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Murat Aspanov due to be sentenced this week, might face 11 years in prison

Former chairman of the Antimonopoly Agency of Kazakhstan Murat Ospanov might face up to eleven years in prison, he is due to be sentenced on February 13. February 12 2015, 12:43 3 136 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan central bank to allow gradual KZT devaluation if oil prices below $50

Oil-dependent Kazakhstan will allow gradual devaluation of tenge national currency in case crude oil price gets bellow $50 a barrel, National Bank chief Kairat Kelimbetov told a press conference in Astana on February 12. February 12 2015, 12:30 5 619 views

World News

Talks on Ukrainian Crisis in Minsk Push on Into Morning

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France began much-anticipated talks on Wednesday, on a peace plan that could end the deadly 10-month conflict in eastern Ukraine. February 12 2015, 12:25 3 323 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to optimize taxes for mining enterprises

Kazakhstan will optimize taxes for mining enterprises until the end of the first quarter of 2015, the Kazakh energy minister, Vladimir Shkolnik, said Feb. 11. February 11 2015, 17:07 3 479 views

World News

US closes embassy in Yemen, evacuates staff

The United States has shut down its embassy in Yemen indefinitely and evacuated its staff and their families due to the worsening security conditions in the country, the State Department said. February 11 2015, 17:00 3 608 views

Society

Atyrau helps relatives of Ukrainians killed in Kulsary-Atyrau highway car crash (update)

After our publication “Son of engineer from Lugansk who died in road accident asks for help” compassionate residents of Atyrau responded and provided assistance to the Ukrainian family. February 11 2015, 16:00 6 095 views

World News

Houston Family Will Let Bobbi Kristina Die on Same Day as Whitney

Bobbi Kristina Brown's family will take her off life support on Wednesday so that Brown can die on the same day as her mother Whitney Houston, the New York Post's Page Six reports. February 11 2015, 00:55 2 337 views

World News

Gunshots fired at police in Marseille housing estate

Police said Monday they came under fire as they rushed into a housing estate in the French city of Marseille after residents alerted them that hooded people had shot "Kalashnikovs" in the air. February 10 2015, 17:10 3 606 views

Kazakhstan News

Kashagan economically viable with prices for oil at $100 per barrel

Kashagan oil project in the Caspian offshore will be economically viable with oil rices standing at $100 per barrel, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports, citing Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunaiGas Chairman of the Board. February 10 2015, 17:03 5 187 views

Kazakhstan News

Car explodes and kills 1 in front of Kazakh Defense Ministry in Astana

A car has exploded near the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing the press service of the Ministry. February 10 2015, 16:59 3 544 views

Economy

Seven projects inside one fence

During their trip to Atyrau the Energy Minister Vladimir Shkolnik, the Minister of Investments and Development Aset Isekeshev, Majilis rep Meiram Pshembaev and Vice-Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin visited the construction site of “National industrial petrochemical science and technology park”. February 10 2015, 16:15 6 617 views

Kazakhstan News

Iran ready to establish visa-free regime with Kazakhstan

Iranis ready to establish a visa-free regime with Kazakhstan in order to intensify the cooperation, Iranian ambassador to Kazakhstan Mojtaba Damirchilu told trend.az reports. February 10 2015, 12:22 3 892 views

World News

Russia's Putin arrives in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a two-day visit to Egypt, as both sides aim to boost bilateral ties and discuss major regional security issues. February 10 2015, 12:15 4 096 views

World News

Citi: Oil Could Plunge to $20, and This Might Be 'the End of OPEC'

The recent surge in oil prices is just a "head-fake," and oil as cheap as $20 a barrel may soon be on the way, Citigroup said in a report on Monday as it lowered its forecast for crude.  February 10 2015, 12:03 4 108 views

Kazakhstan News

UN Rapporteur Slams Kazakhstan on Rights

The country’s hardline approach to protests could derail its campaigns for the Olympics and UN Security Council. February 10 2015, 11:52 3 717 views

Kazakhstan News

Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan discuss ways of resolving Ukraine crisis- Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev have discussed by phone "the possible ways of resolving the crisis situation in south-eastern Ukraine," the Kremlin press service said on Monday. February 10 2015, 11:49 3 541 views

Kazakhstan News

KazMunaiGas Head doesnt rule out further decrease in gasoline prices

A further decrease in gasoline prices is not ruled out in Kazakhstan, tengrinews.kz reports, citing Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunaiGas Chairman of the Board as saying February 9. February 10 2015, 11:47 3 268 views

World News

HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani

Revelations that HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, helped some of its wealthy clients evade hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tax have made headlines across the world, but who is the man who lifted the lid on the scandal? February 10 2015, 11:00 2 687 views

Society

Poisoning cases in Atyrau and Zhanbai

In Atyrau “poisoning of an unknown etiology” took place. On February 8, at 10pm four children from house # 5 from suburban village Birlik-2 (kids were 10, 7, 6 and 5 years old) and 4-y.o. boy from Dossorsky Drive has been delivered to the reception ward of the regional children's hospital with the diagnosis “poisoning with unknown substance”. When kids got necessary treatment they were sent home. February 10 2015, 11:00 4 016 views

Society

Rail car derailed at Sagiz station in Atyrau Oblast

On February 8, at 7pm at Sagiz railway station thermocar # 58005109 of cargo train # 3480 “Kandagach-Makat” derailed. The rail car was loaded with juice. February 10 2015, 10:05 2 720 views

Society

The House that Ger-Aga built - Outstanding Kazakh writer Gerold Berger died

An outstanding Kazakhstan writer Gerold Belger (Ger-aga) died on February 7, 2015.  Gerold Belger passed away aged 81 from the heart disease. February 9 2015, 17:16 3 709 views

Kazakhstan News

Saipem awarded $1.8bn pipeline contract for Kashagan field offshore Kazakhstan

Saipem subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor has received $1.8bn engineering and construction contract in support of the Kashagan offshore oil field project, located in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan. February 9 2015, 14:13 5 807 views

World News

Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin renews blame on West

Ukraine's crisis has been caused by the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin says, as he works on Franco-German proposals to end fighting between the government and pro-Russia rebels. February 9 2015, 13:49 2 169 views

Economy

City Mayor gave the report for 2014

At the House of Culture named after Kurmangazy in Zhilgorodok Atyrau city Mayort Nurlybek Ozhaev made a report about the results of social and economic development in 2014 and outlined the plans for 2015. February 9 2015, 11:22 4 006 views

Society

Three people died in traffic accident on Kulsary-Atyrau highway

On February 7, on Kulsary-Atyrau highway three people died in the traffic accident.  February 9 2015, 10:00 6 388 views