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Iran Offers World Powers New Round of Cooperation

A senior Iranian diplomat present in the talks underway between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, informed that Tehran has offered the six world powers a set of specific proposals for the start of a new round of cooperation.     April 5 2013, 17:50 1 536 views

Kazakhstan News

Dashboard cams: 30 cops sacked in Kazakhstan

"We have achieved some success - as a result of our work, about 15 road policemen were dismissed in the South Kazakhstan Oblast and several more in the rest of Kazakh regions," says the community's activist named Lazuta April 5 2013, 14:39 2 705 views

Kazakhstan News

Iran urges stronger ties with Kazakhstan

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the expansion of bilateral ties between the Islamic Republic and Kazakhstan would pave the way for the further activation of the common capacities of both countries. April 5 2013, 11:27 1 535 views

World News

Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio developing Gorbachev project

The project will revolve around former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped bring about the end of the Cold War, and will capture the dissolution of the USSR, as seen through Gorbachev's eyes. April 5 2013, 10:00 2 071 views

Ecology

Saiga tatarica population to be estimated by aviation

Estimation of saigas’ population (Betpakdala, Ural, Ust-Yurt populations) by means of aviation started in Kazakhstan on April 4 reports bnews.kz. The action is conducted by Okhotzooprom, the subdivision of the Committee on Forestry and Hunting under the RoK Ministry of Environmental Protection, reads the report of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP). April 4 2013, 16:50 2 831 views

Kazakhstan News

Advisor to Kazakh President appointed as ambassador to Georgia

By a decree of President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Yertysbayev Yermukhamet Kabidinovich has been appointed as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Georgia. Earlier Yertysbayev served as presidential adviser on political issues of the country. April 4 2013, 13:06 1 681 views

Culture

Artist Mary O’Connor: Silk Road Behind the Lens

From the soaring mountain peaks to the lonely desert landscapes, from the people and places to the textures and tastes, acclaimed Irish artist Mary O’Connor has got behind the lens to capture the spirit of Central Asia. The result is “Head Over Heels” , a new book of mind-blowing photographs that takes you on a journey down the Silk Road, winding through the entrancing lands of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. (Joanna Lillis, writer) April 4 2013, 12:52 4 969 views

Kazakhstan News

Thanks to Chevron Kazakhstan grossed $77bn in 20 years: President

"Chevron Corporation has invested nearly $20 billion into Tengizchevroil project over two decades. Based on that, Kazakhstan has grossed $77 billion," Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at a reception in Astana on Wednesday. April 4 2013, 12:20 1 979 views

World News

Iranian Negotiators in Almaty for Talks with Six World Powers

A team of Iranian negotiators is currently in Kazakhstan in a bid to hold talks with the representatives of the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in the Kazakh city of Almaty on April 5-6.     April 4 2013, 12:09 1 641 views

Kazakhstan News

Opposition fails to muster quorum for Quit Customs Union polling

Kazakh opposition failed to initiate all-national referendum on whether to quit the Customs Union and Common Economic Space, return privatized strategic facilities to the state, ban construction of a nuclear plant and deployment of a nuclear fuel bank in the country, as well as electivity of akims of all levels, said Mukhtar Taizhan, a public figure and one of the referendum initiators. April 3 2013, 15:31 3 201 views

Economy

Tengizchevroil, Mangystau akimat sign memo

Mangystau akimat and Tengizchevroil LLP signed a memorandum of cooperation. The document was signed by governor Alik Aidarbayev on behalf of Mangystau and Tim Miller, general director of the company. April 3 2013, 14:32 3 542 views

Other News

Kazakh WWII hero girl tomb empty - Russian scouts

Russian searchers voiced a sensational statement - Aliya Moldagulova, a sniper killed in action in January 1944 on the Eastern Front of World War II and posthumously awarded the distinction Hero of the Soviet Union the same year, was not buried in the village of Monakovo of Pskov Oblast, NW Russia, as was believed for the past 70 years. April 3 2013, 13:50 6 690 views

World News

North Korea blocks S Korea from joint industrial zone

South Korea says North is denying workers entry to joint-Korean Kaesong complex amid tensions on the peninsula. April 3 2013, 12:45 1 671 views

Kazakhstan News

Facilitation of foreign worker attraction discussed in Kazakhstan

The Kazakh Foreign Ministry and the Labour and Social Protection Ministry have today organised a round table on the facilitation of foreign worker attraction procedures for foreign diplomatic and trade missions, associations of Kazakh and local entrepreneurs, the Foreign Ministry said today. April 3 2013, 11:34 1 754 views

Politics

Clan relationships among officials need be removed - expert

Aidos Sarym, a political scientist, hopes Kazakhstan will eventually get rid of venal practices in the 21st century. For the moment the situation leaves a lot to be desired. April 3 2013, 09:54 10 696 views

World News

MI6 'arranged Cold War killing' of Congo prime minister

Claims over Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination made by Labour peer in letter to London Review of Books April 2 2013, 17:10 1 863 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to introduce electronic bracelets in 2014

Kazakhstan plans to start using electronic bracelets in 2014, KazTAG reports citing chairman of the Correctional System Commission of Kazakhstan Interior Ministry Baurzhan Berdalin. April 2 2013, 16:51 1 494 views

Other News

Artillery shell found in Bautino sea port

An artillery shell was found in the port of Bautino situated on the coast of the Caspian Sea, in 140km from Aktau, the capital of Mangystau Oblast. April 2 2013, 16:16 2 398 views

Politics

Staff sorted out

On March 27 there was one issue on the agenda of the extraordinary session of Atyrau Oblast Maslikhat: establishment of the oblast cadre personnel commission within the framework of amendments to the civil service legislation that came into force on March 26. April 2 2013, 15:30 9 689 views

Kazakhstan News

68 percent manipulate employers in Kazakhstan

Over a half of the polled Kazakhstan residents have manipulated their employers at least once to get what they want, Tengrinews.kz reports citing a survey by HeadHunter. April 2 2013, 15:04 1 395 views

Kazakhstan News

Thirty people to get bounty from FinPol

About 30 individuals in Kazakhstan will likely receive money prize for reporting about corruption to Financial Police, the country's agency for countering economic and corruption crimes, said its official Murat Zhumanbai. April 2 2013, 14:21 1 780 views

Kazakhstan News

Astana-Almaty high speed railway to be constructed in Kazakhstan

It is planned to start constructing the Astana-Almaty high speed rail line in 2013, Kazakh Minister of Transport and Communications Askar Zhumagaliyev said during a government hour in the Majilis (a lower chamber of the Kazakh parliament) on Monday. April 2 2013, 11:46 1 725 views

World News

Abbas confirms Jordan as custodian of Jerusalem holy sites

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas signed a deal with King Abdullah II on Sunday confirming Jordan's historic role as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, AFP reports citing the palace. April 2 2013, 10:15 1 564 views

World News

April Fool's Day pranks of 2013

Companies on April 1 come up with creative ideas to befool and mislead users. Like every year, it happened this year too. Here's our pick of some of the top April Fool's Day 2013 hoaxes. April 1 2013, 20:46 2 541 views

Kazakhstan News

Air Astana launches direct flights to Kiev, Moscow

Air Astana Company launched regular direct flights Astana- Kiev and Almaty-Kiev operated three times a week starting from 31 March 2013 by Airbus A320 aircraft. April 1 2013, 18:03 2 287 views