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Kazakhstan President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will have to pass a 90-minute spelling and grammar test as one of the requirements for all presidential candidates, Kazakhstan Today reports.

Thousands of workers went on strike Wednesday across Egypt, adding a new dimension to the uprising, Kazakhstan Today reports.

The head of state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, met with the chairman of National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, Nurtay Abykaev, Kazakhstan Today reports.

Al-Qaida-front group has called on Egyptian protesters to wage holy war and push for a government based on Islamic law, Kazakhstan Today reports.

U.S. Special Operations Command is deploying special female "cultural support teams" in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan Today reports.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will face court over underage sex claims, a judicial official said, Kazakhstan Today reports.

The U.S. signed a deal over Afghanistan fuel contract allowing Manas Refuelling Complex in Kyrgyzstan to supply 20 % of fuel to the Manas Air Base, Kazakhstan Today reports.

Vice President of Egypt Omar Suleiman has said the Egyptian government has a pan for the peaceful transfer of power, Kazakhstan Today reports.

Erzhan Kazyhanov has been appointed vice minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the agency reports.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family's fortune has been estimated at $40-70 billion, Kazakhstan Today reports.