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Russia sends advanced missiles to aid Assad in Syria - US

Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday. May 17 2013, 16:57 1 426 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan media should have own opinion on international scandals: expert

Kazakhstan media has to form up its own policy and position when covering international scandals that allegedly involve Kazakhstan citizens, President of Kazakhstan Press Club Assel Karaulova told Tengrinews.kz during PR forum in Almaty. May 17 2013, 16:12 1 495 просмотрs

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Malta court turns down request to order action against Rakhat Aliyev

The Magistrates' Court this morning rejected a call to order police action against  Kazakh multi-millionaire Rakhat Aliyev after finding that allegations made by his former bodyguards had not been supported to the minimum level required by the court. May 17 2013, 14:58 1 709 просмотрs

Economy

Managing director to be replaced at Kashagan on June 1

North Caspian Production Operations Company (NCPOС) Managing Director is expected to be replaced effective June 1, reports azh.kz, citing KazTAG. May 17 2013, 13:20 3 288 просмотрs

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Atyrau people demand dissolution of parliament

Activists in the city of Atyrau have put forward a demand to dissolve the government in a letter addressed to the country president Nursultan Nazarbayev. May 17 2013, 12:07 1 994 просмотрs

Crime

Help finpol - get bounty

Three residents of Atyrau Oblast received monetary reward - 121,170 tenge each - for communicating corruption crimes. May 17 2013, 11:44 1 988 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan citizen's implication in weapons sales unverified: Foreign Ministry

Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry has tagged the information on Kazakhstan citizen's alleged implication in deals in weapons for North Korea unverified, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Ministry's press-secretary Nurzhan Aitmakhanov. May 17 2013, 11:42 1 568 просмотрs

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U.S. Police Arrest Uzbek In Terror Case

U.S. authorities in the western state of Idaho say they have arrested a man from Uzbekistan on terrorism charges.  May 17 2013, 11:16 1 452 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Theatre with a Political Edge in Kazakhstan

A group of villagers is held in thrall by omnipotent rulers, who warn that misfortune will befall the inhabitants if they defy authorities. And then, one day, the emperor is revealed to have no clothes. On a recent Friday evening in Kazakhstan’s cultural capital, Almaty, a small audience was transfixed by the story unfolding on the stage in Avalanche, a play by Turkish playwright Tuncer Cücenoğlu. May 17 2013, 10:43 1 480 просмотрs

World News

Bill Gates Retakes World’s Richest Title From Carlos Slim

Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person.  The 57-year-old co-founder of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) recaptured the title from Mexican investor Carlos Slim yesterday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as the software maker hit a five-year high. It is the first time Gates has held the mantle since 2007. His fortune is valued at $72.7 billion, up 16 percent year-to-date. May 17 2013, 10:24 1 505 просмотрs

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House, food and mobile communication of expats paid illegally in Kazakhstan - labor agency

During the labor laws compliance audit of some oil producing companies in Aktobe several violations were found May 17 2013, 09:38 2 380 просмотрs

Economy

Over 500 illegal workers detected in Atyrau

On May 13-17 police conducted an operative-preventive action “Illegal Worker” in Atyrau Oblast. May 16 2013, 18:19 2 028 просмотрs

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U.S. dismisses Rakhat Aliyev family members' claim against Samruk-Kazyna board member

The U.S. court has dismissed a civil action of Rakhat Aliyev’s relatives -- brothers Devincci and Issam Hourani -- against Samruk-Kazyna board member Dr. Alexander Mirtchev and his company Krull Corporation, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan Justice Ministry’s press-service. May 16 2013, 17:50 2 690 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Senate approved draft law on pension provision in 1st reading

A draft law "On pension provision" has been approved in the first reading at a plenary sitting of the Senate of the Kazakhstan's Parliament. May 16 2013, 16:11 1 312 просмотрs

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Expert: Kazakh government may buy stake in ConocoPhillips to sell it on more favourable terms

The Kazakh government may buy a stake in ConocoPhillips to sell on later, but on more favourable terms, Kazakh political analyst Daniar Ashymbayev said on Wednesday. May 16 2013, 16:01 2 265 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Boston might hear Kazakhstan students' case next week

The next hearing of the case of Kazakhstan students accused of preventing justice by tempering with evidences in Boston bombings case may be held in a week, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports. May 16 2013, 11:53 1 465 просмотрs

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Saiga sanctuary

Saktapbergen Alipkayyirov, a deputy head of territorial forestry and hunting inspection, says the last time his officers saw saiga tatarica within the borders of Atyrau oblast was October 2012, near the village of Azgir. It was a rare view of the Volga-Ural species, a one-time numerous type of animals [28,000 heads]. May 16 2013, 11:47 2 507 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Six On Trial In Kazakhstan For Islamic Extremism

Six men accused of religious extremism have gone on trial in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. May 15 2013, 17:40 2 074 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan citizen suspected of selling weapons to North Korea

The UN Security Council suspects one Kazakhstan citizen, two Ukrainians, nine North-Korean citizens and three North-Korean organizations of implication in contraband deals with weapons for North Korea, RIA Novosti reports citing Reuters. May 15 2013, 17:28 2 284 просмотрs

World News

Russia expresses protest to US Ambassador over CIA agent's foiled recruitment attempt

Russia has filed a note of protest to US Ambassador Michael McFaul over CIA’s foiled attempt to recruit a Russian intelligence officer.    May 15 2013, 16:12 1 437 просмотрs

Crime

First invalid from gas sector

Three years ago we wrote about the woman who suffered from an accident at the Tengiz oil and gas field on July 2, 2005 (Ak Zhaik, dd. 15.04.2010, “Tengiz doesn't believe the tears or the history of one poisoning”). Gulbanu Abdullaeva, who was then an employee of one of subcontracting companies of TCO, virtually became an invalid. But it took her eight long years to prove it. May 15 2013, 16:02 2 183 просмотрs

Economy

Day that “shook” Selstroi city district

Early Sunday morning on May 12, people residing along Azzatyk avenue near Selstroi city district were woken up by clattering noise of vehicles transporting bulky industrial modules. Later we found out that it was new equipment delivered to Atyrau Refinery, to be more exact, to the Aromatic hydrocarbons production complex (KPA). May 15 2013, 11:49 4 584 просмотрs

World News

Sharif Seen As Trying To Reorient Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif has signaled his desire to take back control of Pakistan’s foreign policy from the powerful security services, which have dominated it for decades. May 15 2013, 09:47 1 211 просмотрs

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Video of Syrian rebel fighter cutting out heart of regime soldier and eating it condemned

Human Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned a gruesome video apparently showing a Syrian rebel fighter cutting out the heart of a regime soldier and eating it. May 15 2013, 09:24 1 779 просмотрs

Crime

Leaflets supporting Tsarnaev brothers appeared in Atyrau

Leaflets expressing support for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have appeared in Atyrau. May 14 2013, 19:04 2 751 просмотрs