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Georgia interior minister quits in jail torture scandal
Georgia's interior minister resigned Thursday after the release of videos this week showing the torture and rape of prison inmates sparked fury and a wave of nationwide protests.
21 September 2012
Kazakhstan is third among countries with most generous Olympic money prizes
Kazakhstan will award its Olympic champions with $250,000, silver prize-winners with $150,000 and bronze prize-winners with $75,000.
07 August 2012
Georgia to execute mentally handicapped man
Barring a last minute intervention by the US Supreme Court, a mentally handicapped man will be executed Monday in Georgia, despite protests from around the world -- and from the victim's family.
23 July 2012
Nazarbayev opened Kazakhstan Equestrian President’s Cup
Nursultan Nazarbayev has officially opened one of the stages of Equestrian World Cup - Kazakhstan President's Cup.
05 July 2012
6-y.o. twins from Almaty awarded Vice Mister Universe titles
The Kazakhstan boys have managed to make an indelible impression on the jury of the pageant that was held in Georgia.
27 June 2012
Stockholm photo exhibition to be held in Almaty subway as part of ArtbatFest
Ekaterina Sisfontes’ (Sweden) photo exhibition called Stockholm Subway will kick off in Almaty subway on May 26.
25 May 2012
Kazakhstan schoolchildren won two gold medals in Georgia International Olympiad
Kazakhstan schoolchildren won 12 medals in the 6th International Olympiad of Junior Scientists and Inventors that was held in Tbilisi.
03 May 2012
PHOTO: KFW ended with British designer’s presentation
Alexander Gussarov, British designer of Russian origin, was a finishing touch of Kazakhstan Fashion Week.
23 April 2012
Two foreign designers failed to come to Kazakhstan Fashion Week
Foreign designers declared in the program failed to come to Kazakhstan to participate in the 2012/2013 Fashion Week of autumn-winter season.
20 April 2012
Saakashvili invited Nazarbayev to Georgia
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili invited Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit Tbilisi.
28 March 2012
KazMunaiGas will open hotel in Georgia in October 2012
Medical and health-improvement hotel Borzhomi-Likani owned by KazMunaiGas-Service will open in October 2012.
26 March 2012
Georgia offered aid to Egypt in export of Kazakhstan grain
Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze met with representatives of legislative and executive authorities of Egypt.
11 March 2012
Massimov met with Georgian Prime-Minister
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Karim Massimov met with his Georgian counterpart Nikolai Gilauri.
07 December 2011
Georgian Prime-Minister arrived in Kazakhstan
Prime-Minister of Georgia arrived in Kazakhstan with the working visit.
07 December 2011
Georgian orthodox church to be built in Kazakhstan
Delegation of Georgian Orthodox Church will arrive in Kazakhstan on September 17 on invitation of His Beatitude Alexander, the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan.
14 September 2011
Kazakhstan’s investors in Likani resort failing: Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili
Likani recreational complex, including a Soviet-era sanatorium, was purchased, in April 2006, by the Kazakh state-owned energy company KazMunay Service which promised to develop the area into an international tourism center.
26 July 2011
Air Astana launched new flights to Georgia and Russia
Kazakhstan national air company Air Astana launched new flights Almaty-Tbilisi and Almaty-Samara on June 2.
03 June 2011
Director of KazAlco does not agree with Georgian wines ban
Director of KazAlco Association commented on the advice of Gennadiy Onischenko to ban imports of Georgian wines to Kazakhstan.
06 May 2011
Onischenko advised Kazakhstan to ban Georgian wines
Gennadiy Onischenko said that Kazakhstan and Belarus should ban sales of Georgian wines and mineral water.
06 May 2011