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Saudi Arabia arrests more than 400 suspected ISIL militants

Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 400 people suspected of belonging to the so-called Islamic State group. July 20 2015, 10:17 1 248 просмотрs

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Germanwings crash victims’ families reject compensation offer

Several relatives of those killed in the Germanwings crash have rejected an offer from the airline of 25,000 euros compensation for their suffering and loss. July 20 2015, 10:09 1 067 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Karaganda man arrested in murder of woman trying to sell car

Officers of the Criminal Police Department of Internal Affairs of Karaganda region have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in murder of a young girl who vanished while trying to sell her BMW 316. July 20 2015, 10:00 1 238 просмотрs

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MH17: Video appears to show fighters rifling through victims' belongings

A year after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine, harrowing video footage has emerged that appears to show Russian-speaking fighters rifling through the belongings of victims at the crash site. July 17 2015, 17:41 1 222 просмотрs

Economy

​No lay-offs at Kashagan

As it was reported earlier, the process of operational model restructuring at the North Caspian project has been completed. July 17 2015, 17:20 3 650 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Davis Cup: Kazakhstan leads Australia 2-0

Australia trails Kazakhstan 2-0 in the Davis Cup quarter-final in Darwin after Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios were both beaten in the opening singles. July 17 2015, 15:29 1 295 просмотрs

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Darth Vader Marches in on Funeral for Woman Who Loved Halloween

Darth Vader is not usually a welcome guest in the fictional world of "Star Wars," but when he marched into a funeral service in Luton, England, on Wednesday, he brought joy and levity to a somber occasion. July 17 2015, 15:21 1 399 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Terrorists killed in special operation in Bishkek reportedly planned to blow up Russian air base for weapon – national security agency

The members of the international terrorist organization, who were killed in the counter-terror operation in Bishkek, planned to blow up the Russian air base in Kant to seize weapon and ammunition, the national security agency's press service told AKIpress on July 17. July 17 2015, 15:06 2 450 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Terrorists killed in counter-terror operation in Bishkek were Takfiris from Kazakhstan

The members of the terrorist organization killed in the counter-terror operation in Bishkek were Takfiris, nationals of Kazakhstan, reliable sources told AKIpress. July 17 2015, 15:03 1 802 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Preliminary hearing of ex-Prime Minister Akhmetov's case to be held on July 27

Preliminary hearing of the case of former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov and other top officials from Karaganda region suspected of embezzlement on a large scale and corruption is set to be held on July 27 in Karaganda. July 17 2015, 14:56 1 052 просмотрs

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​Ukrainians, Australian Kin Mark Year Since MH17 Downing

Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago joined a procession to the crash site on Friday, while Australia's prime minister remembered the "savagery" of the disaster as he unveiled a plaque in Canberra that's set in soil from where the wreckage fell. July 17 2015, 14:30 983 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​President Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr. July 17 2015, 14:15 1 101 просмотрs

Economy

​Eni and KMG agree to jointly explore Isatay offshore block

KazMunayGas signed the contract for joint exploration and production at Isatay offshore block. The information was posted on Kazakhstan stock exchange website. July 17 2015, 14:00 3 621 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Another EXPO 2017 top manager steps down

Another top manager of "National Company "Astana EXPO-2017" JSC - managing director Saltanat Rakhimbekova has stepped down. July 15 2015, 17:06 1 207 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Kazakhstan this August

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgy9zstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan as part of his tour of Central Asia in August. July 15 2015, 17:00 1 174 просмотрs

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China begins building 'world's tallest' dam

China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world's tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands hydropower. July 15 2015, 16:50 1 134 просмотрs

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Mexico shows security footage of Guzman moments before he disappeared into tunnel

Mexico's government on Tuesday broadcast security camera footage of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the final moments before he escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel in his cell on Saturday night. July 15 2015, 16:21 1 129 просмотрs

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German court finds 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' guilty

A 94-year-old German man who worked as a bookkeeper at the Auschwitz death camp was convicted on Wednesday of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people and sentenced to four years in prison, in what could be one of the last big Holocaust trials. July 15 2015, 15:01 1 235 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Deputy chairman of Astana EXPO-2017 Vera Kobalia leaves

Vera Kobalia has voluntarily resigned from the post of deputy chairman of the National Company Astana EXPO-2017 after working for a little over a month, a Tengrinews correspondent reports citing the company's spokesman Aigul Mukei. July 15 2015, 15:00 2 368 просмотрs

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Final Deal Between Iran, P5+1 Removes All Sanctions

Sergei Lavrov said that the final agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group removes all anti-Tehran sanctions, as well as gives the Islamic Republic the right to peaceful atom. July 14 2015, 16:08 1 185 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Air Astana and SCAT to open new flights to China in 2015-2019

Air Astana and SCAT are planning to launch new air flight services to China in 2015-2019, the Ministry of Investment and Development said. July 14 2015, 15:57 2 335 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​No plans to sell assets in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and South Africa - ArcelorMittal

The world's largest metal company ArcelorMittal has no current plans to sell its assets in Kazakhstan, Ukraine or South Africa, the press service of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has said in response to an article published by KazTAG, a Kazakhstan news service. July 14 2015, 15:49 1 119 просмотрs

Society

​Man killed by lightning in Atyrau region

On July 11, in the morning during a thunder-storm 40-y.o. resident of Tushchykudyk village in Issatai District was killed by the lightning. July 14 2015, 15:44 2 480 просмотрs

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​News agency Rossiya Segodnya's bank accounts blocked in the UK

The bank accounts of the Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, which are managed by Barclays Bank in the UK, have been blocked, reports the RIA Novosti news agency. July 14 2015, 15:06 1 386 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Dozens of applications filed from abroad in 2014 in connection with division of children after divorce of Kazakhstani residents with foreigners

Several dozens of applications came in 2014 from Sweden, France, Syria, Turkey and Russia in connection with "share" of children after divorces of Kazakhstani people with foreign citizens, said Vyacheslav Kaluzhniy, head of the national center for human rights. July 14 2015, 11:20 1 234 просмотрs