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  • Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belarus appointed
    Astana. December 1. Kazakhstan Today - The Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Belarus has been appointed, the agency reports with reference to the president's press service. According to the press service,
  • Ukraine moves to join Russia's uranium enrichment project
    KIEV, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian government approved on Monday a draft agreement with Russia and Kazakhstan on involvement in the work of an international uranium enrichment facility in East Siberia. Plans for a nuclear center in Angarsk,
  • Ukrainian export of freight wagons
    increased It is reported that 21,774 wagons, costing USD 1.583 billion, were sold abroad by the Ukrainian producers. 19,741 went to Russia and 1,178 to Kazakhstan. As per report only 611 wagons were sold to the EU countries. Lithuania bought 290,
  • Hungary is ready to finance Kazakh projects
    Astana. November 28. Interfax-Kazakhstan - State financial institutions of Hungary CJSC Eximbank and CJSC Mehib are ready to provide and insure loans to Kazakhstan for national projects.
  • Kazakhstan tourists return from Thailand
    The first group of tourists who spent several days at the seized Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, arrived back in Almaty on Saturday. Because of the troubles at the Thai airport, the Kazakh residents had to depart from the U-Tapao military airport in
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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-1999). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population, through several wars and coup attempts. In 1989 he resumed parliamentary elections and gradually permitted political liberalization; in 1994 a formal peace treaty was signed with Israel. King ABDALLAH II - the eldest son of King HUSSEIN and Princess MUNA - assumed the throne following his father's death in February 1999. Since then, he has consolidated his power and established his domestic priorities.

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