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The Specialised Interdistrict Administrative Court of Almaty has ordered the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources to provide a copy of the report on the hydro-ecological and hydrogeological surveys of the Kokzhide sand massif. The ruling has not yet entered into legal force, and the ministry retains the right to appeal it.

An attack on a female citizen of Kazakhstan took place in a supermarket in Northern Cyprus. After this, the man, according to preliminary information, inflicted knife wounds on himself. Both survived and were hospitalised.

Journalist Alexandra Alyokhova has been sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment with a 5-year suspended sentence and banned from engaging in journalistic activity for 3 years. The verdict was delivered by the Almaly District Court of Almaty in a closed court session.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that across the whole territory of Kazakhstan more than 20 streamers have been held to account for disseminating unlawful content on the internet and social media. Among the violations cited were the use of profanity, the display of indecent behaviour, dangerous pranks and insulting other people.

Forest fires and extreme heat in several European countries have already caused economic damage of at least €3.1 billion. The figure has already exceeded the average annual damage from forest fires for the entire European Union. In Kazakhstan, meanwhile, the fire-danger season is ongoing, during which hundreds of forest fires have been officially registered.

In the village of Zhibek Zholy, Arshaly district, Akmola region, construction is underway on a physical education and wellness complex costing 1.65 billion tenge. The procurement was arranged through direct contract award, citing grounds related to the elimination of the consequences of emergency situations.

The Ministry of Defence has warned that in August and September, the movement of weaponry, military equipment and personnel will take place on the country's territory as part of the strategic command-staff exercise "Batyl Toityrys – 2026". Rail, road and air transport will be used to redeploy the troops.

Journalist Dinara Egeubayeva has published footage from a CCTV camera which, she says, captures the moment of a road traffic accident involving a cyclist in Almaty. The reason for the publication was reports in certain public pages and media outlets claiming that she had allegedly knocked down and killed a person. According to Egeubayeva, this information does not correspond to reality.

Kazakhstan's government debt has increased by 2.1 trillion tenge since the start of the year, reaching 38.5 trillion tenge. The main growth came from domestic debt, while the volume of external liabilities over this period declined.

The National Security Committee (NSC) has confirmed that a pre-trial investigation is being conducted into Aliya Makayeva, deputy head of the migration service department of the Astana police department (DP). The agency did not disclose further details about the case, citing the requirements of legislation.