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Kazakhstan to optimize taxes for mining enterprises

Kazakhstan will optimize taxes for mining enterprises until the end of the first quarter of 2015, the Kazakh energy minister, Vladimir Shkolnik, said Feb. 11. February 11 2015, 17:07 3 507 views

World News

US closes embassy in Yemen, evacuates staff

The United States has shut down its embassy in Yemen indefinitely and evacuated its staff and their families due to the worsening security conditions in the country, the State Department said. February 11 2015, 17:00 3 643 views

Society

Atyrau helps relatives of Ukrainians killed in Kulsary-Atyrau highway car crash (update)

After our publication “Son of engineer from Lugansk who died in road accident asks for help” compassionate residents of Atyrau responded and provided assistance to the Ukrainian family. February 11 2015, 16:00 6 229 views

World News

Houston Family Will Let Bobbi Kristina Die on Same Day as Whitney

Bobbi Kristina Brown's family will take her off life support on Wednesday so that Brown can die on the same day as her mother Whitney Houston, the New York Post's Page Six reports. February 11 2015, 00:55 2 369 views

World News

Gunshots fired at police in Marseille housing estate

Police said Monday they came under fire as they rushed into a housing estate in the French city of Marseille after residents alerted them that hooded people had shot "Kalashnikovs" in the air. February 10 2015, 17:10 3 635 views

Kazakhstan News

Kashagan economically viable with prices for oil at $100 per barrel

Kashagan oil project in the Caspian offshore will be economically viable with oil rices standing at $100 per barrel, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports, citing Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunaiGas Chairman of the Board. February 10 2015, 17:03 5 264 views

Kazakhstan News

Car explodes and kills 1 in front of Kazakh Defense Ministry in Astana

A car has exploded near the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing the press service of the Ministry. February 10 2015, 16:59 3 606 views

Economy

Seven projects inside one fence

During their trip to Atyrau the Energy Minister Vladimir Shkolnik, the Minister of Investments and Development Aset Isekeshev, Majilis rep Meiram Pshembaev and Vice-Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin visited the construction site of “National industrial petrochemical science and technology park”. February 10 2015, 16:15 6 717 views

Kazakhstan News

Iran ready to establish visa-free regime with Kazakhstan

Iranis ready to establish a visa-free regime with Kazakhstan in order to intensify the cooperation, Iranian ambassador to Kazakhstan Mojtaba Damirchilu told trend.az reports. February 10 2015, 12:22 3 924 views

World News

Russia's Putin arrives in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a two-day visit to Egypt, as both sides aim to boost bilateral ties and discuss major regional security issues. February 10 2015, 12:15 4 129 views

World News

Citi: Oil Could Plunge to $20, and This Might Be 'the End of OPEC'

The recent surge in oil prices is just a "head-fake," and oil as cheap as $20 a barrel may soon be on the way, Citigroup said in a report on Monday as it lowered its forecast for crude.  February 10 2015, 12:03 4 141 views

Kazakhstan News

UN Rapporteur Slams Kazakhstan on Rights

The country’s hardline approach to protests could derail its campaigns for the Olympics and UN Security Council. February 10 2015, 11:52 3 759 views

Kazakhstan News

Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan discuss ways of resolving Ukraine crisis- Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev have discussed by phone "the possible ways of resolving the crisis situation in south-eastern Ukraine," the Kremlin press service said on Monday. February 10 2015, 11:49 3 699 views

Kazakhstan News

KazMunaiGas Head doesnt rule out further decrease in gasoline prices

A further decrease in gasoline prices is not ruled out in Kazakhstan, tengrinews.kz reports, citing Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunaiGas Chairman of the Board as saying February 9. February 10 2015, 11:47 3 293 views

World News

HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani

Revelations that HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, helped some of its wealthy clients evade hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tax have made headlines across the world, but who is the man who lifted the lid on the scandal? February 10 2015, 11:00 2 732 views

Society

Poisoning cases in Atyrau and Zhanbai

In Atyrau “poisoning of an unknown etiology” took place. On February 8, at 10pm four children from house # 5 from suburban village Birlik-2 (kids were 10, 7, 6 and 5 years old) and 4-y.o. boy from Dossorsky Drive has been delivered to the reception ward of the regional children's hospital with the diagnosis “poisoning with unknown substance”. When kids got necessary treatment they were sent home. February 10 2015, 11:00 4 051 views

Society

Rail car derailed at Sagiz station in Atyrau Oblast

On February 8, at 7pm at Sagiz railway station thermocar # 58005109 of cargo train # 3480 “Kandagach-Makat” derailed. The rail car was loaded with juice. February 10 2015, 10:05 2 756 views

Society

The House that Ger-Aga built - Outstanding Kazakh writer Gerold Berger died

An outstanding Kazakhstan writer Gerold Belger (Ger-aga) died on February 7, 2015.  Gerold Belger passed away aged 81 from the heart disease. February 9 2015, 17:16 3 745 views

Kazakhstan News

Saipem awarded $1.8bn pipeline contract for Kashagan field offshore Kazakhstan

Saipem subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor has received $1.8bn engineering and construction contract in support of the Kashagan offshore oil field project, located in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan. February 9 2015, 14:13 5 844 views

World News

Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin renews blame on West

Ukraine's crisis has been caused by the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin says, as he works on Franco-German proposals to end fighting between the government and pro-Russia rebels. February 9 2015, 13:49 2 197 views

Economy

City Mayor gave the report for 2014

At the House of Culture named after Kurmangazy in Zhilgorodok Atyrau city Mayort Nurlybek Ozhaev made a report about the results of social and economic development in 2014 and outlined the plans for 2015. February 9 2015, 11:22 4 074 views

Society

Three people died in traffic accident on Kulsary-Atyrau highway

On February 7, on Kulsary-Atyrau highway three people died in the traffic accident.  February 9 2015, 10:00 6 511 views

Kazakhstan News

Tenge Devaluation Not Expected in 2015, Financial Expert Says

In a joint statement, the Government and National Bank of Kazakhstan indicated that tenge devaluation is not expected in 2015, said Chief Executive Officer of Kazakhstan’s Economists Association Olzhas Khudaibergenov in an exclusive interview with IA Strategy 2050.kz. February 9 2015, 09:42 4 222 views

World News

Grammy Awards: Sam Smith, Beyonce early winners

Aussie hard rock legends AC/DC got the 2015 Grammy Awards off to a rockin' start with live versions "Rock or Bust" and "Highway to Hell," but Sam Smith started the evening even stronger, beating Iggy Azalea et al for Best New Artist, and then Miley Cyrus and friends for Best Pop Vocal Album. February 9 2015, 08:39 2 665 views

Kazakhstan News

New airline Air Kazakhstan renamed to Kazakh Air

A new Kazakh airline Air Kazakhstan that is expected to make its first flight this year has been renamed to Kazakh Air, tengrinews reports citing Beken Seidakhmetov, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Investment and Development. February 9 2015, 08:35 9 504 views