News for 13 November 2006
Politics
13 November 2006 [22:08]
Iran must face "economic isolation" if it proceeds with its nuclear uranium enrichment program in defiance of international pressure, President Bush said on Monday.
13 November 2006 [22:02]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday defended his decision not to meet Pope Benedict XVI who visits this country later this month, saying he has to attend a NATO summit in Lithuania.
13 November 2006 [18:33]
The two-day international conference on the European convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms organized by the Azerbaijan Supreme Court and Council of Europe commenced November 13 at the Europe Hotel.
13 November 2006 [16:11]
Iran said on Monday it was ready to consider any official U.S. request to hold talks after U.S. allies called on Washington to engage the Islamic Republic.
13 November 2006 [16:09]
Austria called on Monday for a "time-out" in Turkey's membership negotiations with the European Union if Ankara does not move in a stand-off over trade with Cyprus before an EU summit next month.
13 November 2006 [14:40]
On November 13 the Foreign Ministers of the three South Caucasus countries and the representatives of the EU presidium will render a joint press conference in Brussels.
13 November 2006 [14:08]
Google has provoked the wrath of Iran's notoriously suspicious authorities by appearing to question the country's sovereignty over the province of Azerbaijan in an entry on its Google Video website.
13 November 2006 [14:02]
Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan in response to His Majesty's congratulatory cable on the independence anniversary of his country.
13 November 2006 [00:36]
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini made the remark on Sunday, while speaking to domestic and foreign reporters at this week's press conference in Tehran.
Business
13 November 2006 [18:57]
SOCAR's has announced the marketing survey for 1200 barrels of Azeri Light crude export at Ceyhan seaport.
13 November 2006 [16:14]
Russia's Energy Ministry has rejected a plan to expand the capacity of a Chevron-led oil pipeline from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea.
13 November 2006 [14:27]
The course on basics and expertise of economics and banking in the Islamic countries will be organized November 27-30 in Baku with the assistance of the Azerbaijan State Economic University, Islamic Development Bank and Islamic Researches and Education Institute.
13 November 2006 [14:25]
Belarus's ambassador to Azerbaijan Nikolay Patskevich visited some production enterprises of Goychay region.
13 November 2006 [14:23]
Within the framework of the Azerbaijan Corporate Governance Project, the seminar on introduction to the corporate governance was held for the representatives of the government agencies of Azerbaijan.
13 November 2006 [14:14]
13 November 2006 [14:10]
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported 239,909 tons of oil via Novorossiysk terminal in October, and 942 thousand tons over 10 months.
Society
13 November 2006 [21:56]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sport announced during a meeting with Chinese Olympic Committee vice president Yu Zaiging that Baku will be launching a bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
13 November 2006 [19:33]
Azerbaijan coach Faig Garayev wears a kind of grimace that suggests he's close to tears when watching his team play.
13 November 2006 [19:31]
After a tense match against Russia, Brazil emerged victorious as the only team to remain unbeaten so far in the tournament.
13 November 2006 [19:02]
Yu Zaiqing, Vice-President of the Chinese Olympic Committee visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on November 13.
13 November 2006 [18:18]
The China's delegation led by Yu Zaiqing, Vice-President of the Chinese Olympic Committee met with first vice-president of the Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee Chingiz Huseynzade.
13 November 2006 [16:01]
Three Russian teenagers were sentenced to brief prison terms for involvement in attacks on foreign nationals in St. Petersburg.
13 November 2006 [15:14]
An explosion took place at apartment 81, the 28th street of Khirdalan Settlement of Absheron Districts on November 13.
13 November 2006 [01:18]
Azad Rahimov, the Youth and Sport Minister of Azerbaijan met the delegation, headed by Yu Zaiqing, the vice president of Chinese Olympic Committee and a member of International Olympic Committee, on November 12.
