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EU meets on migrant crisis as shipwreck corpses brought ashore

European Union foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday under pressure to produce more than words as bodies were brought ashore in Malta among hundreds feared drowned in the latest Mediterranean migrant tragedy. April 20 2015, 16:21 1 478 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan plans to spend $20bln on Silk Road Project

Kazakhstan plans to invest over $20 billion by 2020 into its transportation industry to become the main transit country between the booming Chinese market and Europe, said Zhenis Kasymbek, Kazakhstan's deputy minister of investment and development. April 20 2015, 16:10 2 363 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev supports eco-friendly Almaty: city centre to become exclusively pedestrian

President of Kazakhstan has visited Almaty this weekend, Tengrinews reports. He has been to the newly opened fashionable Dostyk Plaza shopping mall, bought some the Made in Kazakhstan products and participated in the opening ceremony of two new subway stations in Almaty. April 20 2015, 15:50 4 272 views

Kazakhstan News

10-year visas for Kazakhstanis: US Ambassador Krol

The USA plans to offer 10-year business and tourist visas to Kazakhstanis, Tengrinewsreports citing the US Ambassador George Krol. April 20 2015, 15:15 1 464 views

Crime

​Shooting and murder in Kulsary (+update)

On April 16, in Kulsary 18-y.o. local man was shot to death. April 20 2015, 10:00 4 057 views

World News

Nigeria mystery deaths: Pesticides suspected, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says pesticide poisoning is the probable cause of 18 mysterious deaths in south-western Nigeria. April 20 2015, 00:30 1 823 views

Kazakhstan News

Built in Kazakhstan “Satti” jackup drilling rig launched in the Caspian Sea

At the Caspian dockyard “Ersai" located in Kuryk village of Mangistau Oblast the ceremony of dry-dock launching of “Satti" jackup drilling rig took place, the keel of which was laid down on May 8, 2013. April 20 2015, 00:08 7 976 views

Kazakhstan News

Preparations in full swing for PM Narendra Modi's Kazakhstan visit, says envoy

Kazakhstan's Ambassador to India, Bulat Sarsenbayev, has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his country from July 7, and added that he has already had a series of consultations with officials of the concerned Indian ministries to firm up the agenda for that trip. April 19 2015, 04:48 1 807 views

World News

One million bees killed in French road crash

An estimated one million honeybees were killed after the vehicle that was transporting them crashed into a car in southern France. However tens of thousands survived only to attack emergency rescue teams. April 19 2015, 04:41 1 900 views

Society

Atyrau collecting aid in humanitarian campaign for flood victims of Karaganda region

In Atyrau people started to collect humanitarian aid for the victims of flood in Karaganda Oblast. April 19 2015, 04:27 2 882 views

Kazakhstan News

Top oil-producing nations, including the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Angola, as well as Royal Dutch Shell PLC and other companies say they will stop flaring natural gas by 2030 as part of a landmark agreement with the World Bank. April 17 2015, 22:58 1 752 views

World News

Deadly blast hits US consulate in Erbil

A car bomb at the entrance to the US consulate in the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Erbil, killed at least one person and wounded five others, the local mayor said. April 17 2015, 22:46 1 658 views

Ecology

​Why did pelicans die?

In the estuary of the Kigach River in Kurmangazy District of Atyrau Oblast the North Caspian Operating company found 70 dead birds of rare Dalmatian pelicans. April 17 2015, 22:19 3 440 views

Kazakhstan News

New oil contracts expected to be signed in Kazakhstan

New subsoil use contracts are expected to be signed in Kazakhstan in 2015, the country's Energy Ministry told Trend. April 16 2015, 15:39 2 012 views

Kazakhstan News

​American film Child 44 banned in Kazakhstan for distorting history

Hollywood film Child 44 has been recalled in Russian theaters on April 15 over distorting historical facts, and on April 16 the film was banned in the Kazakh cinemas, too, reports Vlast.kz. April 16 2015, 15:28 14 879 views

World News

Search area for Flight MH370 to double if plane not found

Government ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday said they would double the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 if wreckage is not found in the current target area. April 16 2015, 15:19 1 484 views

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan proposed Turkey to be part of implementation of 25 projects

The Turkish side received an offer from Kazakhstan to jointly implement 25 projects, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev informed at the briefing with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the second sitting of the Council for Strategic Cooperation held in the Akorda. April 16 2015, 15:07 1 537 views

Society

​Young scientist's success

Grammar-school boy from Atyrau Ersultan Nabidolla (on a photo) took a prize at the international competition of scientific projects in the Republic of Korea. April 16 2015, 15:04 2 176 views

Kazakhstan News

Today Kazakhstan celebrates ​Lovers' Day (+Video)

Today, April 15, is Lovers' Day (also known as Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu Day) in Kazakhstan. This holiday appeared only in 2011 as an answer to international St. Valentine's Day, that is observed on February 14. April 15 2015, 18:08 3 548 views

Kazakhstan News

Around 11,200 people evacuated from flooded areas in Kazakhstan

Today Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev held a conference call on the flood situation in the regions and measures taken. April 15 2015, 17:21 1 566 views

World News

Iran testing its newest submarine

Iran is carrying out tests on its newest submarine, called "Fateh" (Conqueror), Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam said. April 15 2015, 17:10 5 179 views

Economy

​Singapore businessmen invited to be part of modernization at Tengiz

Singapore businessmen are invited to take part in modernization of the existing technological complex at the Tengiz deposit. April 15 2015, 17:02 2 765 views

World News

Protests in U.S. cities against police violence prompt arrests

Protesters in several U.S. cities blocked highways and swarmed police precincts, leading to at least two dozen arrests in demonstrations touched off by fresh cases of police violence against unarmed black men. April 15 2015, 16:54 1 556 views

Economy

​Superlaboratory for oil industry workers

On April 13, the opening ceremony of the first in Kazakhstan geochemical laboratory complex of international level took place in the village of Birlik. The laboratory - the joint innovative project of Shell and KazMunayGas was built on the basis of Scientific Research Institute Caspimunaygaz LLP. April 15 2015, 15:19 3 089 views

Kazakhstan News

KMG EP Elects New Board of Directors

KazMunaiGas Exploration & Production ("KMG EP" or "Company") held an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders ("EGM"), where the new Board was elected for a set one year term, through to April 13th, 2016 inclusive. The EGM appointed Mr Kurtwood Hillman, Managing Director for Operational Production Assets at the National Company KazMunaiGas ("NC KMG") to the Board, replacing Mr Timur Bimagambetov as representation of NC KMG on the Board of KMG EP. April 15 2015, 14:30 1 693 views