Latest Kazakhstan government News
OPEC+ production cuts deepen with extensions from Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil giants
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
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
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...
'Very strong' 7.1 magnitude quake in western China kills 3 as officials cite sparse population there
UCHTURPAN, China (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region killed at least three people and caused extensive damage in freezing weather, officials said Tuesday while suggesting that the area's sparse population contributed to the “very strong”...
