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07 January 2010 [12:11]
Today Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Iraq.
07 January 2010 [11:42]
An American magazine has ranked Turkey 65th on a list of world countries in terms of overall quality of life.
07 January 2010 [11:27]
A senior Iranian lawmaker says that Western powers have not yet agreed with Iran's terms for a nuclear swap deal.
07 January 2010 [11:08]
As the Armenian Patriarchate in İstanbul tries to designate a “co-patriarch” in light of the illness of Patriarch Mesrob Mutafyan or Mesrob II, two religious leaders have announced their candidacy.
07 January 2010 [10:47]
A senior Iranian lawmaker has voiced the Iranian parliament's readiness for a visit by a European Parliament delegation to Tehran.
07 January 2010 [10:23]
07 January 2010 [10:07]
According to the amendments to the Electoral Code, Levan Tarkhnishvili, the head of the Electoral Commission of Georgia, yesterday had his authorities blocked.
07 January 2010 [09:43]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has wrapped up his tour to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, saying the two countries are determined to boost their ties with Iran.
07 January 2010 [09:38]
07 January 2010 [07:55]
06 January 2010 [19:00]
The presidents of Turkey and Palestine cancelled their meetings on Jan. 6 due to a health problem.
06 January 2010 [18:53]
Turkish State minister Zafer Caglayan said that Libya would give "lion's share" to Turkish companies in projects in the coming years.
06 January 2010 [18:33]
Ten citizens of Iran have been sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs, and the sentence will be executed over next days, the website of Iranian television reported.
06 January 2010 [18:15]
Iran has called on the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to increase its financial support for joint projects in Muslim countries.
06 January 2010 [18:07]
Turkish immigrants have made remarkable contributions to German culture and social life in almost half a century.
06 January 2010 [17:45]
The value of bilateral trade between Iran and Turkey reached $5 billion in 2009, Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) reported.
06 January 2010 [17:33]
06 January 2010 [17:13]
The Iranian diplomat serving in Norway has resigned in protest against the government's cruel treatment with demonstrators in Tehran.
06 January 2010 [16:48]
Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz attended the inauguration of "Dovletabad-Sarakhs-Khangiran" natural gas pipeline between Turkmenistan and Iran on Wednesday.
06 January 2010 [16:34]
06 January 2010 [16:12]
Turkey will take the UN Security Council Presidency in September, 2010.
06 January 2010 [16:07]
06 January 2010 [15:55]
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkmenistan have signed three memorandums of understanding and a joint statement on expansion of economic cooperation.
06 January 2010 [15:38]
Nikoloz Avaliani, the Public TV journalist, known for his fight with opposition activists last year, was appointed the deputy Minister for Diaspora Affairs.
06 January 2010 [15:17]
Turkey’s telecommunications regulator is working with the Justice Ministry to lift the ban on YouTube.
06 January 2010 [15:05]
Trend News interview with Raymond Tanter, former Senior Member on the US National Security Council staff at the White House and former personal representative of the Secretary of Defense, who is currently serving as a president of Iran Policy Committee in Washington.
06 January 2010 [14:57]
An Iranian diplomat at embassy in Norway has resigned in protest against Tehran's harsh treatment of anti-government protesters, news reports said Wednesday.
06 January 2010 [14:46]
06 January 2010 [14:35]
Turkey stepped in after Egyptian police clashed on Wednesday with members of an international aid convoy trying to take relief supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza strip.
06 January 2010 [14:20]
Iran is planning to hold the first International Silk Road Conference, hosting representatives from more than six countries in Tehran.
06 January 2010 [13:36]
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted the towns of Bam and Baravat in the Kerman province of Iran last night, Mehr reported.
06 January 2010 [13:22]
Rights group calls Pakistan to reveal fate of jailed Turkish citizens
A Turkish human rights group called Pakistan to release whereabouts of at least 45 Turks, allegedly jailed and tortured in prisons.
06 January 2010 [12:43]
The bilateral trade between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkmenistan reached $2.9 billion in January-November 2009, the Turkmen statistics committee reported.
06 January 2010 [12:36]
The ministry, which has previously announced that it would start using social networking tools such as "facebook" and "twitter" for public diplomacy activities, held a tele-conference in December for the first time.
06 January 2010 [12:25]
06 January 2010 [11:54]
The Armenian community is preparing for the second “co-patriarchy” election in the history of the Turkish Republic.
06 January 2010 [11:47]
Opposition Conservative party of Georgia calls on people to be active and join election of CEC's new members, GeorgiaTimes correspondent in Tbilisi reports.
06 January 2010 [11:14]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday hailed the launch of the second gas pipeline link to Iran from neighboring Turkmenistan, while on a visit to the Central Asian state.
06 January 2010 [11:06]
06 January 2010 [11:00]
06 January 2010 [10:34]
Iran’s domestic car producers manufactured 1,008,319 cars of different types in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2009).
06 January 2010 [10:16]
06 January 2010 [09:55]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov have called for the expansion of ties between the two neighboring countries.
06 January 2010 [09:46]
A senior Turkish diplomat has confirmed the country’s target of opening at least two European Union negotiation chapters for the first half of this year.
06 January 2010 [07:32]
Azerbaijanis living in Georgia are concerned about possible closing of Azerbaijani schools operating in Georgia temporarily, head of Georgia's Azerbaijanis "Geyrat" movement Alibala Asgarov said.
05 January 2010 [20:15]
Turkey and Brazil have agreed to implement together an action plan for strategic partnership.
05 January 2010 [20:00]
Turkish President Abdullah Gül said Monday that Turkey was proceeding toward the European Union in a determined way.
05 January 2010 [18:57]
Georgia opposition parties have sent their appeal to the UN Secretary General to New York.
05 January 2010 [18:39]
An envelope, that allegedly contains eight bullets, on Tuesday has been sent to a judge and a prosecutor that probes possible assassination plot.
05 January 2010 [18:26]
Ali Momammad Azad, the governor of Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province, said local officials would set up gas stations along the border with Afghanistan, Iran's Press TV reports.
05 January 2010 [18:14]
Abkhazia expects recognition of its independence simultaneously from several countries of the Pacific Ocean in 2010, the so-called Foreign Minister of the self-declared regime said.
05 January 2010 [17:58]
Bulgarian Turks were forced to leave the country during the so-called "revival process" at the end of the 80s.
05 January 2010 [17:53]
Erdogan will pay a formal visit to Russia on January 12 and 13, 2010.
05 January 2010 [17:48]
As the US opposes the use of hard-and-fast deadline for Tehran to make any decision about nuclear fuel supply, Iran says it will not accept any deadline over its nuclear energy program.
05 January 2010 [17:47]
05 January 2010 [17:31]
Under the proposal of Yerevan Municipality, ARF Dashnaktsutyun will hold its Jan. 11 rally near Shahumyan square vs, cinema Moscow.
05 January 2010 [17:14]
An Ankara court announced on Monday that a civilian search of the Special Forces Command would continue, rejecting a recent request by the judicial advisory board of the General Staff for an end to the search.
05 January 2010 [17:05]
The Georgian police detained on January 4 “a member of [South] Ossetian illegal gang” armed with a firearm and hand-grenades, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.
05 January 2010 [16:47]
A court on Tuesday arrested two train drivers over a train accident in Bilecik in northwest Turkey on Sunday killed one driver and injured 14 people.
05 January 2010 [16:37]
The Turkish energy minister travelled to Turkmenistan on Tuesday.
05 January 2010 [16:13]
05 January 2010 [16:06]
05 January 2010 [16:02]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that no one should bring up early elections in Turkey.
05 January 2010 [15:42]
Turkish Airlines has placed a firm order for 14 Airbus A321-200 6 Airbus A319-100 passenger planes, the company said Monday in a regulatory filing.
05 January 2010 [15:33]
The Tskhinvali regime has accused the Georgian special forces of kidnapping of an Ossetian citizen, Res agency reports.
05 January 2010 [15:12]
05 January 2010 [14:23]
The declaration said that the two countries have ties of friendship and goodwill not seen in international relations frequently.
05 January 2010 [14:18]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran was officially welcomed by Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov here on Tuesday on the second leg of his Central-Asian tour.
05 January 2010 [13:57]
05 January 2010 [13:44]
The most important achievement in 2009 was that Armenia succeeded in raising vital issues on international level, head of ruling Republican Party of Armenia Galust Sahakyan said.
05 January 2010 [13:25]
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States has already begun discussions with its partners about imposing sanctions on Iran.
05 January 2010 [13:09]
With 200 diplomats home for a major Foreign Ministry seminar, Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu unveils his newest vision for ‘strategic depth’ and urges for ‘hard power’ and ‘soft power’ to be used in harmony.
05 January 2010 [12:46]
The private consumption tax hike implemented by the government on tobacco has been reflected in cigarette prices.
05 January 2010 [12:22]
05 January 2010 [12:00]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rapped up his two-day visit to Tajikistan and left the country for Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan, Tuesday morning.
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