All news

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakh President to visit the United Kingdom

Today Aslan Sarinzhipov, Minister of Education and Science, has held a meeting with the Minister for Trade and Investment Lord Francis Maude, the press-service of the agency reported. October 20 2015, 16:12 1 962 views

World News

First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer

A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-related cancer, Japanese authorities said Tuesday (Oct 20), in the first such confirmation more than four years after the worst atomic accident in a generation. October 20 2015, 15:36 1 584 views

Kazakhstan News

Standard & Poors no longer takes Kashagan into account when assigning ratings to Kazakhstan

International rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) has excluded the giant oilfield Kashagan located in the Caspian offshore out of the factors influencing Kazakhstan's economic prospects due to repeatedly delayed commercial production at the oilfield, according to Karen Vartapetov, S&P's Associate Director. October 20 2015, 15:26 1 783 views

Kazakhstan News

​Six countries interested in constructing nuke plant in Kazakhstan

Companies from six countries are interested in participating in constructing a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan , the country's Energy Ministry told Trend. October 20 2015, 10:51 1 951 views

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan Prosecutor General's Office says it isn't negotiating on re-extradition of tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov

Kazakhstan is not negotiating on the re-extradition of former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, the press service of the Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan said Monday. October 20 2015, 10:42 1 669 views

Economy

Minister of Energy V. Shkolnik visited Tengiz and Kashagan fields

Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Vladimir Shkolnik made a working trip to Atyrau region on October 16-17. October 20 2015, 10:46 6 034 views

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan airlines changing flight routes due to missile launches in Caspian Sea

Kazakh airlines are changing the flight routes due to the missile launches in the Caspian Sea. October 20 2015, 10:00 1 427 views

World News

Trudeau declares victory in Canada as Harper resigns

Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party has been elected as Canada's new prime minister. Outgoing leader Stephen Harper has stepped down as leader of the Conservatives after nine years in the top job. October 20 2015, 10:15 1 655 views

Society

​Cold water in town will be turned off for 6 hours

"AtyrauSuArnasy" (AtyrauWaterWorks) informed that in connection with seasonal chlorination of water treatment facilities and distributive networks of the city they are planning to temporarily turn off cold water supply in Atyrau from 1pm to 6pm on October 23. October 20 2015, 10:11 4 257 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to work out anti-crisis plan

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed the government to work out an anti-crisis plan, the country's presidency said Oct.19. October 19 2015, 18:46 1 560 views

World News

Top al Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in U.S. airstrike, Pentagon says

The leader of an al Qaeda-linked group allegedly bent on attacking the West has been killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria, U.S. officials said Sunday. October 19 2015, 18:32 1 436 views

Politics

​Press Attache David Gamble: "It's not possible to be among 30 top without strong NGOs"

On October 14, David Gamble, the first secretary of the US Embassy in Kazakhstan, paid one-day visit to Atyrau. Our meeting took place thanks to the initiative of the American Embassy in Kazakhstan. October 19 2015, 17:23 11 663 views

Culture

Krasnoyarsk «Millenium» circus is in town!

For the first time big circus arena from Krasnoyarsk arrives to Atyrau! FIND the COUPON in Ak Zhaik newspaper published on October 15 and RECEIVE the DISCOUNT of 1000 tenge! October 19 2015, 11:23 7 521 views

World News

2 dead, thousands displaced as Typhoon Koppu drenches Philippines

Flood waters unleashed by a deadly, slow-moving typhoon have invaded more and more towns in the northern Philippines, forcing people to clamber onto rooftops to await rescue. October 19 2015, 10:00 1 638 views

Kazakhstan News

Iran and China to join construction of Kazakhstan's oil refinery

Kazakhstan is planning to construct its fourth oil refinery in Mangistau Oblast - the country's west - in cooperation with Iran and China. October 19 2015, 09:40 3 361 views

Kazakhstan News

Golovkin knocked out Lemieux in 8th round

The Kazakhstan boxer won an early victory, having taken away from the Canadian boxer the title of IBF. October 18 2015, 10:00 1 752 views

World News

Russian Navy can strike ISIS positions in Syria anytime – general staff

Russia can strike positions of Islamic State militants in Syria from its ships based in the Mediterranean Sea anytime should the command decide to do so, a senior Russian general said. October 16 2015, 16:19 1 686 views

Kazakhstan News

Heads of CIS states sign 16 documents at summit in Kazakhstan

The heads of CIS countries adopted a statement on fighting international terrorism and the concept of military cooperation between CIS member states till 2020, TASS news agency reported. October 16 2015, 16:15 1 711 views

Society

Atyrau paid last respect to Nyrlan Balgimbayev (+PHOTOS, +UPDATE)

By Zulfiya BainekeevaToday, October 16, the funeral of the former prime minister of the country Nurlan Balgimbayev took place in Atyrau. In the morning at the house of the deceased (on river embankment near “Atyrau" sanatorium) Muslim ceremony of zhanaza-prayer was held and farewell ceremony took place at the House of Culture named after Dina Nurpeissova. October 16 2015, 15:22 8 939 views

Culture

Medieval Saraishyk will be re-created

“Medieval Saraishyk" project is ready for re-creation. The ancient settlement Saraidzhuk, founded in the 13th century, will not be re-built, but its "copy" will be re-created within one and a half kilometers from the old settlement. October 15 2015, 10:02 6 472 views

Kazakhstan News

​CIS Heads of State to make statement on fighting international terrorism

CIS Heads of State will make a statement on fighting international terrorism, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev informed at the session of the CIS Heads of State Council. October 16 2015, 11:58 1 417 views

World News

EU leaders offer Turkey aid in plan to stop migrant flow to Europe

European Union leaders ending their summit in Brussels have agreed on an “action plan" with Turkey to try and stem the flow of migrants to Europe. October 16 2015, 11:51 1 553 views

Kazakhstan News

Two Activists Ermek Narymbaev and Serikzhan Mambetalin Arrested

Kazakhstan officials have arrested two activists - Ermek Narymbaev and Serikzhan Mambetalin, while investigating them on vague and overbroad charges of “inciting national discord," Human Rights Watch said today. An Almaty court confirmed a two-month pretrial detention order on October 15, 2015. October 16 2015, 11:37 2 379 views

World News

Poland signs deal to pipe gas to Russia-dependent Baltic states

Poland on Thursday signed a landmark deal to build the first EU gas pipeline to the isolated Baltic countries, reducing their uneasy reliance on Russian supplies. October 16 2015, 10:14 2 044 views

Kazakhstan News

Summit of the CIS heads of states and EEU economic council will take place today in Borovoe

Today the meeting of Council of the CIS heads of states and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) will take place in the resort settlement of Burabay of Akmola region. October 16 2015, 09:54 1 358 views