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Kazakhstan citizen suspected of selling weapons to North Korea

The UN Security Council suspects one Kazakhstan citizen, two Ukrainians, nine North-Korean citizens and three North-Korean organizations of implication in contraband deals with weapons for North Korea, RIA Novosti reports citing Reuters. May 15 2013, 17:28 2 288 просмотрs

World News

Russia expresses protest to US Ambassador over CIA agent's foiled recruitment attempt

Russia has filed a note of protest to US Ambassador Michael McFaul over CIA’s foiled attempt to recruit a Russian intelligence officer.    May 15 2013, 16:12 1 443 просмотрs

Crime

First invalid from gas sector

Three years ago we wrote about the woman who suffered from an accident at the Tengiz oil and gas field on July 2, 2005 (Ak Zhaik, dd. 15.04.2010, “Tengiz doesn't believe the tears or the history of one poisoning”). Gulbanu Abdullaeva, who was then an employee of one of subcontracting companies of TCO, virtually became an invalid. But it took her eight long years to prove it. May 15 2013, 16:02 2 184 просмотрs

Economy

Day that “shook” Selstroi city district

Early Sunday morning on May 12, people residing along Azzatyk avenue near Selstroi city district were woken up by clattering noise of vehicles transporting bulky industrial modules. Later we found out that it was new equipment delivered to Atyrau Refinery, to be more exact, to the Aromatic hydrocarbons production complex (KPA). May 15 2013, 11:49 4 586 просмотрs

World News

Sharif Seen As Trying To Reorient Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif has signaled his desire to take back control of Pakistan’s foreign policy from the powerful security services, which have dominated it for decades. May 15 2013, 09:47 1 213 просмотрs

World News

Video of Syrian rebel fighter cutting out heart of regime soldier and eating it condemned

Human Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned a gruesome video apparently showing a Syrian rebel fighter cutting out the heart of a regime soldier and eating it. May 15 2013, 09:24 1 782 просмотрs

Crime

Leaflets supporting Tsarnaev brothers appeared in Atyrau

Leaflets expressing support for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have appeared in Atyrau. May 14 2013, 19:04 2 751 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Precedent? Man gets jailed for killing dog

Animal Security foundation and Beliy Bim animal shelter announced they won an animal abuse lawsuit, unprecedented in Kazakhstan. May 14 2013, 16:20 1 501 просмотрs

World News

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records

The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering operations. May 14 2013, 15:28 1 260 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

World Bank to provide US$ 24 million loan to Kazakhstan to finance energy efficiency projects

Kazakhstan and the World Bank will soon sign a loan agreement worth 24 million U.S. dollars to finance projects in the field of energy efficiency in the social sector, Kazakh Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies Kanysh Tuleushin said at a meeting of the Government on Tuesday, PM's official website reports. May 14 2013, 15:19 1 305 просмотрs

Economy

Tender Bids became nearer

An insignificant small percent of Kazakhstan content in major oil and gas projects is a sore subject for local businesses. One of the reasons of such state of affairs is that Kazakhstan companies do not have international certificates which can grant them rights to participate in tenders. Recently, with NCOC's asssitance 16 local companies obtained international cetification.  May 14 2013, 12:34 2 000 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

ONGC’s $5 bn Kazakh oil deal may fall through

Oil and Natural Gas Corp’s (ONGC) $ 5 billion deal to acquire US energy giant ConocoPhillips’ stake in a Kazakhstan oil field looks set to fall through as India hasn’t been able to convince the Central Asian nation to approve the transaction. May 14 2013, 11:30 2 303 просмотрs

World News

UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger

Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report. May 14 2013, 11:25 1 539 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev's youngest grandson preparing for wedding

The youngest grandson of Kazakhstan's president, Aisultan, is getting prepared for his wedding ceremony, KazTAG learned from Nazarbayevs' family friends. May 14 2013, 10:50 7 127 просмотрs

World News

Space trio lands in Kazakhstan after five months in orbit

The Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule touched the ground on Tuesday morning in a designated area in Kazakhstan safely bringing back three crewmembers from the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control said. May 14 2013, 10:22 1 439 просмотрs

Ecology

Agip no longer master of situation - Kuanov

During the recent visit of Daniyar Yerenchinov, Chairman of Environmental Regulation and Control Committee under Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, to Atyrau, it was stated that after commissioning of new oil and gas facilities, the volume of emissions in Atyrau, which is dramatic already, will double. About some aspects of the issue we spoke to the head of Atyrau environmental protection department, Yerbol Kuanov.  May 14 2013, 10:06 3 010 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev may postpone retirement reform

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev may postpone the retirement reform, KazTAG reports citing a source in Astana that asked not to be named. May 13 2013, 17:49 1 624 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

New Visa Regulations Adopted in Kazakhstan

New rules for issuing visas have been enforced in Kazakhstan, as well as extension and reduction of their validity period. The text of the rules is posted on the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s website. May 13 2013, 17:03 1 447 просмотрs

Other News

Naval emergency unit to be established on Caspian Sea - Minister Bozhko

A marine emergency unit will be created for the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, said Vladimir Bozhko, Kazakshtan's minister of emergency situations at a sitting in Majilis, Kazakh parliament's lower chamber, writes Bnews. May 13 2013, 16:03 1 850 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

‘Air Astana’ aircraft flying from Tashkent makes emergency landing in Shymkent

A Boeing 757-200 aircraft of Kazakh airline "Air Astana" carrying out Tashkent-Almaty flight, made an unplanned technical landing at the airport of the Shymkent city, the airline reported. May 13 2013, 10:48 3 064 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

"Astana Piano Passion" finalists in the junior and middle groups announced

The results of the first round of the Competition for Young Pianists "Astana Piano Passion" in the junior and middle groups have already been announced, astana-app.kz reports. May 13 2013, 10:31 2 366 просмотрs

World News

Pakistan Elections 2013: A Positive Step For a Burgeoning Democracy

Pakistanis went to the polls on Saturday to cast their ballots in an historic election. For the first time in the country’s history, an elected government completed its five-year term and will be succeeded by another elected government. Early vote counts announced by Pakistan State TV place former-Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), clearly ahead of the challengers. May 13 2013, 10:12 1 311 просмотрs

World News

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins presidential race

To many's surprise, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili made an announcement on Saturday about his decision to run for the country's upcoming presidential contest. May 13 2013, 10:03 1 333 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

ENRC Brokers Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Said to Have Resigned

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC)’s two corporate brokers have quit as advisers to the ferroalloys producer that’s facing an investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office over corruption allegations, according to three people familiar with the matter. May 13 2013, 09:51 1 951 просмотрs

World News

Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site

Kyrgyzstan's emergencies minister says the bodies of two American crew members have been found after a U.S. military refueling plane crashed in rugged mountains, while the search for the third crew member continues. May 13 2013, 09:40 1 272 просмотрs