News for 20 November 2006
Politics
20 November 2006 [22:00]
Reports from Iran say prominent union leader Mansur Osanlu was arrested in Tehran on November 19 by plainclothes security agents. Osanlu, who is the president of the Syndicate of Workers of the Tehran Bus Company, was recently released from prison on bail.
20 November 2006 [21:55]
The European Union urged a politically charged meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency on Monday to deny Iran's request for help with a facility that could yield plutonium for atom bombs.
20 November 2006 [21:50]
The European Union warned Turkey on Monday that it must speed up efforts to resolve a stalemate over Cyprus if it wants to continue membership negotiations with the bloc.
20 November 2006 [21:49]
The White House dismissed a classified CIA draft assessment that found no conclusive evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program, the New Yorker reported.
20 November 2006 [21:48]
Riot police stormed the office of the U.S. news agency Associated Press in the Turkish capital on Monday after a leftist association occupied it demanding improved conditions at prisons in Turkey, witnesses said.
20 November 2006 [21:43]
A group of religious figures and theological students of Tabriz staged a protest demonstration against desecration of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by Baku-based newspaper on Monday.
20 November 2006 [21:30]
Armenian analytics consider that official Yerevan should gain pressure leverage by supporting separatist movements in the territories of Georgia and Azerbaijan.
20 November 2006 [21:25]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on 20 November has met with Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahayan, member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, head of the Abu Dhabi Emirate Governor's Office, son of the UAE President.
20 November 2006 [21:16]
Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan of the United Arab Emirates met face-to-face at Almushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 20.
20 November 2006 [16:00]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov, Matthew Bryza, Bernard Fassier and Special representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Anjey Kasprzyk will visit Armenia today.
20 November 2006 [15:43]
On November 20, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev left Antalya, Turkey for the United Arab Emirates to pay a two-day official visit.
20 November 2006 [15:19]
The law enforcement bodies of Kabardino-Balkaria Republic take serious security measures, Kabardino-Balkaria Interior Ministry told.
20 November 2006 [14:33]
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov will visit Azerbaijan on December 4.
20 November 2006 [14:22]
Armenian delegation participated in the 4th meeting of CIS member states' Interior Ministries Staff Department chiefs in Baku on November 16-17.
20 November 2006 [14:02]
Congress VIII of Nationalist Movement Party (NMP) was held in Ataturk Sport hall on November 19.
20 November 2006 [13:45]
Parliament deputy chairman Bahar Muradova has met with the chairman of the OSCE PA Goran Lennmarker.
20 November 2006 [12:04]
Over 1600 documents were adopted within CIS up to now.
20 November 2006 [11:56]
The 8th Summit of Heads of State of Turkish-Speaking Countries ended in southern city of Antalya on Friday.
20 November 2006 [11:54]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday that economic and political cooperation among the Turkish speaking countries must be improved.
Business
20 November 2006 [23:57]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met November 20 with Sheikha Lubna Khalid Sultan al Qasimi, Minister for Economy and Planning of the United Arab Emirates at the Gasrul al-Emirate Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
20 November 2006 [21:38]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8725 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 20.
20 November 2006 [21:35]
By request of the Ministry of Education, the electronic equipment manufacturer KUR produces equipments for computerization of schools, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies said.
20 November 2006 [21:33]
The 28th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) will be held from 21 to 23 November in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, according to the press-service of Milli Majlis.
20 November 2006 [21:27]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on November 20 met with Seyyid Ahmed Gobash, head of the "Consolidated Energy Resources LLC" and "Ghobash Trading and Investments Group" Companies, ex-minister of UAE economy, ex-chairman of the Arab Monetary Fund.
20 November 2006 [21:22]
RV Investment plans to organize an expedition to the gold deposits in the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia.
20 November 2006 [21:11]
Oil production in Azerbaijan grew 47% to over 26 million tonnes in January-October 2006.
20 November 2006 [15:18]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will allocate 100 million credits for reconstruction of roads in Azerbaijan.
20 November 2006 [14:49]
Oil refineries of Azerbaijan increased their output of oil products by 4% in January-October 2006 against the production for 10 months of the previous year.
20 November 2006 [14:43]
"If the negotiations with Russia on electrical energy imports remain fruitless, Azerbaijan will alternatively consider the plan to import electricity from Iran," said Azerenergy Vice-President Marlen Asgarov.
20 November 2006 [12:35]
Between 20 and 30 percent of the new buildings will be included in the housing stock (resources) in Ganja, Ganja Executive Power Eldar Azizov said.
20 November 2006 [12:01]
The Sahdeniz Project, which makes it possible to purchase cheap natural gas at $120 a cubic meter from Azerbaijan, has been hindered by Russia.
20 November 2006 [11:59]
Traders are discussing the future of oil prices after crude oil dropped to $55.26 per barrel, the lowest level in 17 months.
20 November 2006 [11:14]
Azerbaijan's Azer Energy Co announced that in October this year, the nation imported over 75,8 mln kilowatts of electricity from Iran, MNA reported.
Society
20 November 2006 [21:58]
An assessment report on Azerbaijan's Public Television (PTV) development needs, commissioned by the OSCE Office in Baku, was presented to the broadcaster's management on Monday.
20 November 2006 [21:23]
On Monday the trial on the case of the application lodged with the Court of Appeal by Natig Afendiyev has been over. The trial was presided over by Appeals Court chair Allahveren Hasanov.
20 November 2006 [21:14]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
20 November 2006 [17:40]
367 religious communities have been registered in Azerbaijan up to now, Hidayat Orujoov the chief of the State Committee on Work with Religious Organizations told.
20 November 2006 [15:46]
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Teymur Rajabov snatched third place in the international Blitz Cup of Mikhail Tal tournament in the Russian capital of Moscow.
20 November 2006 [15:28]
The European Court of Human Rights' judgement on the case of Fahmin Hajiyev will become effective in February -after three months from the date on which the judgement was passed.
20 November 2006 [15:04]
Local Economic Court 1 decided to stop the activity of Baku branch of Moscow State Open University.
20 November 2006 [15:01]
The samples taken from the birds during the monitoring held by State Veterinary Service will be have been analyzed by November 27.
20 November 2006 [14:58]
Independent Azerbaijan University sophomores will start hunger strike in the Musavat Party Office from 12.00 on Tuesday.
20 November 2006 [14:41]
UEFA may punish Azerbaijani national team midfielder Sergey Sokolov for a log time, as illicit dope has been found in his blood samples.
20 November 2006 [14:37]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
20 November 2006 [13:53]
The draft amendments to the Television and Radio Broadcasting Law have been submitted to the President's Office, National Broadcasting Council chairman Nushiravan Maharramli told.
20 November 2006 [12:34]
The unstable weather will change starting from Tuesday.
