THEY are the last survivors of the Soviet era: two ageing, possibly ailing, dictators clinging to power in Central Asia, warily embraced by the West despite their disregard for human rights and democracy.
THEY are the last survivors of the Soviet era: two ageing, possibly ailing, dictators clinging to power in Central Asia, warily embraced by the West despite their disregard for human rights and democracy.
Der kasachische Präsident Nursultan Nasarbajew hält sich seit mehreren Tagen heimlich in Israel auf – laut der israelischen Zeitung „Yedioth Ahronoth", um sich ärztlich behandeln zu lassen.
The finance director of FTSE 100 mining giant ENRC has been dragged into a row over corruption allegations, after parts of an internal probe were leaked.
In an April Vanity Fair article which also investigates the complicated reasons why London has become a tax haven for the world’s mega-rich, Nicholas Shaxson reveals just who owns what in London’s One Hyde Park, the apartment building built by two British brothers, Nick and Christian Candy, together with Waterknights, the international property-development company owned by Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, where apartments go for nearly $12,000 per square foot.
Seit Jahren wird gegen den in Ungnade gefallenen Ex-Schwiegersohn von Kasachstans Staatschef Nasarbajew und früheren Botschafter in Österreich, Rakhat Aliyev, wegen Mordes und Geldwäsche ermittelt. Der ehemalige deutsche SPD-Innenminister Otto Schily hat erst kürzlich einen Haftbefehl für den inzwischen in Malta lebenden Aliyev gefordert, der den Namen seiner neuen Ehefrau – Shoraz – angenommen hat.
The question of succession in Kazakhstan has drawn greater attention as the country's long-serving leader Nursultan Nazarbayev advances in age. Nazarbayev has been in power for more than 20 years, and at 72 years old he is well past the average life expectancy for Kazakh males. Kazakhstan is important because of its strategic location -- flanked by Russia to the north and west and by China to the east -- and its sizeable energy and mineral resources. This gives the succession issue significant domestic and regional importance.
Tony Blair, Alfred Gusenbauer, Gerhard Schröder und jetzt auch Otto Schily: Eine Reihe prominenter Sozialisten und Sozialdemokraten verdingt sich für den kasachischen Autokraten Nursultan Nasarbajew und riskiert dabei ein Spiel mit doppeltem Boden – politisch, juristisch, aber auch moralisch.