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Joint statement: DIRCO and ICRC call for stronger political commitment to uphold IHL across Africa

On 12 August 2025, States commemorated the 76th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the bedrock of legal norms applicable during armed conflicts. These fundamental rules remain in force for all States and parties to a conflict, yet ongoing...

President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in XVII Brics Summit in Brazil, 6 to 7 Jul

President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, attend the XVII BRICS Summit from 6 to 7 July 2025 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BRICS is a political and...

Strengthening institutional, professional ties between Serbia, Kazakhstan

Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Academician Bela Balint, emphasized today in Almaty that significant steps have been made in the past year towards strengthening institutional and professional ties between Serbia and...

Russian teens win gold medals at international AI contest

(MENAFN) A team of Russian middle school students achieved outstanding success at the second International Olympiad on Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) held in China, securing a total of eight medals, including six golds, one silver, and one bronze....

Russia Works on Kazakhstan’s First Nuclear Power Plant

(MENAFN) The Russian state-owned nuclear company Rosatom has initiated engineering assessments to identify the location for Kazakhstan’s inaugural nuclear power station. Project representatives have characterized this endeavor as crucial for the...

Russian nuclear firm to start preparing for Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant

(MENAFN) Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has begun engineering surveys to identify the location for Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power facility, in what project leaders describe as a vital step for the nation’s future development. Despite...

ICRC president: The next 76 years of the Geneva Conventions will be shaped by the choices leaders make today

Geneva (ICRC) – Seventy-six years ago today, the world made a solemn promise through the Geneva Conventions that even in war, there are limits. Today, that promise is under serious threat. The rules remain, but the commitment to uphold them is...

Significant room for further development of cooperation between Serbia, Kazakhstan

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dačić emphasised today in Almaty that the Intergovernmental Serbian-Kazakh Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation is one of the key mechanisms for improving overall relations between...

Kazakhstan’s Participation in OCTOPUS 2025 Strengthens OSCE-Supported International Efforts to Combat Cybercrime

From June 4 to 6 2025, a delegation from Kazakhstan participated in the international conference “OCTOPUS 2025 - Conference on Countering Cybercrime”, hosted by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. The participation of the delegation was...

OSCE and the Commission of Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan strengthen Legal Culture in Urban and Rural Areas of Kazakhstan

In 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana completed a series of three-day training seminars in four regions of Kazakhstan, respectively, in co-operation with the Commission of Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan, the International...

Erdogan, Kazakh counterpart finalize twenty agreements

(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev finalized 20 cooperation agreements on Tuesday during the latter's official visit to Ankara. The visit, which included bilateral discussions and the fifth...

Erdogan receives Kazakh leader at presidential complex in Ankara

(MENAFN) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye officially received Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday at the presidential complex in Ankara. The visit began with a formal welcoming ceremony, after which the two leaders held a...

OSCE Leads Strategic Partners Visit to Address Contemporary Safety and Security Risks in Kazakhstan related to Small Arms and Light Weapons and Ammunitions Safety

The OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office) facilitated a multi-day visit of international partners to Kazakhstan, aimed at showcasing progress under the extra-budgetary project “Addressing Contemporary Safety and Security Risks in the...

Mondelēz International Reports Q2 2025 Results

Second Quarter Highlights1 Net Revenues +7.7%, Organic Net Revenues +5.6%, Volume/Mix -1.5% Diluted EPS increased 8.9% to $0.49 Adjusted EPS was $0.73 which declined 14.5% on a constant currency basis Year-to-date cash provided by operating...

Pakistan Leads Regional Defense Conference for Top Military Leaders

(MENAFN) On Saturday, Pakistan convened a critical regional conference for top military leaders, hosting defense chiefs from the US, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The Islamabad meeting, themed "Strengthening Bonds, Securing...

Estithmar Holding Reports 66% Revenue Growth to QAR 4.9 Bn and 99% Increase in Net Profit to QAR 703 Mn for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

Continued International Expansion Drives Sustained Growth All Key Financial and Performance Indicators Show Strong Gains DOHA, Qatar, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. announced its financial results for the nine-month...

Astana International Forum 2025 Opens with Resounding Call for Global Cooperation

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN, May 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Astana International Forum (AIF) 2025 opened today with a high-level ceremony that set the stage for two days of strategic dialogue and cross-border collaboration. Held under the...

Report states Russia ousts Germany from international top-five beer brewers

(MENAFN) For the first time, Russia has overtaken Germany in beer production, pushing the European country out of the world’s top five beer-producing nations, according to a report released Tuesday by BarthHaas, a leading global hop trader. In...

Lakeland Fire + Safety’s Jolly Scarpe Ships $3.1 Million Fire Boot Order with Italian Government

Total Contract has Provided 47,500 Intervention Boots for Firefighters HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc. (“Lakeland Fire + Safety” or “Lakeland”) (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of...

Armenia Removes Transit Barriers with Azerbaijan

(MENAFN) Armenia has removed every barrier preventing goods transit to Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan revealed during Monday's parliamentary session on the nation's 2026 budget framework. The Armenian leader described the decision as a...