A new law in Kazakhstan bans women from covering their faces in public Kazakhstan is the latest Muslim country to ban women from wearing face veils or clothing that obstructs facial recognition. On Monday (June 30), President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a bill prohibiting clothing that “interferes with facial recognition” in public spaces. Clothing that obscures […]
7 months ago
Dozens of people have been killed after a plane carrying around 70 passengers crashed Authorities say there are at least 30 survivors after the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan, near the city of Aktau. The cause of the crash is currently unknown, but the BBC reports that the plane caught fire as it went […]
1 year ago
“Very nice indeed” After years of keeping the film at arm’s length, Kazakhstan has finally, if tentatively, embraced Borat with the launch of the country’s newest tourism slogan: very nice. While the portrayal of the country by actor and creator Sacha Baron Cohen is by no means a positive one, the country took the decision […]
5 years ago
Scotland suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan on Thursday afternoon, conceding three goals to the side ranked 177th in the world
7 years ago
Poland threw away a two-goal lead in their first qualifier
10 years ago
This brings back memories
10 years ago