World News Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi Iraq's army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the U.S.-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago. December 28 2015, 02:16 1 418 просмотрs
World News Georgia Foreign Minister Kvirikashvili picked as next prime minister Georgia's ruling Georgia Dream coalition will nominate Foreign Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili as the next prime minister, a senior coalition lawmaker said Dec. 24. December 25 2015, 15:48 1 461 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News World Oil Price Of $40/bl Makes KazMunaiGas Brown-Fields Unprofitable When the world price of oil fell below $40/bl, the brown-fields owned by KazMunayGas (KMG) ceased to pay off, as reported by Gleb Luxembourg, the KMG deputy chairman for prospective production development. “With oil prices reaching the mark of $40/bl, the brown-fields are no longer profitable. However, no one says that we will close them, because when the price of a barrel goes up to $50, these fields will already reach the level of profitability," he stressed. December 25 2015, 15:43 1 942 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan’s top-65 national companies and holdings to be privatized Kazakh Government has compiled a list of the country's top-65 national companies and holdings (whose book value is not less than 5 bln tenge) subject to privatization. December 25 2015, 10:28 1 693 просмотрs
Society Merry Christmas, our dear readers! AkZhaik newspaper wishes all of its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December 25 2015, 10:00 10 325 просмотрs
World News Christian celebrations around the world Across the world, Christians have begun marking Christmas with services, with Pope Francis holding midnight mass at the Vatican. December 25 2015, 09:45 1 639 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan introduces new rules for issuing visas Beginning from the next year Kazakhstan will introduce new rules for issuing visas, said Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan at press conference in Central Communications Service. December 24 2015, 16:55 1 575 просмотрs
World News Georgian Prime Minister Resigns Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has resigned, an abrupt move that has injected fresh political uncertainty into the former Soviet republic less than a year before parliamentary elections. December 24 2015, 15:47 1 370 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhastan FM: Central Asia no pawns in "big game" Kazakhstan rejects the "big game" concept in the Central Asian region, which is a space for cooperation, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov told a news conference on Wednesday. December 24 2015, 15:44 1 665 просмотрs
World News Kyrgyzstan’s president says Turkey’s decision to down Russian jet was wrong Turkey should not have taken radical measures and downed a Russian military plane, Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev told a press conference on Thursday. December 24 2015, 15:34 1 652 просмотрs
World News Number of Kyrgyz women joining terrorists growing — interior ministry There is a tendency in Kyrgyzstan to replenish the ranks of terrorist and extremist groups with women, the country's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. December 24 2015, 15:21 1 417 просмотрs
World News Brent crude oil price falls below $37 per barrel Futures price for Brent crude oil delivery in January 2016 on the London ICE exchange fell by 1.15% to $36.95 per barrel, breaking the mark of $37 per barrel. December 24 2015, 14:50 1 679 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News 50yo first-time mom gives birth to twins in Aktobe December 22 a 50-year old resident of Aktobe gave birth to twin girls. December 24 2015, 14:45 1 487 просмотрs
World News Khodorkovsky Under Arrest in Absentia, Placed on Int'l Wanted List The former owner of now defunct Russian Yukos oil company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been placed under arrest in absentia and put on the international wanted list, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Wednesday. December 23 2015, 15:22 1 489 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Obama invites Nursultan Nazarbayev to partake in Nuclear Security Summit in Washington President of the United States Barack Obama has invited the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev to attend Nuclear Security Summit which is to be held in 2016 in Washington, said Erlan Idrissov, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, at today's press conference in Central Communications Service. December 23 2015, 15:02 1 929 просмотрs
World News India, Russia likely to sign pact on Kudankulam during PM Modi’s visit Government is also planning to make optimum use of the available nuclear sites in various states to accommodate more atomic reactors to meet energy-starved country's growing needs. December 23 2015, 14:47 1 363 просмотрs
World News Nicolas Cage returns stolen Mongolian dinosaur skull he bought at gallery Tyrannosaurus bataar skull will be repatriated after it was bought by the actor from a Beverly Hills gallery in 2007. December 23 2015, 14:24 1 977 просмотрs
World News Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime Russia's bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had violated humanitarian law. December 23 2015, 11:25 1 501 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News U.S. expanded sanctions hit Russia's Sberbank, VTB subsidiaries in Kazakhstan The expanded list of economic sanctions of the United States against Russia included subsidiaries of Sberbank and VTB in Kazakhstan, RIA Novosti reported. December 23 2015, 11:21 2 428 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Shymkent Oil Refinery Launches Production Of Sulfur The Shymkent oil refinery put into operation a new production facility – a plant for production of sulfur with an annual capacity of 4,000 tons, as reported by the press service of the company. The process of launching the plant included production of the first experimental batch of liquid sulfur. The project was implemented as part of the program for reconstruction and modernization of the Shymkent refinery. December 23 2015, 11:17 1 960 просмотрs
World News Muslims around the world celebrate the birth of Mohammed Muslims around the world celebrate the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammed on December 24 this year. Prophet Muhammed was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 570 AD. His birthday is marked in many ways in different Muslim nations. December 23 2015, 10:58 2 265 просмотрs
World News Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools during festive season Tajikistan has tightened restrictions on celebrations of the traditional festive season in schools in the Central Asian country, banning Christmas trees and gift-giving, AFP reports. December 23 2015, 10:39 1 382 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan, EU sign expanded partnership agreement Kazakhstan and the European Union have signed an expanded partnership agreement in Astana, said the website of Kazakh Foreign Ministry. December 22 2015, 19:58 1 631 просмотрs
World News Oil market - battle field for Saudi Arabia-US war What we are seeing today in the oil market is no less than war to the death between Saudi Arabia and the North American oil industry, Gal Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS), a Washington based think tank focused on energy security, and a senior adviser to the United States Energy Security Council believes. December 22 2015, 19:56 1 585 просмотрs
Society There will be less lights on Christmas trees On December, 18 the city Mayor Nurlybek Ozhaev lit the main Christmas trees on Makhambet and Issatai Square. Sanagul Kuanysheva, the pupil of boarding school # 1 helped the Mayor to lit the main tree in the city. December 22 2015, 14:49 5 517 просмотрs