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Blasts in Zhambyl region: 3,000 locals evacuated NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM About 3,000 people were relocated to a safe place as a result of explosions occurred in Zhambyl region. All the highways are closed there but for emergency services.

28.08.2021 12:12

Naftali Bennett sworn in as Israel’s 13th Prime Minister TEL AVIV. KAZINFORM - Leader of the Yamina party Naftali Bennett was sworn in as the 13th Israeli prime minister, together with chairman of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid who will replace him in August 2023, TASS reports.

14.06.2021 10:49

Israel discovers 1,000-year-old intact chicken's egg JERUSALEM. KAZINFORM - Israeli archaeologists have discovered an intact chicken's egg of roughly 1,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

09.06.2021 21:38

UAE receives Hope Probe’s first image of Mars DUBAI. KAZINFORM - The Emirates Mars Mission team announced that the Hope Probe, which successfully entered the orbit of Mars last Tuesday, had sent the first image of the Red Planet, WAM reports.

15.02.2021 12:26

Roundup: Mideast countries pin hopes on vaccination, strict measures as COVID-19 infections top 8 mln CAIRO. KAZINFORM - The COVID-19 infections in the Middle East have surpassed the 8-million mark on Saturday as many countries in the region resort to vaccination and strict preventative measures to curb the spread of the virus, Xinhua reports.

24.01.2021 14:58

Bahrain-funded school under construction in Nur-Sultan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Huge investment was made by Bahrain in building a school in the city of Nur-Sultan, Kazinform reported citing the official website of the city’s Akimat.

06.05.2020 10:57

Palestine extends state of emergency over coronavirus RAMALLAH. KAZINFORM - Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas agreed late Monday to extend the country’s state of emergency amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

05.05.2020 12:52

Foreign Ministry awaits police report on detention of UK ambassador TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it is waiting for the police report on detention of the UK Ambassador to Tehran Rob Macaire.

12.01.2020 18:00

Haitham bin Tariq sworn in as new Oman ruler MUSKAT. KAZINFORM - Sultan Qaboos of Oman bin Said al Said died after several months of illness at the age of 79, Omani media said on Saturday.

11.01.2020 16:20

President Rouhani: Persons who caused Ukraine plane crash will be sued TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed regret over the human error which caused the tragic crash of Ukraine Airlines plane and said those who committed such an unpardonable mistake will be sued and investigated.

11.01.2020 12:48

Representatives of aviation investigation agencies of US, Canada, France heading to Iran TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - Representatives of the three countries of the US, Canadian and French are heading to Iran to attend meetings of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization and Iran Air Accidents Commission after arriving in Tehran.

10.01.2020 17:49

Emirati Deputy PM receives Kazakh Ambassador NUR-SULTAN - ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has received Madiyar Menilbekov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UAE, at Qasr Al Watan, WAM reports.

26.08.2019 15:13

UNDP and CIP agree to cooperate on EU-funded initiative NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM A partnership agreement on the European Union (EU)-funded new initiative «Economic Empowerment of Afghan Women through Education and Training in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan» was signed between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan and the Centre for International Programmes (CIP), UNDP Kazakhstan informs on its website.

31.07.2019 17:45

Kazakhstan Ambassador meets with Kuwait Foreign Minister KUWAIT CITY. KAZINFORM - Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Kuwait Daulet Yemberdiev met with Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah, the Kazakh MFA's press service informs.

30.07.2019 07:50

SATUC Charity Foundation intends to cooperate with Kazakhstan CAIRO. KAZINFORM - Arman Issagaliyev, Kazakh Ambassador to Egypt, have met with Princess Sheikha Al-Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar, the President of the SATUC charity organization, the Head office of which is located in Cairo, Kazinform cites the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

28.07.2019 11:50

World's largest carpet manufacturing company to consider opening a plant in Kazakhstan CAIRO. KAZINFORM Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Egypt Arman Isagaliyev visited Oriental Weavers carpet factory and met with its Chairman of the Board Salah Abdel Aziz, Kazinform learnt from the MFA press service.

12.07.2019 15:44

Minister Abayev explains why Kazakhstan helps Afghanistan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Today, during The Open Dialogue TV Programme on Khabar TV Channel, Minister of Information and Social Development of Kazakhstan Dauren Abayev has commented on the question why Kazakhstan helps Afghanistan.

30.05.2019 21:58

Kazakh Majilis Speaker receives Qatari Ambassador ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Nurlan Nigmatulin, Chairman of the Majilis (the lower house of the Kazakhstan Parliament), has held today a meeting with Ahmed bin Ali Al Tamimi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Kazakhstan, Kazinform cites the press service of the Majilis.

14.03.2019 14:42

EU-Arab League Summit to start in Egypt ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will, alongside the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, represent the European Union at the 1st EU-League of Arab States (LAS) Summit on Sunday 24 and Monday 25 February in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the European Commission's press office informs.

22.02.2019 20:40

Kazakhstan, Russia to ink wheat supply agrt with Iran ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan and Russia are to ink a wheat supply agreement with Iran, Kazinform reports citing Deputy Minister of Agriculture Gulmira Issayeva.

08.02.2019 16:43

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