Pope Francis was welcomed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday with an honour guard ceremony at the presidential palace in the capital, Nur-Sultan. The pope, forced to use a wheelchair and cane because of his strained knee ligaments, is on a three-day trip to the former Soviet nation. On Wednesday and Thursday, he will […]
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Kazakh President to provide evidence of “attempted coup”
Jan 11 2022 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen net President Tokayev divulged that “unnamed actors” staged a coup attempt and promised to reveal evidence soon. Kazakh President says he will provide evidence of”attempted coup” Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced that details and evidence surrounding the “attempted coup d’etat” against him would be revealed soon. […]
Kazakh President Declares Country Has Been Attacked by at Least 20,000 Terrorists
Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayevl has said that at least 20,000 terrorists launched a planned operation against his country as government forces continue to engage in an anti-terrorist operation against what has been termed national and foreign “bandits” with the aid of Russian backed forces. Tokayev said in an address on national television that he had […]
Kazakh Leader Orders Use Of Lethal Force On Street Protesting ‘Terrorists’
MOSCOW (AP) — The President of Kazakhstan said Friday he authorized law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation. In a televised address to the nation, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blamed the unrest on “terrorists” and “militants” and said […]
Dozens Killed As Kazakh Police Battle For Control Of Streets In ‘War Zone’ – Banks Being Looted
Russian troops are en route to help restore order after an urgent decision by the Russian-led regional security bloc Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). “The CSTO confirmed Russian paratroopers were being dispatched as peacekeepers, with advance units already deployed,” BBC reports Thursday. This photo from Kazakhstan resembles the second day of the “Syrian Revolution” when […]
Kazakh-Chinese Friendship Withstood the Test of Time
On June 11, 2021, in the capital city of Nur-Sultan, during the 33rd plenary meeting of the Council of Foreign Investors, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev said that his country is a reliable and very significant partner in the framework of the project of the People’s Republic of China “One […]
Kazakh FM welcomes cooperation with Iran
IRNA – Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov welcomed politico-economic cooperation between Tehran and Astana. Abdrakhmanov made the remarks in a Thursday’s meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi held on the sidelines of Afghanistan’s peace conference in Uzbekistan. Both countries have good economic projects on the agenda, he said. He also […]
Mice chew through cash in Kazakh ATM (VIDEO)
The two were found when the machine was re-stocked with cash, and the workers recorded their odd discovery on a video. The footage, posted on local social media, shows damaged banknotes and feces in the ATM compartment. “And here we have a mouse,” a male voice comments, as a woman lifts the cover on a […]
"It’s Unprecedented": Bank Of New York Freezes $23 Billion In Kazakh Assets
Overnight, Bank of New York Mellon said it had frozen $22.6 billion in assets held by Kazakhstan’s National Oil Fund in a rare move that escalates a legal battle between the government and a Moldovan investor. According to Reuters, Moldova’s Anatolie Stati and his companies had earlier won damages against the Kazakh government, and his […]
Meeting of CBI, US Treasury, int’l banks postponed
A spokeswoman for Britain’s Foreign Office said late on Tuesday that the meeting had been postponed and would be re-scheduled, Reuters reported on Wednesday. She did not give a reason for the delay, or say when it would be held instead. The spokeswoman said Britain wanted its banks to be able to support British companies […]
Putin says Turkey did apologize for shooting down Russian plane
Turkey apologized for the shooting down of a Russian war plane last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with Russian diplomats on Thursday. Officials in Ankara say they had expressed regret but stopped short of apologizing. By Reuters Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/06/30/putin-says-turkey-apologize-shooting-russian-plane/ Views: 0
“I Know A Good One!”
At some point in your life you have heard a white person make this ridiculous statement about a black person or perhaps even spouted it yourself before becoming race conscious. Or you have heard other whites say something like, “But they’re not all like that!” Or, “We are only one race, the human race.” To […]
Iran, Kazakhstan to tighten coop. on peace, stability in Central Asia
Ebrahmi Rahimpour made the remark on the eve of Kazakh President’s visit to Iran on Monday. Nursultan Nazarbayev will be accompanied by a high-ranking economic-political delegation for a two-day visit at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. Rahimpour stressed the significance of this visit in the period following Iran nuclear deal with the […]
The Dark Arts of Subversion
As U.S President Harry Truman surmised, ‘if you can’t stand the heat then get out of the kitchen.’ This sage maxim comes to mind when I think of the links between political activism and subversion. Just as colds and other viruses are part of the human condition, subversion is part of ideal-activism. There is no […]
‘Resisting deviation’: Thousands protest gay unions, adoptions in Rome (PHOTOS)
The large crowd, which included Catholic priests, gathered at the Circus Maximus venue in the center of the Italian capital on Saturday. The protesters were carrying Italy’s national flags and banners, reading: “No to civil unions,” AP reported. The so-called “Family Day” protest was staged under the motto: “To protect families and children.” “Italy is […]