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Atyrau checks out the taste of Oktoberfest

German diaspora in Atyrau marked their traditional Oktoberfest fair of beer. October 2 2013, 11:10 3 872 просмотрs

World News

Russia to arm Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned ex-Soviet allies on Monday that Islamist militancy fuelling the war in Syria could reach their countries, some of which have Muslim majorities. October 2 2013, 11:02 2 077 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Water to be very expensive soon, PM Akhmetov says

In the time to come, water will be very expensive in Kazakhstan, believes the country's prime minister Serik Akhmeto October 2 2013, 10:00 1 246 просмотрs

Economy

October 1 - Kashagan still shut down

Today, October 1, is the deadline after which, as per the Supplemental Agreement to PSA, the NCOC consortium's expenses will not be compensated by the oil produced. To recall, the main condition was to start commercial crude production by this date. October 1 2013, 19:00 2 720 просмотрs

World News

Partial US shutdown begins

Nonessential US government programs and services have been stopped; Congress is set to convene for its first day's work since missing a budget deadline. The Secretary of Defense has criticized the partisan deadlock. October 1 2013, 17:08 1 212 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Border guards attacked at Kyrgyz state line

Kazakh border guards were attacked by 5-6 horsemen and a group of people in a Mitsubishi Pajero SUV without number plates 7 kilometers from the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border October 1 2013, 16:12 1 257 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh leader sacks central bank head

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev sacked the head of the central bank, replacing him with Deputy Prime Minister Kairat Kelimbetov in a move the presidential press service said would not change monetary policy. October 1 2013, 16:09 1 467 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh army drafts over 10,000 this autumn

Kazakh citizens aged 18-27 should pass mandatory military service unless they have the right to postponement or draft exemption October 1 2013, 15:36 3 117 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Belarus' Lukashenko to visit Astana

Aleksandr Lukashenko will render an official visit to Astana on October 3-4 October 1 2013, 12:06 1 492 просмотрs

Other News

No relaunch date for Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan set: oil field consortium

No relaunch date has been set for the giant Kashagan oil field that was shut-in Thursday due to a gas leak, the NCOC consortium, which is developing the field said in a statement Monday. October 1 2013, 11:23 5 901 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Judges from Kazakhstan to tour Las Vegas courts

Judges in Clark County are welcoming their counterparts from Kazakhstan as part of a legal learning experience this week. October 1 2013, 10:04 1 366 просмотрs

World News

White supremacy group KKK has been given approval to stage an event at historical Gettysburg Park

The Ku Klux Klan has been granted a permit to hold an event at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. October 1 2013, 09:54 3 176 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Shal by Kazakhstan's Yermek Tursunov nominated for Oscar

Shal (Old Man) movie directed by Yermek Tursunov from Kazakhstan has been submitted for the American Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category September 30 2013, 17:46 2 263 просмотрs

World News

Assad ready to leave, but not now

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to resign if that improves the situation in the country, but believes that he has to remain in his position for now September 30 2013, 15:51 1 164 просмотрs

Other News

Consumers to get extremism warnings on communal bills

In the nearest future, communal services in Atyrau will be printing a religious extremism warning on the reverse sides of bills. September 30 2013, 13:53 3 277 просмотрs

World News

French were 'hours' from military strikes on Syria before phone call from Obama

French President Francois Hollande called off military strikes against Syria on 31 August following a phone call from the US President only hours before fighter jets were set to take off, a French weekly magazine has revealed. September 30 2013, 10:29 1 376 просмотрs

World News

Pope Francis to 'rip up and rewrite' Vatican constitution

As a group of eight Catholic cardinals handpicked by the Pope to shake up the Vatican’s murky and autocratic bureaucracy prepares to meet, the group’s leader has said they plan to rip up and rewrite the apostolic constitution which apportions power at the Holy See. September 30 2013, 10:21 1 268 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Universal police debuts November 1

Joint units of administrative and traffic police will begin work on November 1, Kazakh Internal Affairs Ministry announced. September 30 2013, 10:05 1 345 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Russia launches first Proton rocket after July failure

A Proton-M carrier rocket with a European telecoms satellite lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Monday, for the first time since the launch failure in July September 30 2013, 10:02 1 527 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Several countries interested in free trade with Customs Union

Several countries show interest for free trade with Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, Russian official says September 30 2013, 09:55 2 340 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and Ecuador establish a 30-day visa-free travel

Kazakhstan and Ecuador have established a 30-day visa-free travel for the citizens of both states. September 30 2013, 09:47 1 524 просмотрs

Other News

Passenger kicks stewardess for not speaking Kazakh, refuses to apologize

"I made no apology to anybody. On the contrary, the steward girls apologized to me when on board," says former governor of Makat district of Atyrau oblast Meyrambek Bilgali, who is considered to have instigated an incident on a SCAT plane performing Atyrau-Astana flight on September 18. September 27 2013, 16:44 10 402 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

No corruption in Kazakhstan, says Agromash Holding president

To a question about risks in Kazakh market and corruption in the country addressed to the French side, Mr Lavrentyev claimed "there is no corruption in Kazakhstan". September 27 2013, 15:43 2 860 просмотрs

Culture

Stephanie Sheppard's 'Think Colour' exhibition kicks off

The opening of the 1st personal exhibition of the Australian artist Stephanie Sheppard took place recently in a cozy low-key environment in the local Tengri-Art Gallery.   This exhibition will run in Tengri-Art Gallery until the middle of October. September 27 2013, 15:27 3 965 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Yesterday's shooting in Almaty was not robbery

None of the money carried by the Travel Express employees was stolen during the armed attack in Almaty, Tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Interior Department of Almaty. September 27 2013, 15:00 1 520 просмотрs