Kazakhstan

Presidents Tokayev and Aliyev with officials in front of a map of the Trans-Caspian fiber-optic cable in Baku

Kazakhstan Gets a Caspian Data Route, but No Price or Traffic Figure

Presidents Tokayev and Aliyev launched a 380-kilometer fiber-optic line across the Caspian seabed on Thursday. Neither government has published the final cost or how much traffic the new route will carry.

October 16, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Satellite view of the Black Sea and surrounding coastlines captured by NASA's Terra spacecraft

Russia Says Ukraine Hit Ships 214 Times This Year; Kyiv Claims 285 Vessels

Russia's delegate to the OSCE says 214 of 228 attacks on Azov and Black Sea shipping since the start of its military operation came this year, with 28 crew dead. Ukraine has claimed 285 vessels hit in ten weeks; the

October 14, 2026

by Dmitri Agafonov

Elena Rybakina celebrating her US Open 2026 semifinal victory over Coco Gauff at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Rybakina Beats Gauff to Reach Her First US Open Final

Elena Rybakina rallied from dropping the first set to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at

US-led Middle East operations as Vance presses Zelensky to halt Black Sea CPC oil facility attacks

US Vice President Tells Zelensky to Stop Attacks on Oil Facilities in Black Sea – Reports

US Vice President JD Vance told Ukrainian President Zelensky on July 31 to halt all attacks on Caspian Pipeline Consortium oil facilities in the Black Sea, the Financial Times reported. Kiev has

August 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

OPEC+ Raises September Oil Output for Sixth Month Running, Adding 188,000 bpd

OPEC+'s seven core producers agreed Saturday to raise September oil output by 188,000 barrels per day, the sixth consecutive monthly increase in a rollback of the voluntary cuts they imposed in 2023.

August 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

CPC pipeline terminal at Novorossiysk oil loading facility on the Black Sea

Kazakhstan Rules Out Complete CPC Shutdown as Pipeline Halts After Drone Disruption

Kazakhstan's energy ministry ruled out a complete CPC pipeline shutdown Saturday after drone strikes halted Novorossiysk terminal operations Friday. Tengizchevroil resumed exports via Georgia's Batumi port as Chevron and US officials discussed

August 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Alexander Bublik in action at the Generali Open in Kitzbuhel 2026

Bublik Advances to Generali Open Quarterfinals After Defeating Diaz Acosta in Kitzbuhel

Alexander Bublik defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-3, 7-5 at the Kitzbuhel Generali Open on Thursday, reaching the quarterfinals as top seed in a draw that lost both the second and third seeds

July 24, 2026

News·Sports

Aerial view of the CPC marine terminal at Novorossiysk where drone strikes hit two oil tankers

Drone Strike Hits Two Tankers at CPC Marine Terminal in Fifth Attack on Black Sea Oil Hub

Drone strikes hit two oil tankers at Novorossiysk's Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal Sunday in the fifth attack on the Black Sea hub that carries Kazakhstan's crude exports. Fire broke out aboard the

July 19, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

OPEC headquarters Vienna as seven-nation group extends overproduction compensation deadline to December 2026

OPEC+ Extends Overproduction Compensation Deadline to December 2026 as Hormuz War Upends Market

The seven-nation OPEC+ core group voted Sunday to extend the compensation window for overproduction dating to January 2024 through the end of December 2026, a six-month extension that reflects the alliance's difficulty

June 7, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al Ghais at SPIEF ahead of July 2026 output decision

OPEC+ Approves 188,000 Bpd Output Hike for July in Fourth Consecutive Increase Since Hormuz Crisis

Seven OPEC+ nations approved a 188,000 barrels-per-day production increase for July, the fourth consecutive monthly hike since the Strait of Hormuz crisis shuttered Gulf supply — yet the targets remain largely undeliverable

June 7, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Smoke billows from a Gazprom Neft oil refinery in Russia

Gazprom Seals New Deal to Boost Gas Supplies to Kazakhstan as Miller Meets Sklyar at SPIEF

Russia's Gazprom and Kazakhstan's presidential administration signed an agreement at SPIEF on Thursday for additional gas supplies in 2026, deepening the two countries' energy ties even as Astana's domestic demand strains its

June 5, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at bilateral summit in Astana, June 2026

Cyprus Deploys EU Presidency to Push Deeper Kazakhstan Partnership in Historic Astana Summit

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana on Wednesday, becoming the first Cypriot head of state to visit Kazakhstan, and used the occasion to push for deeper EU-Kazakhstan

June 3, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Leaders at the plenary session of the fifth Eurasian Economic Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 2026

Astana Summit, Lukashenko Says Eurasian Economic Union Made Each Member Stronger

Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko told the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana that the bloc had made each member stronger over 12 years, even as he warned of a world sliding toward conflict.

May 29, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Kazakhstan Gets a Caspian Data Route, but No Price or Traffic Figure

Russia Says Ukraine Hit Ships 214 Times This Year; Kyiv Claims 285 Vessels

Rybakina Beats Gauff to Reach Her First US Open Final

US Vice President Tells Zelensky to Stop Attacks on Oil Facilities in Black Sea – Reports

OPEC+ Raises September Oil Output for Sixth Month Running, Adding 188,000 bpd

Kazakhstan Rules Out Complete CPC Shutdown as Pipeline Halts After Drone Disruption

Bublik Advances to Generali Open Quarterfinals After Defeating Diaz Acosta in Kitzbuhel

Drone Strike Hits Two Tankers at CPC Marine Terminal in Fifth Attack on Black Sea Oil Hub

OPEC+ Extends Overproduction Compensation Deadline to December 2026 as Hormuz War Upends Market

OPEC+ Approves 188,000 Bpd Output Hike for July in Fourth Consecutive Increase Since Hormuz Crisis

Gazprom Seals New Deal to Boost Gas Supplies to Kazakhstan as Miller Meets Sklyar at SPIEF

Cyprus Deploys EU Presidency to Push Deeper Kazakhstan Partnership in Historic Astana Summit

Astana Summit, Lukashenko Says Eurasian Economic Union Made Each Member Stronger

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