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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 1 364 просмотрs

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 1 231 просмотрs

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 10 292 просмотрs

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 5 777 просмотрs

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 1 440 просмотрs

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 3 085 просмотрs

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 1 535 просмотрs

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 1 488 просмотрs

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 1 515 просмотрs

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 7 761 просмотрs

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 5 873 просмотрs

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 1 250 просмотрs

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 1 358 просмотрs

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 2 139 просмотрs

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 1 790 просмотрs

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 1 208 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

V. Putin: We have big plans for joint oil production on the Caspian Sea

The Russian President Vladimir Putin highly appreciated cooperation of Kazakhstan and Russia in the energy sphere during the meeting with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. October 16 2015, 09:14 1 465 просмотрs

World News

USA refuses to accept Russian delegation chaired by PM Medvedev

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US side rejected Russia's suggestion to discuss the Syrian conflict with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. October 16 2015, 09:21 1 466 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Arkankergen mass murder: UN Committee on Human Rights accepts Vladislav Chelakh's plea

- The UN Committee on Human Rights accepted a plea of Vladislav Chelakh sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 14 fellow soldiers and 1 huntsman in Arkankergen in Almaty region in 2012, the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law said Thursday. October 15 2015, 16:15 2 704 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Armenian president to travel to Kazakhstan for CIS summit and Eurasian Economic Council session

The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Thursday will arrive to Kazakhstan on a working visit. October 15 2015, 16:12 1 289 просмотрs

World News

Boko Haram: US sends drones, troops to Cameroon

The US is to send 300 of its troops to Cameroon to help counter militant Islamists Boko Haram. October 15 2015, 15:51 1 370 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia sign a number of bilateral documents

Today in the framework of the state visit of President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan a number of documents have been signed, the press service of Akorda reports. October 15 2015, 14:45 1 199 просмотрs

Society

​Ex-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Nurlan Balgimbayev Passed Away (+UPDATE)

Today, 14 October, in Atyrau at the age of 68, after a long battle with cancer ex-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Nurlan Balgimbayev passed away. October 14 2015, 16:46 15 599 просмотрs

World News

Putin chides officials for delays in cosmodrome construction

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday chided officials for a four-month delay in building a sprawling space center in the remote Far East, which has been dogged by corruption scandals. October 14 2015, 18:12 1 302 просмотрs

Society

​Death of operator in Tengiz

Fatal accident took place in Tengiz at the company “Speedy Zholdas". October 14 2015, 17:57 5 812 просмотрs