The Times of Central Asia Source: http://www.timesca.com

Growing numbers of Central Asian citizens, male and female, are travelling to the Middle East to fight or otherwise support the Islamic State. By the INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP. Source: http://www.dailymaverick.co.za

Talk with Eldar Akmetgaliyev and Almagul Zhanaidarova for just a few minutes, and you’ll realize they’ll be making their mark on Kazakhstan and the world in years to come.  Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Against a backdrop of ever-growing Central Asian fears over the threat posed by Islamic State (IS) militants, the director of a Bishkek-based think tank has claimed that the Sunni extremist group ha… Source: http://www.rferl.org

Plans on Kazakh Samruk-Energo JSC in IPO remain unchanged http://t.co/5sKeug1FkP Source: en.trend.az

Nazarbayev and Obama discuss the situation in the south-eastern Ukraine Source: kazakh-tv.kz

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev directed Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund Board Chairman Umirzak Shukeyev to review the fund’s plans for 2015 and develop a special anti-crisis programme during a Jan. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Stunning gold artefacts have been discovered during excavations in Kazakhstan. Excavations of a burial mound, or ‘kurgan,’ in the Alatau district of Almaty, south eastern Kazakhstan, have revealed some exceptional pieces of gold artwork. Source: http://www.newhistorian.com

For more information visit http://com-cup.com/index.php/en/ Belarus line up: 1 Vasiliuchek Vladislav 2 Zalesky Alexey 3 Ignatenko Dmitry 4 Shestilovsky Semen 5 Yablonsky Yevgeny 6 Zolotov… Source: http://www.youtube.com

BERYOZOVKA, Kazakhstan — Twelve teenagers have required medical assistance after they fell unwell in a Kazakh village where many residents have experienced fainting spells and other symptoms in recent months. Source: http://www.bignewsnetwork.com