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National Bank prohibits 2 Kazakhstan-based banks to conduct foreign currency exchanges for 1 month

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has suspended the licenses of the Housing Construction Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (ZhilStroiSberBank) and the Capital Bank Kazakhstan for one month.  June 5 2014, 18:11 3 321 просмотрs

Ecology

27 tons of fish seized from Atyrau poachers

Since the beginning of "Bekre - 2014" campaign, aimed at combating poaching, 27 tons of illegally caught fish has been seized, inform.kz reports. June 5 2014, 17:49 9 226 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Taraz student saves her Mom's life by donating part of her liver

The student girl from Taraz, the southern city in Kazakhstan, saved her Mother's life. She gave part of her liver, so that it could be transplanted to her dying Mother. June 5 2014, 17:15 2 113 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Japanese scientists arrive in Kazakhstan to build nuclear power plants

Japanese scientists have arrived in the town of Kurchatov, East Kazakhstan, where it is planned to build nuclear power plants, inform.kz reports. June 5 2014, 16:58 2 581 просмотрs

World News

Around 4,000 Refugees Flee from Ukraine to Russia – Medvedev

Russia has already received around 4,000 Ukrainian refugees as Kiev turned a blind eye to the looming humanitarian crisis in the violence-hit east, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday, ria.ru reports. June 5 2014, 16:24 2 324 просмотрs

World News

Bashar al-Assad wins re-election in Syria as uprising against him rages on

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said on Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody three-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country, theguardian.com reports. June 5 2014, 16:17 1 651 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Financial Police of Kazakhstan closes 600 illegal casinos

The Financial Police of Kazakhstan has closed over 600 illegal casinos operating in Kazakhstan since 2013, said Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption Marat Akhmetzhanov, ca-news.org reports. June 5 2014, 16:09 1 287 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Senate adopts Criminal Executive Code of Kazakhstan

The Senate of Kazakhstan's Parliament approved in the second reading the draft Criminal Executive Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the official media reported Thursday.  June 5 2014, 14:53 1 209 просмотрs

World News

G7 leaders warn Russia of fresh sanctions over Ukraine

Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels say they are prepared to impose further sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. June 5 2014, 12:57 1 239 просмотрs

World News

Syria election: Assad win expected amid civil war

Syria has held a presidential election in government-held areas, amid heightened security, bbc reports. June 4 2014, 17:23 2 162 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to increase oil production at existing fields to compensate for Kashagan losses - Minister

Kazakhstan is looking for the sources to increasing oil production at the existing fields to compensate for the losses from Kashagan suspension, said Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Yerbolat Dossayev during today's plenary session of the lower chamber of Kazakh Parliament, az.kz reports. June 4 2014, 15:04 3 627 просмотрs

World News

EU Tells Bulgaria to Stop Work on Gazprom's South Stream Project

The European Union has demanded Bulgaria suspend construction work on Russia's South Stream natural-gas pipeline project while it investigates the way contracts were awarded, wsj.com reports. June 4 2014, 14:53 2 282 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan celebrates Day of State Symbols

Kazakhstan celebrates the Day of state symbols on June 4, azh.kz reports. June 4 2014, 12:05 3 695 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan, Hungary sign joint declaration on strategic partnership

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Massimov and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban signed a joint declaration on strategic partnership, Kazakh Prime Minister's website reported. June 4 2014, 11:36 1 240 просмотрs

World News

Obama to hold talks with Ukraine's Poroshenko in Warsaw

US President Barack Obama is to discuss economic support for Ukraine when he meets President-elect Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw, bbc reports. June 4 2014, 10:44 2 243 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Monument to great Kazakh poet Abai uveiled in Budapest

A bust of the great 19th century Kazakh poet Abai Kounanbaev has been unveiled in Astana street in Budapest, azh.kz reports. June 4 2014, 10:28 2 583 просмотрs

Society

Roads are closed for repairs

On June 4, in Atyrau the following roads will be closed due to surfacing repairs: June 3 2014, 23:23 2 584 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Baruch to face court on June 10 for corrupting minors in Kazakhstan

Peter Baruch, the British national detained in Kazakhstan's Uralsk on charges of corrupting minors, will face the court on June 10th, tengrinews reports. June 3 2014, 20:41 2 482 просмотрs

World News

Putin to Meet Merkel During Normandy Visit, Obama Meeting not Planned – Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet on the sidelines of the WWII D-Day ceremonies in Normandy, France, on June 6, the Kremlin said in a statement Tuesday, ria. ru reports. June 3 2014, 20:37 2 793 просмотрs

World News

Ukrainian air force fires over 150 missiles at Lugansk

Kiev has admitted showering the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk with dozens of missiles from the air, saying that its Air Force helicopters and jets “fired more than 150 missiles” in Monday’s military action, rt.com reports. June 3 2014, 20:24 1 529 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Cycling: Astana Proteam racer receives bronze at Giro d'Italia race

ProTeam Astana racer Fabio Aru has become the bronze prizewinner of the prestigious 2014 Giro d'Italia cycling race that was held from May 9 - June 1, 2014, tengrinews reports June 3 2014, 17:16 2 131 просмотрs

World News

Obama assures eastern Europe that the US will not abandon it, announces $1bn fund

Responding to the crisis in Ukraine, the US president has given military assurances on the security of eastern European states. June 3 2014, 17:10 2 794 просмотрs

World News

China pledges to limit carbon emissions for first time

China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has pledged to limit its total emissions for the first time, theguardian.com reports. June 3 2014, 17:07 1 236 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Tsarnaev friend seeks to suppress statements

Speaking English with relative ease, despite a notable Russian accent, a former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student from central Asia testified Monday that he was manipulated into giving incriminating statements to the FBI that led to his facing charges of obstructing justice in the Boston Marathon bombings, bostonglobe.com reports. June 3 2014, 14:42 2 785 просмотрs

World News

Obama Starts 4-Country European Trip With Russia as the Main Topic

During his four-country trip, the President will be gauging how hard the European Union is willing to push back against Russia, one of its largest trading partners. Obama will have to contend with European leaders who are still fuming over the NSA's surveillance of key allies, dailynews.com reports. June 3 2014, 12:11 1 025 просмотрs