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Two OMS Shipping Kazakhstan vessels launched in Caspian

The Astrakhan shipbuilding enterprise, a member of Kaspiskaya Energiya group of companies, has completed building two of five tow boats ordered by OMS Shipping LLP for use in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. April 10 2013, 15:00 3 591 views

Kazakhstan News

Chevron to prolong Tengiz concession to 2070

Chevron has an intention to extend the contract on Tengiz project at least through 2070. Following negotiations that lasted over a year, Kazakhstan and Chevron have virtually agreed on everything. April 10 2013, 12:51 4 357 views

World News

North Korean army 'split' over Kim Jong-un

North Korea's army was deeply split over whether to accept the command of Kim Jong-un, a former officer has revealed, giving a possible clue to the tensions lying behind the young leader's calls to war. April 10 2013, 12:09 5 146 views

Kazakhstan News

FEMEN activists to visit Kazakhstan prior to Expo-2017

Members of a scandalous Ukrainian feminist protest group said they have long been "watching" Kazakhstan and even thinking of opening here a branch office for their Asian followers. April 10 2013, 11:47 5 268 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan working on KazSat-3 creation.

In Kazakhstan, KazSat-3, communication and broadcasting satellite is being constructed, Talgat Musabayev, the chairman of the National Space Agency of Kazakhstan said during a seminar on the launch of the first Kazakh satellite remote sensing, BNews.kz correspondent reports. April 10 2013, 11:42 2 154 views

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Jalpaktal villagers - district administration should go

Dwellers of the village of Jalpaktal, in the West Kazakhstan Oblast, demanded that the akim of Kaztal District, his deputy and the district's internal policy head leave their posts. April 10 2013, 10:50 3 020 views

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UN Offers Aid to Quake-Stricken Iran

The United Nations has offered Tehran humanitarian assistance following a powerful earthquake that hit southern Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 37 people and injuring over 850. April 10 2013, 10:10 2 276 views

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Balykshi becomes part of Atyrau

The area of the city of Atyrau has expanded by another administrative unit - the suburban village of Balykshi, situated to the south, has been merged into Atyrau. April 9 2013, 16:53 2 953 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazahkstan to declare 2017 a year of Chinese tourism

Kazakhstan mulls declaring a year of Chinese tourism in 2017, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev as saying after the meeting with Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping. April 9 2013, 16:49 2 963 views

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Boxer badly hurt in nightclub beating

A promising Russian boxer said Tuesday a gang of men beat him up in a Kazakh nightclub after a competition and broke his jaw. April 9 2013, 16:36 6 069 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev condoles over Iron Lady's death

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent his condolences to British Prime-Minister David Cameron over the death of Margaret Thatcher, President’s official website writes. April 9 2013, 16:33 3 047 views

World News

Evacuate, North Korea urges foreigners in latest 'thermo-nuclear war' threat

North Korea has urged foreigners living in South Korea to consider evacuating, saying there was a risk of “thermo-nuclear war” breaking out on the Korean peninsula. April 9 2013, 16:15 3 199 views

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Stephen King's Mist covers villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast

A strange fog has scared the citizens of one of the villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast and caused the sanitary services to check the area, UralskWeek writes. April 9 2013, 16:13 3 302 views

World News

Margaret Thatcher dies of stroke aged 87

Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed that she died this morning. April 8 2013, 16:27 2 667 views

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BMW with teens turns over

A BMW X3 car with 8 teenagers turned over on the highway leading to the Atyrau International Airport on April 6, at around 22.30. April 7 2013, 17:08 3 670 views

World News

Tehran Daily: Baku Should Hold Referendum On Joining Iran

Hossein Shariatmadari, Editor-in-Chief of Kayhan, a newspaper that reflects Khamenei’s views, maintains in an editorial titled,  “Baku’s Turn”  that Iran should intervene  to “save” the Azeris by proposing to Azerbaijani officials that a referendum be held on the question of unification with Iran. April 6 2013, 10:14 2 605 views

Society

Tengizchevroil celebrated 20th anniversary

On April 5 a solemn meeting dedicated to the 20th anniversary of TCO was held in Atyrau. The day before a similar function was held in Astana with the participation of the President of the country Nursultan Nazarbaev. April 6 2013, 12:06 4 464 views

Economy

399 foreign workforce to arrive to Atyrau Refinery

RoK government approved the quota for attraction of foreign labor to Sinopec Engineering , Kazakh branch of Chinese company, for Atyrau Refinery Upgrade project . April 5 2013, 09:52 3 799 views

World News

Iran Offers World Powers New Round of Cooperation

A senior Iranian diplomat present in the talks underway between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, informed that Tehran has offered the six world powers a set of specific proposals for the start of a new round of cooperation.     April 5 2013, 17:50 2 427 views

Kazakhstan News

Dashboard cams: 30 cops sacked in Kazakhstan

"We have achieved some success - as a result of our work, about 15 road policemen were dismissed in the South Kazakhstan Oblast and several more in the rest of Kazakh regions," says the community's activist named Lazuta April 5 2013, 14:39 3 794 views

Kazakhstan News

Iran urges stronger ties with Kazakhstan

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the expansion of bilateral ties between the Islamic Republic and Kazakhstan would pave the way for the further activation of the common capacities of both countries. April 5 2013, 11:27 2 262 views

World News

Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio developing Gorbachev project

The project will revolve around former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped bring about the end of the Cold War, and will capture the dissolution of the USSR, as seen through Gorbachev's eyes. April 5 2013, 10:00 2 977 views

Ecology

Saiga tatarica population to be estimated by aviation

Estimation of saigas’ population (Betpakdala, Ural, Ust-Yurt populations) by means of aviation started in Kazakhstan on April 4 reports bnews.kz. The action is conducted by Okhotzooprom, the subdivision of the Committee on Forestry and Hunting under the RoK Ministry of Environmental Protection, reads the report of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP). April 4 2013, 16:50 3 810 views

Kazakhstan News

Advisor to Kazakh President appointed as ambassador to Georgia

By a decree of President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Yertysbayev Yermukhamet Kabidinovich has been appointed as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Georgia. Earlier Yertysbayev served as presidential adviser on political issues of the country. April 4 2013, 13:06 2 524 views

Culture

Artist Mary O’Connor: Silk Road Behind the Lens

From the soaring mountain peaks to the lonely desert landscapes, from the people and places to the textures and tastes, acclaimed Irish artist Mary O’Connor has got behind the lens to capture the spirit of Central Asia. The result is “Head Over Heels” , a new book of mind-blowing photographs that takes you on a journey down the Silk Road, winding through the entrancing lands of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. (Joanna Lillis, writer) April 4 2013, 12:52 5 983 views