Other News Atyrau Oblast to have two more plants As a part of the 2013 Industrialization Map, two projects worth $6.5bn will be completed in Atyrau Oblast, reports Kazinform. March 6 2013, 15:09 1 873 просмотрs
Crime AK-47s stolen from school Two Kalashnikov rifles were stolen from a public school in Atyrau. The robbers penetrated into the educational facility and beat and tied up the security guard. March 6 2013, 14:19 2 747 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan appoints new commander of Republican Guard Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree appointing Mukhtar Ayubaev as Commander of the Republican Guard. Ayubaev was dismissed as Chief of the Presidential Guard Service, presidential press service reported. March 6 2013, 12:46 1 384 просмотрs
Crime Babysitter robbed clients blind Police of Atyrau city arrested a 33-year-old woman accused of fraud and who has previous criminal records. March 6 2013, 10:44 2 341 просмотрs
Other News Solar energy to brighten Zhanaozen streets Zhanaozen adopts alternative energy: street lamps on solar batteries are being installed throughout the small town to the east of Aktau, writes Tumba. March 6 2013, 09:40 2 077 просмотрs
World News Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez Dies From Cancer at 58 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died after a prolonged battle with cancer, Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on national television. March 6 2013, 09:32 1 589 просмотрs
Crime Gabonese woman stabs husband in family row On the night of 4-5 March, a lady aged 27, citizen of the Republic of Gabon, struck her husband, a UK citizen, with a knife during a family row in one of hotels in the center of Atyrau. March 5 2013, 17:59 2 798 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Corruption fighters to make relatives of officials list Anti-corruption committee of the Nur Otan Party intends to create a database of closest relatives of high-rank government officials, reports KTK. March 5 2013, 16:53 1 521 просмотрs
Economy Zhaikmunai buys three oil and gas fields for $16mln Zhaikmunai LLP, an oil and gas production company operating in the north-west of Kazakhstan, has completed a purchase of rights to exploit three oil and gas deposits for 16mln dollars, the company announced, writes IA Novosti Kazakhstan. March 5 2013, 15:57 4 011 просмотрs
Other News A Uralsk girl to represent Kazakhstan at World's Top Model Pageant 18 year-old Diana Abdrakhmanova from Uralsk will represent Kazakhstan at the international Top Model pageant in Egypt, writes Uralskaya Nedelya. March 5 2013, 15:33 7 249 просмотрs
Society NCOC hands over sponsorship and donation projects Atyrau, 4 March 2013: North Caspian Operating Company B.V. (NCOC) handed over 11 projects completed under the Consortium’s Sponsorship and Donation Programme. March 5 2013, 14:37 2 521 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Five Kazakhs among the richest in the world According to Forbes-Kazakhstan, five Kazakh citizens were placed in the 2012 list of the wealthiest people in the world. March 5 2013, 10:55 2 062 просмотрs
World News Moscow Mayor says no to more mosques in the city “It has turned out that the praying Muslims are not at all Russian citizens and they are not Moscow residents. They are labor migrants. There are only 10 percent of Moscow residents among them and building mosques for everyone who wants it – I think this will be over the top,” Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said March 5 2013, 10:44 1 570 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Alstom-KTZ: A contract worth €90 million signed The joint venture, KazElectroPrivod, equally owned by Alstom (Paris:ALO) and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth €90 million1 with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhstan national railway company, for the supply of 10,000 point machines over a 10-year period starting in 2013. March 4 2013, 17:50 1 615 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Oil production to reach 102 mln tons in 2017- Dossayev "Oil production in Kazakhstan will reach 102 million tons in 2017," Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossaev announced at the Government hour in the Majilis. March 4 2013, 16:44 1 734 просмотрs
World News Egypt’s finance ministry proposes renting out pyramids Renting out Egypt's iconic landmarks, including the Giza Pyramids, to international clients could rake in up to $150 billion over five years, according to a proposal aimed at boosting the economy submitted to the country's antiquities ministry. March 4 2013, 15:41 1 562 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to build nuclear plant Kazakhstan intends to hold an international bid to construct an atomic power station in Aktau, said Valeri Shevelev, managing director for innovations in Kazatomprom national company. March 4 2013, 15:01 1 500 просмотрs
World News U.S. baby's HIV infection cured through very early treatment A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims. March 4 2013, 14:35 1 598 просмотрs
World News West to send Syrian rebels aid, not arms Western powers pledged aid for Syrian rebels on Thursday but stopped short of offering them weapons, disappointing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad clamoring for more arms. March 4 2013, 11:28 1 570 просмотрs
World News Kim Jong-un wants to talk basketball with Barack Obama North Korea’s young leader has riled the US with recent nuclear tests, but Kim Jong-un doesn’t really want war with the superpower, just a call from President Barack Obama to chat about their shared love of basketball, according to unlikely diplomat Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star just back from an improbable visit to the reclusive communist country. March 4 2013, 11:17 1 582 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhtan to enjoy another 4 days off in March In accordance with the law on holidays in Kazakhstan, the International Women's Day - March 8 - a public holiday of Kazakhstan - is a day off. March 4 2013, 09:39 2 794 просмотрs
Other News Kashagan oil to flow in June, not March (Update) First oil at Kashagan has been postponed from March to June, said Agip KCO managing director Umberto Carrara in a meeting with Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov. March 3 2013, 17:40 3 194 просмотрs
World News U.S. hopes "peaceful political transition" in Syria: Kerry U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said here in Turkey's capital of Ankara on Friday that the United States hopes a "peaceful political transition" in Syria. March 2 2013, 14:54 1 619 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Artists from Kazakhstan at Sotheby's Sotheby’s Auction House in London announced the first ever selling exhibition of the artists from Central Asia and Caucuses called “At the Crossroads” to be held during March 4-12, 2013 artdaily.com reports. Kazakhstan will present 5 paintings of the prominent Kazakh artists. March 2 2013, 14:30 2 124 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Most of Kazakhstan proud of its Olympic winners regardless of ethnic origin: poll Demoscope Bureau of Express Monitoring of Public Opinion operating under the aegis of MediaNet International Center for Journalism conducted an opinion poll that showed that more than half of the respondents in are proud of the Kazakhstan athletes who won the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, regardless of their ethnic origin, Tengrinews.kz reports. March 1 2013, 16:24 1 695 просмотрs