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Atyrau to witness rare event - solar eclipse on March 20

The first solar eclipse of the year hits on March 20, says L Shestakova, the leading scientist of the RoK Fesenkov’s Institute of Astrophysics. March 20 2015, 09:30 2 622 просмотрs

World News

Hillary Clinton leads in new 2016 presidential poll

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is far ahead on the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election and takes a lead against her GOP contenders, a new poll revealed on Wednesday. March 19 2015, 19:03 1 567 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

EXPO 2017 reduced entertainment expenses by 3 bn tenge

The expenses for EXPO 2017 entertainment program was reduced by 3 bn tenge, said the chairman of the Board JSC "NC" Astana EXPO-2017 " Talgat Ermegiyaev during a press conference at CCS under the President of Kazakhstan on the status of inspection and the course of preparation for the International Exhibition Astana EXPO 2017, BNews.kz reports. March 19 2015, 19:00 3 877 просмотрs

World News

9 arrested in Tunisia museum massacre

Nine people have been arrested in connection with the terrorist attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, according to a statement from Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. March 19 2015, 18:53 2 993 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan President's nephew getting married to Malaysian PM's daughter

The daughter of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is getting married to Daniyar Kessikbayev, a nephew of Nursultan Nazarbayev. March 19 2015, 16:32 5 266 просмотрs

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Tunis museum massacre kills 23 (+video)

Tunisia's president said late Wednesday that his country was "in a war with terror" and condemned what he described as "savage minority groups" after gunmen stormed a museum in the capital, Tunis, killing 23 people. March 19 2015, 16:09 1 428 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ambassador Krol: USA never initiated color revolutions

The USA accept democratic phenomena as normal, but never acted as initiators of color revolutions, said George Krol, the USA Ambassador to Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports referring to kaztag. March 19 2015, 15:05 2 087 просмотрs

Economy

“We have three foreign companies that are investing in EXPO”

The Chairman of the board of Astana EXPO-2017 National Company Talgat Ermegiyaev confirmed the information that was earlier published in AkZhaik newspaper about allocation of $50 million by the North Caspian project operator - NCOC for holding an exhibition (see “Everything was written off and still remained indebted to all” ). March 19 2015, 15:07 3 188 просмотрs

Society

Dear citizens and guests of Atyrau!

Traffic movement in Atyrau will be restricted during celebration of Nauryz. March 19 2015, 01:44 2 927 просмотрs

World News

Violence as ECB protest begins in Frankfurt

Violence has marred the start of anti-austerity rallies in Frankfurt, held to coincide with the European Central Bank (ECB) opening its new headquarters. Police are expecting around 10,000 protesters to demonstrate. March 18 2015, 16:15 3 010 просмотрs

Economy

Businessmen from Atyrau met with Timur Kulibayev

On March 17, an extended meeting of the Atyrau regional council of Chamber of entrepreneurs took place in Atyrau. The chairman of the presidium of the RoK National Chamber of entrepreneurs Timur Kulibayev participated in the meeting. March 18 2015, 15:48 2 355 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan ranked third in the world on rates of housing appreciation- poll

Kazakhstan has been ranked third in the world on the rates of housing prices growth in 2014, reports the company Knight Frank, kaztag reports. March 18 2015, 11:54 2 321 просмотрs

World News

Netanyahu 'wins Israeli election'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party has won a surprise victory in Israel's election, Israeli media report. March 18 2015, 10:15 2 168 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Akim of Mangistau region proposed to lower taxes for oil companies in the region

Alik Aidarbayev, akim of Mangistau region, proposed to lower the tax rates for oil companies of the region. March 18 2015, 10:00 2 596 просмотрs

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Sentences left without changes

The complaints of the condemned in relation to “ex-governor Bergei Ryskaliev’s case” the appeal judicial board on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast regional court left without satisfaction. The sentence concerning the condemned was left without change. The announcement of the decision on the this case took place on March 17. March 17 2015, 16:38 10 748 просмотрs

World News

Victoria Beckham backs Elton John's Dolce and Gabbana boycott after same-sex families jibe

A number of celebrities including Victoria Beckham have come out in support of Elton John after he slammed designers Dolce and Gabbana for labelling children born through IVF "synthetic". March 17 2015, 15:12 1 739 просмотрs

World News

Chinese corruption watchdog investigates CNPC's General Director

The general director of China National Petroleum Corporation, Liao Yongyuan, is under investigation for suspected graft, the Communist Party's anti-graft agency said on Monday. March 17 2015, 12:15 2 607 просмотрs

World News

Glamorous friend of Vladimir Putin flees Russia after death threats

Ksenia Sobchak, who is a prominent Moscow opposition figure as well as a magazine editor, was urged to leave for her own safety by the FSB secret service. March 17 2015, 11:53 3 747 просмотрs

World News

Schumacher son starts F4 career with a crash

MICHAEL Schumacher's son has escaped unhurt after a 100mph crash at a racing track – just days after starting his motor-racing career. March 17 2015, 11:19 2 809 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Oil processing investments to help Kazakhstan not to depend on oil prices: analyst

Kazakhstan needs to more effectively use its available oil reserves to create and expand high-tech oil refinery industries so as not to depend on oil prices, Murat Abulgazin, the senior analyst at the Kazakh Investment Profitability Research Agency said. March 17 2015, 11:14 3 442 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Willie Monroe Jr. accepted GGG's challenge for fight

This past Friday it was announced that Boxcino 2014 Middleweight champion Willie Monroe Jr. has accepted the challenge and will fight WBA/IBO and WBC Interim Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on May 16 at the Forum in Inglewood, California. March 17 2015, 11:05 2 646 просмотрs

World News

Oil Continues Drop After Hitting Six-Year Low

Oil prices fell 2 percent on Monday, with U.S. crude hitting six-year lows, on signs of higher output in the United States and Libya and a possible nuclear deal that could end sanctions for Iran, allowing more of its oil into the market. March 17 2015, 09:57 2 802 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Three new international flights from Astana to be opened in 2015

Kazakh airline Air Astana in 2015 will open three new international flights from Astana, said the Director of Sales in CIS Serik Rys-Uly during the presentation held in Baku on March 16. March 17 2015, 09:34 4 100 просмотрs

World News

US to keep more troops in Afghanistan into 2016

The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year's end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops there, including many into the 2016 fighting season, U.S. officials say. March 16 2015, 18:20 2 697 просмотрs

Society

Russian citizen rescued from fire

The message about the fire in the apartment of a five-storied residential block in Avanguard was received by the dispatching service on duty in the evening on March 11. March 16 2015, 17:30 2 819 просмотрs