Latest Kazakhstan government News

A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence

Apr. 25, 2024 00:04 AM EDT

The CCTV footage shown at the domestic abuse trial was disturbing: The defendant is seen dragging his wife by her hair, and then punching and kicking her. Hours after it was recorded, she died of brain trauma. The trial of businessman Kuandyk Bishimbayev, Kazakhstan's former economy...

OPEC+ production cuts deepen with extensions from Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil giants

Mar. 03, 2024 18:57 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Some members of oil cartel OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and allied producers like Russia are again deepening their voluntary crude supply cuts. Announcements from several OPEC+ countries extend reductions of some 2.2 million barrels a day, the secretariat for the...

Kazakhstan's president appoints a new prime minister to replace the one he dismissed

Feb. 06, 2024 07:14 AM EST

Kazakhstan's president appointed his chief of staff as the new prime minister Tuesday, the day after he dismissed the Central Asian country's government. A presidential decree announcing the Cabinet’s resignation Monday didn’t explain the reason for it. President Kassym-Jomart...

Kazakhstan's president dismisses his Cabinet

Feb. 05, 2024 09:40 AM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — The president of Kazakhstan on Monday fired his Cabinet after criticizing its performance. A decree released by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's office said he had accepted the resignation of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov. He named Smailov's...