by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 18, 2016 | World
Suspected Islamist militants gunned down on Monday at least four policemen and one civilian in Kazakhstan’s financial capital Almaty, security and hospital sources said. The incident echoes similar scenes of bloodshed in another Kazakh city just a month earlier....
by David Patrikarakos | Apr 12, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
It seems that time may not be on Iran’s side. Following the breakdown of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) in Almaty last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned the Iranians that talks...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The latest round of negotiations between Iran and P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) taking place today and tomorrow in Kazakhstan’s capital, Almaty, has yet to produce any clear results. The P5+1 hope that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2013 | Middle East
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei will likely agree to conditions proposed in the talks in Kazakhstan between Tehran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany). Well-informed sources have told Asharq...
by David Patrikarakos | Mar 13, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
As the jewel in a rather unpleasant dictatorship’s crown, Almaty was perhaps a strange choice of venue for the latest round of nuclear talks between the P5+1 and Iran two weeks ago. Nonetheless, reaction coming out of the talks—the first time Iran had met with the...
