Kazakhstan News Prosecutor's office started investigation of SCAT plane fire in Aktau Mangistau transport prosecutor's office began pre-judicial investigation of SCAT airline plane ignition case that took place in the evening on June 16 at Aktau airport. June 17 2015, 10:15 3 250 просмотрs
World News Trump jumps in: The Donald's latest White House run is officially on The real estate mogul and TV reality star launched his presidential campaign Tuesday, ending more than two decades of persistent flirtation with the idea of running for the Oval Office. June 17 2015, 09:35 1 428 просмотрs
World News Death sentence upheld against Egypt's Morsi Cairo's Criminal Court on Tuesday also confirmed death sentences on a number of leading members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group, including its general guide Mohamed Badie. June 16 2015, 18:13 1 266 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Two banks complete simultaneous transfer of assets in Kazakhstan JSC Kazkommertsbank (“KKB" or “the Bank") (LSE: KKB; KASE: KKGB), one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and JSC BTA Bank (“BTA") today announce they have signed an Agreement on the simultaneous transfer of assets and liabilities (“the Agreement") between the two banks. June 16 2015, 18:10 1 504 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan and Italy plan to make movie about Marco Polo's travels to Central Asia Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan Arystanbek Mukhamediuly and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Italy to Kazakhstan Stefano Ravagnan held a meeting in Astana. The representatives of the two countries discussed the issues of cooperation in the sphere of culture, art and archeology. June 16 2015, 16:11 1 860 просмотрs
World News Hate and extremism 'not Islam', says French PM French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stressed today there was no link between extremism and Islam, as he opened a conference aimed at improving ties with France's large Muslim community. June 16 2015, 12:27 1 162 просмотрs
World News Greek PM urges creditors to get 'realistic' Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become "realistic", Greece's premier said Monday, a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default and exit from the eurozone, AFP reports. June 16 2015, 12:26 1 222 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Hard Rock Cafe comes forward in Almaty; will Astana be next? Hard Rock Cafe has finally flung open its doors in Almaty this weekend. After making a soft entrance in November and becoming the only location of the international brand in Kazakhstan and the entire Central Asia, the iconic American restaurant was finally ready to announce: “We are officially in the city and everyone should know about us." June 16 2015, 12:22 1 762 просмотрs
Economy Kashagan: And now the weather We published several articles about incredibly favorable attitude of the consortium towards its foreign contractors working at Kashagan project and who, despite serious failures in their activities, again and again become bid winners. June 16 2015, 12:13 4 917 просмотрs
Culture Timur Bekmambetov - Director of BEN-HUR's remake visited his home town Atyrau Famous director and producer who was born in Atyrau and graduated from school named after Kirov, once left to study at the university and later became famous outside of Kazakhstan. Occasionally he returns to his small homeland to visit his numerous relatives and to honor the memory of his mother who is buried here. He also visited the office of “Atyrau Zharyk" (local power company) where his father worked for many years. Power engineering specialists established a memorial board in memory of his father - Nuruakhit Bekmambetov and showed it to his famous son. June 16 2015, 11:07 6 062 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Almaty gaining in bid for 2022 Winter Games Almaty, the former Kazakhstan capital that has been cast as a huge underdog to Beijing in the two-horse race for the 2022 Winter Games, apparently gained considerable ground with its presentation at last week's International Olympic Committee executive board meeting in Switzerland, where approximately four-fifths of the full membership was present. June 16 2015, 10:46 1 321 просмотрs
World News Jeb Bush announces presidential bid in Miami Florida's former governor Jeb Bush formally joined the 2016 presidential field on Monday in Miami. June 16 2015, 10:44 1 035 просмотрs
World News Nepal reopens historical sites following deadly earthquakes Monday, June 15, marked an important and significant moment for Nepal. Less than two months after two devastating earthquakes struck the Himalayan nation, hundreds of damaged monuments were reopened at heritage sites. June 16 2015, 10:07 1 289 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Oil Consortium Accused of “Mass Poisoning” of Village School Children A Kazakh oil consortium has been accused of “mass poisoning" after 25 school children and four teachers passed out almost simultaneously at a school in Berezovka village in northwest Kazakhstan. The incident is the latest in a decade of allegations of pollution caused by the neighboring Karachaganak oil field. June 16 2015, 09:59 1 660 просмотрs
World News Libyans claim Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US airstrike One of the most feared Islamic militant leaders, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has reportedly been killed by a US airstrike in Libya, according to the local authorities. June 15 2015, 17:46 1 188 просмотрs
World News Sudan's al-Bashir leaves South Africa, flouting court order Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has reportedly left South Africa en route for home. His departure came as a South African court prepared to rule on whether he could be arrested on international charges. June 15 2015, 17:39 1 220 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev and Mittal discussed Arcelor Mittal’s part in Kazakhstan's economy development The company's part in the development of Kazakhstan's economy and prospects of its activities given the ongoing state programs were discussed during President Nursultan Nazarbayev's meeting with the CEO of Arcelor Mittal company Lakshmi Mittal, Kazpravda.kz refers to Akorda reporting. June 15 2015, 17:30 1 179 просмотрs
Society June 18 - the first day of Holy Ramadan The first day of Ramadan this year will be on Thursday, June 18, according to the Abu Dhabi-based International Centre for Astronomy. June 15 2015, 16:23 2 082 просмотрs
World News Russia develops 'microwave gun' able to deactivate drones, warheads Russia has developed super-high-frequency gun capable of deactivating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the warheads of precision weapons at an impact range of ten kilometers which ensure 360 degrees of perimeter defense. June 15 2015, 15:39 1 365 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Caspian littoral states will be given quotas for sturgeon fishing Kazakhstan's Majilis ratified agreement on conservation and rational use of Caspian bio- resources. June 15 2015, 15:33 1 254 просмотрs
World News Russia Day: The country’s most misunderstood day off On June 12, Russia celebrated one of its youngest national holidays, Russia Day. Nominally a celebration of Russian statehood, the significance of the day is widely misunderstood, even within the country itself. What is the history of the holiday and how do Russians typically spend the day? June 15 2015, 15:24 1 120 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News IAEA approves 'fuel bank' agreement with Kazakhstan The IAEA Board of Governors approved an agreement with Kazakhstan to establish and operate in Kazakhstan the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan said June 15. June 15 2015, 15:00 1 501 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Chinese court sentence Kazakh student to life imprisonment Kazakh student Akzharkyn Turlybai has been sentenced to life in prison for drug smuggling, Kazinform refers to Sunkar Nurmagambetov, the lawyer of the young woman. June 15 2015, 12:01 2 512 просмотрs
World News Flooding kills at least 12 in Tbilisi; freed zoo animals roam in city At least 12 people are dead in severe flooding that surged through the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, and residents were being warned to stay indoors to avoid wild zoo animals set free by the flooding water. June 15 2015, 10:59 1 314 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Vice-president of Astana EXPO-2017 company replaced There is another reshuffle in the Astana EXPO-2017 Company, Kazpravda.kz reports. June 15 2015, 10:30 1 629 просмотрs