2011

'Blood on Blair's hands': Former PM accused over Kazakhstan role after dictator's bloody purge

30 Dec

Events and opinions

3446

'Blood on Blair's hands': Former PM accused over Kazakhstan role after dictator's bloody purge

Tony Blair has blood on his hands from his 'consultancy' work with the dictator of Kazakhstan, opposition leaders in the former Soviet state claimed last night. In an open letter, activists... read more..

Akezhan KAZHEGELDIN: “When we have strong presidential power, the party is like a birdhouse without a bird in it”

30 Dec

Events and opinions

4678

Akezhan KAZHEGELDIN: “When we have strong presidential power, the party is like a birdhouse without a bird in it”

The former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan on Rakhat Aliyev's false testimony, the political situation in Russia and what we can expect in Kazakhstan after January 15th "Novaya Gazeta – Kazakh... read more..

29 Dec

Events and opinions

3157

Make a new plan, Stans

The biggest instability facing the region's dictators is the lack of any mechanism to succeed them FAR from being at the heart of a happening continent, for much of modern times Central Asi... read more..

Not-quite-eternal Nursultan. A success story, but the ending is not yet written.

29 Dec

Events and opinions

3024

Not-quite-eternal Nursultan. A success story, but the ending is not yet written.

WEEKS of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence come to a head in Astana, the new capital full of surreal bombast, on December 16th. The 16m-odd citizens of the oil-ric... read more..

PR company proposed campaign against Sting

20 Dec

Events and opinions

3102

PR company proposed campaign against Sting

A London-based PR firm claimed it was planning to orchestrate a campaign by Kazakh children against the pop singer Sting after he withdrew from a performance in the country. After Sting can... read more..

The Massacre Everyone Ignored: Up To 70 Striking Oil Workers Killed In Kazakhstan By US-Supported Dictator

20 Dec

Events and opinions

3404

The Massacre Everyone Ignored: Up To 70 Striking Oil Workers Killed In Kazakhstan By US-Supported Dictator

With violence and government crackdowns making headlines from so many familiar parts of the world, there's hardly been a peep in the media about the biggest and ugliest massacre of all: Last Friday in... read more..

Violence Spreads to a Second Town in Kazakhstan

20 Dec

Events and opinions

3357

Violence Spreads to a Second Town in Kazakhstan

Violence between striking workers and the authorities in western Kazakhstan spread over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 14, the country's general prosecutor announced on Sunday. The... read more..

Akezhan KAZHEGELDIN: “Rakhat Aliyev violated my constitutional rights. I want justice to prevail”

19 Dec

Events and opinions

3615

Akezhan KAZHEGELDIN: “Rakhat Aliyev violated my constitutional rights. I want justice to prevail”

The former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan would like the case of the "former son-in-law of Kazakhstan" to set a precedent and be a lesson for the country as a whole The Central Asian democrat... read more..

Could Goga, close friend of Prince Andrew, become the first lady of Kazakhstan?

13 Dec

Events and opinions

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Could Goga, close friend of Prince Andrew, become the first lady of Kazakhstan?

The Kazakhstan tycoon who bought Prince Andrew's house is being tipped as his country's next president – with glamorous London socialite Goga Ashkenazi as his possible first lady. There are... read more..

12 Dec

Events and opinions

3552

Wanted man is living in Sliem

A wanted former top Kazakh government official sentenced to imprisonment for various crimes and ordered to pay damages connected with torture is currently living in an apartment in Amery Street, Sliem... read more..

10 Nov

Events and opinions

3465

Blair pressed on Kazakh reforms

Leading opposition figures in Kazakhstan have urged Tony Blair to press for democratic reform in the oil-rich central Asian country or abandon his new role as adviser to the government. &nb read more..

10 Nov

Events and opinions

3896

Kazakh Militants Disguised as Street Cleaners for Atyrau Attacks

Islamic militants disguised themselves as street cleaners to carry out two bomb blasts last month in Atyrau, the capital of Kazakhstan's biggest oil- producing region, the Prosecutor General's read more..

Kazakhstan deals with suicide bombings. Terrorism not a serious threat to Kazakhstan, analysts say.

10 Nov

Events and opinions

2840

Kazakhstan deals with suicide bombings. Terrorism not a serious threat to Kazakhstan, analysts say.

ALMATY – Before May, Kazakhstan had never experienced a suicide bombing. Since then, the country's media have reported two, as well as a related explosion in a garbage bin. Now anal read more..

10 Nov

Economy

3976

Kazakhstan’s Credit Rating Tops Russia at S&P for First Time on Budget

Kazakhstan has a higher debt rating at Standard & Poor's than Russia for the first time since 2005 as the central Asian nation spends less of its commodities- fueled wealth than its northe read more..

10 Nov

Events and opinions

3349

Kazakhstan becoming key to Korea's energy independence

AKTOBE/AKTAU, Kazakhstan (Yonhap) -- Korea is striving to bolster its energy self-reliance, and at the heart of such efforts is Kazakhstan, with oil reserves of over 30 billion barrels. &nb... read more..

Oil rich dictator of Kazakhstan recruits Tony Blair to help win Nobel peace prize

31 Oct

Events and opinions

3876

Oil rich dictator of Kazakhstan recruits Tony Blair to help win Nobel peace prize

The autocratic leader of oil rich Kazakhstan has recruited Tony Blair as an adviser, believing the former Prime Minister can help him win the Nobel Peace prize. President Nursultan read more..

Tony Blair adds Kazakhstan to his growing list of business clients

31 Oct

Events and opinions

3158

Tony Blair adds Kazakhstan to his growing list of business clients

Tony Blair has set up an "advisory group" to help the authoritarian regime of Kazakhstan implement economic reforms. Tony Blair may have lost one dictator friend with the death of C read more..

08 Oct

Special projects

7946

Kazakhstan not ready to join EU-backed gas pipelines

(SRI) - Kazakhstan currently does not have sufficient gas capacity to join the proposed Trans-Caspian gas pipeline, Kazakhstan's Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev said on Thursday, the Ka read more..

Kazakh Oil Giant Denies Talks With Striking Workers

08 Oct

Events and opinions

2870

Kazakh Oil Giant Denies Talks With Striking Workers

ZHANAOZEN, Kazakhstan -- Managers at a Kazakh oil and gas company are denying reports that talks have begun with striking oil workers, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. In a press re read more..

Kazakhstan welcomes Putin's Eurasian Union concept

08 Oct

Special projects

8824

Kazakhstan welcomes Putin's Eurasian Union concept

Governments in the West may have read with alarm that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wanted to build a Eurasian Union out of the former Soviet bloc but in Kazakhstan the news was welcom read more..

Government ready to inject cash into BTA Bank if needed - Kulibayev

06 Oct

Economy

3386

Government ready to inject cash into BTA Bank if needed - Kulibayev

(SRI) - The government is ready to inject more funds into BTA Bank if required, Timur Kulibayev, head of the state-owned holding and investment company Samruk-Kazyna, said on Wednesday, Bloomb read more..

Kazakhstan bans communist opposition party ahead of election

06 Oct

Events and opinions

2937

Kazakhstan bans communist opposition party ahead of election

A Kazakhstan court on Wednesday placed a temporary ban on the opposition Communist Party, removing the ruling government's most powerful competitor from running ahead of long-awaited parliamen read more..

Putin’s Eurasian Union: what’s in it for Kazakhstan?

05 Oct

Events and opinions

4464

Putin’s Eurasian Union: what’s in it for Kazakhstan?

Vladimir Putin has outlined a grand vision to create a Eurasian Union of former Soviet states to compete with the European Union and China. But what does this mean for oil-rich Kazakh read more..

03 Oct

Events and opinions

2941

Russia: Moscow Strives to Clarify Vision for Central Asian Alliance

Russian officials think the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a bloc of friendly ex-Soviet republics, can develop into a security grouping on par with NATO. But recent CSTO military exercises s... read more..

In Post-Soviet Central Asia, Russian Takes A Backseat

03 Oct

Events and opinions

3003

In Post-Soviet Central Asia, Russian Takes A Backseat

In the 20 years since the Central Asian republics of the Soviet Union became independent, the influence of the Russian language has been declining in these countries. Just two decad read more..

UK authority considering ENRC board application -FT

28 Sep

Events and opinions

3928

UK authority considering ENRC board application -FT

(Reuters) - The UK Listing Authority (UKLA) is considering an application by Alexander Mashkevich, the billionaire co-founder of Eurasian Natural Resources Corp, to join the ENRC board (ENRC.L), the F read more..

Kasachen-Affäre: Ex-Leibwächter belastet Alijew

22 Sep

Events and opinions

3191

Kasachen-Affäre: Ex-Leibwächter belastet Alijew

Der untergetauchte Ex-Botschafter Kasachstans in Wien soll selbst gefoltert haben. Zu den Misshandlungen sei es gekommen, weil Alijew Druck auf die Leibwächter des unliebsamen Herausforderers habe aus... read more..

BTA Bank Ex-Chair Ablyazov Says Georgian Stake 'Expropriated'

22 Sep

Economy

3827

BTA Bank Ex-Chair Ablyazov Says Georgian Stake 'Expropriated'

Mukhtar Ablyazov, ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank, asked a U.K. judge to order the lender to hand over documents explaining how his personal stake in the bank's Georgian subsidiary was sold witho... read more..

Iran to Increase Oil Swap Volume With Central Asia, Shana Says

22 Sep

Economy

3985

Iran to Increase Oil Swap Volume With Central Asia, Shana Says

Iran plans to gradually boost the volume of its oil swaps with Central Asian countries, the oil ministry's news website, Shana reported, citing Mohsen Qamsari, head of international affairs at the Nat... read more..

13 Sep

Events and opinions

2980

Kazakhstan simmers as striking oil workers sacked

Angry protestors gather every day in the main square in the Kazakh town of Zhanaozen in a rare display of popular dissent. Many of them used to work at Uzen, one of Kazakhstan's largest oilfields, but... read more..

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