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Kazakhstan Ministry of Environment transformed into Ministry of Environment and Water Resources

The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan transformed into the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, a decree by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev posted on the Akorda's website. November 1 2013, 10:49 2 389 views

World News

Edward Snowden to start work at Russian website

Former NSA contractor who was granted temporary asylum in June finds job providing support for unnamed site. theguardian.com reports. November 1 2013, 10:46 2 012 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Detains 2 Nationals for Taking Part in Syrian War

The arrested Kazakh nationals had illegally left Kazakhstan and visited Syria via Turkey. Kazakhstan's National Security Committee announced that it is interrogating the detainees and it will soon publish new information about them, farsnews.com reports. October 31 2013, 15:50 3 538 views

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Kazakhstan Could Impose U.S.-Style 'Miranda' Warning

Police officers in Kazakhstan will likely soon be employing a version of the United States' famous "Miranda warning," to inform suspects of their rights when arresting them, rferl.org reports. October 31 2013, 15:40 1 675 views

World News

Jobless Rate in Europe Stays at Record 12.2%

The number of people out of work in the euro zone rose slightly in September, according to official data published Thursday, showing that signs of renewed economic growth have not yet filtered through to the labor market, nytimes.com reports. October 31 2013, 15:37 1 276 views

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‘Close Associate’ of BTA Bank’s Former Head to Stay in Jail

A woman accused of involvement in defrauding Kazakhstan's BTA Bank of billions of dollars is to remain in detention until February, ria.ru reported Thursday. October 31 2013, 15:30 2 704 views

Society

Expired food

6,6 tons of bad food has been withdrawn from retail shops by the Atyrau city prosecutor's office employees. October 31 2013, 10:14 3 163 views

World News

US intelligence chief Clapper defends spying policy

The head of US intelligence has told lawmakers that discerning foreign leaders' intentions is a key goal of the nation's spying operations. October 30 2013, 16:24 1 297 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to toughen punishments for fatal road accidents

Drivers may be arrested for up to 20 years for fatal road accidents, the chairman of the Committee of the Administrative Police of Kazakhstan's Internal Affairs Ministry, Igor Lepekha said at a briefing held at Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan, trend.az reports. October 30 2013, 16:19 1 677 views

Economy

Kashagan: delays and resignations

Kashagan project faces threats of delay again. This time the fault is in the pipelines connecting offshore and onshore complex. The recent statement of NCOC consortium made it clear that pipeline issues are much more serious than they tried to present it to the public earlier. October 30 2013, 12:37 4 708 views

World News

New Charges Against Navalny Announced

Russia's top investigative body says it has filed new theft and money-laundering charges against opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, rferl.org reports. October 30 2013, 10:54 1 334 views

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Courage in Journalism Awards: Meet the women who risk their lives for their job

Security is an elusive thing for journalists, women in particular. Every year, the International Women's Media Foundation honors four women journalists for their courage in reporting the news and promoting the advancement of women in the news media. October 30 2013, 10:18 1 473 views

Kazakhstan News

TengizChevroil to resume oil shipments through Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan

TengizChevroil, a joint venture between Chevron (50% share in the consortium), ExxonMobil (25% share), KazMunayGas (20% share) and LukArco (5% share), will resume oil shipments via the Baku – Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) after a 5-year-long break, Kursiv.kz reports. Analysts tend to believe it is a temporary solution; however, the pipe owners hope for long-term prospects. October 30 2013, 09:47 3 325 views

Economy

Timur Kulibayev and oil industry heads to visit Atyrau tomorrow

Tomorrow, October 30, Timur Kulibayev, the chair of the National Entrepreneurs Chamber (NEC) will pay visit to Atyrau. October 29 2013, 17:24 5 928 views

World News

President Saakashvili's exit promises more Georgia-Russia civility, but will ties thaw?

Retiring President Mikhail Saakashvili, whose electoral successor was announced today, has long had a tense relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin, csmonitor.com reports. October 29 2013, 16:34 1 665 views

Kazakhstan News

Agip KCO appoints new Managing Director

Umberto Carrara will leave his post of Agip KCO Managing Director, NCOC press service informs. “Umberto Carrara will leave his post of Agip KCO Managing Director from November 1, 2013  after more than 7 years of service at the Kashagan project. He will be replaced by Guido Brusco, who worked at the Kashagan project since September 2009 as the Production Operations Department Director”, - the statement reads. October 29 2013, 16:23 6 949 views

Crime

Criminal case filed against police officers who raided Armada restaurant

Prosecutor General's Office of Atyrau initiated a criminal case against police officers who raided Armada restaurant  this summer on August 16 (see "Police raid at "Armada").  October 29 2013, 12:44 2 582 views

World News

Putin: Gays, lesbians welcome in Sochi for Olympics

Russian President Vladmir Putin says everyone will be welcomed to next year's Winter Olympics in Russia, regardless of sexual orientation -- comments that come on the heels of a controversial Russian law on homosexuality, cnn reports. October 29 2013, 11:17 1 450 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan enters top fifty ‘World Economies For Doing Business-2014’

The World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) ranked business climate in 189 counties on 11 indicators of “Doing Business” rating. Kazakhstan has ranked 50th (versus 53d in 2013) taking place between Slovakia and Tunis in the "Doing Business 2014" ratings, improving its position in the rankings by three points, azh.kz reports. October 29 2013, 10:19 2 403 views

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US ended Merkel spying program: report

The National Security Agency stopped spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders after the White House learned of the snooping, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. October 28 2013, 15:42 1 259 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to allocate 113,000 square meters of state institutions’ territory for social facilities

113,000 square metersof area of public institutions will be given for social objects, Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev said today during a weekly briefing in the Central Communications Service for the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, BNews.kz correspondent reports. October 28 2013, 15:26 1 388 views

Society

“Tulpar-Talgo” train goes to Astana every second day

A new high-speed passenger train #19/20 bound for Atyrau from Astana has been launched on October 24 from Astana train station, reported “Passenger Transportation” JSC press service. October 28 2013, 14:38 5 374 views

World News

Britain braces for worst storm in a decade

Britain braced on Sunday for its worst storm in a decade, with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles (130 kilometers) an hour set to batter the south of the country, newsinfo.inquirer.net reports. October 28 2013, 14:33 1 509 views

Kazakhstan News

Marat Bisengaliyev announces violinists contest

The violinists contest has been announced by the symphonic orchestra of Almaty directed by Marat Bisengaliyev. The contest is timed to the premiere of the film Paganini: The Devil's Violinist that will be held in Almaty six days earlier than in other post soviet countries, Tengrinews reports.  October 28 2013, 11:09 1 331 views

World News

The Sultan’s dream: Turkey’s massive sea tunnel linking two continents together

ABDUL MEJID I, the Ottoman’s 31st sultan, had a dream. Reigning between 1839 and 1861, the determinedly Western-leaning sultan envisaged the construction of a submerged tunnel under the Bosphorus Straits connecting Asia to Europe. A French architect duly came up with a blueprint. But a dearth of technology and cash stood in the way, stratrisks.com reports. October 28 2013, 11:06 5 020 views