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Criminal case to be opened in Kazakhstan against Kazakh tourists detained in Uzbekistan
The tourists are charged with deliberately crossing the national border as part of an organized group: Ms. Larissa Dmitryuk, spokesperson of the Border Control Service of the Committee for National Security.
03 August 2011
The Caspian Sea got on the list of “irreplaceable” ecosystems of the world
The list also includes Lake Baikal, Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon River basin, the Mediterranean Sea, the Yangdze, Indus and Gang Rivers, San Felix and Juan Fernández islands and the Kerguelen Archipelago.
03 August 2011
Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated Kazakh citizens on beginning of Ramadan
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev wished peace and accord to all the Kazakhs and well-being in every family.
03 August 2011
Astana to host boxing world championship in 2013
Boxing world championship will be held in Astana in 2013.
03 August 2011
Alpinists of K2 expedition fell through a crack
The team managed to promptly get Maksut Zhumayev and Ralf Dujmovits from the crack in the ice. None of the climbers received any serious injuries.
03 August 2011
Kazakh language and culture course free of distractions of modern civilizations
Those signed up stay in yurts, folding dwellings of the nomad Kazakhs, practice national songs and dance and master national crafts making.
02 August 2011
School of Kazakh Brides to be launched in Kazakhstan
At the threshold of the 20th anniversary of the nation’s independence, abandoned traditions are being rediscovered by the Kazakh people.
02 August 2011
Norwegians will have a bike tour across Kazakhstan
The tour starts on August 6. A group of cyclists will ride along Semey-Almaty-Astana route.
02 August 2011
Astana Arlans to start WSB season with fight against Los Angeles Matadors
The fight has been scheduled for June 11 in the US. The Kazakh boxers are also expected to face Dinamo Moscow, Milano Thunder, Pohang Poseidons and Mumbai teams this season.
02 August 2011
President Nursultan Nazarbayev to take a train ride in the Almaty underground August 2
The first stretch is to be inaugurated in December before celebrating the 20 anniversary of the nation’s independence.
02 August 2011
Kazakhstan cyclist Andrey Kashechkin back in Astana team
He was part of the team in 2007, but was disqualified for doping for two years.
02 August 2011
Anti-extremist teams being created in local Interior Ministry’s departments
Head of Interior Ministry Department thinks that theology experts should be made part of anti-extremist teams.
02 August 2011
Mikhail Kukushkin is nine lines up in ATP ranking
Kazakhstan tennis professional Mikhail Kukushkin moved nine lines up in the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking and is now 60th.
02 August 2011
Basketball club Astana got a new 5 from US
The club has signed a 1-year contract with Eric Williams, 27.
02 August 2011
Kazakhstan’s banks see growing demand for consumer loans
According to the National Bank, 47% of the country’s banks saw intensified demand for mortgages.
02 August 2011
Kazakh Foreign Minister of visit Turkey
According to Foreign Ministry’s press-secretary Ilyas Omarov, the visit will take place on August 3.
02 August 2011
Shvedova won US Open doubles in Washington
Yaroslava Shvedova coupled with Sania Mirza won the finals of the Washington Open.
02 August 2011