Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Catapult, The Common, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, JMWW, River Teeth, Literal Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.
Astana, known as Akmola before May 1998, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. In December 1997, the city replaced Almaty as the capital, and in May 1998, it […]
On June 8and 9, Kazakhstan’s capital assembled an impressive array of current and former government and industry leaders; policymakers; CEOs of multinational organizations; representatives from International […]
The Kazakh government has announced the launch of the Astana International Forum, a conference to be held on 8-9 June, bringing together the international community to […]
Kazakhstan and the European Union have begun official consultations on visa facilitation for Kazakh citizens travelling to the EU. During a visit to Brussels, Deputy Prime […]
On April 27th, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the plenary session of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (APK) saying that the Assembly implements […]
Amid the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and the Republic of Kazakhstan, a cartography exhibition opened in the European Parliament, […]
The holiday of Nowruz, also known in Kazakhstan as Nauryz, is the national New Year celebration for many countries in Central Asia. Meaning “New Day” in […]
Qazaq-Oner is an artisans’ centre in Almaty. What started as an ambition of reviving the Kazakh traditional handicraft of felting turned into a women empowerment movement, […]
Ahead of celebrating the 30th anniversary of dynamic and trustful relations, Kazakhstan and the European Union consider digital connectivity as one of the most powerful bridges […]
Between January and September of this year, the number of foreign tourists arriving in Kazakhstan surpassed 3.4 million, which was an increase of 3.6 times over […]
Bozjyra, sometimes spelled Boszhira or Bozzhyra, is a symbol of the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan. A seemingly endless plain of Moon-like, light grey landscapes, cliffs, buttes […]
Up to 1.5 million tons of oil are expected to flow from Kazakhstan through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline as of 2023. 1. Bypassing Russia As part […]
Attending the COP27 in Egypt, on Monday, 7 November, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, signed a Memorandum of […]
Many people have crossed Kazakhstan’s land over time, each bringing their culture. Their heritage is still present in the country today, where diverse cultures and religions […]
Hyrasia One, a subsidiary of the European cleantech Svevind Energy Group, is planning one of the world’s largest industrial plants for the production of pure green […]
The 35th meeting of the Berlin Eurasian club took place on 18 October in the centre of Brussels. Hosted in collaboration with the Eastern Committee of […]