New Aktau Akim appointed
Serikbay Trumov has been appointed the new Akim (Mayor) of Aktau in western Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan celebrates Unity Day with May 1-3 off
Kazakhstan is celebrating the People’s Unity Day on May 1-3. Almaty arranged to start the celebration early - with a bike ride on April 26 - but cancelled the event in the last moment.
Nazarbayev meets with new Presidential Administration
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with ranking officials of the Presidential Administration.
S. Korea election meddling scandal threatens Park
A simmering row over alleged election meddling by South Korea's domestic spy service is threatening to boil over into a full-blown scandal that could seriously scald President Park Geun-Hye's administration.
Maduro probes purported US involvement in Air France drug cache
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he was investigating whether US drug enforcement agents were involved in a huge cocaine drug bust as part of a plot to brand Venezuela a "narco state."
Nazarbayev approves regional Akims election
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law vesting local government with greater powers.
Abdrakhimov appointed deputy head of President's Administration
Former head of Kazakhstan Agency for Protection of Competition Gabidulla Abdrakhimov has been appointed deputy head of Kazakhstan Presidential Administration.
Kazakhstan President approved Concept of Development of Local Self-Administration
Village Akims (Mayors) in Kazakhstan will get their own budgets and personnel.
US aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan: report
The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014.
Daulet Yergozhin now heads social monitoring department of Kazakhstan President's Administration
Daulet Yergozhin has been appointed head of the Social-Economic Monitoring Department of Kazakhstan President’s Administration.
Karim Massimov thanked President and Ministers
I would like to thank our President for the high confidence he had in me all these years: ex-Kazakhstan PM Karim Massimov.
Nazarbayev appointed Massimov head of Presidential Administration
Karim Massimov shall be appointed head of Kazakhstan President’s Administration: Kazakhstan President’s decree.
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev relieves PM Massimov
Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to ask Prime Minister Karim Massimov to head his powerful presidential administration amid ongoing jostling to succeed the veteran strongman.
Abay Bissembayev appointed head of department of Kazakhstan Presidential Affairs
Abay Bissembayev shall be appointed head of the department of Kazakhstan President’s affairs: decree.
Aslan Mussin appointed head of Accounts Commission
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has appointed former head of the Presidential Administration Aslan Mussin chairman of the Accounts Commission.