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2 thousand cyclists take part in bike ride with Vincenzo Nibali in Almaty
A bike ride led by Olympic Champion Aleksandre Vinokourov, winner of Giro d’Italia-2013 Vincenzo Nibali and Astana cycling team was held in Almaty.
10 June 2013
Transportation of tourists from Turkey to cost Kazakhstan $1 million
The first group Kazakhstan tourists who could not leave Turkey because of the airline's bankruptcy came back to Kazakhstan on June 9.
10 June 2013
Media unveiles Ablyazov's wife arrival video
Kazakhstan TV channel KTK has published an exclusive video of the arrival of Mukhtar Ablyazov’s wife Alma Shalabayeva and their 6-y.o. daughter Alua Ablyazova to Almaty.
10 June 2013
Musicians brace for The Spirit of Tengri festival
The musicians taking part in the first Kazakhstan International Festival of Contemporary Ethnic Music The Spirit of Tengri gathered for the rehearsal in Tengri FM studio.
08 June 2013
Nazarbayev returns pension reform draft to parliament
Executing the authority vested on me by the Constitutions, I am recommitting the draft to the parliament for revision of and voting on the timeframe of the raise of retirement age for women: President Nazarbayev.
08 June 2013
Iogan Merkel comments on his own statement on Ablyazov's wife
Merkel said that the media misinterpreted his previous statement and he wanted to provide more details on the status of Alma Shalabayeva, Mukhtar Ablyazov’s wife.
08 June 2013
No grounds for arresting Ablyazov's wife: Iogan Merkel
The case was initiated over use of a fake passport and she was given a non-custodial sentence. This is a solved issue: first deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan.
08 June 2013
Airline bancruptcy gives extra vacation days to 1,000 Kazakhstan tourists in Turkey
Around 1,000 Kazakhstan citizens cannot leave Antalya, Turkey, because of the Turkish air company's bankruptcy.
07 June 2013
Kyrgyz singer to play national instrument at The Spirit of Tengri festival
Gulzada, a famous singer from Kyrgyzstan, will take part in the first Kazakhstan's International Festival of Contemporary Ethnic Music Performers The Spirit of Tengri.
07 June 2013
Global innovations expert to visit Kazakhstan
Global innovations expert Yonatan Adiri will render his first visit to Kazakhstan.
07 June 2013
Kerosene leaking into Yessil river near Astana
According to residents of Ondiris village, jet fuel has been flowing into the river near Astana for several years already.
07 June 2013
Joint air defense system with Russia to improve Kazakhstan's defense capacity
Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov took part in the meeting of the Defense Ministers Council of CIS countries.
07 June 2013
Over hundred Kazakhstan citizens are in militant camps in Afghan-Pakistan zone: Abykayev
Control over militants' crossing of borders requires expansion of cooperation between the special services of different countries: chairman of Kazakhstan National Security Commission.
07 June 2013
Children of Ablyazov and Khrapunov among UN mission's councellors in Central Africa
Ilyas Khrapunov, and his wife Madina Khrapunova turned out to be on the diplomatic list of the permanent UN diplomatic mission in Africa.
07 June 2013
Mukhtar Ablyazov wanted in Italy
Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov is wanted in Italy.
07 June 2013
My Wicked Angel by Talgat Temenov wins DetectiveFEST Special Jury Award
French actor Gerard Depardieu was starring in Kazakhstan-made My Wicked Angel movie and Nicolas Trembasiewicz edited the film.
07 June 2013
Pension fund money may be spent on ConocoPhillips stake in Kashagan: MP
I am asking the government to take decisive measures to purchase the share in Kashagan project from ConocoPhillips: Tursunbek Omurzakov.
07 June 2013
Oil flowing from abandoned well in Atyrau oblast
An oil spill of 600 square meters was discovered near an abandoned well at Saryshagul-4 section in Kurmangazy region.
06 June 2013
Kazakhstan ranked 34th in global competitiveness rating
Kazakhstan lost two lines in the 2013 rating since last year.
06 June 2013
The Government needs up to $600 million to launch the single network of ATMs run by the Central Bank
Giving the network of ATMs and ATMs card business to the Central Bank the banks will have to lay off nearly 5 thousand people in the market: Halyk Bank Chairwoman of the Board.
06 June 2013