Tag: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan launches direct flights to Israel
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, launched direct flights between Tel Aviv and Almaty on Thursday.
“We look forward to much stronger, closer and mutually beneficial cooperation with Israel. Great opportunities open up with the start...
Religious leaders urge interfaith dialogue in Jerusalem
Scores of religious leaders representing the world’s major faiths gathered in Jerusalem on Tuesday, seeking to promote dialogue and cooperation in the Holy Land.
The morning-long session at the Religious Leaders Unite for Peace conference...
Pope Francis, Israel’s chief rabbis discuss interfaith coexistence in Kazakhstan
Pope Francis and both of Israel’s chief rabbis, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, discussed peaceful coexistence and cooperation between religions in meetings and on the sidelines of an...
A Central Asia model for Israel and the Middle East
As the Abraham Accords set in and the ties between moderate Arab states and Israel strengthen, more formalized relationships that tackle crucial regional issues—the Iranian threat, anti-terrorism efforts, and economic development, including desalinization and...
Muslim Kazakhstan adds grave of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson to heritage list
The U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad recognized Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and former present Nursultan Nazarbayev for “facilitating the commemoration” of the passing, or yahrtzeit, of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, father of...
Prime minister of Kazakhstan plans to visit Israel
The prime minister of Kazakhstan, Askar Mamin, told a delegation of Jewish leaders from around the world about his plans to visit Israel by official invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed hopes...