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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 1 712 views

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 1 444 views

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 1 474 views

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 2 304 views

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 2 503 views

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 1 860 views

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 7 596 views

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 1 633 views

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 3 258 views

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 1 836 views

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 1 644 views

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 2 075 views

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 3 290 views

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 2 571 views

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 1 517 views

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 1 610 views

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 2 293 views

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 1 477 views

World News

U.S. Case Against Maksim Bakiev Dropped

U.S. prosecutors say a financial fraud case against Maksim Bakiev, son of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev, has been dropped, but gave no explanation.  May 13 2013, 09:34 1 588 views

Other News

I will stay in Boston until court makes decision - father of arrested Kazakh

Court hearing of UMass Darthmouth students - Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov - will not be conducted on May 14, as previosly mass media reported, but postponed for a month, Azamat's father, a businessman from Atyrau and a member of city council, Amir Ismagulov over the phone told Ak Zhaik. May 13 2013, 09:28 3 273 views

Society

ETERNAL FLAME OF VICTORY: Kazakhs hold the memory of heroes and victims of Great Patriotic War, and try to maintain the historical truth about it.

 Victory Day in Kazakhstan is a holiday that is celebrated at the highest level, which means its great significance for Kazakhstan. Despite the fact that our country for over two decades has gone through its sovereign development, we, unlike some of the other nations of the former Soviet Union, did not think it possible to give up the memory of the war, to review its results and value. May 11 2013, 16:15 4 835 views

Society

Floral Tribute in Victory Park (Photos)

“Year after year the number of our war veterans coming to pay floral tribute to Victory Park grows smaller and smaller,”- said someone sadly in the crowd.  I also noticed that this year the number of war veterans considerably decreased compared to the previous one. Some of them died, some just physically cannot walk to lay flowers at Eternal Flame… May 10 2013, 11:12 2 473 views

World News

Turkey Warns Syria Over Car Bomb Attacks

Turkey says it reserves the right to take "every kind of measure" after car bombs kill more than 40 people near the Syria border. May 12 2013, 15:06 3 313 views

World News

Boston Bombing Suspect Buried in Small Virginia Town – Reports

The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried earlier this week in a Muslim cemetery in a small town in Virginia known for its sprawling, popular amusement park, US media reported Friday. May 11 2013, 14:39 1 526 views

Kazakhstan News

Bolashak-Serhetyaka through railway service is opened by Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Presidents

As it is known, the new line "Zhanaozen - the state border with Turkmenistan" will make the route 600 km shorter than the existing railway via the Turkmen city of Sarahs. The project implementation in Iran relating to the new railway called "Bafq-Meshhed" will reduce the range of freight traffic between the Persian Gulf and the Far East for 1300 km. May 11 2013, 14:11 2 923 views