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Head of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee suggests using term Daish for IS
Head of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee Nurtai Abykayev has urged to use the term Daish in respect to the so-called Islamic State.
03 July 2015
Nazarbayev expresses condolences over terrorist attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolences to the President of Tunisia Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah over the recent terrorist attacks in these countries.
01 July 2015
Kazakhstan’s PM Massimov concerned over calls to jihad on Facebook and through WhatsApp
The civil society should play a greater role in eradicating promotion of terror and extremism ideas, he believes.
29 June 2015
Kazakhstan facing massive recruitment of citizens by terror organizations
Due to shortage of spiritual literacy, some believers cultivate radical ideas, especially freshman converted to Islam only a short time ago: Head of the country’s National Security Committee (NSC).
29 June 2015
Boston marathon bombing: Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years prison term in US
Boston bomber's friend Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the US.
09 June 2015
Dias Kadyrbayev sentenced to 6 years of prison
Boston marathon bombing case sees one of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friends, a Kazakh student, sentenced to six years imprisonment for obstruction of justice.
04 June 2015
SOC anti-terrorist drills take place in Kyrgyzstan
Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) had joint anti terrorist military drills in Kyrgyzstan.
13 May 2015
US security chief warns of 'new phase' in terror threat
The global terrorist threat has entered a "new phase," where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause.
11 May 2015
Counter attempts to glorify Nazism: Heads of CIS
Heads of the CIS countries have delivered an address dedicated to the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory Day calling the international community to counter attempts to glorify Nazism.
07 May 2015
Charlie Hebdo cartoonists reject Texas attack comparison
Two Charlie Hebdo journalists have rejected any suggestion of similarities between a deadly attack on the French satirical magazine and a failed armed assault on a Mohammed cartoon event in Texas.
05 May 2015
Kerry calls for unity to defeat terrorism
US Secretary of State John Kerry called for unity in the face of terror attacks, as he visited a memorial in Kenya to the 1998 bombing of the US embassy.
04 May 2015
Obama advised to take Cuba off terror list
US President Barack Obama has been advised by aides to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism.
10 April 2015
Tsarnaev guilty on 30 counts over 2013 Boston bombings
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces the death penalty after a jury unanimously convicted him of carrying out the worst attack in the United States.
09 April 2015
Boston bombings trial hears closing arguments
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a callous terrorist who carried out the 2013 attack, a prosecutor told jurors as the young Muslim's trial neared an end.
07 April 2015
Nigeria's Buhari vows action on Boko Haram, graft after election win
President-elect Muhammadu Buhari vowed to rid Nigeria of the "terror" of Boko Haram after his historic election victory.
02 April 2015
Kazakh President urges not to associate terrorism with Islam
Kazakhstan's leader Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged not to associate terrorism with peace-loving Islam or with religion in general.
18 February 2015
Five charged with terrorism after Belgium raids
Belgian authorities charged five people with "participating in a terrorist group" following a series of raids to foil alleged imminent attacks.
17 January 2015
Kerry to meet Hollande as Belgium holds anti-terror operation
US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet with French President Francois Hollande, hours after police in neighbouring Belgium launched an anti-terrorist raid.
16 January 2015
We can't prevent all attacks: EU anti-terror chief
The EU's counter-terrorism chief said it is impossible to completely prevent new Islamist attacks like those in Paris.
14 January 2015
Bulgarian expert presents portrait of extremist from Kazakhstan
Member of the International Association for the Study of Terrorism presents findings of рук study into the roots of extremism in Kazakhstan.
12 January 2015