May 2013

Il-każ dwar Rakhat Aliyev - "Se nappellaw…"

31 May

Events and opinions

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Il-każ dwar Rakhat Aliyev - "Se nappellaw…"

Wara li l-Qorti ċaħdet it-talba li preżentaw tliet persuni mill-Kazakistan, Satzahn Ibraev, Tyotr Afanasenko u Akezhan Kazhegldin, fejn talbu lill-Kummisarju tal-Pulizija biex jieħu passi kont read more..

30 May

Events and opinions

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The case of Rakhat Aliyev - “We will appeal…”

After the court rejected the plea made by three people from Kazakhstan, Satzahn Ibraev, Tyotr Afanasenko and Akezhan Kazhegldin, where they requested the Commissioner of Police to take action read more..

Kazakhstan Proposes to Expand its Transit Facilities on the Caspian to Facilitate NATOs Withdrawal from Afghanistan

23 May

Events and opinions

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Kazakhstan Proposes to Expand its Transit Facilities on the Caspian to Facilitate NATOs Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev opened the third ministerial meeting of the so-called Istanbul process, an international initiative for reconstructing and stabilizing Afghanistan in read more..

High Court forces the sale of fugitive tycoon’s £41m homes

22 May

Events and opinions

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High Court forces the sale of fugitive tycoon’s £41m homes

Three homes worth more than £41 million formerly owned by a billionaire fraudster are on the market after a High Court ruling. They include the £20 million Carlton House on Hampstead's "B read more..

The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks

22 May

Events and opinions

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The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks

Washington institutions esteemed for their independent scholarship don't disclose donations from corporations and foreign governments. The Center for American Progress, Washington's leadi read more..

Kazakh bank BTA to sell fugitive ex-chairman's luxury UK homes

21 May

Events and opinions

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Kazakh bank BTA to sell fugitive ex-chairman's luxury UK homes

Creditors in a Kazakh bank are poised to see the first proceeds from a four-year court battle against its former chairman, a fugitive oligarch accused of embezzling $6.0 billion. &nbs read more..

Maltese court says police has jurisdiction to investigate torture allegations against Kazakh exile living in Malta

20 May

Extra

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Maltese court says police has jurisdiction to investigate torture allegations against Kazakh exile living in Malta

Maltese court says police has jurisdiction to investigate torture allegations against Kazakh exile living in Malta. A United States congressman has asked the European Commission to investigate read more..

UN Implicates Azerbaijan, Kazakhstani In North Korea Arms Embargo Violations

17 May

Events and opinions

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UN Implicates Azerbaijan, Kazakhstani In North Korea Arms Embargo Violations

A United Nations report has implicated Azerbaijan and a Kazakhstan airline executive in violations of arms embargos against North Korea. The Associated Press acquired the report, to the U.N. S read more..

America's Geopolitical Nightmare and Eurasian Strategic Energy Arrangements

17 May

Economy

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America's Geopolitical Nightmare and Eurasian Strategic Energy Arrangements

By drawing attention to Iraq and the obvious role oil plays in US policy today, the Bush-Cheney administration has done just that: They have drawn the world's energy-deficit powers' attention read more..

Central Asia, Washington and Beijing Energy Geo-politics

17 May

Economy

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Central Asia, Washington and Beijing Energy Geo-politics

On December 15, the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) inaugurated an oil pipeline running from Kazakhstan to northwest China. That pipeline will undercut the geopolitical signi read more..

Washington is Playing a Deeper Game with China

17 May

Economy

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Washington is Playing a Deeper Game with China

After the tragic events of July 5 in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China, it would be useful to look more closely into the actual role of the US Government’s ”independent“ NGO, the Nati read more..

Magistrate turns down request for police investigation of Rakhat Aliyev

16 May

Events and opinions

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Magistrate turns down request for police investigation of Rakhat Aliyev

Lawyers wanted courts to force police to investigate former Kazakh diplomat exiled in Malta over torture and human rights abuses. Magistrate Antonio Mizzi& read more..

15 May

Events and opinions

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Why Did Kazakhstan Give Up Its Nukes?

When Kazakhstan became independent 22 years ago and inherited some of the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons, it decided to give them up. If you follow Kazakhstan at all, you know this because Kaz read more..

Budapest to build up trade and economic dialogue with Asian countries - Hungarian President

14 May

Events and opinions

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Budapest to build up trade and economic dialogue with Asian countries - Hungarian President

Today Nurbakhyt Rustemov, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Hungary, has presented credentials to Janos Ader, the President of Hungary, the read more..

Kein Gewinn unter dieser Nummer. Wie Zuseher abgezockt wurden und die Telekom 46 Millionen Euro versenkte.

12 May

Events and opinions

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Kein Gewinn unter dieser Nummer. Wie Zuseher abgezockt wurden und die Telekom 46 Millionen Euro versenkte.

Die leicht bekleidete Blondine zählt den Countdown schon zum x-ten Mal herunter. Am Geldband ziehen überdimensionierte Euroscheine vorbei, 40.000 Euro sind schon im Jackpot und keiner ruft an. read more..

12 May

Events and opinions

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A Kazakh horror show nears its ending

State seeks bailed-out bank sales; mooted deals get mixed reception. Four years after being nationalized and restructured by the Kazakh government, a trio of troubled Kazakh lenders are eyeing read more..

Kazakh Muslim Union moves to put life-long presidents to death

08 May

Events and opinions

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Kazakh Muslim Union moves to put life-long presidents to death

Kazakhstan's controversial Muslim Union and Muslim Committee on Humans Rights in Central Asia have proposed to set an age limit for the country's future presidents to 80 years and put to death read more..

08 May

Events and opinions

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Palast on the Steppes of a Dictatorship

The title of Greg Palast's piece, "Boston, Bombs and Borat: From Kazakhstan with Truth," initially posted online on April 28th immediately struck an intriguing note. After all, it's not very o read more..

08 May

Economy

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ENRC founders made good in Kazakhstan

The most surprising thing about the founding trio of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation – which controls some of Kazakhstan's most important assets – is that none is a native Kazakh. &nbs read more..

Russian Banks to Back Bid for Eurasian Natural Resources - Report

08 May

Economy

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Russian Banks to Back Bid for Eurasian Natural Resources - Report

Two Kremlin-controlled banks are planning to back a bid for U.K.-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. PLC (ENRC.LN), the Sunday Times said. VTB Bank (VTBR.RS) and OAO Sberbank (SBER.RS read more..

Kazakhstan looks favorably on Chinese campaign for Central Asian oil

08 May

Economy

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Kazakhstan looks favorably on Chinese campaign for Central Asian oil

Recently, Kazakhstan's Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev finally confirmed China's interest in becoming involved in one of the world's most expensive energy projects ever at the Kashagan oil read more..

China Claims a Share in Kashagan, Kazakhstan Confirms

03 May

Economy

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China Claims a Share in Kashagan, Kazakhstan Confirms

On April 16, Kazakhstan's Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev made a statement that drew much attention from both domestic and international media and should certainly have been widely comment read more..

03 May

Terror in Kazakhstan!

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Friends helped destory bombing evidence

After two Kazakh students are charged with disrupting the investigation into the Boston bombing, residents from Kazakhstan defend their compatriots. The surviving Boston Marathon bombing read more..

02 May

Terror in Kazakhstan!

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Kazakhstan: Golden Youth Gone Wild

The two students –Dias Kadyrbaev and Azamat Tazhayakov -- are facing federal charges that they obstructed the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15 by allegedly disposing read more..

China already controls almost 40 percent of Kazakhstan’s hydrocarbon assets, KazTAG reports citing Indian media.

02 May

Economy

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China already controls almost 40 percent of Kazakhstan’s hydrocarbon assets, KazTAG reports citing Indian media.

"With China having already cornered about 40 per cent of this country's hydrocarbon assets, India's assessment is that it can get a chunk of the remaining portion if New Delhi plays its politi read more..

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