Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic headscarf that has long been outlawed in schools and offices in all other ...

ASTANA – The upcoming IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Astana marks a significant milestone as it will be the first time the event is hosted in Eastern Asia. The annual congress gathers ...

Kazakhstan should promptly express its support for and implement the recommendations made by member states at the UN Human ...

We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it promotes superstition.

A boy plays in the snow during Siberia's notoriously cold winter. Far from Kremlin leaders in Moscow and the frontlines of ...

Central Asia is a strategically significant region abundant in resources and economic potential. It can and should emerge as ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman villa in the ancient city of Ptolemais, located in present-day Libya. Among the ...

Four citizens of Kazakhstan were arrested during a special operation in Astana and the city of Kosshy in the Akmola region on charges of religious extremist activity, according to the press service of ...

Tengrinews.kz - TikTok is one of the most popular platforms for creating short videos. This social network often faces ...

Tengrinews.kz - Kazhydromet has shared the weather forecast for Kazakhstan on Monday, January 20. Aktau – at night: +1 to ...

Because of Central Asia’s isolation from the world during the Soviet era, these artists remain little studied outside the Central Asian region and Korea itself.