3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (314+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in International on 10 September 2026 ALMATY – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are working to resume passenger ferry services across the Caspian Sea, reopening a route that connected the two countries until 2020 and could provide an additional boost to tourism and…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (495+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in Business, Editor’s Picks on 10 September 2026 ALMATY – Kazakhstan increased oil transportation through KazTransOil’s main pipeline network by 4% in the first eight months of 2026, while volumes transported into the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) system rose 39%, highlighting both stronger…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (865+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in Business, Editor’s Picks on 9 September 2026 The topic came into focus during a series of high-level meetings in Astana between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and WCO Secretary General Ian Saunders on Sept. 8. During the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (756+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in Editor’s Picks, Nation on 8 September 2026 The scale of the challenge is becoming visible along Kazakhstan’s Caspian coast. A newly emerged island, already referred to locally as Rybachy, has become a visible sign of the sea’s retreat,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (438+ words) in Editor’s Picks, International on 8 September 2026 We, the Foreign Ministers of the States Parties to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (hereinafter referred to as the “CANWFZ Treaty”), on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (684+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in Business, Tourism on 8 September 2026 ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s tourism sector is entering a new stage of development as investment, visitor numbers and transport connectivity expand, with the industry increasingly positioned as a contributor to economic growth rather than…...

6+ day, 50+ min ago   (1130+ words) By Aiman Nakispekova in Business, Editor’s Picks, International on 7 September 2026 “Transport diplomacy has long been a pillar of economic diplomacy. Today, efficient transport and logistics networks are becoming strategic assets that shape economic competitiveness, and a country’s role in regional…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (746+ words) By Joseph Shumunov in Opinions on 7 September 2026 Astana is looking for more ways to move its oil. Russia, its principal export outlet, is rife with disruptions. Damage to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) Black Sea terminal in November 2025 suppressed exports…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (430+ words) By Dana Omirgazy in Business, Editor’s Picks, International on 7 September 2026 ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to invest an estimated $327 million to expand two key sections of its oil pipeline system toward China, increasing their combined capacity to 35 million tons annually and strengthening…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (498+ words) By Dana Omirgazy in International on 4 September 2026 ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest highlights President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s vision for deeper Kazakhstan-China cooperation, the Middle Corridor, and more. Tokayev…...