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No decision on buying ConocoPhillips’ stake in Kashagan yet

The official Astana hasn’t taken any decision on possible purchase of ConocoPhillips’ (8,4%) share in the giant Kashagan oilfield, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the country’s Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev said when speaking on the sidelines of the government sitting January 22. January 22 2013, 14:16 1 828 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Verdict to Aleksander Bozhenko's murderers issued in Zhanaozen

On January 21, the court of Zhanaozen issued verdict on the case of Aleksander Bozhenko - one of the witnesses of prosecution in the case of tragic events that happened in the city on December 16, 2011, who was beaten to death by unknowns on October 11, 2012, reports Novosti-Kazakhstan. January 22 2013, 11:30 1 471 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Mukhamedzhanov - envoy to a Baltic state

Ex-governor of Mangystau Oblast [province] Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov has been assigned Kazakhstan's ambassador to one of the Baltic states, reports a source in foreign ministry. January 22 2013, 10:46 2 607 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

KZ to launch Agency for International Development -KazAID

Kazakhstan is working on establishment of the Agency for International Development (KAZAID), said President Nazarbayev at the meeting with the heads of foreign diplomatic missions on Friday, reported website of Akorda. January 21 2013, 17:33 4 010 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan pianist got Steinway Artist award

Khadisha Onalbayeva, Kazakhstan pianist became the first Kazakhstan musician to be awarded with Steinway Artist Award, Tengrinews.kz reports. Prominent pianists like Sergey Rakhmaninov, Vladimir Gorovits, Yevgeny Kissin were awarded with the title earlier.  January 21 2013, 16:52 1 509 просмотрs

World News

100 foreign hostages freed, 30 missing in Algeria

Algerian special forces have freed about 100 foreign hostages from Islamist gunmen at a remote gas plant near the Libyan border, but some 30 are still missing, national media said today. January 21 2013, 16:08 1 641 просмотрs

Economy

Akimat discussed employment with ANPZ

On January 21, Akimat of Atyrau Oblast, Atyrau Refinery and Sinopec Engineering signed the memorandum of cooperation on employment of Kazakhstan workforce released from Bolashak plant construction project, as well as unemployed people of the region. January 21 2013, 14:51 3 091 просмотрs

World News

Kazakhs finished 66th at Dakar-2013

The world's most prestigious race -- Dakar Rally -- that took place in South America is over. January 21 2013, 10:39 1 631 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Gennady Golovkin wins in 7th round

Middleweight Gennady Golovkin, 30, a 2004 Olympic silver from Kazakhstan retained his title for the 6th time in a blood-soaked seventh-round knockout of Gabriel Rosando on Saturday night at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden. January 21 2013, 09:26 1 956 просмотрs

Ecology

Besides Kashagan...

In April this year Kazakhstan will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the development of coastal fields in the North Caspian. January 18 2013, 19:48 2 901 просмотрs

Politics

Mangistau Governor to Change on Friday

The Akim of Mangistau Oblast Baurzhan Moukhamedzhanov on Friday will leave his post and his position will be taken by Alilk Aidarbayev, reports IA Novosti-Kazakhstan. January 18 2013, 12:50 3 662 просмотрs

World News

Man falls from train, runs 7km

A man fell off the Moscow-Neryungri train and survived in -40 Celcius frost having walked 7 kilometers to the nearest populated place. He had only trousers, slippers and a T-shirt on him. January 18 2013, 12:23 1 745 просмотрs

Other News

Unemployment to soar in 2013

Unemployment in Atyrau Oblast to soar this year.  But worklessness forecasts provided by North Caspian Project and Akimat [local authorities] differ from each other. January 18 2013, 13:57 2 403 просмотрs

Crime

The Concert is Over

Atyrau Oblast Financial Police Department reported that the criminal case has been initiated against the director of SnabOil LLP. This time the name has been voiced: A. Beisebekova. January 18 2013, 11:57 2 238 просмотрs

World News

New law in China: deny your parents and go jailed

To visit parents is a proud and good behaviour of every attentive child, besides, now it is simply a must for Chinese children. Otherwise - prison. January 18 2013, 11:11 1 483 просмотрs

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Baku to discuss cooperation with diasporas in Turkic countries

Next week Baku will host the first meeting of ministers and heads of organizations on the Diaspora in states of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking countries, the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries (TurkPA) informed Trend on Thursday. January 18 2013, 11:00 1 619 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Copper company busts union in Kazakhstan

Activists of the Trade Union of Mining & Metallurgy Workers of Republic of Kazakhstan (TUMMWRK) are under pressure to quit their union and join the company-controlled one. IndustriALL offers global solidarity. January 18 2013, 10:45 2 411 просмотрs

World News

Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control

During the past two years as his frustration with a "dysfunctional" Congress has grown, President Barack Obama has resorted to bypassing the legislative branch as he did on Wednesday to implement tighter gun control laws. January 18 2013, 10:18 1 548 просмотрs

World News

35 hostages killed at Algeria's military operation

Algeria’s state news agency APS says the military operation to free hostages at a remote desert gas facility had ended. The country’s Communication Minister Mohamed Said said that the army had succeeded in neutralizing the gunmen. January 18 2013, 10:18 1 485 просмотрs

Society

Lady’s Finger

As reported by many mass-media, recently a 21-year-old man from Pavlodar was arrested for 5 days for giving a middle finger to the cortege of the Chairman of the Senate of the RoK Parliament - Kairat MAMI. It appeared that he is not the only citizen of Kazakhstan, who showed this gesture to VIP persons. My colleague – the editor of the newspaper “West Kazakhstan Today” (an English enclosure to Ak Zhaik newspaper) Zeena Urynbassarova remembered a fact when she, in similar way, tainted her clean biography in 2005. January 17 2013, 22:42 2 270 просмотрs

World News

41 foreigners taken hostage in Algeria

In what could be the first spillover from France's intervention in Mali, Islamist militants have attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria. January 17 2013, 16:15 1 498 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan sees complete reorganization of ministries

President Nazarbayev’s official website has posted a presidential decree on some changes to the country’s public administration system, involving reorganization of a number of ministries. January 17 2013, 15:57 1 366 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh army receives new Airbus C-295 aircrafts

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has delivered two CASA C-295 military transport planes to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Defense. January 17 2013, 15:17 4 050 просмотрs

Other News

Krymbek Kusherbayev assigned akim of Kyzylorda Oblast

President's nomination received unanimous support in the oblast maslikhat [council]. January 17 2013, 14:14 1 866 просмотрs

Other News

Foreign population dropped by 1/3

As reported by the oblast akimat's media service, 212 organizations that use foreign workforce are registered in Atyrau Oblast as of January 1, 2012. January 17 2013, 13:38 1 528 просмотрs