspian Bridge."
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan has opened a training classroom featuring a simulator of the SMR-300 small modular reactor at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Almaty on Oct. 30 to provide practical training for specialists in the nuclear energ…
The Government of Armenia has effectively already begun implementing the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) project, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told lawmakers on Monday, according to Armenpress.
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has been linked to another three LNG dual-fuel megamax containerships at China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), expanding its series at the CSSC-owned yard to 13 vessels. Shipbroking sources place the latest 21,700 teu newbuildings at around $210m apiece, valuing the additional…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Russia of supporting his political opponents amid an escalating dispute over the country's Constitutional Tribunal, warning that the crisis threatens the rule of law in Poland.
A new federation bringing together Indian seafarer unions, welfare organisations and maritime charities has been established in Chennai with plans to coordinate action on crew abandonment, unpaid wages and seafarer safety. The International Transport Employees Federation (ITEF) was formed on October 31 following a mee…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Sofya Samodelkina finished fifth at the Skate Canada Grand Prix, scoring a total of 206.89 points across the short and free programs. Sofya Samodelkina. Photo credit: NOC. Samodelkina earned 71.84 points for her …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Seven OPEC+ countries, including Kazakhstan, have agreed to maintain oil production levels in December 2026 at the levels set for September, according to a statement published by the organization. Photo credit: ixbroker.com S…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – In 1864, a school with just 16 boys opened in Turgai, marking an important step toward expanding secular education across the Kazakh steppe. Its founder, Ybyrai Altynsarin, would become one of the most influential figures in …
A round-up of the top maritime and shipping stories in October on the Seatrade Maritime Podcast
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) hopes that the crisis between Iran and the United States can be resolved peacefully, but is also prepared for a possible escalation.
The Al Mayeda liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, owned by Qatar's Nakilat shipping company, came under attack in the Persian Gulf on the evening of October 30.
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. HONG-KONG – Kazakh ophthalmologist Mukhit Kulmaganbetov has spent the past five years building a medical technology career in Hong Kong, developing an award-winning screening device aimed at detecting age-related macular degeneration …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ALMATY – From a snow leopard against a mountain backdrop to portraits of celebrated Kazakh artists and scenes inspired by the city’s past, Almaty’s murals have transformed residential facades into an open-air gallery, bringing art int…
A solo exhibition by Azerbaijani artist Farid Rasulov, titled Long Live, Caspian! (Yaşa, Xəzər!), has opened at the OTAQ gallery in Baku's Icherisheher, exploring the ecological challenges facing the Caspian Sea through contemporary art.
Uzbek diplomat Mirvokhid Azimov has been appointed Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), becoming the first representative of Uzbekistan to hold the position. The decision was made on October 30 during the organization’s 13th summit in Ankara, Türkiye. Member-state leaders signed the formal app…