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Deportation of Kazakhs Frays Italy’s Government

 

A political storm unleashed by the whirlwind expulsion of a dissident Kazakh oligarch's wife and daughter has further strained the tense relations within the coalition parties of Italy's fragile government.

 

 

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Finance director of mining giant ENRC dragged into $100m corruption probe

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.

 

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Aliyev subject of interest to German federal intelligence

 

Rakhat Aliyev 2Aliyev subject of interest to German federal intelligence Former Kazakh diplomat Rakhat Aliyev subject of interest by the German federal intelligence service.

 

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Uzbekistan’s corruption index: it is worse only in Afghanistan, Somali...

Transparency International has published a corruption perceptions index for 2012 in which Uzbekistan ranked 170th among 174 countries, which is only better than Myanmar, Afghanistan, North Korea and Somali.

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Palestinian authority suspected of lobbying for Rakhat Aliyev's relatives

 

issamdevincciThe Commentator has published an exclusive report about Issam and Devincci Hourani brothers involvement with Palestinian Authority corruption. Issam Hourani is married to Gulshat Aliyeva, a younger sister of Rakhat Aliyev, who is a former Ambassador to Austria, a former high-ranking Kazakhstan official and the ex-husband of Dariga Nazarbayeva, the eldest daughter of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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Eine Chance verpasst

Am Mittwoch den 28. November wurde der maltesische Außenminister Tonio Borg, trotz anhaltender Kritik, zum neuen EU-Gesundheitskommissar ernannt.


Tonio Borg
Angaben zufolge soll sich Tonio Borg, trotz Bedenken der maltesischen Polizei, für eine maltesische Aufenthaltsgenehmigung für den von Interpol wegen Mordes gesuchten Rakhat Aliyev (Shoraz) eingesetzt haben. In diesem Zusammenhang wurde eine angebliche Zahlung von 150.000 Euro genannt.

 

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La famille Khrapunov visée par une enquête pour blanchiment à Genève

 

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Le ministère public genevois a ouvert une procédure pour blanchiment contre la famille Khrapunov, domiciliée à Genève, a appris la RTS. Confiée au procureur Jean-Bernard Schmid, l\\\'enquête porte sur l\\\'origine des fonds investis en Suisse par la famille kazakhe.

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Mining copper, burying truth

copper minesImagine that a gigantic corporation privately informs the government that it won an important deal overseas that might have involved the bribery of foreign officials. Journalists discover a confidential document written by the company itself that highlights its concerns. But they can't write about the story because the corporation hires a white shoe law firm that threatens legal action against media outlets that make inquiries about the document.

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Kazakhstan: Here Comes the Bride – As Long as the Groom’s Not Chinese

Kazakhstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is fond of vaunting tolerance and ethnic harmony as among his country’s greatest achievements -- but it seems that for some of his citizens tolerance does not extend to foreigners. 
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Former Top Kazakh Official Under Investigation

hrapunov vASTANA -- Kazakh financial police have launched a criminal investigation against a former top official who is currently living in Switzerland, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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