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AMSTERDAM, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KEY RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN 1Q13 Revenues of USD 5.6 billion; organic(1) growth of 1% YoY EBITDA of USD 2.3 billion, up 3% organically YoY EBITDA margin increased 0.9 p.p. YoY to 42.0% Total mobile subscriber base increased 4% YoY(2) to 215 million Net income attributable to VimpelCom shareholders increased 28% YoY to USD 408 million "VimpelCom Ltd" ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group") (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of...

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gazpromneft-Aero, the Gazprom Neft aviation fuel business operator, has signed a long-term agreement with Turkish Airlines for all of the carrier's flights to be refuelled at Manas International Airport (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). This contract is in line with international standards and is based on Platts' current pricing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/600995 ) In 2012, Gazpromneft-Aero...

Pensoft Publishers Situated at the foothills of the Western Tian-Shan, Kyrgyzstan is home to a diverse range of vascular plants, many of which are endemic and can only be found in very narrowly circumscribed areas. Such is the case for the onion species Allium spathulatum that had long remained undetected in spite of living within the famous Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve. Even in close proximity to the headquarters it remained unnoticed until it was finally described in 1998. The species...

BAAR, Switzerland, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum Corp. ("Manas") (TSX-V: MNP; OTCBB: MNAP) has filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 on EDGAR and on SEDAR. The annual report is available on the Manas website at www.manaspetroleum.com and at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov. In addition, Manas has filed its Form 51-101F1 - Statement of Oil and Gas Information and Form 51-101F3 - Report of Management and Directors on Oil and Gas...

BAAR, Switzerland, Dec. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum Corp. ("Manas") (TSX-V: MNP); (OTCBB: MNAP) announces that on December 21, 2012, its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG ("DWM") has been informed by Santos International Ventures Pty Ltd ("Santos") that it has decided not to pursue their option granted by DWM in December 2007 to farm-in into CJSC Somon Oil ("Somon Oil"), a Tajik company having 100% interest in two exploration blocks. DWM is in negotiations to...

TEL AVIV, Israel, November 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Saima Telecom, a leading telecommunication company in Kyrgyzstan, announced that it has selected DiViNetworks as an additional IP capacity provider. The DiViCloud [http://www.divinetworks.com/divicloud?utm_source=online&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=Saima ] service enables Saima to satisfy the growing demand for bandwidth in Kyrgyzstan. DiViCloud is a global network delivering data capacity to any location...

BAAR, Switzerland, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum Corp. ("Manas"or the "Company") (TSX-V: MNP; OTCBB: MNAP) is pleased to announce the results of its Annual General Meeting of Stockholders held November 8, 2012 in Thalwil, Switzerland, which was attended, in person or by proxy, by shareholders holding 105,536,504 shares, or approximately 61% of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting. Shareholders re-elected incumbent directors, Heinz J. Scholz, Michael J. Velletta,...

BAAR, Switzerland, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum ("Manas") (TSX-V: MNP; OTCBB: MNAP) announces that its subsidiary Gobi Energy Partners LLC, has completed drilling at the Ger Chuluu D1 well. Drilling was stopped after reaching 600 meters without any hydrocarbon shows. After logging the well was plugged and abandoned. Ger Chuluu D1 was the second well drilled in the Ger Chuluu sub-basin; it was drilled in an effort to achieve a final conclusive answer about the...

BAAR, Switzerland, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum Corp. ("Manas") (OTCBB: MNAP) (TSX.V:MNP) today announced that they will hold a shareholder and investor conference call on September 27th, 2012 at CET 6.00pm / ET 12.00pm / PT 9.00am. Dr. Werner Ladwein, President of Manas will give an update about our current activities, followed by a Q&A session. Our Corporate Presentation http://www.manaspetroleum.com/s/Presentations.asp and our Investor Relation Update...

STAFFORD, Texas, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians (TCAE) has announced details of the exhibits for its first Silk Road Festival set for October 4 to 7, 2012 at the Stafford Center in Texas. The massive-scale festival will bring together hundreds of dancers, musicians, artists, cooks and volunteers from the six participating countries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The event will focus on the...