Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1987 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Nazarbayev Considers Fifth Term to Extend Longest Ex-Soviet Rule
Events and opinions
2366
5 min read

Nazarbayev Considers Fifth Term to Extend Longest Ex-Soviet Rule

  Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said he may extend the longest reign of any former Soviet leader by running for a fifth term in 2016. "There definitely will be a transition of power read more..
Kazakhstan: Retrial Fails to Put Political Killing to Rest
Events and opinions
2276
4 min read

Kazakhstan: Retrial Fails to Put Political Killing to Rest

  The retrial in Kazakhstan of a man convicted of the 2006 murder of a leading opposition leader was supposed to fill in blanks left by the initial proceedings. Instead, it reopened old wounds f read more..
China buys Lukashenka from Putin
Events and opinions
2196
3 min read

China buys Lukashenka from Putin

  Belarus becomes Beijing's main bridgehead in Europe. The influential magazine Business New Europe writes about it. "Russia spent the end of last year battling the EU for control over Ukra read more..
Father of Boston bomber's alleged helper stripped of mandate
Events and opinions
1966
<1min

Father of Boston bomber's alleged helper stripped of mandate

The father of a student from Kazakhstan who is accused of obstructing justice in the United States over the Boston bombings has been stripped of his seat on a city council in the Central Asian nation.... read more..
Give Malta Your Tired and Huddled, and Rich
Events and opinions
2311
3 min read

Give Malta Your Tired and Huddled, and Rich

  Having been besieged by the Ottomans, and ruled over the centuries by foreign invaders from the Greeks to the Romans to Napoleon, the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta has seen plenty read more..
Ecuador former police chief Edgar Vaca arrested in the US
Events and opinions
2201
2 min read

Ecuador former police chief Edgar Vaca arrested in the US

  Police in the United States have arrested former Ecuadorean police commander Edgar Vaca, who is accused of human rights abuses. The interior minister in Quito issued a statement saying th read more..
RATINGS OF KAZAKHSTAN’S SENIOR POLITICIANS THROUGHOUT THE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
Events and opinions
2533
8 min read

RATINGS OF KAZAKHSTAN’S SENIOR POLITICIANS THROUGHOUT THE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD

In this investigation 36 individuals were questioned who are considered to be highly-qualified experts in the study of political and socio-economic processes within the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK).&nb... read more..
Inaction of Austrian, German and Maltese authorities against Rakhat Aliyev may damage public confidence to EU justice
Events and opinions
1851
2 min read

Inaction of Austrian, German and Maltese authorities against Rakhat Aliyev may damage public confidence to EU justice

  Claude Turmes, a member of the European Parliament, is concerned that inaction of European authorities on mounting serious accusations against Aliyev could undermine public confidence to EU ju read more..
Nach VfGH-Urteil: Roter MQM-Skandal muss sofort untersucht werden!
Events and opinions
2528
2 min read

Nach VfGH-Urteil: Roter MQM-Skandal muss sofort untersucht werden!

  Also doch: Dass die Stadt Wien die Prüfung des Media Quarter Marx (MQM) unterbunden hat, ist nicht nur einzigartig in der Geschichte des Rechnungshofs, es ist auch rechtswidrig. Das hat der Vf read more..
If you’re a fugitive banker trying to dodge extradition, don’t behave like this guy
Events and opinions
2576
7 min read

If you’re a fugitive banker trying to dodge extradition, don’t behave like this guy

  Four years ago, Kazakhstan took control of the private BTA Bank, sending its sacked chairman fleeing to London and unraveling what was allegedly one of Europe's biggest financial frauds. Along read more..
Malta firm on passport sales despite EU pressure
Events and opinions
2225
2 min read

Malta firm on passport sales despite EU pressure

  Malta will not back down from a plan to sell Maltese passports to foreigners, despite European Union opposition. Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said the initiative could net the country read more..
Kazakhstan's Parliament to Mull Sanctions Against “Lesbianism”
Events and opinions
2361
2 min read

Kazakhstan's Parliament to Mull Sanctions Against “Lesbianism”

  Kazakhstan's parliament is to discuss the possibility of introducing legal sanctions against "lesbianism," a member of the lower house revealed on January 14 in remarks that will alarm Kazakhs read more..
MEPs to slam Malta's plan for EU passports
Events and opinions
2560
3 min read

MEPs to slam Malta's plan for EU passports

  Starting in February, Malta is planning to sell EU passports to foreigners, but a European Parliament vote on Thursday (16 January) is unlikely to overturn the decision, as the country has a l read more..
The hunt for Mukhtar Ablyazov: Banker, criminal, fugitive, victim?
Events and opinions
4005
23 min read

The hunt for Mukhtar Ablyazov: Banker, criminal, fugitive, victim?

  The lavish life of Mukhtar Ablyazov – financial fugitive, convicted fraudster, political patsy, British jailbird-in-absentia – was all but over on July 13 2013. Not that he knew it. Kazak read more..
Asia's 5 Worst Dictators (2013 Edition)
Events and opinions
2557
3 min read

Asia's 5 Worst Dictators (2013 Edition)

  Over the past couple of years, many of the world's dictators have died or been deposed. Here are Asia's worst dictators as of 2013. Some are new to the scene, since the Worst Asian Dictators, read more..
Extradition ‘a death sentence’ for former Ablyazov
Events and opinions
2475
2 min read

Extradition ‘a death sentence’ for former Ablyazov

  Dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov, who is accused of embezzling up to £3.64 billion from his former bank in Kazakhstan, should be extradited to Ukraine or Russia, a French court has ruled. The 5 read more..
The latest twist in the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov: French court orders fugitive millionaire tycoon to be extradited to Russia
Events and opinions
2245
3 min read

The latest twist in the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov: French court orders fugitive millionaire tycoon to be extradited to Russia

  The former Kazakh bank chairman was once one of the world's richest men, is now the subject of the biggest UK fraud case in history. A millionaire alleged fraudster on the run, high politics, read more..
France to extradite Kazakh ex-­banker
Events and opinions
2087
2 min read

France to extradite Kazakh ex-­banker

  A court in France has agreed to a request from Russia to extradite Mukhtar Ablyazov, a fugitive former Kazakh banker and political activist wanted on suspicion of fraud. Lawyers for Mr Ab read more..
Sleuths Hunt for Kazakh Bank’s Missing $6 Billion
Events and opinions
2358
9 min read

Sleuths Hunt for Kazakh Bank’s Missing $6 Billion

  On a blustery February morning in 2011, Chris Hardman waited anxiously inside a Big Yellow Self Storage center in north London. A banner fastened to the box-shaped building's facade read "Get read more..
Wanted by 4 countries, Kazakh ex-banker turned dissident faces extradition from France
Events and opinions
2503
4 min read

Wanted by 4 countries, Kazakh ex-banker turned dissident faces extradition from France

  He is wanted in his native Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia. He was ordered jailed in Britain. An opposition leader from a country that has been ruled by the same man since 1989, a former b read more..
MEP wants EU to investigate allegations against Kazakh exiled in Malta
Extra
3256
2 min read

MEP wants EU to investigate allegations against Kazakh exiled in Malta

Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes has called on the European Commission to involve Eurojust and Europol in a Europe-wide investigation into Rakhat Aliyev, a Kazakhstani multi-millionaire residing in Malta. read more..
DICTATORS' WIVES CLUB: Meet 16 Women Married To The World's Biggest Despots
Corruption!
3620
11 min read

DICTATORS' WIVES CLUB: Meet 16 Women Married To The World's Biggest Despots

Behind every great man is a great woman, as they say. But who stands behind the world's dictators? In good times and in bad, the ladies of the Dictators' Wives Club sure put up with a lot: corr read more..
Tony Blair banks £13m in bumper year. His wealth, including a London town house, a country estate and several other properties, is estimated at £70 million
Corruption!
3686
5 min read

Tony Blair banks £13m in bumper year. His wealth, including a London town house, a country estate and several other properties, is estimated at £70 million

London: Tony Blair has more than £13 million stashed in the bank following his most commercially successful year since quitting Downing Street. The latest accounts for a network of companies us read more..
Billions Vanish in Kazakh Banking Scandal. Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Accuses Former Chairman of Fraud
Events and opinions
2654
9 min read

Billions Vanish in Kazakh Banking Scandal. Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Accuses Former Chairman of Fraud

  A Ukrainian lawyer named Olena Tyshchenko traveled to the Royal Courts of Justice on the afternoon of July 22 as a bit player in one of the most complex legal dramas ever seen here. When read more..
Dictators and their uses. The absence of democracy in Central Asia
Events and opinions
2495
6 min read

Dictators and their uses. The absence of democracy in Central Asia

  If democracy and the Central Asian states have proved to be mutually exclusive, there are two reasons: history and geography. Lee Kuan Yew in his The Singapore Story, recalling his country's e read more..
Wife of Kazakh oligarch thanks Italy after travel ban dropped
Events and opinions
2250
2 min read

Wife of Kazakh oligarch thanks Italy after travel ban dropped

  The wife of an exiled Kazakh oligarch accused of embezzling millions of dollars from his former bank thanked Italy yesterday for helping her to overturn a travel ban, months after she was expe read more..
Kazakh exile Rakhat Aliyev applies for Cypriot citizenship
Events and opinions
2408
4 min read

Kazakh exile Rakhat Aliyev applies for Cypriot citizenship

  Rakhat Aliyev, the former son-in-law of Kazakh dictator Nursultan Nazarbaev, has applied for citizenship in Cyprus, MaltaToday has learnt. The multi-millionaire exile has been living in M read more..
Rome probing alleged Eni role in Kazakh deportation scandal. Italian energy giant suspected of misusing influence
Events and opinions
2405
<1min

Rome probing alleged Eni role in Kazakh deportation scandal. Italian energy giant suspected of misusing influence

  Rome prosecutors on Monday said they were investigating an alleged role played by Italian energy company Eni in the expulsion of the wife and daughter of Kazakh oligarch and political dissiden read more..
Ukraine: On the Edge of Empires
Events and opinions
3353
16 min read

Ukraine: On the Edge of Empires

  The name "Ukraine" literally translates as "on the edge." It is a country on the edge of other countries, sometimes part of one, sometimes part of another and more frequently divided. In the 1 read more..
Clinton bails on $275k gig after org founder convicted of espionage
Events and opinions
2955
2 min read

Clinton bails on $275k gig after org founder convicted of espionage

  Bill Clinton was paid an estimated $275,000 to speak at the glittering Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation gala in Vienna — but the ex-president pulled out hours before the event after read more..
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