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The Foreign Ministry is negotiating with Russia on the return of Kazakhstanis from the combat zone

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Kazakhstan continues to review appeals from citizens located in the combat zone and is negotiating with the Russian side regarding their return to their homeland. After verifying the information, the agency intends to send the compiled list of citizens to the Russian side.

Inspection of ANPZ revealed excess emissions and flaring of more than 100 tonnes of gas at the flare unit

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An unscheduled inspection of the Atyrau Oil Refinery (ANPZ) revealed violations of environmental requirements, including exceedances of industrial emission standards and emergency gas releases. The materials of the administrative offence cases were sent to court.

Vice-Minister Mukhametkaliyev spoke about the introduction of AI in Kazakhstan's state apparatus

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced into the state apparatus as part of the Digital Qazaqstan strategy. According to the Vice-Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev, the technology should improve the efficiency of work processes, while the question of its impact on individual professions remains pertinent.

The walls near the Nūrly Zhol railway station in Astana have been cleaned of unauthorised graffiti

Submitted by Вера Александрова on
In the capital's Saryarka district, volunteers and government representatives joined forces to remove unauthorised graffiti near the Nurly Zhol railway station - one of the capital's key transport hubs. The initiative was attended by representatives of the Saryarka district akimat, the police department, community activists and volunteers.

ECP for registering phones is being bought from Kazakhstanis in Threads

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In the social network Threads, a user posted an advert to buy electronic digital signatures (EDS) from people who travelled abroad from September 2025, for 25,000 tenge. Judging by the wording, the signature is needed for "phone verification" – a procedure introduced in Kazakhstan for smartphones brought in from abroad.

What is known about the past of the agriculture minister's son?

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Aisultan Seipelov, the son of the Minister of Agriculture Aydarbek Saparov, has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandy District at the age of 30. The akimat stated that it was unaware of his relation to the minister. In 2011, the media, citing unofficial sources, reported that a teenager with the same name and year of birth was a suspect in a robbery case in Petropavlovsk.

As the Ministry of Ecology left an entrepreneur without payment for an international event

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In 2022, individual entrepreneur Salamat Kabidayev organised an international event in Turkestan on the basis of a guarantee letter from the Ministry of Ecology worth 22.779 million tenge. Payment was not made. Three judicial instances refused to satisfy his claim, ruling that the guarantee letter did not replace a public procurement contract.

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How Gulnara Bazhkenova's public statements changed

Submitted by Вера Александрова on
Public statements by former ORDA editor-in-chief Gulnar Bazhkenova have repeatedly become the subject of public debate. Following the start of criminal proceedings, attention was also drawn to discrepancies in her explanations of the same circumstances. FBK has compared court materials, publications, and public statements.

The son of the Minister of Agriculture has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandinsky district

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Aisultan Seipelov has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandy district in the Akmola region. Previously, he worked as a chief specialist at the regional akimat for agriculture and state agro-industrial programmes. His father is Aidarbek Saparov, the current Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.
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