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Kamaz cattle truck and Opel collided

This morning, March 26, approximately at 8:30am on the crossroads Atyrau-Inder and Atyrau-Dossor near Birlik village Opel-Omega car collided with KAMAZ truck loaded with live cattle. March 26 2014, 15:59 1 793 просмотрs

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On April 1 starts one of key events in the North Caspian region

The 8th Atyrau regional oil and gas technological conference "OILTECH Atyrau 2014" will take place on April 1-2, 2014 in Atyrau. The participants of the events are the reps of the RoK Ministry of Oil and Gas, the RoK Ministry of Environmental Protection, the RoK Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, the Akimat of Atyrau Oblast, key oil-extracting and oil industry service companies, oil and petrochemical refineries from Austria, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Russia. March 26 2014, 11:22 3 387 просмотрs

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Spring has come, my dears and nears!

In the western regions of our country people start celebrating Nauryz on March 14 with traditional ‘korisu’ (literal translation – “to shake hands”). The meaning of this custom: people rejoiced that they made it through long and harsh winter and stayed alive and healthy. March 20 2014, 12:00 4 372 просмотрs

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Nauryz Holidays in Atyrau

Atyrau Mayor’s Office informed that Nauryz celebration will start on March 21, at 11:00am at the central Makhambet and Issatay Square. March 17 2014, 13:33 3 887 просмотрs

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Today West Kazakhstan marks Korisu

Today, March 14, Kazakhs in the west of Kazakhstan have started celebration of Korisu, a holiday of seeing each other after the winter. azh.kz reports. March 14 2014, 10:10 5 160 просмотрs

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Atyrau to host 2nd international business forum - AtyrauInvest-2014

Atyrau will host the 2nd international business forum, AtyrauInvest-2014 on April 3, 2014, National Export and Investment Agency of Kazakhstan, Kaznex Invest JSC informed. March 13 2014, 19:03 3 193 просмотрs

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On Nauryz 22, at 11:00AM please come and join the game Altyn Saka!

Ak Zhaik newspaper invites kids to participate in the annual Altyn Saka competition - the game of asyk (asyk- sheep knuckle bones). The competition will take place on March 22 at 11:00 AM at the square in front of the Central Mosque (on Satpaev Avenue). March 13 2014, 18:47 3 823 просмотрs

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360 million tenge allocated in Atyrau for flood prevention (updated)

Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Governor Salimzhan Nakpaev the session of the Committee for Emergency Situation was held in Atyrau, the press-service of Atyrau Oblast Government reported on March 11. March 12 2014, 16:19 2 237 просмотрs

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Tomorrow, March 8, International Women’s Day!

Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day was founded in 1910 as a day that each country would devote to recognizing and addressing the needs and concerns of women. March 7 2014, 16:26 1 673 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to enjoy 8 days of holidays in March

Eight days of holidays fall on March 2014 in Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports citing the e-government website.   March 6 2014, 13:01 4 356 просмотрs

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Tengizchevroil and NCOC to Raise Salaries of Workers

According to TCO press release, the company raised the salaries of its employees by 10% from February 1, 2014. This was announced by Tim Miller, the CEO of the company, at the communication session with the employees. Mr. Miller said that as of April 1, 2014 the base salary will be additionally increased by by an average of nine percent and more.   March 6 2014, 12:06 4 283 просмотрs

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Protest action in Atyrau (+video)

Today, Feb 17, at noon about 30 citizens of Atyrau gathered on Issatai-Makhambet Square protesting against tenge devaluation and increased prices. February 17 2014, 18:00 2 979 просмотрs

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Palace for Newlyweds and Presidents

In Atyrau, near the airport highway next to WorleyParson’s office, construction company Batys Alliance System started the construction of the palace for newlyweds. February 14 2014, 15:46 2 453 просмотрs

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Atyrau Mayor Serik Aidarbekov went shopping to check jump in prices

Today Atyrau Mayor Serik Aidarbekov started his working day in an unusual way.  He took a bus and went shopping together with the journalists. They visited a few flee markets, supermarkets, currency exchange offices and gas stations. February 14 2014, 00:43 2 843 просмотрs

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President Nazarbayev met with businessmen and public of Atyrau

On Feb 6 in the second half of day the RoK president Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived with a working visit to Atyrau. During his trip the president was accompanies by the Minister of Oil and Gas Uzakbay Karabalin and the Minister of Regional Development Bolat Zhamishev. February 7 2014, 17:31 2 941 просмотрs

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Electronics against corruption

The process of scheduling and recording of audits conducted at business entities will become transparent soon. About a new electronic programs which totally exclude a human factor, the auditing authorities learnt from legal statistics administration of Atyrau Oblast. January 31 2014, 15:49 1 527 просмотрs

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Freezing Uzbek travelers rescued on Atyrau highway

45 freezing Uzbek citizens heading by bus from Russia to Uzbekistan have been rescued by the regional Emergency Department officers. The bus broke down 35 km away from Dossor viilage of Makat district. When rescue team from Makat district center arrived to the site, 45 bus passengers and the driver were almost frozen. They called “112” emergency desk only 5 hours after the breakdown, when people could not tolerate cold temperature any more. January 31 2014, 09:49 2 951 просмотрs

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Schools are closed tomorrow due to extreme weather (+update)

Due to adverse weather conditions the schoolchildren of the 1st - 4th grades of secondary schools in Atyrau are excused from attending the classes on January 30, - informed AkZhaik newspaper the head of city education department Alpamys Gilimov. January 29 2014, 20:47 2 008 просмотрs

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Why ex-chief accountant of “Atyrau-Akparat“media holding committed suicide (+update)

Aitzhan Uteshev, the former chief accountant of “Atyrau-Akparat” public state enterprise,  committed suicide on January 27. January 29 2014, 17:24 2 254 просмотрs

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Wolf attacked two people in Inder

Yesterday, January 27, in Inderborsky village a wolf attacked humans. Two people suffered, one of them is in critical condition and put into hospital. January 28 2014, 13:05 4 299 просмотрs

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In Atyrau 19 prisoners cut their veins (+update)

19 prisoners of SIZO (pre-trial detention center) cut their veins in Atyrau. The incident happened on January 24 approximately at noon. They slashed their wrists in protest against beatings by prison staff, they said. January 27 2014, 09:21 1 703 просмотрs

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Ak Zhaik's "Place Ad" receives advertisements from individuals. The service is free of charge. January 24 2014, 12:38 1 375 просмотрs

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Father of bomb suspect’s friend: "I will stay in Boston until the trial"

The day of the trial of Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbaev, the Kazakhstan citizens accused of obstruction of justice by conspiring to destroy objects belonging to their college classmate, suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have been assigned for June 23. January 22 2014, 15:40 1 801 просмотрs

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Free riders travelled hidden in “Talgo” train diesel electric car

Regional train inspectors of the Transport Control Committee caught 15 free riders on Talgo passenger-train travelling on route “Almaty-Atyrau”.  January 21 2014, 14:32 4 660 просмотрs

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Epiphany Bathing 2014 in Atyrau

On the eve of the holiday, the local priest, believers and those who just follow healthy life-style headed to frozen Ural River where a hole was made. The priest blesses water. After this the water is considered to be holy and people can take it home in jars and bottles. It is believed that this water gives health and possesses healing properties. January 20 2014, 09:08 2 302 просмотрs