| 02/27/2018 06:30 | Kazakh citizens who died in Moscow were natives of Kostanay region ( http://www.inform.kz/sitemap_en.xml (press release) )
ASTANA. KAZINFORM New information about the citizens of Kazakhstan found dead in the cabin of a semitrailer truck in the Moscow Oblast has been revealed, Kazinform correspondent reports with reference to the Kazakh MFA press service. "The three dead men, whose bodies were found on 24th of ... |
| 02/25/2018 11:55 | UN Envoy Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria ( New Delhi Times )
âThe special envoy calls again upon Astana guarantors to hold an urgent meeting to reinstall the de-escalation. He warns that this situation cannot be a repeat of Aleppo.â Last May, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed an agreement in the Kazakh capital, Astana, aimed at reducing violence between rebels ... |
| 02/24/2018 10:45 | UN Envoy Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria ( Voice of America )
Last May, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed an agreement in the Kazakh capital, Astana, aimed at reducing violence between rebels and Syrian government forces in four so-called de-escalation zones in mainly opposition territories. This cessation of hostilities agreement appears to have run its course. |
| 02/23/2018 19:55 | The Latest: Russia says will consider UN cease-fire in Syria (National Post)
The Latest: Syria's Assad meets Russian envoy amid violence - National Post |
| 02/23/2018 18:50 | Canada condemns escalating situation in Syria ( Yeni Ĺafak English )
At peace talks held in the Kazakh capital Astana in May of last year, Turkey, Russia and Iran designated Eastern Ghouta as a âde-escalation zoneâ in ... Russia backing Syria the devastation and the deaths would certainly not be occurring," Nauert noted, adding that this shows the failure of the Astana ... |
| 02/23/2018 16:10 | Kazakh authorities detain suspected members of eight organised crime groups ( Astana Times )
Kazakh authorities detain suspected members of eight organised crime groups ... ASTANA â Eight organised criminal groups were detained Feb. ... South Kazakhstan and Zhambyl regions and the city of Almaty, said Oksana Loskutova, an official spokesperson of the Kazakh Prosecutor General's Office. |
| 02/23/2018 10:40 | The Latest: US says Russia bears responsibility for Ghouta ( Idaho Statesman )
... Nauert says that without Russia's backing for Syria's government, "the devastation and the deaths certainly would not be occurring." She also says it shows "the failure of the Astana process." She was referring to a negotiating track for Syria that Russia has been organizing in Astana, Kazakhstan. |
| 02/23/2018 05:20 | Kazakhstan: Rising Star's Disgrace Reveals Stubborn Corruption Culture ( EurasiaNet )
has been tried on corruption charges.â While the judge at the Astana Specialized Inter-District Criminal Court has yet to pass a verdict on Bishimbayev and his 22 fellow defendants, it is almost unknown for trials to reach this stage in Kazakhstan without a conviction. Prosecutors are asking for a 12-year ... |
| 02/23/2018 03:00 | Kremlin Blames Terrorists Supporters for Eastern Ghouta Crisis ( Tasnim News Agency (press release) )
TEHRAN (Tasnim) â Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in reaction to Washington's accusations that blame the Syrian government and its allies for the crisis in Eastern Ghouta on the edge of Damascus, said that terrorists and their supporters are responsible for it. February, 22, 2018 - 17: ... |
| 02/23/2018 03:00 | Kyrgyzstan: Arrested MP Found to Have Kazakh Citizenship ( EurasiaNet )
This development, which Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry announced on February 22 after receiving confirmation from officials in Astana, means Damirbek Asylbek uulu is all but certain to lose his seat in parliament. People with multiple citizenship in Kyrgyzstan are barred from holding elected office, ... |
| 02/23/2018 01:35 | Astana Earmarks $900 Million To Anti- & Counter-terrorism Programs ( Caspian News )
Kazakhstan's government is launching an ambitious strategy to combat religious extremist movements that have posed an imminent threat to the national security and are aimed at radicalizing and recruiting Kazakhstani youth into the ranks of international terrorist groups. Drafted by the Kazakhstan ... |
| 02/22/2018 10:25 | Egypt voices concern over situation in Syria's Eastern Ghouta ( Xinhua )
The recent violence in Eastern Ghouta raised regional and international concerns about the innocent civilians besieged in the enclave. Eastern Ghouta is part of the Syrian "de-escalation" zones included in a deal reached last May in Astana, Kazakhstan between the Syrian government and rebel groups ... |
| 02/21/2018 17:30 | Kazakhstan hands over UN Security Council Chairmanship ( The Brussels Times )
Another matter that Kazakhstan raised particular attention to during its chairing of the UN Security council concerns the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. On 18 January, Astana organised a high-level UNSC event on âNon-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: confidence-building ... |
| 02/21/2018 09:30 | Villarreal player Ruben Semedo arrested after 'violent incident', holding person against their will ( Arab News )
In this file photo taken last year, Villarreal's Portuguese defender Ruben Semedo (R) vies with Astana's forward from Kazakhstan Roman Murtazayev. (AFP). Related Articles. Salem Al-Dawsari leads Saudi Arabian players going on loan at La Liga clubs · Saudi Arabian loan players need to be given ... |
| 02/20/2018 20:30 | Kazakhstan's frozen billions sound alarm for sovereign funds ( Reuters UK )
LONDON (Reuters) - When a Belgian court ordered a bank to freeze $22.6 billion (16.2 billion pounds) of assets held in trust for a Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund (SWF), it set a worrying ... A Kazakhstan's national flag flies against sunrise at downtown of Astana, Kazakhstan, November 3, 2016. |
| 02/20/2018 16:25 | Kazakhstan: prosecutor asks 12 years for former economy minister ( Times of Central Asia )
ASTANA (TCA) â The prosecutor in the high-profile trial of former Economy Minister of Kazakhstan, Kuandyk Bishimbaev, has asked a court in Astana to sentence him to 12 years in prison on charges of bribery and embezzlement, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. The prosecutor also asked the court ... |
| 02/20/2018 08:35 | Prosecutor Seeks 12 Years For Former Kazakh Minister ( RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty )
ASTANA -- The prosecutor in the high-profile trial of former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev has asked a court in Astana to sentence him to 12 years in prison on charges of bribery and embezzlement. The prosecutor also asked the court on February 19 to confiscate Bishimbaev's ... |
| 02/19/2018 22:45 | MFA confirms death of Kazakh woman in Sri Lanka ( http://www.inform.kz/sitemap_en.xml (press release) )
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Monday the death of the citizen of Kazakhstan in Sri Lanka, Kazinform reports. "On February 15, the Embassy of Kazakhstan in India was informed of the Kazakh citizen's death in unclear circumstances. Our diplomats immediately ... |
| 02/19/2018 01:25 | Kazakhstan arrests Kyrgyz MP over contraband ( gulfnews.com )
In Bishkek, the Kyrgyz foreign ministry said late on Saturday it had âreceived noticeâ from Kazakhstan of the arrest of Damirbek Asylbek uulu, an MP with the ruling coalition, along with three other Kyrgyz citizens. And in Astana, the Kazakh foreign ministry confirmed it was in âregular contactâ with ... |
| 02/18/2018 23:50 | Kazakhstan arrests Kyrgyz MP over contraband: govts ( Yahoo Singapore News )
In Bishkek, the Kyrgyz foreign ministry said late Saturday it had "received notice" from Kazakhstan of the arrest of Damirbek Asylbek uulu, an MP with the ruling coalition, along with three other Kyrgyz citizens. And in Astana, the Kazakh foreign ministry confirmed it was in "regular contact" with Kyrgyzstan ... |
