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The former President of Armenia and his son have been detained in a corruption case.

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Бывшего Президента Армении и его сына задержали по делу о коррупции
Former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and his eldest son Sedrak Kocharyan have been detained as part of a criminal investigation into alleged corruption offences. Searches were also carried out at the home of the ex-president's other son, MP Levon Kocharyan.

A Kazakhstani refinery plans to process Russian oil in the West Kazakhstan region.

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Казахстанский НПЗ планирует перерабатывать российскую нефть в ЗКО

The oil refinery (ORP) of JSC "Kondensat" in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR) has agreed to process Russian oil. Up to 30% of the petrol and diesel fuel produced will remain in Kazakhstan, with the remainder being sent to Russia.

HOW THE PRODUCED FUEL WILL BE DISTRIBUTED

According to Minister of Energy Yerlan Akkenzhenov, the ministry has received an official request from the Russian Ministry of Energy to load the plant with Russian oil.

The ban on the movement of electric scooters on pavements has come into force in Kazakhstan

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Запрет на движение электросамокатов по тротуарам вступил в силу в Казахстане
From 25 August 2026, Kazakhstan has banned the use of electric scooters on pavements and pedestrian walkways. The new requirements came into force against a backdrop of a rise in the number of road traffic accidents involving personal mobility devices.

The Ministry of Energy has introduced AI to monitor coal supplies in Kazakhstan.

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Министерство энергетики внедрило ИИ для контроля поставок угля в Казахстане
The Ministry of Energy is using a Unified Digital Platform with elements of artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics to monitor the movement of coal ahead of the upcoming heating season. The system tracks fuel deliveries and automatically identifies risks of shortages and deviations from approved schedules.

«Antifraud Centre» helped recover 600 thousand tenge in the Zhetysu region

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«Антифрод-Центр»
The Zhetysu Region Prosecutor’s Office, through the ‘Anti-Fraud Centre’ platform of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, secured the return of 600,000 tenge to a resident of the region. In 2025, under the programme, suspicious transactions totalling more than 11 million tenge were frozen, of which 5.3 million tenge have already been returned to their owners.

The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has outlined its position on the development of local self-government.

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развитие местного самоуправления
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov has responded to a request from Senate deputies regarding the expansion of financial autonomy for rural districts. The government did not support transferring part of the corporate income tax and VAT to the fourth-level budgets, but is working on transferring certain tax revenues and environmental fines. Amendments are being considered in the Mazhilis.

The prosecutor was detained in Aktobe on suspicion of corruption.

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Прокурора задержали
A high-ranking prosecutor has been detained in Aktobe. According to available information, he is suspected of receiving a large sum of money in exchange for dropping a criminal case. A pre-trial investigation has been launched; the measure of restraint has not been specified.
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