The Aral Sea has a grand history in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian region and was once one of the four largest lakes in the world, covering 26,300 square miles with Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south.…

A Privacy International report shows just how comprehensive the surveillance is. Source: thediplomat.com

Kazakhstan once again delays sending remaining 393 cars with petroleum to Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan again stopped passing cars with fuel, oil and lubricants, delivering to Kyrgyzstan from Russia Source: http://www.eng.24.kg

A bilateral meeting was held in Brussels between Kazakhstan and the EU, during which the Kazakh side called for updating the EU strategy for Central Asia. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

During a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan’s economic development and trade minister, Yerbolat Dossayev and the deputy chairman of the council of ministers, the economy minister of Poland, Janusz Piechocinski discussed the issues of trade and economic… Source: en.trend.az

The world’s largest landlocked country, Kazakhstan, has joined the Antarctic Treaty, an international agreement on the southern continent’s neutrality, Interfax reported Friday. Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com

A court in Kazakhstan has ordered the closure of an independent magazine that has scrutinized the authorities over human rights issues and corruption. Source: http://www.rferl.org

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation Source: en.trend.az

The Customs Union is important for Kazakhstan because the country, located in the very heart of the Eurasian continent, has no access to the sea Source: en.itar-tass.com

Famous Soviet-era Kazakh poet Olzhas Suleimenov says “too much independence will be dangerous for Kazakhstan.” Source: http://www.rferl.org