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Border guards attacked at Kyrgyz state line

Kazakh border guards were attacked by 5-6 horsemen and a group of people in a Mitsubishi Pajero SUV without number plates 7 kilometers from the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border October 1 2013, 16:12 1 285 просмотрs

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Kazakh leader sacks central bank head

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev sacked the head of the central bank, replacing him with Deputy Prime Minister Kairat Kelimbetov in a move the presidential press service said would not change monetary policy. October 1 2013, 16:09 1 487 просмотрs

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Kazakh army drafts over 10,000 this autumn

Kazakh citizens aged 18-27 should pass mandatory military service unless they have the right to postponement or draft exemption October 1 2013, 15:36 3 151 просмотрs

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Belarus' Lukashenko to visit Astana

Aleksandr Lukashenko will render an official visit to Astana on October 3-4 October 1 2013, 12:06 1 518 просмотрs

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Judges from Kazakhstan to tour Las Vegas courts

Judges in Clark County are welcoming their counterparts from Kazakhstan as part of a legal learning experience this week. October 1 2013, 10:04 1 402 просмотрs

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Shal by Kazakhstan's Yermek Tursunov nominated for Oscar

Shal (Old Man) movie directed by Yermek Tursunov from Kazakhstan has been submitted for the American Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category September 30 2013, 17:46 2 328 просмотрs

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Universal police debuts November 1

Joint units of administrative and traffic police will begin work on November 1, Kazakh Internal Affairs Ministry announced. September 30 2013, 10:05 1 364 просмотрs

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Russia launches first Proton rocket after July failure

A Proton-M carrier rocket with a European telecoms satellite lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Monday, for the first time since the launch failure in July September 30 2013, 10:02 1 554 просмотрs

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Several countries interested in free trade with Customs Union

Several countries show interest for free trade with Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, Russian official says September 30 2013, 09:55 2 367 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan and Ecuador establish a 30-day visa-free travel

Kazakhstan and Ecuador have established a 30-day visa-free travel for the citizens of both states. September 30 2013, 09:47 1 550 просмотрs

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No corruption in Kazakhstan, says Agromash Holding president

To a question about risks in Kazakh market and corruption in the country addressed to the French side, Mr Lavrentyev claimed "there is no corruption in Kazakhstan". September 27 2013, 15:43 2 893 просмотрs

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Yesterday's shooting in Almaty was not robbery

None of the money carried by the Travel Express employees was stolen during the armed attack in Almaty, Tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Interior Department of Almaty. September 27 2013, 15:00 1 548 просмотрs

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French court postpones decision on Ablyazov's release motion

This is the second time that Mukhtar Ablyazov's lawyers file a motion asking the judge to set a bail. September 27 2013, 13:58 1 256 просмотрs

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Detoxification of soil at Proton M crash site completed – Kazcosmos

The work on detoxification of at "Baikonur" contaminated after "Proton M" carrier rocket crash is over, a Kazakh space agency official says September 27 2013, 11:16 1 614 просмотрs

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Madame Tussauds rejects Nazarbayev's waxwork

A radio presenter on the BBC Russian Service, Seva Novgorodsev, wrote in his blog that the Madame Tussauds refused to put on display a wax figure of Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev, even for very big money.  September 27 2013, 10:05 2 189 просмотрs

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Ablyazov daughter files complaint over Italy deportation

The daughter of Kazakh dissident and oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov on Wednesday accused Kazakh diplomats living in Rome of kidnapping his family last spring, and said Italian officials were complicit. September 26 2013, 17:14 2 414 просмотрs

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Depardieu arrives in Baikonur at Kazakhstan's invitation

Famous actor Gerard Depardieu has arrived in Baikonur to watch the launch of a new crew expedition to the International Space Station September 26 2013, 16:56 1 400 просмотрs

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Incident at Bolashak plant to have no effect on commercial output at Kashagan, minister says

The incident at a gas pipeline will not affect commercial output at the largest offshore field of Kashagan located in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, minister of oil and gas Uzakbai Karabalin told journalists on the sidelines of a parliamentary session. September 26 2013, 12:28 2 017 просмотрs

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Armed attack on cash collectors in Almaty: one dead, one wounded

An armed assault on cash collectors in the center of Almaty left one dead and one seriously wounded September 26 2013, 12:06 1 498 просмотрs

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Syrian militants may come to Kazakhstan

Kazakh authorities have to focus on the internal security during the military conflict in Syria, says Kazakh political analyst Aidos Sarym. September 25 2013, 14:55 1 523 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan mulls introducing visa-free entry for EU countries

Kazakhstan is planing to introduce visa-free regime for several European Union countries for summer periods starting from 2014 to boost tourism September 24 2013, 11:53 1 328 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan calls US to repeal Jackson-Vanik amendment

The Jackson-Vanik amendment has already been repealed for 6 ex-Soviet countries: Kyrgyzstan (after it joined the American initiative on restoration of the Silk Way in 2000), Georgia (in line with its “promotion to democratization” and joining the Silk Way project in 2000), Armenia (in 2004), Ukraine (after the victory of the “orange revolution” in 2005), Russia (in exchange for Magnitsky bill in 2012) and Moldova (in 2012). September 23 2013, 14:45 1 414 просмотрs

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Bolat Abilov, prominent Kazakh opposition figure leaves politics

A prominent opposition figure in Kazakhstan has announced his decision to quit politics. September 20 2013, 09:14 1 399 просмотрs

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Kazakh member of Syrian militant group arrested in Kyrgyzstan and testifies

A Kazakh citizen was arrested in the south of Kyrgyzstan who belonged to a group of militants fighting in Syria against government troops. September 19 2013, 12:05 1 484 просмотрs

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Crude production at Kashagan expected at 8 million tons in 2014: Oil and Gas Minister

About 8 million tons of crude are expected to be produced at the giant Kashagan oilfield in 2014 September 18 2013, 14:57 1 617 просмотрs