| 02/14/2018 18:45 | Who's Fighting Whom in Syria? ( FrontPage Magazine )
A new episode in the torturous saga of the Syrian civil war is emerging. Last year Russia, Iran and Turkey met in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and agreed to set up a series of de-escalation zones in Syria that were supposed to reduce the violence between the anti-government insurgents and the ... |
| 02/12/2018 18:25 | AIFC to launch exchange, court and arbitration centre in 2018 ( Astana Times )
ASTANA â The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), which opened Jan. ... The International Centre for Green Technologies, which will operate under the Ministry of Energy, and the international IT start-up hub responsible for the Digital Kazakhstan programme will also operate on the site. |
| 02/10/2018 23:35 | Nazarbayev wants National Bank to put an end to 'pervasive' theft in banking sector ( Astana Times )
ASTANA â Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev lamented the âpervasive theft of the state's and people's moneyâ at the Feb. 9 extended government meeting he chaired. d26f07d2e216c296994d8b1e74307c9b. Photo credit: akorda.kz. âWhen are we going to finish this business?â Nazarbayev ... |
| 02/10/2018 17:30 | UAE Ambassador meets with Chairman of Kazakhstan Supreme Court ( MENAFN.COM )
ASTANA, 9th February, 2018 (WAM) -- Zhakip Asanov, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Supreme Court, today received Dr. Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Their meeting discussed the bilateral relations between their countries and ways of enhancing their ... |
| 02/10/2018 09:20 | Can Geneva build on Syrian peace talks in Sochi? ( Al-Monitor )
One example of this urgency can be seen in the de-escalation zones established in peace talks held in Astana, Kazakhstan. The zones emerged as relatively effective instruments for reducing violence on the ground at first. However, they have failed to achieve the stated objective of revitalizing the ... |
| 02/10/2018 01:55 | President Nazarbayev: We will continue combating corruption resolutely ( http://www.inform.kz/sitemap_en.xml (press release) )
ASTANA. KAZINFORM President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev warned the Prosecutor General, the chairmen of the Supreme Court and the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption, on accountability for the anti-corruption work, Kazinform correspondent reports. "The primary goal in ... |
| 02/09/2018 19:30 | UN concerned over mounting civilian deaths in Syria (Brinkwire (press release))
Regime attacks in Syria's E. Ghouta 'alarming': Turkey - Brinkwire (press release) |
| 02/09/2018 14:25 | Chemical Weapons Attack in Saraqib, Syria ( Alive For Football )
... truce deal that had been negotiated by the Kremlin for the territory held by the rebels who have since failed to stop fighting. Located in northern Syria near the Turkish border, Idlib was declared a de-escalation zone, according to a cease-fire agreement last May reached in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. |
| 02/09/2018 06:40 | UN concerned over mounting civilian deaths in Syria ( Yeni Ĺafak English )
Located in northern Syria near the Turkish border, Idlib province was declared a de-escalation zone according to a cease-fire agreement last May reached in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. The Syrian regime, however, has repeatedly violated the deal and has targeted residential areas in opposition-held ... |
| 02/08/2018 14:20 | Opinion: China's Silk Road Project â A PLA Weapon? ( Defence Aviation Post )
President Xi Jinping called for the construction of a Silk Road Economic Belt during a speech at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. However, this belt has always been more than just a means for China to hitch up its economic pants. Behind Xi's plans are strategic and military factors that ... |
| 02/08/2018 11:25 | UN concerned over mounting civilian deaths in Syria ( Anadolu Agency )
The UN expressed grave concern Wednesday over the rising number of civilian deaths in Syria amid the country's ongoing civil war. Speaking at a daily press briefing, UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said intense airstrikes and shelling on the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta have reportedly ... |
| 02/08/2018 08:35 | Is Syria's de-escalation deal done? ( Aljazeera.com )
The four de-escalation zones were created after several rounds of talks in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. Russia, Turkey and Iran, who signed the deal, act as guarantors. So what exactly triggered the latest round of violence? And who can stop it? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault. Guests: Dmitriy Frolovskiy ... |
| 02/08/2018 03:25 | Chemical weapons watchdog voices concern over Syria ( Anadolu Agency )
An international chemical weapons watchdog expressed âgrave concernâ on Wednesday over the alleged use of such prohibited weapons in Syria. In a statement, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said the agency's fact-finding mission would continue investigating "all ... |
| 02/08/2018 00:20 | Turkish troops face off against Syria regime as violence spirals ( The Times )
The escalation follows what appears to be the final breakdown of the âAstanaâ round of peace talks, overseen by Russia, Iran and Turkey. After initial meetings in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, last year, they moved last week to a âcongressâ in the Russian resort of Sochi, supposed to represent all ... |
| 02/07/2018 21:25 | UK royal judge to head AIFC ( http://www.inform.kz/sitemap_en.xml (press release) )
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) now has a new court bench, Kazinform has learnt from the AIFC's press service. The chief judge is The Rt. Hon. The Lord Harry Kenneth Woolf CH, a crossbencher at the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, Deputy Chairman of ... |
| 02/07/2018 20:25 | Kazakhstan will repair military equipment and export them abroad ( http://www.kazakh-tv.kz/ )
Kazakhstan exports military equipment and weapons abroad. For example, the armored vehicles "Barys" and "Arlan" produced at the plant in Astana are sent to the countries of the Middle East, the CIS and the African continent. Kazakhstani cars are exported to Jordan. Negotiations are currently ... |
| 02/07/2018 17:40 | UK royal judge to head Astana IFC ( http://www.inform.kz/sitemap_en.xml (press release) )
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The International Financial Center of Astana now has a new court bench, as informed by the PR of the Center. The chief judge is The Rt. Hon. The Lord Harry Kenneth Woolf CH, a crossbencher at the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, Deputy Chairman of All Party Groups of ... |
| 02/07/2018 13:35 | Opinion: China's Silk Road project â a PLA weapon? ( Shephard Media )
On 7 September 2013, President Xi Jinping called for the construction of a Silk Road Economic Belt during a speech at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. However, this belt has always been more than just a means for China to hitch up its economic pants. Behind Xi's plans are strategic and ... |
| 02/06/2018 19:20 | One Turkish soldier martyred, five wounded in attack in Syria's Idlib ( Yeni Ĺafak English )
During a meeting in Kazakh capital Astana on May 4, the guarantor countries -- Russia, Turkey, and Iran -- signed a deal to establish de-escalation zones in Syria, which included Idlib in northwestern Syria, on the Turkish border. Turkish troops were tasked with monitoring a cease-fire and establishing a ... |
| 02/05/2018 05:35 | Kazakhstan Targets Beards, Pants In Fight Against 'Destructive Religious Movements' ( RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty )
In its effort to give police more power to fight "destructive religious movements," Kazakhstan has set its sights on beards and short pants. Ultraconservative Muslims who do not fit with ... "Pseudo-Salafists," he told reporters in Astana this week, will be among them. Certain types of long beards would be ... |
