Central Asia

Russia completes Kazakhstan pullout, forces on high alert

Kazakhstan security forces have deployed on several places in downtown of Kazakhstan's biggest city Almaty amid fresh protests calls.

Kazakhstan lifts state of emergency after deadly unrest

Central Asian country lifts security measures in capital Nur Sultan and largest metropolis Almaty, officials say, more than two weeks after protests over fuel hike snowballed into nationwide turbulence.

Kazakh ex-president stresses 'no conflict among elite'

Nursultan Nazarbayev, who appeared in a video address for the first time since unrest rocked Kazakhstan this month, has also rejected rumours that he was abroad.

Kazakhstan blames 'foreign terrorists' for deadly unrest

Questions remain unanswered after bloody Kazakhstan unrest where President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accused on bandits and foreign militants.

Kazakhstan significantly raises violent unrest death toll

The toll provided by Serik Shalabayev, the head of criminal prosecution at the prosecutor's office, confirms that the violence was the deadliest in the country's post-Soviet history.

Russian troops complete withdrawal from Kazakhstan

Russia's defence ministry said all its troops returned home after completing their assigned tasks.

How will Western investments fare in Kazakhstan after the unrest?

While Russia is the most influential power in Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and the US are the two biggest investors in Central Asia’s largest state.

Russia-led bloc begins withdrawing troops from Kazakhstan

The withdrawal comes only a week after the troops were deployed to the ex-Soviet nation on the request of its president, who was seeking to quell extremely violent mass protests over a hike in gas prices.

Kazakhstan's Tokayev orders rebuilding of riot-hit Almaty

Kazakh leader asks local authorities to make his birthplace and former capital Almaty "look even better than before" after days of violent clashes between police and rioters damaged the city.

Kazakhstan detains hundreds more after violent unrest

The additional detentions brought the total number of arrests by Kazakh authorities to about 12,000.

Kazakhstan's Tokayev faults mentor for creating 'layer of wealthy people'

President Tokayev says his predecessor and mentor Nursultan Nazarbayev created a caste of the wealthy elite in the Central Asian country after unrest erupted last week over a hike in fuel prices.

Cavusoglu: Turkiye ready to mobilise all resources to help Kazakhstan

Turkiye's Foreign Minister Cavusoglu welcomes the return to stability in Kazakhstan as well as the appointment of Alikhan Smailov as the new premier of Kazakhstan.