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Oil and Gas Minister on Kashagan

Uzakbai Karabalin, the country’s Oil and Gas Minister, told about issues related to the giant Kashagan oilfield, tengrinews.kz reports. February 5 2014, 09:21 2 048 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Court Drops Extremism Charges Against Pastor

A court in Astana has dropped extremism charges against a Kazakh Presbyterian pastor, Bakhytzhan Kashkumbaev, rferl.org reports. February 4 2014, 17:39 2 325 views

World News

Primorsky Guerrillas Found Guilty of Being Criminal Group

The Primorsky Guerrillas, a band of militants arrested in 2010 for allegedly killing two police officers and wounding six others, were found guilty of being an organized criminal group by a jury in a Primorye region court, azh.kz reports citing Interfax. February 4 2014, 17:02 2 035 views

Kazakhstan News

Supreme Court affirms life sentence decision for Chelakh

The supervising board on criminal cases of the Kazakhstan Supreme Court affirmed the regional court’s decision about life sentence for Vladislav Chelakh, azh.kz reports, citing newskaz.ru agency. February 4 2014, 16:12 1 410 views

Politics

President Nazarbayev will arrive to Atyrau on Thursday

According to the source in the Atyrau Oblast Governor's office, on Thursday, Feb 6, President Nursultan Nazarbayev is arriving to Atyrau. February 4 2014, 14:20 10 377 views

World News

Search ends at Canada seniors home where fire killed 28

Canadian authorities on Monday called off a search for remains in the rubble of a Quebec retirement home ravaged by a fire that killed at least 28 people, yahoonews.com reports. February 4 2014, 11:18 1 277 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to host weeks of natural resources

Kazakhstan will host the weeks of natural resources starting from February 14, 2014, Chairman of the Geology and Subsoil Management Committee under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies Bazarbai Nurabayev said at the Tuesday press conference, inform.kz reports. February 4 2014, 11:14 1 243 views

Kazakhstan News

Growing gas reinjection may result in gas shortages by 2024: Oil and Gas Minister

Growing reinjection of gas may result in gas shortages in Kazakhstan by 2024, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the country’s Oil and Gas Minister Uzakbai Karabalin as saying at a government sitting today, tengrinews reported. February 4 2014, 11:02 1 252 views

World News

Stalin Statue Erected in Ukraine Amid Protests

A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin was unveiled in western Ukraine as anti-government demonstrations in the former Soviet nation continue, ria.ru reported, citing local media. February 4 2014, 10:49 1 539 views

Culture

Seollal - Korean Lunar New Year

On January 31 the representatives of the Korean diaspora celebrated Seollal - Lunar New Year. Seollal for Koreans is a special occasion for family re-union. On this day the young people have to visit the senior members of the family and in token of respect to do “a sebe” ceremony (a belt-low bow).  Seniors in their turn give the young people their blessing. It is also a time to pay respect to ancestors. It is believed that a good spirit of this day lays a positive foundation for the rest of the year and, therefore, people celebrate Seollalin in a big way and with all their hearts. February 4 2014, 10:26 3 086 views

Crime

One of leaders of Ryskaliyev’s organized criminal group detained in Moscow

One of the active members of an organized criminal group of Bergey Ryskaliyev, ex-governonr of Atyrau Oblast, businessman Oleg Pavlichenko was detained In Moscow. This was reported to “Megalopolis” newspaper by Zangar Zankanov, the deputy chief of financial police of Atyrau. February 3 2014, 09:59 3 977 views

World News

Total ban on GM food production mulled in Russia

A group of Russian MPs have prepared a bill severely restricting imports of genetically modified agricultural produce, and completely banning its domestic production, rt.com reports. February 3 2014, 16:13 1 414 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Court Slashes Sentence in Opposition Leader's Murder

A court in Kazakhstan reduced the prison sentence Monday of a former senior state official from 20 to 13 years after a retrial over the 2006 high-profile killing of an opposition leader, azh.kz reports. February 3 2014, 14:59 3 151 views

World News

Moscow school shooting: Policeman, teacher killed, hostages released

Moscow police have confirmed that a policeman and a teacher were killed as a young man with a rifle took children hostages at a city school. The gunman, who is reportedly a high school student, has been detained, police said. This was reported by rt.com today. February 3 2014, 14:45 2 378 views

Ex-Governor case

Ryskaliyev's OCG trial postponed until Feb 5

Today, February 3, the chairwoman of specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast Gulmira Dauletova announced that court sessions are postponement until Feb 5 due to fact that one of the defendants was hospitalized. February 3 2014, 12:52 5 192 views

Kazakhstan News

Cultural learnings for UK: Kazakhstan has more women MPs

Britain is languishing behind more than 60 countries including Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in getting women into Parliament, official figures show, standard.co.uk reports. February 3 2014, 12:06 1 407 views

World News

Chevron follows Shell, Exxon Mobil profit slide. Is Big Oil in trouble?

Oil and gas multinationals record billions in profits, but a shifting energy landscape has taken its toll. Shell and Exxon Mobil posted disappointing earnings, further evidence the US oil boom isn't boosting the usual suspects, csmonitor.com reports. February 3 2014, 11:32 9 063 views

Ecology

Anomaly over Atyrau airport: Flights are cancelled

All flights to Atyrau and from Atyrau were cancelled during week-ends because of abnormally high atmospheric pressure. According to the airport employees, last time such phenomenon happened 37 years ago. February 3 2014, 10:42 5 798 views

Kazakhstan News

Golovkin stops Adama to record tenth title defence

Gennady Golovkin maintained his unbeaten career record by beating Osumanu Adama in the seventh round of their WBA title showdown in Monte Carlo, espn.co.uk reports. February 3 2014, 10:18 1 665 views

World News

Human Smuggling Ring Raided in Europe

Five Russian citizens have been detained by Polish and German police on suspicion of smuggling illegal migrants into Germany, the European Police Office said in a statement Saturday, ria. ru reporeted. February 3 2014, 10:05 1 303 views

World News

Ukraine activist says he was abducted and tortured

A leading activist in Ukraine's street opposition who vanished for eight days says he was abducted and tortured before being left to die in the cold, bbc reports. January 31 2014, 18:46 1 391 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia to Give Kazakhstan Air Defense Systems Free-of-Charge

 Russia is set to supply fellow former Soviet nation Kazakhstan with S-300 air defense systems free-of-charge, a top Russian military official said Friday, ria.ru reports January 31 2014, 18:06 1 647 views

Ex-Governor case

Ryskaliyev's OCG Trial. Hearing of Witnesses

Yesterday, Jan 30, the specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast started hearing of witnesses involved in ex-governor Bergey Ryskaliyev's criminal case. January 31 2014, 17:27 6 565 views

Society

Electronics against corruption

The process of scheduling and recording of audits conducted at business entities will become transparent soon. About a new electronic programs which totally exclude a human factor, the auditing authorities learnt from legal statistics administration of Atyrau Oblast. January 31 2014, 15:49 1 748 views

Kazakhstan News

Expert: Kazakhstan looks for alternative to Kashagan oil

Kazakhstan is trying to compensate for the drop in oil revenue through development of new fields as oil production from the Kashagan field is once again postponed, senior researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science Oleg Yegorov said on Tuesday. "The hope for Kashagan, has not materialised," he told trend over the phone on Tuesday. "Even last year, there was hope of extracting oil from Kashagan. Certain income from the sale of oil extracted there was laid in the budget, but it did not happen." January 31 2014, 13:45 2 219 views