Kazakhstan News Open Way 2014 young designers contest held in Almaty 22-year-old Zhuldyzai Rysbekova of Almaty has won the Open Way 2014 young designers contest, azh.kz refers to inform.kz. October 17 2014, 16:23 3 527 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nursultan Nazarbayev: "At present, Asia and Europe need to rediscover each other" Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is on a visit to Italy, took part in the plenary session of the 10th Summit of the Forum "Asia-Europe" and spoke on the theme “Financial Development and Economic Cooperation through expanding the relationship, azh.kz refers to kazpravda.kz. October 17 2014, 16:06 2 979 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh scientist finds unique Al-Farabi treatises in Europe A Kazakh historian has made a significant finding in Spain after being granted access to one of the libraries in the country, tengrinews reports. October 17 2014, 15:57 3 474 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Timur Bekmambetov’s 3D children’s animated series sold to KZ, Ukraine, Izrael “Alisa Knows What to Do!,” a new Russian 3D children’s animated series being offered for the first time at TV market Mipcom, has been sold to Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Israel, according to the blog Variety. October 17 2014, 12:02 2 625 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News An Apple Crisis in Kazakhstan The plant researcher sporting two gold teeth points out the window of his Soviet-era SUV and shouts, “See! It’s like we told you!” Nursagim Ashikbayev, 76, springs out of the car and walks toward a gash torn by unknown diggers into an apple orchard along a steep hillside. “Climate change, fire, wind, insects, and livestock are all degrading the wild apple forests,” says Nurzhan Mukhamadiyev, Ashikbayev’s colleague at Kazakhstan’s Institute for the Conservation and Protection of Plants. “But one of the biggest problems is, people are building big summer houses here, then they buy dump trucks full of topsoil illegally taken from the surrounding mountains to fill in their gardens,” businessweek.com reports. October 17 2014, 11:48 3 273 просмотрs
World News Obama Mobilizes National Guard, Army Reserves To Fight Ebola in Africa President Obama issued an executive order Thursday allowing the Pentagon to call up reserve troops to combat the Ebola crisis in Africa, usatoday.com reports. October 17 2014, 10:47 2 676 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev meets with Angela Merkel in Milan President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in Milan on the sidelines of his working trip to Italy, the press service of the President reported October 16. akipress.org reports. October 17 2014, 10:30 2 925 просмотрs
World News BBC's website is being blocked across China Access to the BBC's English-language website has been blocked across China, the corporation has said. October 17 2014, 02:55 2 574 просмотрs
Society Roads closed for repairs in Atyrau on October 17 On October 17, in Atyrau the central bridge will be closed for resurfacing activities and the section of Makhambet Street from intersection with Valikhanova Street till intersection with Satybaldieva Street will be also closed for resurfacing. October 17 2014, 02:06 1 545 просмотрs
Society Central bridge will be closed for 2 days due to road repairs on October 16 October 16, due to resurfacing activities the central bridge will be closed for 2 days from 2pm of Oct 16 till Oct 18. October 15 2014, 20:05 1 622 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Lawsuit Over Same-Sex Kiss on Poster was Lost by Advert Agency in Almaty Almaty city court heard the appeal re. the case of poster creation with the image of a kiss of Kurmangazy and Pushkin, azh.kz reports referring to tengrinews and rferl.org. October 16 2014, 16:56 3 351 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Oil prices and currency rates approach alarming levels for Kazakhstan The current situation on the oil market is critical for many countries exporting crude, including Kazakhstan, tengrinews correspondent cites Anna Kokoreva, a financial analyst from Alpari. October 17 2014, 08:24 2 742 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan's former agriculture vice minister sentenced to 10 years for bribe-taking Kazakhstan’s Former Vice Minister of Agriculture Muslim Umiryaev was sentenced to 10 years in prison for big bribe-taking, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported, citing the court documents. October 16 2014, 16:10 3 766 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Vinokurov comments on doping scandal of Iglinsky brothers The General Manager of Kazakhstan's Astana Pro Team Alexander Vinokurov has commented on the doping incident involving two of its riders Maxim and Valentin Iglinskiy, azh.kz refers to tengrinewskz. October 16 2014, 15:29 1 990 просмотрs
World News Estonia considers prohibiting drinking in public The government of Estonia on Thursday approved amendments to the law of policing, which provides for reinstating a national ban on public drinking, RIA Novosti reports citing the government's website. October 16 2014, 15:19 1 269 просмотрs
World News Russian nationalist arrested in $5 billion BTA Bank embezzlement case Alexander Potkin (a.k.a Alexander Belov, b. 1976), former leader of the Russian nationalist Movement Against Illegal Immigration, has been arrested in the case of the $5 billion embezzlement at the Kazakh bank BTA, Kommersant newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources at the Russian Interior Ministry, azh.kz refers to rapsinews.com. October 16 2014, 15:14 2 344 просмотрs
Economy Oversized equipment for Tengiz will be hauled along the roads of Atyrau On Sunday, October 19, an oversized cargo for TCO’s plant at Tengiz will be hauled from the river port via several streets of Atyrau to its destination. October 16 2014, 14:07 4 517 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan mulls exporting oil to China Kazakhstan is considering exporting oil to China if Western countries impose tougher sanctions against Russia, RIA news reported Tuesday, citing the Ministry of National Economy. October 15 2014, 16:02 2 089 просмотрs
World News Camilla Parker-Bowles To Become Queen When Prince Charles Accedes To The Throne On the latest news about the royals, Prince Charles' better half Camilla Parker-Bowles will be hailed as the new queen when the Prince of Wales replaces Queen Elizabeth on the throne. Instead of getting a divorce, the couple will be the new king and queen when the 88-year-old monarch steps down as the head of state, according to the former Buckingham Palace press secretary, Dick Arbiter. October 15 2014, 16:17 2 462 просмотрs
World News New Ukraine defence chief vows to stand up to Russia Ukraine's new defence minister vowed on Tuesday to build an army capable of withstanding Russia as sparks flew ahead of talks between Moscow and Washington over their worst standoff since the Cold War. October 15 2014, 11:51 2 307 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Majilis OKs agreement with Italy on transfer of sentenced persons The plenary session of the Majilis has approved a draft law "On ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Italian Republic on the transfer of sentenced persons." October 15 2014, 11:35 1 189 просмотрs
World News ‘Revolution is inevitable’: Russell Brand hits Wall Street, kisses RT interviewer (VIDEO) Russell Brand and some 200 Occupy Wall Street protesters descended onto New York City’s financial district on Monday, where the celebrity called for a “revolution” within the US. Brand explained his viewpoint to RT – and even kissed the correspondent. October 15 2014, 10:51 2 529 просмотрs
World News Ebola Outbreak ‘Severely Limits’ ExxonMobil’s Work in Liberia: Company Spokesman ExxonMobil is committed to expand exploring a drilling site off the shore of Liberia, though the company’s work in the country has been “severely limited” by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a company spokesman told ria.ru. October 15 2014, 10:36 1 710 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Iran to allot land plot for Kazakh grain terminal construction Iran will allot a land plot in Golestan province by late 2014 for the construction of a Kazakh grain terminal, said the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry, azh.kz reports referring to trend.az. October 15 2014, 10:15 1 601 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News N.Nazarbayev and V.Alekperov discuss Lukoil projects on the Caspian shelf Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with President of OAO "Lukoil", Russia's second oil giant, Vagit Alekperov, the press service of Akorda reported. October 14 2014, 18:01 1 390 просмотрs