Kazakhstan to expand protected areas with six new environmental institutions
Kazakhstan will create six new nature conservation institutions to preserve biodiversity, aiming to increase protected territories to 12.5% of the national area.
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Israel, Jeyhun Bayramov and Gideon Sa'ar, met in Abu Dhabi to explore ways to deepen cooperation and address key regional developments.
The talks focused on strengthening ties in political, economic, trade, investment, and humanitarian sectors.
Both sides emphasized the importance of the Azerbaijan-Israel Joint Commission in advancing collaboration across key areas, including high technologies, healthcare, and education. The ministers agreed that expanding experience-sharing and innovation partnerships would be mutually beneficial.
During the meeting, Bayramov briefed Sa’ar on the post-conflict situation in the South Caucasus, including Azerbaijan’s reconstruction activities in the liberated territories and progress in mine clearance operations. He also updated the Israeli side on the ongoing peace negotiations with Armenia.
The two ministers reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing multilateral cooperation and addressing shared regional challenges through dialogue and strategic partnership.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
Iranian missiles struck multiple locations across Israel and neighbouring regions early Friday morning, including a Microsoft office complex, according to emergency responders and local media reports.
A high-speed tram derailment in central Gothenburg, Sweden, has left at least eight people injured late on Thursday (19 June), after the vehicle slammed into a snack bar on Avenyn Avenue.
Wizz Air has suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, and its European services to Amman, Jordan, effective immediately until 15 September due to escalating situation in the Middle East. Also, the air carrier temporarily suspended its flights between Astana, Kazakhstan, and Abu Dhabi.
China has unveiled a mosquito-sized bionic drone designed for covert military operations and battlefield reconnaissance, marking a major advance in micro-robotics and stealth technology as part of the country’s growing focus on next-generation warfare capabilities.
Kazakhstan will create six new nature conservation institutions to preserve biodiversity, aiming to increase protected territories to 12.5% of the national area.
Kazakhstan’s industrial sector grew by 6.4% year-on-year in the first five months of 2025, driven by increased oil production and strong performance in manufacturing, according to Halyk Finance.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that any future U.S. attack would trigger strikes on American bases in the region, marking his first public remarks since the Iran-Israel ceasefire.
Turkmen and Russian foreign ministers met in Ashgabat on 25 June and signed a bilateral cooperation program for 2025–2026, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening political and economic ties.
Kazakhstan's e-commerce sector has soared to 3.2 trillion tenge (around 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, marking a sevenfold increase since 2020, according to Deputy Prime Minister Serik Jumanğarin.
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