Kazakhstan News Russia to Give Kazakhstan Air Defense Systems Free-of-Charge Russia is set to supply fellow former Soviet nation Kazakhstan with S-300 air defense systems free-of-charge, a top Russian military official said Friday, ria.ru reports January 31 2014, 18:06 1 392 просмотрs
Ex-Governor case Ryskaliyev's OCG Trial. Hearing of Witnesses Yesterday, Jan 30, the specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast started hearing of witnesses involved in ex-governor Bergey Ryskaliyev's criminal case. January 31 2014, 17:27 5 633 просмотрs
Society 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 1 548 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Expert: Kazakhstan looks for alternative to Kashagan oil Kazakhstan is trying to compensate for the drop in oil revenue through development of new fields as oil production from the Kashagan field is once again postponed, senior researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science Oleg Yegorov said on Tuesday. "The hope for Kashagan, has not materialised," he told trend over the phone on Tuesday. "Even last year, there was hope of extracting oil from Kashagan. Certain income from the sale of oil extracted there was laid in the budget, but it did not happen." January 31 2014, 13:45 1 908 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan wants Russia to leave some of its testing sites Russia is a long-timer of Kazakhstani testing sites. And now the Central Asian country is looking into the possibility of regaining control of at least some of its territories and putting then back into agricultural use, tengrinews reports. January 31 2014, 13:37 1 110 просмотрs
World News Amanda Knox sentenced to 28 years for murder as Italian court reinstates guilty verdict More than two years after Amanda Knox returned to the U.S. apparently home free, an Italian court Thursday reinstated her murder conviction in the stabbing of her roommate and increased her sentence to 28 1/2 years in prison, raising the spectre of a long extradition fight, nationalpost.com reports. January 31 2014, 13:27 2 069 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Taekwondo Fed accuses London lawyer of deception A nap in an airplane landed the triple taekwondo champion of Kazakhstan Azamat Tenizbayev, 18, into a half-a-year-long experience of sexual harassment charges, jail, hearings, ankle bracelets and jury trial in London. Upon returning home to Kazakhstan at long last Azamat, his mother and Kazakhstan Taekwondo Federation chief held a press-conference to share the details of the ordeal and celebrate its happy ending, tengrinews reports. January 31 2014, 10:29 1 687 просмотрs
World News Meteor-encrusted medals up for grabs at Sochi 2014 Sochi Olympic champions that happen to win their medals on February 15, 2014 - one year after the meteor crashed in the Urals - will receive special medals inlaid with tiny pieces of the celestial object, inform.kz refers to www.nydailynews.com. January 31 2014, 10:20 1 693 просмотрs
World News Feds to seek death penalty against accused Boston bomber Tsarnaev The Justice Department has notified a federal judge that it intends to seek the death penalty if a jury convicts Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for last April’s bomb attacks at the Boston Marathon, usnews.com reports. January 31 2014, 10:06 2 032 просмотрs
Society 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 2 966 просмотрs
World News U.S. readies financial sanctions against Ukraine: congressional aides The Obama administration is preparing financial sanctions that could be imposed on Ukrainian officials and protest leaders if violence escalates in the political crisis gripping Ukraine, congressional aides said on Wednesday, reuters reports. January 30 2014, 18:21 1 058 просмотрs
World News Ukraine protesters reject amnesty offer, Yanukovych on sick leave Ukraine's opposition on Thursday vowed further protests after defiantly rejecting an amnesty bill to free activists and ease the ex-Soviet country's worse crisis since independence, yahoo.com reports. January 30 2014, 18:04 2 105 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Abu Dhabi Plaza to be constructed in Astana estimated at $1.6 billion Construction of Abu Dhabi Plaza will cost $1.6 billion, according to the country’s Minister of Industry and New Technology and Vice Prime Minister Asset Issekeshev, tengrinews reports. January 30 2014, 17:56 2 144 просмотрs
Society 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 2 024 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Deputy FMs in Astana to Participate in Caspian Sea Meeting Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour left Tehran for Kazakhstan capital city, Astana, Wednesday to participate in the 35th meeting of the special working group of the Caspian Sea, tasnimnews.com reports. January 30 2014, 14:22 2 467 просмотрs
Society 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 2 271 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to compete in first World Games of Nomads Kyrgyzstan has presented the “World Games of Nomads” national project aimed to promote traditional ancient games of nomadic Turkic peoples, advantour.com reports. Thus, during an international forum held on 25 January 2014 in Bulan-Sogottu, Issyk-Kul region, the representatives from Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan signed a resolution on the conditions, goals and participants for the World Games of Nomads. January 30 2014, 13:36 7 856 просмотрs
World News Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize In a surprise move, National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, sitepronews.com reports. January 30 2014, 12:00 2 246 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Soros-Kazakhstan to grant $1.9 million in 2014 Soros-Kazakhstan embarks on a new strategy for 2014-2017 to focus on SFK traditional fields, such as human rights, public finance transparency, development of independent media and support of youth initiatives. interfax.kz reports. January 29 2014, 20:21 1 488 просмотрs
World News State of the Union: Obama calls for action, with or without Congress He talked a good game of acting on his own if necessary, calling for 2014 to be a "year of action, but President Barack Obama's State of the Union address showed he knows that true progress depends on cooperation with a divided and recalcitrant Congress, cnn reports. January 29 2014, 19:36 1 242 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan eyeing Ablyazov's property Mukhtar Ablyazov might loose his property that is under distraint in Kazakhstan. He doesn't even have to be extradited to Kazakhstan for this to happen, tengrinews reports citing the First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Iogan Merkel as saying today. January 29 2014, 18:11 1 351 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Tengizchevroil LLP hits record high by producing 27 million tons of oil in 2013 (+update) Tengizchevroil LLP produced 27 million tons of oil in the Atyrau region in 2013, inform.kz reports, citing the company's press service. January 29 2014, 14:59 3 394 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons wins Grand-Prix at Premiers Plans Festival Kazakhstan's film Harmony Lessons by director Emir Baigazin has been awarded with the 2014 Grand-Prix of the Festival Premiers Plans in Angers, France, tengrinews reports. The 26th edition of the international film festival was held on January 17-26, 2014. January 29 2014, 16:40 2 206 просмотрs
World News Karzai reportedly suspects US hand in recent Afghanistan attacks Afghan President Hamid Karzai reportedly believes that the U.S. government and military have been a hidden force behind recent insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, such as an attack earlier this month that killed 21 people, including three Americans, in Kabul, foxnews.com reports. January 29 2014, 16:00 1 531 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan river A ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing Altaynews.kz. January 29 2014, 15:56 2 411 просмотрs