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Gorbachev Says United States Needs Perestroika

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, stated that the United States needs a complex of political reforms similar to Soviet Perestroika. December 25 2014, 17:37 3 293 views

Culture

Atyrau Dina Nurpeissova's orchestra won the hearts of Parisians

The Atyrau Academic orchestra of national instruments named after Dina Nurpeissova returned from France, where it gave three concerts within the framework of the Cultural Days of Kazakhstan in France. December 25 2014, 17:11 7 483 views

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No 'Credible Threats' Against DC Theaters Showing 'The Interview': FBI

FBI spokesman said that the FBI is maintaining contact with local theaters planning to show the controversial comedy The Interview, and so far there have been no security problems. December 25 2014, 12:27 2 793 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Tengizchevroil company interested in diversification of oil export routes

Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil (TCO) company is interested in the diversification of oil export routes, the company's Deputy General Manager for Government Affairs and Public Relations David McInnis told Trend on Dec.23. December 25 2014, 12:11 3 664 views

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Uzbek State Arts Museum director sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling original art works and replacing them with fake ones

Several employees from Uzbekistan’s top museum have been jailed for selling original art works and replacing them with copies for 15 years, the general prosecutor’s office said on Friday, reports AFP. December 24 2014, 18:01 2 949 views

Kazakhstan News

Session of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow on Dec 23: outcomes

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev together with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko, Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan, and Kyrgyzstan's Almazbek Atambayev took part in the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on December 23 in Moscow. December 24 2014, 17:55 4 164 views

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George HW Bush taken to hospital

Former US President George Bush Sr has been taken to hospital after suffering from a shortness of breath, his spokesman says. December 24 2014, 17:39 4 363 views

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St Louis police kill 'armed' black teenager

A black 18 y.o. teenager has been shot dead late on Tuesday by police in the US city of St Louis, near where Michael Brown was killed in August triggering national protests. December 24 2014, 17:14 2 134 views

Kazakhstan News

Snowstorm to hit Astana, Akmola region

Heavy snowstorm is expected in Astana city and Akmola region in next three days, Kazhydromet informs. December 24 2014, 16:57 2 270 views

Culture

Evening with Onerbek Zhanbala: Kazakh Cultural Event!

On December 24, at 7pm (admittance is free) in Drama Theater named after Makhambet Utemisov “Eventing with Onerbek Zhanbala” – a Kazakh cultural event  “Ak Zhaik aktanger”will take place. December 24 2014, 13:20 4 492 views

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Two held in Sydney terror operation

Two men were arrested as part of a counterterrorism investigation into a group that officials have accused of plotting to kill a random member of the public in Sydney. December 24 2014, 12:48 3 406 views

Kazakhstan News

‘Our People in an Alien War’: Kazakhstanis Fighting for the Islamic State

In late September 2014, Erlan Karin, the newly appointed director of the Astana-based Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, presented a report on Central Asians fighting for the Islamic State (IS—formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS) called “Our People in an Alien War: Central Asian Fighters in the Syrian conflict” (Nashi lyudi v chuzhoy voyne: tsentral’no-aziatskiye boyeviki v siriyskom konflikte). December 24 2014, 12:43 3 946 views

Society

Merry Christmas, Our Readers!

AkZhaik newspaper wishes all of its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December 24 2014, 11:23 3 128 views

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Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war: U.N.

Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilization, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, theUnited Nations' training and research arm (UNITAR) said on Tuesday. December 23 2014, 17:24 3 657 views

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Arab OPEC sources see oil back above $70 by end-2015

Arab OPEC producers expect global oil prices to rebound to between $70 and $80 a barrel by the end of next year as a global economic recovery revives demand, OPEC delegates said this week in the first indication of where the group expects oil markets to ‎stabilize in the medium term. December 23 2014, 16:57 2 877 views

Kazakhstan News

Unknown disease forces villagers of Kazakh Kalachi to resettle

The dwellers of Kazakh village of Kalachi will be resettled due to unknown sleeping sickness, head of Kazakh Akmola region, where the village is located, Sergey Kulagin said, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported. December 23 2014, 16:52 6 149 views

Economy

"Saipem" and "Bonatti" will work on pipeline replacement?

At the recent NCOC public hearings re. replacement of pipelines at Kashagan (see "Kashagan: new expectations, old concerns") NCOC managing director Stephan de Mayo didn't name the companies that will participate in this project. December 23 2014, 16:20 9 280 views

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Record numbers attend German anti-Islamization rally

More than 17,000 protesters rallied Monday in Dresden against the "Islamization of the West," the tenth such demonstration in as many weeks. The far-right movement is becoming a problem for politicians. December 23 2014, 15:22 3 206 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to provide $384k humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Kazakhstan will supply Ukraine with food products worth 70 million tenge or $384,000, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan stated on December 22. December 23 2014, 15:04 3 279 views

Economy

Crude to Pavlodar via Samara

KazTransOil employees’ meeting with the first RoK Vice-Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin and the RoK Deputy Minister of Justice Bakytzhan Abdiraim took place in the Western branch office of KazTransOil. December 23 2014, 15:01 3 275 views

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Spain's Princess Cristina ordered to stand trial on tax-fraud charges

A Spanish judge has ordered Princess Cristina to stand trial on tax fraud charges. This is the first time that a member of Spain's royal family has been ordered to sit in the dock. December 22 2014, 17:38 2 826 views

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US to Fire Russians From its Embassies and Consulates, Swap for Americans

The US has opted to only hire American citizens for supervisory positions in its embassies in Russia, and subject them to a “thorough background check”, which will reduce its reliance on Russian staff. Experts believe the move reflects growing suspicion towards Russian citizens and is aimed at creating an agent network within the embassy. December 22 2014, 17:35 3 325 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan to supply Ekibastuz coal to Ukraine

Kazakhstan will supply energy coal to Ukraine, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said. December 22 2014, 17:01 4 097 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev meets with Poroshenko in Kiev

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko today in Kiev within his working trip to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian government said. December 22 2014, 16:39 3 855 views

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Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage - with the musician documenting the day on the Instagram website. December 22 2014, 16:11 5 330 views