A day after Kazakhstan's authoritarian leader Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned after 30 years in power, the country's parliament voted to rename the capital, Astana, after him. The decision to rename ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. ASTANA -- Police in Astana have detained about 20 people who protested against renaming Kazakhstan's capital after former Kazakh President Nursultan ...

Besides its claim to the title of second coldest capital city in the world, Astana, Kazakhstan is renowned for its architecture — in fact, mentions of the city are always accompanied by reference to ...

(Bloomberg) -- Just three years after he renamed the capital city after outgoing leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has changed his mind. Tokayev agreed to a ...

Kazakhstan's parliament today voted to rename the country's capital Astana as Nursultan in honour of longtime ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev, a day after he resigned as president. The state-owned ...

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Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Religious tolerance, nuclear disarmament and environmental sustainability are the three cornerstones that forged the economic-social strategy implemented by Nazarbaev and also ...

The capital of Kazakhstan has just enjoyed a 20th-birthday blowout costing more than $55 million. July 6 was not just a national holiday to celebrate the anniversary of Astana’s elevation to capital ...

You’ve never been anywhere like Astana. This is a city that, up until last year, was called Nur-Sultan; though, just a few years before that it was still known as Astana; although, 15 years or so ...

European cities are all about charm and character – shimmering skylines are not really our style. North America do them pretty well - New York, LA, Toronto - and Asia has some beauties - think ...

Yanmar's new capital Nay Pyi Taw has a ghost look, Dubai is synonymous with malls, Brasilia is often described as a concrete capital in a country that has cities like Rio de Janerio and Sao Paolo, and ...