Kazakhstan's national atomic company, Kazatomprom, has officially regained control of Budyonovskoe, one of the largest uranium deposits it operates in partnership with Russia's Rosatom.

Kazakhstan has selected China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) as the leader of a consortium to build the country's second nuclear power plant.

In September this year, a multinational military exercise called "Endless Brotherhood - IV" will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It will involve special forces from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan. The exercises are aimed at increasing the joint operational capabilities of the participating countries and strengthening regional security.

The Senate of Kazakhstan is considering a draft law that directly affects citizens' religious freedom. According to it, it is possible to ban full-face clothing, including women's face veils, in public places.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced that he will step down from his post in 2029, when his current seven-year term ends. He stressed that the president of any country is not a shadow of God on earth, but an ordinary servant of the people.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Al Jazeera that Kazakhstan is a guarantor of stability and security in the region. According to him, Kazakhstan does not intend to radically change its foreign policy, but its main goal is to maintain a balance with major powers and neighbors, while protecting national interests.

Representatives of China, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan reached an agreement in Tehran to coordinate rail freight rates. The agreement will serve to improve a transport corridor aimed at increasing the flow of goods from China to Europe via Central Asia and the Middle East.

Over the past three years, the country has received 214 complaints from people forced into marriage. Only 10 of them have reached the courts. Hundreds of criminal cases have simply been closed.

Senator Amangeldy Tolamisov from Kazakhstan

The process of giving up alcohol began in the village of Kurilis, Inder district, 5 years ago. As a result, not a single crime was recorded in the village for a year. This had a positive effect on other villages, and the number of villages that have given up drinking in the Atyrau region has reached 54.