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Succession issue in spotlight amid rumors about Nazarbayev's health

(SRI) - Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday refused to comment on reports that President Nursultan Nazarbayev underwent a prostate surgery at a German hospital and said he would be back in Astana on Thursday.

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Prince Andrew Is Ending His Role as Business Envoy

prince andrewLONDON — Prince Andrew will resign as an ambassador for British businesses abroad, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

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Aliyev 'is not on the run'

aliev005A lawyer representing Rakhat Aliyev has denied that his client is on the run.

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Prosecutors have Aliyev in their sights

alieA former banker and diplomat faces murder investigations in Austria, it has emerged.

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Powerful earthquake hits Central Asian valley

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck Central Asia's densely populated Ferghana valley on Wednesday, shaking houses and sending residents of several Uzbek and Kyrgyz cities onto the streets in panic.

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U.S. Government: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan Terror Threats

Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are included in a U.S. immigration service's special watch list of countries whose people should come in for extra scrutiny to make sure they're not terrorists. The list (pdf), of "specially designated countries (SDCs) that have shown a tendency to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members" is a fairly crude one, the logic of which seems to be, "if a country has a lot of Muslims, it's a terrorist threat."

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Glamorous Oil Tycoon Makes Waves Back Home In Kazakh First Family

goga 140Goga Ashkenazi has experienced a meteoric rise, from small-town Kazakh girl to prominent fixture of British high society.

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After Borat, Kazakhstan’s Cinema Dreams

mynbalaWith an historical drama, Myn Bala, and other "blockbusters," the former Soviet republic is making a bid to become Hollywood on the Steppe

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Joint commission to try resolve strike at Karazhanbasmunai

(SRI) - Local authorities, and representatives of KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production (KMG EP), trade unions and striking workers have agreed to form a working commission to resolve the strike at the Karazhanbasmunai oil facility, the Kazakhstan-Novosti news agency last week.

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Mukhtar Ablyazov exiled Kazakh businessman granted asylum in UK

astana zAblyazov is a controversial figure who is being sued for £1.3bn in civil actions and is alleged to be behind a fraud of up to £7.6bn

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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