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Price of bread and bus fares will increase in Atyrau

As of January 1, the price of “social" bread loaf will cost 80 tenge and more, warn Atyrau bakers. The fares for public transport in the city will be 80 tenge and on suburban routes - 100 tenge by the unanimous vote of the deputies of Atyrau Maslikhat. November 20 2015, 11:39 6 974 views

Kazakhstan News

​The First Center of Kazakhstan Opened in China

In the framework of a joint initiative of the Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Shanghai, JSC "Center for International Programs", which is the official administrator of "Bolashak" scholarship, and Shanghai International Studies University in the territory of this institution the first China's "Center of Kazakhstan" has been opened. November 20 2015, 09:50 3 157 views

World News

Islamic State Says It Has Executed Chinese and Norwegian Hostages

The militant group calling itself Islamic State on Wednesday said it had executed two hostages, one Chinese and the other Norwegian, releasing images in the latest issue of its official English-language magazine Dabiq purporting to show the two men had been shot to death. November 19 2015, 17:01 3 123 views

World News

ISIS new video warns of attack on New York

A new video from ISIS warns of an attack on New York City. Images from the video appear to show a man zipping up his jacket with a bomb strapped to his body underneath. That is followed by an image of Times Square. November 19 2015, 15:40 3 020 views

Kazakhstan News

BTA Bank Says New York Developer Helped Launder Stolen Money

BTA Bank JSC accused developer Joseph Chetrit of using New York real estate investments to help launder money stolen from Kazakhstan. November 19 2015, 14:35 4 107 views

Ecology

​It is snowing in Atyrau …

It was snowing today in Atyrau, it was the first snow this year and the first one in autumn… November 18 2015, 17:22 8 666 views

World News

2 suspects killed in Paris anti-terror raid, including woman who blew herself up

Two armed terror suspects were killed, including a woman who blew herself up, during an ongoing police raid in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis for hunting down the 9th suspect of the Paris attacks, BFMTV reported Wednesday. November 18 2015, 15:25 2 772 views

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan should reduce number of its diplomatic mission abroad: Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan should reduce the number of its diplomatic mission in foreign countries, said President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev who is chairing the Government's extended meeting on Wednesday. November 18 2015, 12:04 2 944 views

World News

Gunfire erupts in St Denis area of Paris as police hunt fugitives

Gunfire erupted in a north Paris suburb early on Wednesday as special police forces launched an operation to catch one of the suspects believed to be behind gun and bomb attacks in which 129 people were killed last week, a police source told Reuters. November 18 2015, 11:15 2 573 views

Kazakhstan News

​President Nazarbayev holding extended meeting of Government

Today, November 18, Akorda presidential residence is hosting an extended meeting of the Government under the chairmanship of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. November 18 2015, 11:07 3 255 views

World News

Police Hunting for New Suspect in Paris Attacks

French police widened their manhunt to include another fugitive they say took part in the attacks in Paris, as new details emerged about the organizing of the plot in the days before the onslaught. November 18 2015, 10:19 2 712 views

Kazakhstan News

​Afghan President to visit Kazakhstan

President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will pay an official visit to Astana November 20. Dauren Abayev, Press Secretary of the Kazakh President, told it during the online briefing yesterday. November 18 2015, 02:10 2 856 views

World News

Russia fires missiles from Mediterranean on targets in ISIS stronghold Raqqa

The Russian military has launched airstrikes against the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria with cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea, France's Le Monde newspaper said, citing a French official. November 18 2015, 00:56 3 067 views

World News

Egypt detains two airport staff in connection with Russian air crash

Egyptian authorities have detained two employees of Sharm al-Sheikh airport for questioning in connection with the downing of a Russian jet on Oct. 31 that killed all 224 people on board, two security officials and an airport employee said on Tuesday. November 17 2015, 17:56 2 784 views

World News

Russia confirms bomb attack brought down Egypt plane, vows revenge

Russia's President Vladimir Putin vowed vengeance after Moscow on Tuesday confirmed that a bomb attack brought down a passenger jet over Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. November 17 2015, 16:12 2 911 views

World News

French President Francois Hollande urges U.S., Russia to join coalition to fight ISIS

French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join a global coalition to destroy ISIS in the wake of the attacks across Paris, and announced a wave of measures to combat terror in France. November 17 2015, 16:01 2 995 views

World News

Mastermind behind Paris attacks identified as active ISIS executioner from Belgium

Investigators have identified the alleged sponsor and mastermind of Friday's massacre in Paris. He had direct contact with the terrorists, media report. The suspect is believed to be a Belgian national and an active Islamic State executioner in Syria. November 17 2015, 12:20 3 320 views

Kazakhstan News

D.Abayev told about Kazakhstan's security measures due to terrorist attacks in the world

Press Secretary to the President Dauren Abayev answered the question from "Interfax-Kazakhstan" news agency about security measures due to increased terrorism incidents in many countries on the official Facebook page of Akorda. November 17 2015, 12:10 3 313 views

World News

Oil price being pulled both ways after Paris

The oil price is being affected by conflicting sentiments today, as the latest global terrorist atrocity raises the prospect of both a hit to supplies and a slump in demand. November 17 2015, 10:37 3 351 views

World News

Former boxer Vitali Klitschko re-elected as Kiev mayor

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has been re-elected mayor of Ukraine's capital Kiev, final results of a runoff vote showed on Monday. November 17 2015, 10:24 2 996 views

Kazakhstan News

In December Kazakhstan citizens will have 3 additional days off

In December Kazakhstan will celebrate three holidays: December 1 is the Day of the First President of Kazakhstan. On December 16 and 17 - the Independence Day and the Day of democratic reforms in Kazakhstan, respectively. These red letter dates are state holidays, therefore Kazakhstan citizens will have three additional days off, azh.kz reports citing zakon.kz. November 17 2015, 09:40 3 062 views

Society

​Atyrau Region Governor B. Izmukhambetov: "Paris is not that far"

At the 39th extraordinary session of the regional maslikhat the Governor of Atyrau Oblast (region) Baktykozha Izmukhambetov strongly urged inhabitants to be security-conscious: November 16 2015, 16:15 6 225 views

World News

Molenbeek: The Belgian neighbourhood that’s become a terrorist breeding ground

THE world's attention may be on Paris where an unimaginable terror offensive has shot fear through the Western world, but some 300km away, there's a quiet neighbourhood with a radicalisation problem that's even more frightening. November 16 2015, 14:57 3 666 views

Kazakhstan News

​Windy and snowy weather to persist in Kazakhstan

Snow showers, blizzard, fog, ice-slick and stiff wind will persist in Kazakhstan on Monday, November 16. November 16 2015, 12:33 3 092 views

World News

G20: US, Russia discuss war in Syria

After the shock of the terrorist attacks in Paris, there has been some movement on the diplomatic front as both Obama and Putin met to discuss how to beat the terrorists in Syria. Bernd Riegert reports from Antalya. November 16 2015, 10:39 2 761 views