Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata and Verniy, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,801,713 people, about 8% of the country's total population and more than 2 million in its built-up area that encompasses Talgar, Boraldai, Otegen Batyr and many other suburbs. Read More
Murat Bektanov, who was dismissed from the post of Kazakh defence minister in January amid nationwide unrest, was detained in the case of the inaction of the authorities, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Monday. ...
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev described the recent violent unrest in the country as a planned attempt to seize power, with the involvement of professional militants trained abroad. ...
An anti-terrorist operation has been launched in one of the districts of Kazakhstan's Almaty on Wednesday, five participants in the attacks on state bodies have already been detained, the city's response center for combating terrorism said. ...
A major power outage occurred in many regions of Uzbekistan, with the causes being investigated, the Ministry of Energy said on Tuesday, reported Sputnik. ...
The state of emergency and curfew in Almaty, Kazakhstan, will end on January 19 as scheduled, but a high-level terrorism threat will remain in place for an indefinite period, the city commandant's office said on Tuesday. ...
Since the beginning of the unrest in Kazakhstan, Kazakh security services have detained more than 2,700 people in Almaty for participation in illegal actions, looting and other crimes, the city's commandant's office said in a statement. ...
At least 225 people, including security personnel, have been killed during violent protests and violence in Kazakhstan recently, according to Pajhwok Afghan News on Monday. ...
The unrest that swept over Kazakhstan in early January left 149 civilians and 11 law enforcers dead in the city of Almaty, the head of the city police department, Kanat Taimerdenov, said Sunday. ...
