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Zhaikmunai buys three oil and gas fields for $16mln

Zhaikmunai LLP, an oil and gas production company operating in the north-west of Kazakhstan, has completed a purchase of rights to exploit three oil and gas deposits for 16mln dollars, the company announced, writes IA Novosti Kazakhstan.  March 5 2013, 15:57 4 101 просмотрs

Other News

A Uralsk girl to represent Kazakhstan at World's Top Model Pageant

18 year-old Diana Abdrakhmanova from Uralsk will represent Kazakhstan at the international Top Model pageant in Egypt, writes Uralskaya Nedelya. March 5 2013, 15:33 7 293 просмотрs

Society

NCOC hands over sponsorship and donation projects

Atyrau, 4 March 2013: North Caspian Operating Company B.V. (NCOC) handed over 11 projects completed under the Consortium’s Sponsorship and Donation Programme. March 5 2013, 14:37 2 561 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Five Kazakhs among the richest in the world

According to Forbes-Kazakhstan, five Kazakh citizens were placed in the 2012 list of the wealthiest people in the world. March 5 2013, 10:55 2 099 просмотрs

World News

Moscow Mayor says no to more mosques in the city

“It has turned out that the praying Muslims are not at all Russian citizens and they are not Moscow residents. They are labor migrants. There are only 10 percent of Moscow residents among them and building mosques for everyone who wants it – I think this will be over the top,” Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said March 5 2013, 10:44 1 607 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Alstom-KTZ: A contract worth €90 million signed

The joint venture, KazElectroPrivod, equally owned by Alstom (Paris:ALO) and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth €90 million1 with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhstan national railway company, for the supply of 10,000 point machines over a 10-year period starting in 2013.  March 4 2013, 17:50 1 676 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Oil production to reach 102 mln tons in 2017- Dossayev

"Oil production in Kazakhstan will reach 102 million tons in 2017," Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossaev announced at the Government hour in the Majilis. March 4 2013, 16:44 1 772 просмотрs

World News

Egypt’s finance ministry proposes renting out pyramids

Renting out Egypt's iconic landmarks, including the Giza Pyramids, to international clients could rake in up to $150 billion over five years, according to a proposal aimed at boosting the economy submitted to the country's antiquities ministry. March 4 2013, 15:41 1 610 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to build nuclear plant

Kazakhstan intends to hold an international bid to construct an atomic power station in Aktau, said Valeri Shevelev, managing director for innovations in Kazatomprom national company. March 4 2013, 15:01 1 530 просмотрs

World News

U.S. baby's HIV infection cured through very early treatment

A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims. March 4 2013, 14:35 1 637 просмотрs

World News

West to send Syrian rebels aid, not arms

Western powers pledged aid for Syrian rebels on Thursday but stopped short of offering them weapons, disappointing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad clamoring for more arms. March 4 2013, 11:28 1 613 просмотрs

World News

Kim Jong-un wants to talk basketball with Barack Obama

North Korea’s young leader has riled the US with recent nuclear tests, but Kim Jong-un doesn’t really want war with the superpower, just a call from President Barack Obama to chat about their shared love of basketball, according to unlikely diplomat Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star just back from an improbable visit to the reclusive communist country. March 4 2013, 11:17 1 612 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhtan to enjoy another 4 days off in March

In accordance with the law on holidays in Kazakhstan, the International Women's Day - March 8 - a public holiday of Kazakhstan - is a day off. March 4 2013, 09:39 2 832 просмотрs

Other News

Kashagan oil to flow in June, not March (Update)

First oil at Kashagan has been postponed from March to June, said Agip KCO managing director Umberto Carrara in a meeting with Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov. March 3 2013, 17:40 3 230 просмотрs

World News

U.S. hopes "peaceful political transition" in Syria: Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said here in Turkey's capital of Ankara on Friday that the United States hopes a "peaceful political transition" in Syria. March 2 2013, 14:54 1 659 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Artists from Kazakhstan at Sotheby's

Sotheby’s Auction House in London announced the first ever selling exhibition of the artists from Central Asia and Caucuses called “At the Crossroads” to be held during March 4-12, 2013 artdaily.com reports. Kazakhstan will present 5 paintings of the prominent Kazakh artists. March 2 2013, 14:30 2 220 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Most of Kazakhstan proud of its Olympic winners regardless of ethnic origin: poll

Demoscope Bureau of Express Monitoring of Public Opinion operating under the aegis of MediaNet International Center for Journalism conducted an opinion poll that showed that more than half of the respondents in are proud of the Kazakhstan athletes who won the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, regardless of their ethnic origin, Tengrinews.kz reports. March 1 2013, 16:24 1 729 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

French Foreign Minister to visit Kazakhstan today

Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius is arriving today to Astana with an official visit, reported Kazinform. March 1 2013, 15:53 1 433 просмотрs

World News

Visa-free regime between RF, EU would promote business, tourism

Abolition of visas between Russia and the European Union would promote the development of business, tourism and youth exchanges, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the joint press conference with French President Francois Hollande. March 1 2013, 15:14 1 935 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nikolai Brunich elected Caspian Pipeline Consortium head

CPC shareholders unanimously elected former CEO of Russian-based Zharubezhneft Nikolai Brunich as the head of CPC, Transneft spokesman Igor Demin told Interfax. March 1 2013, 11:48 3 310 просмотрs

World News

Google Gets Transparent With Glass, Its Augmented Reality Project

Larry Page and Sergey Brin have long had the dream of a hands-free, mobile Google, where search was a seamless process as you moved around the world. As the years progressed the vision did, too, expanding beyond search to persistent connections with the people in your lives. March 1 2013, 11:20 1 716 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Foreign Ministry concern over adoption of orphans by homosexuals

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges adoption agencies to more diligently check foreign citizens wishing to adopt orphans in Kazakhstan in order to prevent children from living in same-sex families, reports Kazinform. March 1 2013, 10:45 6 296 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

More Russian businessmen move to Kazakhstan

According to Kazakh Statistics Agency, the number of companies with Russian participation has grown 80% to be over 9,000. March 1 2013, 10:33 1 504 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

28th of February - Day of Nevada-Semipalatinsk anti-nuclear movement

On the 28th of February Kazakhstan celebrates the birthday of the International Anti-Nuclear Movement Nevada-Semipalatinsk that was formed back in 1989. February 28 2013, 17:57 4 610 просмотрs

World News

Van Cliburn, American classical pianist and Cold War hero, dies at 78

American pianist Van Cliburn, who awed Russian audiences with his exquisite Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff concertos and won fame and fortune back home, died on Wednesday at the age of 78. February 28 2013, 16:54 1 826 просмотрs