Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev congratulates country on Eid al-Fitr Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the country's people on Eid al-Fitr, an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan August 8 2013, 11:24 2 022 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News National Bank set to change 2000KZT notes Kazakhstan's central bank has established a two-year deadline for the circulation of both the old and new 2,000 tenge notes that is now in use. August 7 2013, 16:57 1 594 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Finpol to hunt officials using service cars off duty Kazakhstan's financial police together with the Nur Otan party and drivers' association has unfolded a hunt on officials using service cars in non-working hours August 7 2013, 15:45 1 205 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Almaty saw another train accident August 6, a manned electric locomotive hit an Almaty-Karaganda train when the latter was loading passengers at Almaty-1 station. August 7 2013, 11:31 1 471 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ex-Ambassador of Kazakhstan to China concerned over China’s classified documents During his tenure, Jiāng Zémín of China gave a secret instruction to use the waters of transborder rivers [shared by China with Kazakhstan] exclusively to the benefit of China says Murat Auezov, former Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to China. August 7 2013, 11:17 1 761 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ablyazov faces 13 years in jail in Kazakhstan The exile banker Mukhtar Ablyazov may face 13-year imprisonment with confiscation of property in Kazakhstan that is currently seeking his extradition from France, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the official representative of Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office Nurdaulet Suindikov. August 6 2013, 16:48 1 299 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Switzerland arrests accounts of ex-mayor of Almaty Viktor Khrapunov Financial Police of Kazakhstan continues its chase after assets transferred from Kazakhstan to foreign banks illegally August 6 2013, 11:13 1 707 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News We have struck oil - minister Karabalin Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met Uzakbai Karabalin, the country’s Oil and Gas Minister, August 6 2013, 09:58 1 272 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Italian deputies visit Shalabayeva in Kazakhstan Five deputies of the Italian parliament from the Five Star MoVement arrived in Almaty on August 3 to meet with Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov. August 6 2013, 09:45 1 414 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Mysterious pentagram spotted in Kazakhstan desert A giant five-pointed star surrounded by a circle has been spotted etched into the ground in a remote corner of Kazakhstan. August 5 2013, 16:45 4 187 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ablyazov faces 12 years in jail in Ukraine Ex-banker of Kazakhstan's BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov may be sentenced to 5 to 12 years in jail in Ukraine where he is accused of major fraud, NEWSru.ua reports citing western media. August 5 2013, 14:30 1 237 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev meets Iran’s President Rouhani Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev met Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani August 5 2013, 10:47 1 233 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Minister Kairbekova denies being blackmailed by U.S. Ambassador Kazakhstan Healthcare Minister Salidat Kairbekova has waived away the possibility of being blackmailed by the former U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland, Tengrinews.kz reports. August 2 2013, 16:29 1 876 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ministry to text people in case of emergency Kazakhstan's ministry of emergency situations has agreed with domestic mobile operators to inform people about disasters via text message August 2 2013, 15:57 1 141 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan's Ablyazov tracked down by Israeli private detectives Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that the ex-banker of Kazakhstan's BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was arrested in France yesterday August 2 2013, 10:41 1 582 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Chinese president to visit Kazakhstan The first visit of President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping to Kazakhstan is set to be held this September August 1 2013, 17:05 1 923 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ablyazov arrested in France Mukhtar Ablyazov, the ex-banker of Kazakhstan's BTA bank accused of embezzling billions and sentenced to a prison term by London's High Court, has been finally arrested, Financial Times reports citing Ablyazov's lawyer. August 1 2013, 11:42 1 338 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in war of words over water A simmering water dispute between Astana and Bishkek is heating up, with Kyrgyzstan threatening to cut electricity to its neighbor and reportedly accusing Kazakh officials of attempted extortion – then denying it. July 31 2013, 17:39 1 266 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Italy starts investigating Shalabayeva's deportation Italian prosecutors have initiated an investigation into the deportation from Italy of Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of the exile banker from Kazakhstan Mukhtar Ablyazov July 31 2013, 12:15 1 372 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News U.S. announces five-year validity visas for citizens of Kazakhstan The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan announces that as of August 1, 2013, qualified applicants applying for diplomatic, official, tourist, business, student/exchange, and media visas will be issued visas with a maximum validity of five-years on a reciprocal basis with the Government of Kazakhstan. July 31 2013, 11:37 1 483 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh students linked to Marathon bombings deny guilt Kazakh students Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev accused of impeding justice during investigation of the Boston Marathon Bombings case and conspiring to destroy evidence in the dorm room of one of bombing suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnayev, denied their guilt July 31 2013, 10:42 1 242 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Malta OK with Aliyev using fake number plates? Kazakhstan's ex-Ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev accused of double murder and tortures is driving around Malta with fake number plates, MaltaToday reports. July 31 2013, 10:02 1 832 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Airport management department set up in Kazakhstan An airport management department was set up in Kazakhstan on the basis of the transportation and logistics center, which gets shares of 11 airports, chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Beken Seidakhmetov said July 30 2013, 16:33 3 069 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Baroque chapel in Italy restored thanks to grant of Kazakhstan Thanks to a grant worth €1.7 million from the Government of Kazakhstan to Italy, the restoration of the ancient chapel of San Giuseppe dei Minimi, which was destroyed in 2009 during the earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy, has been completed. July 30 2013, 12:44 1 324 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan can use Canadian experience in Caspian Sea offshore fields' development Last week, Konstantin Zhigalov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Canada, paid official visit to the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the press service of the diplomatic mission in Canada. July 30 2013, 12:07 1 892 просмотрs