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Ex KNB officer on Kazakh special forces' phone tapping

The report of the Access Global Movement for Digital Freedom stating that Kazakhstan security forces are capable of intercepting telephone conversations, controlling Internet traffic and accessing SMS and MMS messages of Kazakhstan citizens with the help of Russian-made technologies is a provocation staged by foes of Russia and CIS, says chairman of the National Security Commission Veterans public foundation retired general major Tursyn Aizhulo June 24 2013, 14:16 3 240 просмотрs

World News

Armenian President, Russian SC Secretary discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Secretary of the National Security Council of Russia Nikolay Patrushev is on a three-day official visit to Yerevan at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Artur Baghdasaryan, Armenia Today reported. June 24 2013, 14:14 1 977 просмотрs

Ecology

North Caspian Oil Spill Response Base in wrong place, Kashagan start-up schedule blurry

June 19-20, Atyrau hosted Third Annual Conference Caspian Offshore Development, jointly organized by The Energy Exchange and Kazenergy. June 24 2013, 11:08 3 802 просмотрs

Crime

Terrorism suspect deported home from Turkey

June 19, Turkey's law enforcement bodies deported a man claimed wanted by Kazakh authorities over terror allegation.  June 24 2013, 09:51 1 933 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev signs pension reform law

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed laws on pension coverage in Kazakhstan and amendments to certain legislative acts of Kazakhstan on pension coverage reforming the existing pension system June 24 2013, 09:39 1 657 просмотрs

World News

Polluting to death: China introduces execution for environmental offenders

China has introduced “harsher punishments” for breaking the nation’s environmental protection laws: reckless violators of pollution standards in the world’s biggest and fastest-growing economy now face execution. June 21 2013, 17:48 3 351 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Welders, medics - the most in-demand specialists in Kazakhstan

A nationwide workforce fair in Kazakhstan has revealed that welders and medics are the most needed specialists in most regions of the country, according to Labor Ministry. June 21 2013, 16:55 1 910 просмотрs

Other News

Berkut puts debtors under travel restriction

The black list blocks those evading alimonies, mandatory taxes, administrative penalties for breaching traffic rules or public order, bank loan and public utilities payables, as well as legal entities that have contractual debts or arrears of salaries before employees. June 21 2013, 11:42 2 532 просмотрs

World News

Germany blocks start of EU-Turkey talks

Germany has blocked the start of European Union talks with Turkey over Ankara's heavy-handed response to weeks of anti-government protests. June 21 2013, 11:36 1 632 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to consider turning River Irtysh south

Kazakhstan Ministry of Regional Development has voiced a plan to divert Irtysh River to the south, an idea that was viewed as a solution to reanimate Aral Sea in Soviet times. June 21 2013, 10:39 8 326 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh oil will help keep the global commodity prices - IEA Expert Richard Jones

Kazakhstan's oil field offshore Kashagan will certainly help to keep the world price of raw materials, states deputy executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Richard Jones. June 21 2013, 10:23 1 393 просмотрs

World News

Kyrgyz Parliament approves Manas agreement denunciation

Kyrgyzstan's Parliament on June 20 supported in three readings the denunciation of the agreement between the governments of Kyrgyzstan and the United States on the Transit Center at the international airport of Manas, AKIpress news agency reported. June 20 2013, 17:22 1 414 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh singer and composer becomes First Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency

Famous Kazakh singer and composer, founder of Kazakh ethno-pop group "Urker" Aidos Sagat has become the first Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Agency for Refugees in Kazakhstan. It is reported on Meloman.kz. June 20 2013, 14:39 1 337 просмотрs

World News

Top US general, diplomat clash over Syria: report

Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey has clashed with Secretary of State John Kerry over the merits of bombing Syria's regime at a White House meeting, AFP reports citing media. June 20 2013, 14:36 1 188 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

No foreign stars to perform at Astana anniversary

No foreign and even no Russian singers will arrive to Astana to participate in concert dedicated to the Astana Day June 20 2013, 12:32 1 760 просмотрs

Other News

Narynkum desert swallows settlement

Unprecedented sand movement by wind action has nearly buried houses in the settlement of Issatai. June 20 2013, 11:31 3 739 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Aral Sea stops dwindling

The Aral Sea that has been dwindling since the 1960s has finally stabilized June 20 2013, 11:14 1 361 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Air Astana awarded at Le Bourget

Air Astana has once again been named the best airline in Central Asia and India, at Le Bourget Air Show in Paris. The company’s President Peter Foster received Skytrax award. June 19 2013, 16:39 1 898 просмотрs

Other News

Kazakhstan to enjoy three days off on Astana Day

People of Kazakhstan will have three days off - July 6-8, said Zhanar Kolbachayeva, head of media group that is covering preparation and celebration of the 15th anniversary of the country's capital city June 19 2013, 14:35 5 655 просмотрs

World News

Youths battle cops in Brazil unrest

Trouble flares as more than 200,000 demonstrate in cities across country over Government's spending of billions on soccer events. June 19 2013, 14:23 1 146 просмотрs

Ecology

Who minister is defending?

and why the law is being written by a foreign company advisor? At a recent government sitting, Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov proposed to carry over this year's penalties for exceeding greenhouse gas emission limits to 2014 and to halve the price of punitive sanctions for mining, energy and industrial enterprises. June 19 2013, 10:54 2 416 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Tycoon Ablyazov hiding in France - media

According to European media resources, Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh tycoon on-the-run is hiding in France, writes Kazakhstanskaya Pravda. June 19 2013, 10:34 1 540 просмотрs

Crime

Woman prepared stepson for suicide bombing

June 18, the court of Atyrau sentenced a 32-year-old woman to 7 years in prison for harsh treatment of her stepchildren and terrorism propaganda. June 18 2013, 16:47 1 928 просмотрs

World News

Russia promises to veto no-fly zone in Syria

Russia will not allow the introduction of a no-fly zone in Syria as the consequences of such step can be seen in Libya, a top Russian diplomat has stated. June 18 2013, 16:26 1 479 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh intelligence may spy upon its every citizen - study

Kazakhstan's domestic security services may intercept phone calls, browse Internet history and read SMS and MMS of its citizens, writes CA-News citing Access' Global Movement for Digital Freedom. June 18 2013, 15:32 1 369 просмотрs