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
Dubai-based airline flydubai has cancelled flights to Kazakhstan capital Almaty till Saturday, January 8 after violent protests erupted in the Central Asian country following which a state of emergency has been declared to try to bring the violence u ...
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday sought help from a Russia-led security alliance of former Soviet states to quell the unrest in his country. ...
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described those involved in Almaty civil unrest as "terrorist gangs" during a meeting broadcast by state television, Sputnik news agency has reported. ...
The state of emergency in Almaty and the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan in connection with mass protests stipulates the imposition of a curfew from 11 pm to 7 am, according to a presidential decree. ...
