Main | Politics

Politics

Uzbekistan Kazakh Kazakhstan Nazarbayev news Nursultan Nazarbayev river UN United Nations CIS Visa tourist EXPO-2017 people Law gender Australia Asia Pacific United States talks South Korea nuclear North Korea Americas Prime-Minister Great Britain David Cameron Parliament Middle East & Africa Kuwait Elections Court president Iran spy newspaper extradition China Syria Europe G8 Northern Ireland pressure Russia summit visit Minister Military Israel aircraft unrest poverty Protest Barack Obama Africa threat politics Vladimir Putin opposition Moscow mayor candidates voting Government document Slovenia Senate renewable energy

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan call for UN review of disputed dams The presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan called for the United Nations to review the potential impact of two disputed hydroelectric dams proposed by their regional rivals Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

17 June 2013

Kazakhstan visa prices may go up before EXPO Prices of Kazakhstan visas may go up before the international exhibition EXPO-2017.

17 June 2013

Australian court agrees, we're not all male or female A landmark ruling won by an Australian gender trailblazer which finds that sex does not just mean male or female could have broader implications as society becomes more accepting of diversity.

17 June 2013

S. Korea calls for action from North, not words South Korea on Monday joined the United States in insisting that rival North Korea take "concrete" steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons if it genuinely wants to end its international isolation.

17 June 2013

British Prime Minister David Cameron to come to Kazakhstan on the first official visit President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Mr. Cameron are expected to meet reps of British O&G companies operating in the Kazakh Caspian shelf.

17 June 2013

Kuwait court dissolves parliament, upholds electoral law Kuwait's top court on Sunday scrapped last December's parliamentary election, which was boycotted by the opposition, but approved the controversial electoral law that sparked the boycott.

17 June 2013

Iran elections could be a game-changer: experts The election of the moderate Hassan Rowhani as Iran's new president is a game-changer which could set a new tone and soothe tensions with the West over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.

17 June 2013

Snowden extradition would be a 'betrayal': China media A state-backed Chinese newspaper Monday said extraditing former spy Edward Snowden to the United States would be a "betrayal" of his trust and a "face-losing outcome" for Beijing.

17 June 2013

Pressure on Russia over Syria as G8 summit opens World leaders head to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on Monday looking to put pressure on Russia to back away from its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amid growing Western efforts to arm the rebels.

17 June 2013

US gives Israeli minister a ride in V-22 Osprey aircraft Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon got to fly in a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft during a US visit Friday, as his country weighs whether to buy the American military plane.

16 June 2013

Anti-poverty activists gather, but Syria dominates G8 talks Thousands of protesters are expected on the streets of Belfast to urge G8 leaders to act on global poverty, although the issue looks likely to be overshadowed by concerns over the Syria conflict.

16 June 2013

White House sees great 'bang for buck' from Obama in Africa The White House on Friday insisted President Barack Obama's looming trip to Africa was overdue and would give great 'bang for the buck,' pushing back at concerns over the journey's cost.

16 June 2013

N. Korea in fresh vow to build up nuclear deterrent North Korea on Saturday made a fresh vow to build up its nuclear deterrent in the face of "threats of war" from the United States and a "policy of confrontation" from the South.

15 June 2013

Putin foe Navalny nominated for Moscow mayor Russia's top opposition figure Alexei Navalny faced the uphill battle of getting on the ballot for Moscow mayor on Saturday after being nominated for the post by other leaders of the country's nascent protest movement.

15 June 2013

Early results give Iran moderate clear lead: ministry With results in from 10 percent of the polling stations, moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani has a clear lead, with 49.87 percent of the vote in Iran's presidential election.

15 June 2013

Iran begins voting to elect new president: television Iran began voting on Friday to elect the successor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

14 June 2013

'Intersex' included on Australia's new gender guidelines The Australian government has announced new guidelines on gender recognition which state that individuals should be given the option of selecting "male", "female" or "intersex" on their personal documents.

14 June 2013

Nazarbayev invited to visit Slovenia President of Slovenia Borut Pahor has invited Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit his country.

14 June 2013

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are not competitors: Uzbek President Islam Karimov Gradual shift to a free trade zone to the common interests of the two countries is very crucial: Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

14 June 2013

Kazakhstan Senate approves draft law on renewable energy sources Kazakhstan Senate has approved the draft law supporting use of renewable energy sources in the first reading.

14 June 2013

TENGRI LIFE

TENGRI TRAVEL