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Russia-led alliance's troops prepare to pull out, says Kazakhstan

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has blamed the unrest on foreign-backed terrorists

First civilian plane lands at Kazakhstan's Almaty airport since unrest

The first civilian aircraft has landed at Almaty airport since the beginning of the unrest in the Kazakh city and the introduction of the state of emergency, reported Sputnik.As the situation had worsened following protests in the country over the hike in gas prices, civilian planes were prohibited at the airport and only military planes were allowed.The airport is guarded by paramilitary units.The Civil Aviation Committee of Kazakhstan had earlier said that Almaty airport would resume operations on January 13.Kazakhstan started witnessing mass protests in the early days of 2022.Residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, protests spread to other cities, including Almaty, the republic's largest city: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions and took weapons, reported Sputnik.

After Kazakhstan unrest, relatives await detainees' release: Report

The demonstrations began January 2 in the western part of Kazakhstan over a sharp rise in fuel prices and spread throughout the country

3rd military aircraft bring 86 Russians from Kazakhstan to Moscow: Ministry

The third military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces delivered 86 Russian citizens from Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Security forces in Kazakhstan detain almost 10,000 over deadly unrest

The news comes as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who called the violence a coup attempt, is set to nominate a new prime minister in an address to parliament later in the day.

164 killed, more than 5,000 detained in Kazakhstan during protests

During this week's violent upheaval in Kazakhstan, at least 164 people were killed and more than 5,000 were detained, as turmoil swept the country and the death toll climbed even higher

Kazakh leader Tokayev steps up purge of security agency after mass unrest

Thousands of people have been detained and public buildings torched during mass anti-government protests in the past week.

Kazakhstan to conduct large-scale investigation into causes of mass riots

The Kazakh law enforcement will carry out a major investigation into the causes of the mass riots and will present the results to the world community

Kazakhstan says 164 people killed during unrest, says report

The government declared a state of emergency until January 19

Kazakhstan: Satheesan seeks Centre's intervention for safety of Indians

Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan sought the intervention of the central govt to ensure the safety of Indians stranded in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan says 5,800 were detained by police in week of protests

The office of Kazakhstan's president said about 5,800 people were detained by police during protests that developed into violence last week

Kazakhstan President urges post-riot restoration as situation stabilises

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has urged the restoration of administrative and public facilities in the largest city of Almaty and other regions

Putin discusses Kazakhstan with leaders of CSTO member states by phone

Putin held several phone calls on Thursday and Friday with leaders of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, discussing the situation in Kazakhstan, the Kremlin has said.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev vows to crush resistance

Orders shoot-to-kill to quell protests

Kazakhstan president says constitutional order has mostly been restored

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that constitutional order had mostly been restored in the Central Asian country hit by unrest this week

Oil prices jump on supply disruption worries amid Kazakhstan unrest

Oil prices rose on Friday as an uprising in Kazakhstan stoked worry that crude supply from the OPEC+ producer could be disrupted at the same time output has dropped in Libya

Protesters, cops die in Kazakhstan unrest; Russia sends troops

After breaking into the presidential residence and the mayor's office in the country's largest city Wednesday, demonstrators continued to try to storm more buildings overnight

Explainer: What's behind unrest rocking oil-rich Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The outburst of instability is causing significant concern in Kazakhstan's two powerful neighbours: Russia and China. The country sells most of its oil exports to China and is a key strategic ally of Moscow. A sudden spike in the price of car fuel at the start of the year triggered the first protests in a remote oil town in the west. But the tens of thousands who have since surged onto the streets across more than a dozen cities and towns now have the entire authoritarian government in their sights. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has cut an increasingly desperate figure. He first sought to mollify the crowds by dismissing the entire government early Wednesday. But by the end of the day he had changed tack. First, he described demonstrators as terrorists. Then he appealed to a Russian-led military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, for help in .

Dozens of protesters killed in Kazakhstan; 12 police officers dead

Dozens of protesters were killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers died, including one who was found beheaded, authorities said Thursday

Mideast carriers flydubai, Air Arabia cancel flights to Kazakhstan's Almaty

Websites for the airlines showed return Dubai-Almaty services operated by flydubai and return Sharjah-Almaty flights operated by Air Arabia as cancelled.