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Snowstorm to hit Astana, Akmola region

Heavy snowstorm is expected in Astana city and Akmola region in next three days, Kazhydromet informs. December 24 2014, 16:57 1 249 просмотрs

Culture

Evening with Onerbek Zhanbala: Kazakh Cultural Event!

On December 24, at 7pm (admittance is free) in Drama Theater named after Makhambet Utemisov “Eventing with Onerbek Zhanbala” – a Kazakh cultural event  “Ak Zhaik aktanger”will take place. December 24 2014, 13:20 3 194 просмотрs

World News

Two held in Sydney terror operation

Two men were arrested as part of a counterterrorism investigation into a group that officials have accused of plotting to kill a random member of the public in Sydney. December 24 2014, 12:48 2 155 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

‘Our People in an Alien War’: Kazakhstanis Fighting for the Islamic State

In late September 2014, Erlan Karin, the newly appointed director of the Astana-based Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, presented a report on Central Asians fighting for the Islamic State (IS—formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS) called “Our People in an Alien War: Central Asian Fighters in the Syrian conflict” (Nashi lyudi v chuzhoy voyne: tsentral’no-aziatskiye boyeviki v siriyskom konflikte). December 24 2014, 12:43 2 875 просмотрs

Society

Merry Christmas, Our Readers!

AkZhaik newspaper wishes all of its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December 24 2014, 11:23 1 715 просмотрs

World News

Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war: U.N.

Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilization, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, theUnited Nations' training and research arm (UNITAR) said on Tuesday. December 23 2014, 17:24 2 191 просмотрs

World News

Arab OPEC sources see oil back above $70 by end-2015

Arab OPEC producers expect global oil prices to rebound to between $70 and $80 a barrel by the end of next year as a global economic recovery revives demand, OPEC delegates said this week in the first indication of where the group expects oil markets to ‎stabilize in the medium term. December 23 2014, 16:57 1 654 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Unknown disease forces villagers of Kazakh Kalachi to resettle

The dwellers of Kazakh village of Kalachi will be resettled due to unknown sleeping sickness, head of Kazakh Akmola region, where the village is located, Sergey Kulagin said, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported. December 23 2014, 16:52 4 800 просмотрs

Economy

"Saipem" and "Bonatti" will work on pipeline replacement?

At the recent NCOC public hearings re. replacement of pipelines at Kashagan (see "Kashagan: new expectations, old concerns") NCOC managing director Stephan de Mayo didn't name the companies that will participate in this project. December 23 2014, 16:20 7 624 просмотрs

World News

Record numbers attend German anti-Islamization rally

More than 17,000 protesters rallied Monday in Dresden against the "Islamization of the West," the tenth such demonstration in as many weeks. The far-right movement is becoming a problem for politicians. December 23 2014, 15:22 2 017 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to provide $384k humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Kazakhstan will supply Ukraine with food products worth 70 million tenge or $384,000, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan stated on December 22. December 23 2014, 15:04 2 359 просмотрs

Economy

Crude to Pavlodar via Samara

KazTransOil employees’ meeting with the first RoK Vice-Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin and the RoK Deputy Minister of Justice Bakytzhan Abdiraim took place in the Western branch office of KazTransOil. December 23 2014, 15:01 2 041 просмотрs

World News

Spain's Princess Cristina ordered to stand trial on tax-fraud charges

A Spanish judge has ordered Princess Cristina to stand trial on tax fraud charges. This is the first time that a member of Spain's royal family has been ordered to sit in the dock. December 22 2014, 17:38 1 581 просмотрs

World News

US to Fire Russians From its Embassies and Consulates, Swap for Americans

The US has opted to only hire American citizens for supervisory positions in its embassies in Russia, and subject them to a “thorough background check”, which will reduce its reliance on Russian staff. Experts believe the move reflects growing suspicion towards Russian citizens and is aimed at creating an agent network within the embassy. December 22 2014, 17:35 2 370 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan to supply Ekibastuz coal to Ukraine

Kazakhstan will supply energy coal to Ukraine, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said. December 22 2014, 17:01 2 942 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev meets with Poroshenko in Kiev

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko today in Kiev within his working trip to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian government said. December 22 2014, 16:39 2 511 просмотрs

World News

Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage - with the musician documenting the day on the Instagram website. December 22 2014, 16:11 4 028 просмотрs

Society

Police car hit a pedestrian, but road police denies the fact

The visitors of our website sent us the video of the road accident which took place in Atyrau, near the railway station (see the video). The quality of the record is not very good. The fact that the girl was hit by the traffic police car could only be guessed though the conversations in the crowd of witnesses of the accident and people’s remarks. December 22 2014, 16:05 3 070 просмотрs

World News

Akhlaq’s Father Wants Son to Be Buried on Russian Soil

The father of the Russian citizen who was executed in Pakistan on Sunday for attempting to assassinate the country’s former president says his son should be buried in his hometown in Russia. December 22 2014, 11:35 2 686 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan sticks to 2014 oil output plan despite Tengiz fall

Kazakhstan still expects to produce 81.8 million tonnes (1.64 million barrels per day) of crude this year, nearly unchanged from 2013, despite less oil from the Chevron -led Tengiz venture, reuters reports. December 22 2014, 10:43 2 925 просмотрs

World News

WikiLeaks Releases Classified CIA Agents Tips on Infiltrating EU, Schengen

According to documents published by WikiLeaks the US Central Intelligence Agency has issued advice for its agents on how to infiltrate international passport control systems, including in the European Union and the Schengen area. December 22 2014, 10:40 1 471 просмотрs

Society

Atyrau and Houston to sign twinning arrangements

Atyrau and Houston will become twin cities, the regional akimat's press service said. December 22 2014, 10:26 1 790 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President’s grandson appointed as Deputy Governor of Astana

The grandson of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Nurali Aliyev has been appointed as the Deputy governorof Astana, reports astana.gov.kz. December 20 2014, 15:04 5 793 просмотрs

World News

Stratfor: Ukraine Coup Plotted by US Over Russian Stance on Syria

The United States plotted the coup which took place in Ukraine in February 2014 in response to Russia’s policy in Syria, says George Friedman, the founder and CEO of Stratfor, known as "Shadow CIA". December 19 2014, 18:22 3 117 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev to visit Kyiv on December 22

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is set to pay a working visit to Ukraine next week, azh.kz refers to the president's press service. December 19 2014, 18:11 1 356 просмотрs