| 03/13/2018 21:35 | Fire breaks out at service station in Astana ( vestnik kavkaza )
A fire broke out at the service station in one of the buildings in the Kazakh capital of Astana. The incident took place today on the Syrymbet Street. The fire broke out at 11:30 local time, firefighters managed to extinguish the fire at 12:47 local time. The area of the fire was 500 square meters, Sputnik ... |
| 03/13/2018 07:25 | 'Natural beauty' cop stops traffic after being voted most beautiful police officer ( Daily Star )
Zhanbota Karibekova from Eralievo, Kazakhstan, took home the coveted award after online voters chose her ahead of five other finalists. Zhanbota is a senior inspector in the administrative police department at the international airport in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. The contest was staged last week in ... |
| 03/13/2018 03:35 | International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment ( Army Recognition (press release) )
The International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment KADEX, which has been held in Astana city, Kazakhstan, since 2010, is a wonderful platform ... KADEX is the first exhibition held under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. |
| 03/11/2018 19:20 | Kazakhstan signs Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ( Astana Times )
ASTANA â On the day of the 26th anniversary of Kazakhstan's accession to the United Nations â March 2, an official ceremony for signing the Treaty on ... Kazakhstan had participated in the elaboration and adoption of the treaty, which became the first legally binding document in the history of nuclear ... |
| 03/07/2018 07:45 | More raids, more deaths ( The Daily Star )
In the latest attempt to end the seven-year war, the foreign ministers of regime allies Iran and Russia and rebel backer Turkey are to meet next week in Astana, Kazakhstan's top diplomatic envoy said. Turkey yesterday announced it would establish camps in neighbouring Syria, including near the border ... |
| 03/07/2018 03:10 | Turkey: US Should Recall Weapons Handed to Syria-Based Kurdish Militants ( Al-Bawaba )
Russia, Iran, and Turkey have been organizing peace talks for Syria in the Kazakh capital of Astana since January 2017. Together, the three countries have been acting as guarantor states for the peace process. Capitalizing on the achievements of Astana, Russia on January 29-30 convened a ... |
| 03/06/2018 22:35 | Kazakhstan to Spend $840M on Countering Religious Extremism ( EurasiaNet )
Other figures show Kazakhstan's government wants it both ways, however. While Astana is eager to be seen successfully combating terrorism, it also insists that the problem has intensified. The KNB says that it has prevented 30 terrorist attacks in the past four years â three in 2014, four in 2015, 12 in ... |
| 03/06/2018 20:15 | 30 paintings devoted to Kazakhstan's historical past were presented in Astana ( http://www.kazakh-tv.kz/ )
30 paintings devoted to Kazakhstan's historical past were presented in the museum of the First President in Astana. The paintings include 'Proclamation of a Khan', 'Kerei and Zhanibek', 'Death of Isatai', 'Makhambet' and 'The Duel.' The exhibition by artist Muratbek Zholamanov has a symbolic title, ... |
| 03/06/2018 19:25 | Deputy Energy Minister of Kazakhstan arrested on suspicion of embezzlement ( AKIpress (press release) )
AKIPRESS.COM - Deputy Energy Minister of Kazakhstan Gani Sadibekov was arrested on suspicion of corruption, the court in Astana ruled. Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev commented to journalists that the detention was "a shock" for the Ministry. "The Ministry has no information about this case," ... |
| 03/06/2018 07:20 | KAZAKHSTAN: 24 criminal convictions in 2017, more imminent? ( Forum 18 )
Of the 21 Sunni Muslims, 16 were punished for alleged membership of the Tabligh Jamaat Muslim missionary group, which was banned by an Astana court in February 2013. The movement's adherents often travel around the country encouraging other Muslims to greater piety (see F18News 28 March ... |
| 03/05/2018 14:40 | Kazakhstan becomes 57th state to sign Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ( Times of Central Asia )
ASTANA (TCA) â On the day of the 26th anniversary of Kazakhstan's accession to the United Nations, an official ceremony was held at the UN Headquarters for signing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said. The agreement ... |
| 03/04/2018 02:10 | Kazakhstan signs prohibition of nuclear weapons deal ( Anadolu Agency )
Astana signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday. "Kazakhstan had participated actively in the elaboration and adoption of the treaty, which became the first legally binding document in the history of nuclear disarmament," the ... |
| 03/03/2018 21:50 | Kazakhstan signs the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons ( Trend News Agency )
On the day of the 26th anniversary of Kazakhstan's accession to the United Nations, an official ceremony was held at the UN Headquarters for signing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazinform to the Foreign Office's press service reports. The agreement ... |
| 03/03/2018 02:55 | Nursultan Nazarbayev expresses condolences to President of Azerbaijan ( http://www.inform.kz/sitemap_en.xml (press release) )
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a telegram of condolence to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Kazinform cites the press service of Akorda. With deep sorrow, the President of Kazakhstan learned the news about the multiple people died in the fire in ... |
| 03/03/2018 02:55 | Northeast Asia's inflection point for plutonium stockpiling ( Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists )
As North Korea continues to demonstrate its nuclear weapons capabilities through increasingly provocative actions, nongovernmental expert groups such as the Pugwash Conference seriesâwhich last convened in Astana, Kazakhstan, in August 2017âhave understandably narrowed their focus to ... |
| 03/01/2018 23:40 | Combating the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Success Story for the US-EU Partnership ( War on the Rocks )
The United States and the European Union have been stalwart supporters of the international science centers (the International Science and Technology Center and the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine) based in Astana, Kazakhstan, and Kyiv, Ukraine, respectively. These unique platforms ... |
| 03/01/2018 19:45 | US forensic experts rule out fatal accident in Tokmadi case ( Astana Times )
ASTANA â Specialists from the United States invited to Kazakhstan to reconstruct the crime scene in the Tokmadi case recently concluded that the gun in question could not shoot by itself. They insist it was a deliberate murder. The Zhambyl regional specialised criminal court continues hearings on the ... |
| 03/01/2018 09:20 | Exports Promo Council dodges queries over Sh45m expo cash ( The Star, Kenya )
The Export Promotion Council is on the spot over Sh45 million extravagant expenditure during last year's expo in Astana, Kazakhstan. The council spent Sh152 million to finance the June 10-September 10 expo that turned into a disaster after only one Kenyan exhibitor participated. A delegation of more ... |
| 03/01/2018 02:05 | US Experts Confirm Kazakh Banker's Killing Was Premeditated ( Latin American Herald Tribune )
ASTANA â Criminal investigators from the United States said Tuesday in the Kazakh city of Zhambyl that the 2004 shooting death of banker Yerzhan ... a criminal organization, embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of authority during his time as head of BTA, one of Kazakhstan's biggest banks. |
| 02/28/2018 21:15 | Astana goes gunning for Dechert ( Intelligence Online )
Stati, who is defended by Dechert, won a case before the arbitration tribunal of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce against Astana in 2014. The court ruled that the Kazakh government had unlawfully expropriated a natural gas facility owned by Stati's company ASCOM. The Kazakh government ... |
