People in Kazakhstan are enjoying a five-day holiday to celebrate Nauryz, the traditional New Year, from March 21 to 25. In Kazakh, "Nauryz" means "bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new." ...

Fights on New Year’s Eve are all too common. But a brawl in Karaganda, Kazakhstan has stirred up public opinion both inside and outside the country. As New Year’s Eve 2018 passed in Karaganda ...

When drivers in western Kazakhstan found out on New Year's Day that the cost of filling their gas tank had doubled, they got out of their cars and started protesting. The drastic price increase in ...

The new year has gotten off to a very bad start in Kazakhstan. On Jan. 1, the government lifted a price cap on fuel, setting off a sudden and steep increase in the cost of liquefied petroleum gas ...

For drivers in western Kazakhstan, it was not a happy new year when January 1 brought a doubling in the price of liquid petroleum gas. Only a few dozen people took to the streets in the city of ...