Kazakhstan

Herzog meets Kazakhstan's Jewish community, hails important role during diplomatic visit

President says trip could boost Israel–Central Asia relations as he tours innovation hub and meets local leadership.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
President Isaac Herzog during his visit to Kazakhstan on April 28, 2026.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebration in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 27, 2026.

Isaac Herzog will visit Panama in May, Panamanian president confirms

Panama’s ambassador to Israel told The Jerusalem Post that the president’s spokesman requested that the trip not be made public until it was announced by the Panamanian hosts.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israel's Embassy to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic has condemned a Kyrgyz hotel for a sign with the words "Jews and animals are not allowed."

Outrage after Kyrgyz hotel displays antisemitic 'Jews not allowed' sign

The sign appeared on the Villa Hotel in the city of Osh. The hotel opened just three weeks ago.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
FILE PHOTO: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with a Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan March 22, 2026.

New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says

Plans call for the new two-stage rocket, capable of placing payloads of up to 17 metric tonnes in orbit, to be used in place of Zenit rockets.

|ByREUTERS

Israel and Kazakhstan: When bland Foreign Ministry statement says it all - analysis

That nondescript statement adequately reflects what Israel hopes to see in Kazakhstan, how it hopes things play out.

JANUARY 9, 2022ByHERB KEINON
A man holds a mobile phone while walking past a board with a Kazakh state flag during a protest against LPG cost rise following authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022

Kazakh president steps up purge of security agency after mass unrest

Kazakhstan's president fired two more top security officials following mass anti-government protests in the past week amid the worst unrest in three decades of post-Soviet independence.

JANUARY 9, 2022ByREUTERS
Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Israeli citizen killed in Kazakhstan riots

The Foreign Ministry cautioned Israeli citizens about travelling to Kazakhstan due to the ongoing violent uprising.

JANUARY 8, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR, ELIAV BREUER
A burned car is seen in front of the mayor's office building which was torched during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Ex-security chief arrested as Kazakhstan presses crackdown on unrest

Karim Massimov, the former head of Kazakhstan's national security committee, was arrested for 'treason' amid a slew of gov't actions to slow the uprising.

JANUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS

Israel hopes for calm in Kazakhstan, cautions Israeli travelers

Kazakhstan has been in a state of civil unrest since January 3, in response to price caps being removed from butane and propane on January 1.

JANUARY 7, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Kazakh law enforcement officers are seen on a barricade during a protest triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022

Oil price rises as Kazakh turmoil adds to supply worries

'The upward jump in oil prices mostly reflects the market jitters as unrest escalates in Kazakhstan and the political situation in Libya continues to deteriorate and sideline oil output.'

JANUARY 7, 2022ByREUTERS
Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Kazakh president says has ordered forces to open fire without warning

The president said forces carried out a "counter-terrorist" operation, and ordered law enforcement agencies and the army "to shoot to kill without warning."

JANUARY 7, 2022ByREUTERS
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 28, 2019.

Kazakh president says constitutional order has mostly been restored

The Kazakh interior ministry said in a separate statement that 26 "armed criminals" had been "liquidated" and more than 3,000 of them detained, while 18 police and national guard servicemen died.

JANUARY 7, 2022ByREUTERS
THE OFFICIAL residence of Kazakhstan’s president, and the Baiterek monument in the modern city of Nur-Sultan.

From stability to turmoil - what's going on in Kazakhstan

As Russian paratroopers arrived in Kazakhstan, an oil-rich state long viewed as a bastion of stability in volatile Central Asia, police in Almaty said they had killed dozens of rioters.

JANUARY 6, 2022ByREUTERS
Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022.

Kazakhstan protests will cause concern in nearby authoritarian states - analysis

There is a sense that the US role in Central Asia could be in decline and authoritarian regimes will want to make sure that no instability spreads from Kazakhstan.

JANUARY 5, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
THE OFFICIAL residence of Kazakhstan’s president, and the Baiterek monument in the modern city of Nur-Sultan.