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Version: Arkankergen faced assault, five detained

"Mayday.. mayday. Arkan on the line... Taking fire! Need assistance!" shouted one of the frontier guards over the radio warning the others of an assault by unknown forces. Kazakh police tapped the message. The neighbors in China learnt of the attack on Kazakh frontier post as well. Operational group rushed to there and captured five of the attackers only to soon release them after unexpected interference of side forces. November 6 2012, 17:41 2 460 просмотрs

Society

Baby Bringing Stork is All Sick

At the beginning of the year Atyrau was in the center of the scandal – public prosecutor's audit revealed high mortality rate among babies in maternity hospitals (see AkZhaik # 8 dd. 23.02.2012, “Mortality Increased Together with Standards”). Prosecutors promised then to identify the reasons. But after a while this story was all forgotten. November 6 2012, 12:02 1 950 просмотрs

Society

In Uralsk more than 30 students poisoned with unknown gas

More than 30 students sought medical help on Tuesday night after poisoning with unknown gas in a hostel in the West Kazakhstan Humanitarina University named  after Makhambet Otemis. Ten students were hospitalized, the press service of the RoK Ministry Of Emergency Situations (MES) reported on Tuesday. November 6 2012, 10:14 2 287 просмотрs

World News

Russia, Arabs agree on need to move forward on Syria

CAIRO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Cairo on Sunday with Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi for talks about the Syrian conflict, agreeing on the need to move forward but finding little common ground. November 6 2012, 09:57 1 636 просмотрs

Economy

People's IPO kicks off tomorrow

Kazakhstan residents will be able to submit the applications for participation in the People’s IPO starting from November 6, chairman of Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund Umirzak Shukeyev said at a recent meeting of Kazakhstan Government. November 6 2012, 09:56 2 987 просмотрs

Ecology

Ecologists check Atyrau Refinery

Atyrau Refinery is facing a complex environmental audit, as reported by Yerbol Kuanov, the head of Atyrau Environment Department.  In an interview to Ak Zhaik reporter Mr Kuanov said environmental audit of the refinery has started a week before the sinister night of October 31, when Atyrau got fully caught in a cloud of intolerable smell of oil products. November 5 2012, 14:57 3 679 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to agree with Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan over disputed lands

Kazakhstan will resolve the issue of disputed territory with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, reports a tengrinews.kz reporter citing Kadirkhan Otarov, chairman of Kazakhstan agency for land resources management. November 5 2012, 14:30 5 117 просмотрs

World News

US election: Obama and Romney deadlocked for final push

The US presidential candidates are in the thick of the final two days of campaigning, with the outcome still too close to call. November 5 2012, 11:13 2 008 просмотрs

World News

Syrian rebels capture oil field

Syrian rebels firing mortars and rocket-propelled grenades captured an oilfield in the country's east on Sunday after three days of fierce fighting with government troops protecting the facility, activists said. November 5 2012, 10:59 1 836 просмотрs

World News

Billionairess Goga Ashkenazi has fallen into the 'Lapo of Luxury' finding love with Fiat heir

Billionairess Goga Ashkenazi has found love again with Fiat heir Lapo Elkann. Kazakh-born Goga, left, who is a close friend of Prince Andrew, had been in a five-year on-off relationship with oil tycoon Timur Kulibayev, the son-in-law of the president of Kazakhstan. November 5 2012, 10:33 9 189 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s Vinokurov accused of bribing the 2010 cycle race

Alexander Vinokurov is accused of paying for the victory in 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège race, Sovetskii sport Newspaper reports. November 5 2012, 09:31 1 616 просмотрs

World News

Russian Nationalists March in Moscow

MOSCOW, November 4, RIA Novosti - Thousands of Russian nationalists and ultra-conservative Orthodox activists marched along a central Moscow embankment on Sunday to protest mass immigration and demand tougher internal travel restrictions on people from the country’s mainly Muslim North Caucasus. November 4 2012, 23:31 4 110 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

What has Mussin agreed with Akorda?

We, the public of Atyrau, well know that Mussin never believed that Kazakh press or public opinion, in general, was worth taking seriously. Mussin’s non-publicity is more than just a chosen tactics of behavior, but a feature of his personality, that fully matches the feature of the closed political system in the country... November 4 2012, 13:11 2 109 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Aslan Mussin: “I was and will I remain a loyal ally of the Great Man”

The website www.guljan.org published the interview with the former Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, currently the Chair of the Audit Committee for the Republic’s Budget - Aslan MUSSIN: November 4 2012, 01:13 3 522 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Imangali Tasmagambetov met Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Mayor of Astana, Imangali Tasmagambetov met the Prince of Monaco, Albert the 2nd, today in Astana, reports the official website of astana.kz.   November 3 2012, 21:36 2 152 просмотрs

World News

China expects sharp rise in oil and gas output

China's combined oil and gas output will exceed 600 million tones of oil equivalent in 2030, due to substantial increases in geological resources in the country's northeastern region, reported china.org.cnon November 2. November 3 2012, 21:24 1 762 просмотрs

Crime

“Bent Cop” in the Rotational Village

Financial Police and Department of Internal Security detained the assistant of duty police station of Zhyloi District in Tengiz Rotational Village. November 3 2012, 20:48 2 462 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Swindler from Uzbekistan trading in car collision set-ups, was detained by Almaty policemen

The police investigation results showed that 27-year-old swindler from Tashkent arrived to Almaty only ten days ago. But during this short period of time he managed to swindle at least two car owners from Almaty. He intentionally drove his car to get a hit from the expensive imported cars and then under the pretext of repair of the damaged cars he managed to cheat out from their owners 30 thousand Euros and 29 thousand dollars, reported today Izvestiya Kazakhstan. November 2 2012, 19:45 1 696 просмотрs

Society

Fire in the College Hostel

On November 1, fire broke out at the hostel building of the College named after K. Dutbaeva located in the city district of Avangard, in micro region 4, block 4B. November 2 2012, 18:45 2 022 просмотрs

Other News

National Bank issued Atyrau coins

On November 2, Kazakhstan's National Bank issued a 50 tenge commemorative coin Atyrau as part of Cities of Kazakhstan coin series. November 2 2012, 17:48 1 892 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Opposition wants Kazakhstan to quit Customs Union

Members of opposition parties and NGOs of Kazakhstan, that promote national referendum to quit Customs Union, have introduced changes and additions to the agenda, according to Mukhtar TAIZHAN, a famous public figure. November 2 2012, 16:19 3 152 просмотрs

World News

Kazhegeldin asks magistrate to start investigations on Rakhat Aliyev

Lawyers file police challenger after Commissioner of Police failed to investigate allegations of torture made against Kazakh multi-millionaire exile Rakhat Aliyev. November 2 2012, 17:23 3 346 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan raises 9-month uranium output by 8 pct

Kazakhstan, the world’s biggest uranium miner, increased production of the metal by 8 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2012, its state nuclear company said on Thursday. November 2 2012, 13:07 1 403 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President's Administration ex-head Mussin: I remain a loyal Nazarbayev ally

Astana. November 1. Interfax-Kazakhstan - Chairman of the Audit Committee, the former head of the Presidential Administration, Aslan Mussin, vows to take any position entrusted by the Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev. November 2 2012, 17:00 3 197 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

UNESCO offers Kazakhstan to develop geoparks

Almaty. November 1. The first Conference of Kazakhstan geographical society "Earth and People's potential" discuss the project offered by UNESCO to create geoparks in Kazakhstan, BNews.kz correspondent reports. November 2 2012, 16:18 3 388 просмотрs