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​Terrorists killed in special operation in Bishkek reportedly planned to blow up Russian air base for weapon – national security agency

The members of the international terrorist organization, who were killed in the counter-terror operation in Bishkek, planned to blow up the Russian air base in Kant to seize weapon and ammunition, the national security agency's press service told AKIpress on July 17. July 17 2015, 15:06 3 531 views

Kazakhstan News

​Terrorists killed in counter-terror operation in Bishkek were Takfiris from Kazakhstan

The members of the terrorist organization killed in the counter-terror operation in Bishkek were Takfiris, nationals of Kazakhstan, reliable sources told AKIpress. July 17 2015, 15:03 2 805 views

Kazakhstan News

​Preliminary hearing of ex-Prime Minister Akhmetov's case to be held on July 27

Preliminary hearing of the case of former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov and other top officials from Karaganda region suspected of embezzlement on a large scale and corruption is set to be held on July 27 in Karaganda. July 17 2015, 14:56 2 013 views

World News

​Ukrainians, Australian Kin Mark Year Since MH17 Downing

Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago joined a procession to the crash site on Friday, while Australia's prime minister remembered the "savagery" of the disaster as he unveiled a plaque in Canberra that's set in soil from where the wreckage fell. July 17 2015, 14:30 1 830 views

Kazakhstan News

​President Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr. July 17 2015, 14:15 1 944 views

Economy

​Eni and KMG agree to jointly explore Isatay offshore block

KazMunayGas signed the contract for joint exploration and production at Isatay offshore block. The information was posted on Kazakhstan stock exchange website. July 17 2015, 14:00 4 895 views

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​Another EXPO 2017 top manager steps down

Another top manager of "National Company "Astana EXPO-2017" JSC - managing director Saltanat Rakhimbekova has stepped down. July 15 2015, 17:06 2 365 views

Kazakhstan News

​Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Kazakhstan this August

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgy9zstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan as part of his tour of Central Asia in August. July 15 2015, 17:00 2 176 views

World News

China begins building 'world's tallest' dam

China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world's tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands hydropower. July 15 2015, 16:50 2 467 views

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Mexico shows security footage of Guzman moments before he disappeared into tunnel

Mexico's government on Tuesday broadcast security camera footage of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the final moments before he escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel in his cell on Saturday night. July 15 2015, 16:21 2 303 views

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German court finds 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' guilty

A 94-year-old German man who worked as a bookkeeper at the Auschwitz death camp was convicted on Wednesday of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people and sentenced to four years in prison, in what could be one of the last big Holocaust trials. July 15 2015, 15:01 2 454 views

Kazakhstan News

Deputy chairman of Astana EXPO-2017 Vera Kobalia leaves

Vera Kobalia has voluntarily resigned from the post of deputy chairman of the National Company Astana EXPO-2017 after working for a little over a month, a Tengrinews correspondent reports citing the company's spokesman Aigul Mukei. July 15 2015, 15:00 3 720 views

World News

Final Deal Between Iran, P5+1 Removes All Sanctions

Sergei Lavrov said that the final agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group removes all anti-Tehran sanctions, as well as gives the Islamic Republic the right to peaceful atom. July 14 2015, 16:08 2 534 views

Kazakhstan News

​Air Astana and SCAT to open new flights to China in 2015-2019

Air Astana and SCAT are planning to launch new air flight services to China in 2015-2019, the Ministry of Investment and Development said. July 14 2015, 15:57 3 705 views

Kazakhstan News

​No plans to sell assets in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and South Africa - ArcelorMittal

The world's largest metal company ArcelorMittal has no current plans to sell its assets in Kazakhstan, Ukraine or South Africa, the press service of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has said in response to an article published by KazTAG, a Kazakhstan news service. July 14 2015, 15:49 2 221 views

Society

​Man killed by lightning in Atyrau region

On July 11, in the morning during a thunder-storm 40-y.o. resident of Tushchykudyk village in Issatai District was killed by the lightning. July 14 2015, 15:44 3 759 views

World News

​News agency Rossiya Segodnya's bank accounts blocked in the UK

The bank accounts of the Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, which are managed by Barclays Bank in the UK, have been blocked, reports the RIA Novosti news agency. July 14 2015, 15:06 2 732 views

Kazakhstan News

Dozens of applications filed from abroad in 2014 in connection with division of children after divorce of Kazakhstani residents with foreigners

Several dozens of applications came in 2014 from Sweden, France, Syria, Turkey and Russia in connection with "share" of children after divorces of Kazakhstani people with foreign citizens, said Vyacheslav Kaluzhniy, head of the national center for human rights. July 14 2015, 11:20 2 131 views

World News

​Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich invested into shale technology in the USA

Propell Technologies Group (OTCQB: PROP) (the "Company"), the U.S. provider of a plasma pulse based enhanced oil recovery technology, today announces it has received an additional investment of $9.75 million from Ervington Investments Limited. The final beneficiary of Ervington is the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. July 14 2015, 11:49 5 199 views

Ecology

​Bird flu revealed in dead gannet in Atyrau region

The Italian specialists have discovered the bird flu H5 N1 in the dead gannet in Atyrau region. July 14 2015, 11:29 6 132 views

World News

Hungary defies its critics and builds a barrier along its open border with Serbia

Work has begun in Hungary on a four-metre high fence to close the open border with Serbia. July 14 2015, 10:15 3 268 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan among 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy: Bloomberg

Rounding out the dismal 10 were Croatia, Serbia, Italy and Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan, whose biggest trading partner is Russia, is now expected to grow 1.2 percent, having plunged from the 3.6 percent economists projected three months ago. July 14 2015, 10:00 2 516 views

Economy

KPJV foreign labour work permits withdrawal, repartition of spheres of influence in oil industry and other issues

Interesting developments take place recently around Tengizchevroil's Future Growth Project. Ak Zhaik newspaper learnt about disagreements that arose between Akimat (Governor's office) of Atyrau Oblast and two foreign shareholders of KPJV design company, and one of its domestic shareholders has been sold by the state to the private company. July 13 2015, 18:29 10 208 views

World News

At Least 23 Russians Killed After Barracks Collapse (+Video)

Twenty-three Russian soldiers have been killed after their military barracks collapsed in the Siberian city of Omsk, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on July 13. July 13 2015, 15:55 2 795 views

Kazakhstan News

Mystery of Kazakhstan's 'Sleepy Hollow' disease tracked to uranium mine

A closed uranium mine was pinpointed as the culprit behind the outbreaks of a mysterious sleep-inducing disease that has plagued the residents of two villages in Kazakhstan since 2013. July 13 2015, 15:44 3 488 views