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King of Jordan on official visit in Astana
King of Jordan Abdullah II and Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Al Abdullah arrived to Astana on an official visit on June 19.
20 June 2014
New Atyrau Akim appointed
New Akim (Mayor) of Atyrau has been appointed
19 June 2014
South Korea and Kazakhstan sign agreement on visa-free regime
Citizens of either country may enter the other country’s territory without applying for a visa if their intended sojourn doesn’t exceed one month.
19 June 2014
Kazakhstan to develop its tourism industry
Despite Kazakhstan’s huge tourism potential, Kazakhstani tourism is not being developed properly.
18 June 2014
Argentine president says country will avoid debt default
President Cristina Kirchner said that there would be no default in payment of Argentina's restructured debt, after a US Supreme Court ruling piled pressure on the country's finances.
17 June 2014
Kazakhstan focuses on energy saving and efficiency
Kazakhstan intends to step up energy saving and efficiency.
17 June 2014
Argentina's ex-president Menem to testify on death of son
Argentina's former president Carlos Menem has been ordered to testify at a new inquiry into the 1995 death of his son in a helicopter crash, judicial sources said.
14 June 2014
S.Korean president revamps cabinet after ferry tragedy
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye revamped her cabinet Friday, replacing seven ministers in response to intense criticism over her administration's handling of April's ferry disaster.
13 June 2014
Kazakhstan’s President signs amendments to improve the country’s investment climate
The package of incentives will be offered for new investment projects worth at least $20 million in industries of prime importance.
12 June 2014
Kazakhstan announces visa-free entry for investors from 10 nations
President Nazarbayev emphasized that “removal of visa barriers is of great importance to expand business contacts and international operations”.
12 June 2014
Kazakhstan is the best gate to enter Eurasian Economic Union markets: President Nazarbayev
According to him, “the economies of the member states [Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus] stand at $2.3 trillion. The combined market of 170 million people (…) is offering conditions for free movement of goods, workforce, services, and capital”.
12 June 2014
Kazakhstan divides its cities into 3 categories
Kazakhstan's cities will be divided into three categories for development purposes.
12 June 2014
Israel elects hawk Rivlin as 10th president
Israel's parliament on Tuesday elected Reuven Rivlin, a far-right member of the ruling Likud party, to be the nation's 10th president when Shimon Peres steps down next month.
11 June 2014
Nazarbayev meets President of Azerbaijan in Turkey
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Bodrum, Turkey.
10 June 2014
Nazarbayev to meet South Korean President and Italian PM
Nursultan Nazarbayev will have meetings with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi.
10 June 2014
S.Africa president Zuma discharged from hospital
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma left hospital late Sunday, the day after he was admitted for routine tests following a bout of exhaustion, this office said.
09 June 2014
Kazakhstan is not getting low-cost airlines any time soon: Ministry of Transport
Low-cost airlines are not likely to emerge in Kazakhstan until there is intense competition between airports of nearby cities.
07 June 2014
Obama to meet Poroshenko ahead of Putin encounter
President Barack Obama meets president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, in a show of US support for Ukraine's right to chart its own future, before an encounter with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
04 June 2014
Kuwait's emir makes landmark visit to Iran
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday started a landmark visit to Tehran focused on mending fences between Shiite Iran and the Sunni-ruled monarchies in the Gulf.
02 June 2014
Leader of Georgia rebel region Abkhazia resigns
The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, said on Sunday he was resigning following days of political upheaval on Russia's southern flank.
02 June 2014