World News Lukashenko mocks Obama with mention of slavery Very recently black people in America were slaves, but today they are making claims to some kind of exceptionalism, Belarussian leader says October 3 2013, 15:34 1 429 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Families of border massacre victims given T3.5m each Families of border guards massacred at Arkankergen outpost near Chinese state line in 2012 have been paid T3.5 million each as a compensation, border service says October 3 2013, 14:57 1 826 просмотрs
World News Gambia withdraws from British Commonwealth After nearly 50 years as a member, Gambia has announced it is leaving the British Commonwealth. The African nation has in the past come under fire from Britain over human rights issues. October 3 2013, 14:50 1 051 просмотрs
Other News FC Atyrau coach responds to Kazakh racism allegations from black player Recently the Scottish Sun publicated an article by Ewing Grahame titled 'Kazakh racists made my life misery', where a now former black mercenary of Atyrau football club Mickael Antoine-Curier describes his story of playing in Kazakhstan in bad light. October 3 2013, 14:38 13 735 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Air Astana explains reasons behind registration of aircrafts in Aruba Registration of Air Astana planes outside Kazakhstan has no effect on the tax payments into the state budget, the company says October 3 2013, 12:17 2 320 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh parliament hears another call for anti-gay law A member of Kazakhstan’s parliament has called for a new law banning “homosexual relations,” upping the ante in the homophobic rhetoric that erupts from time to time in the legislature. October 2 2013, 16:33 1 720 просмотрs
Other News NCOC official: Production resume - matter of days Suspended late September, production at the giant field of Kashagan in the north of the Caspian Sea will continue within days, the deputy managing director of North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) Zhakyp Marabayev told journalists October 2 2013, 15:45 3 975 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan oks Tengizchevroil's Future Growth Project worth $23bn Kazakh authorities gave a green light to the $23bn future growth project of Tengiz oil field in Atyrau Oblast, said Kurmangazy Iskaziyev, Deputy CEO of Kazakh national oil and gas company KazMunayGas. October 2 2013, 15:10 2 970 просмотрs
Culture Atyrau checks out the taste of Oktoberfest German diaspora in Atyrau marked their traditional Oktoberfest fair of beer. October 2 2013, 11:10 3 743 просмотрs
World News Russia to arm Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Russian President Vladimir Putin warned ex-Soviet allies on Monday that Islamist militancy fuelling the war in Syria could reach their countries, some of which have Muslim majorities. October 2 2013, 11:02 1 942 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Water to be very expensive soon, PM Akhmetov says In the time to come, water will be very expensive in Kazakhstan, believes the country's prime minister Serik Akhmeto October 2 2013, 10:00 1 097 просмотрs
Economy October 1 - Kashagan still shut down Today, October 1, is the deadline after which, as per the Supplemental Agreement to PSA, the NCOC consortium's expenses will not be compensated by the oil produced. To recall, the main condition was to start commercial crude production by this date. October 1 2013, 19:00 2 591 просмотрs
World News Partial US shutdown begins Nonessential US government programs and services have been stopped; Congress is set to convene for its first day's work since missing a budget deadline. The Secretary of Defense has criticized the partisan deadlock. October 1 2013, 17:08 1 091 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Border guards attacked at Kyrgyz state line Kazakh border guards were attacked by 5-6 horsemen and a group of people in a Mitsubishi Pajero SUV without number plates 7 kilometers from the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border October 1 2013, 16:12 1 130 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh leader sacks central bank head Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev sacked the head of the central bank, replacing him with Deputy Prime Minister Kairat Kelimbetov in a move the presidential press service said would not change monetary policy. October 1 2013, 16:09 1 336 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh army drafts over 10,000 this autumn Kazakh citizens aged 18-27 should pass mandatory military service unless they have the right to postponement or draft exemption October 1 2013, 15:36 2 973 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Belarus' Lukashenko to visit Astana Aleksandr Lukashenko will render an official visit to Astana on October 3-4 October 1 2013, 12:06 1 369 просмотрs
Other News No relaunch date for Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan set: oil field consortium No relaunch date has been set for the giant Kashagan oil field that was shut-in Thursday due to a gas leak, the NCOC consortium, which is developing the field said in a statement Monday. October 1 2013, 11:23 5 613 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Judges from Kazakhstan to tour Las Vegas courts Judges in Clark County are welcoming their counterparts from Kazakhstan as part of a legal learning experience this week. October 1 2013, 10:04 1 206 просмотрs
World News White supremacy group KKK has been given approval to stage an event at historical Gettysburg Park The Ku Klux Klan has been granted a permit to hold an event at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. October 1 2013, 09:54 2 977 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Shal by Kazakhstan's Yermek Tursunov nominated for Oscar Shal (Old Man) movie directed by Yermek Tursunov from Kazakhstan has been submitted for the American Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category September 30 2013, 17:46 2 028 просмотрs
World News Assad ready to leave, but not now Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to resign if that improves the situation in the country, but believes that he has to remain in his position for now September 30 2013, 15:51 1 056 просмотрs
Other News Consumers to get extremism warnings on communal bills In the nearest future, communal services in Atyrau will be printing a religious extremism warning on the reverse sides of bills. September 30 2013, 13:53 3 120 просмотрs
World News French were 'hours' from military strikes on Syria before phone call from Obama French President Francois Hollande called off military strikes against Syria on 31 August following a phone call from the US President only hours before fighter jets were set to take off, a French weekly magazine has revealed. September 30 2013, 10:29 1 256 просмотрs
World News Pope Francis to 'rip up and rewrite' Vatican constitution As a group of eight Catholic cardinals handpicked by the Pope to shake up the Vatican’s murky and autocratic bureaucracy prepares to meet, the group’s leader has said they plan to rip up and rewrite the apostolic constitution which apportions power at the Holy See. September 30 2013, 10:21 1 150 просмотрs