Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's Ambassador in Cairo Arman Isagaliev has hailed initiatives launched by Al Azhar to strengthen dialogue among religions and civilizations, as well as to qualify Kazakh religious cadres.
The number of Kazakh tourists visiting Egypt increased by 25 fold and trade exchange between both countries was doubled, Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Arman Isagaliev said.
The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts.
An Egyptian mission is visiting Kazakhstan to have talks with senior officials on economic cooperation opportunities in the fields of trade and investment.
Egypt launched, Thursday, EgyptSat-A spacecraft from Kazakhstan's 'Baikonur Cosmodrome' space port, according to the state’s National television.
The Egyptian exports represent 80 percent of the trade exchange volume between both countries.
The talks touched on increasing Kazakh exports to Egypt and resuming the supply of wheat and other agricultural products, the Kazakh Embassy in Egypt said in a statement Friday.
Kazakhstan sentenced two men accused of killing celebrated Olympic figure skater Denis Ten to 18 years in a penal colony Thursday but his family was unhappy, claiming his murder was ordered and there were "other figures involved."
A total of 223 Russian tourists arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh Monday on a flight from Kazakhstan, as a flight from the city of Taraz is scheduled to land in the Red Sea resort every week, carrying mainly Russian holidaymakers.
President of the Muslim Council of Elders Ahmed el Tayyeb embarked Monday on an official visit to Kazakhstan leading a delegation of leading Azhar scholars.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Kazakhstan’s Minister of Social Development Darkhan Kaletayev; both ministers discussed means to develop bilateral relations.
The minister of agriculture discussed on Thursday with the ambassador of Kazakhastan in Cairo ways to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture.
A Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into accounts as part of a massive 2014 data breach at Yahoo was sentenced to five years in prison.
Kazakhstan's Samal Yeslyamova scooped a surprise award for best actress at the Cannes film festival.
Members of the Egyptian community in Kazakhstan headed to the Egyptian embassy in the Kazakh capital of Astana to participate in the second day of the presidential election.
Egyptian Ambassador to Kazakhstan said the large numbers of eligible voters flocked to the polling stations at the Egyptian embassy in Astana.
House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal discussed with Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Arman Isagaliev means to boost relations and cooperation between the parliaments
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Russia, Turkey and Iran had discussed a possible meeting of their foreign ministers on Syria.
Kazakh Ambassador to Egypt Arman Isagaliev conferred with Egyptian Assistant of Foreign Minister for Multilateral Cooperation and International Security Ehab Fawzi on a flurry of issues of mutual interest.
Kazakhstan’s government and central bank may appeal a judgment by a British court in an effort to regain access to $22.6 billion .