News for 20 January 2007
Politics
20 January 2007 [19:21]
Iran and Azerbaijan on Friday discussed the latest regional and international developments as well as Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
20 January 2007 [14:34]
Istanbul governor Muammer Guler said three people were arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Hrant Dink earlier on Friday, CNN-Turk television reported.
20 January 2007 [14:30]
Turkey's press conveyed the nation's sense of shock, shame and self-reflection on Saturday at the assassination of journalist and Armenian community leader Hrant Dink at the entrance to his bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper.
20 January 2007 [14:12]
Azerbaijan's Military Prosecutor's Office has appealed Interpol to issue a notice on Khojaly Genocide perpetrators.
20 January 2007 [14:08]
"Assassination of Aqos Editor-in-chief Grant Dink is a propaganda against Turkey.
20 January 2007 [13:54]
Members of Azerbaijani-Greek Friendship Group Maximos Harakopoulos, Konstantinos Tsiaras, Antonis Karpouzas and Elpida Tsouri will visit Baku from January 23 to 26.
20 January 2007 [13:53]
"The map posted by Google in Internet is of no serious importance. The map does not reflects exact coordinates," chairman of the State Land and Cartography Committee Garib Mammadov told journalists.
20 January 2007 [13:51]
The meeting of the PACE Subcommittee on Science, Education and Culture will be held within the winter session.
20 January 2007 [13:40]
Former Speaker of Milli Majlis Murtuz Alesgerov is satisfied with the activity of Milli Majlis.
20 January 2007 [13:39]
This year Baku will host a number of events of GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development.
20 January 2007 [13:35]
The activity of "Yeni Siyaset" (New Policy) Electoral Block was put an end after 2005 parliamentary elections.
20 January 2007 [13:32]
"We are not looking for headquarters for our party yet. We are waiting for Azerbaijani government to offer headquarters to us," said Azerbaijan People's Front Party (APFP) leader Ali Karimli.
20 January 2007 [13:31]
Draft law on Rehabilitation of prisoners will be put on agenda of Milli Majlis spring session.
20 January 2007 [13:28]
On January 20, people of Azerbaijan commemorate a tragedy, which became a turning point in the nation's struggle for independence from the former Soviet Union and one of the most tragic events in its recent history.
20 January 2007 [13:16]
"The preliminary variant of President Ilham Aliyev's official visit schedule to Germany is being prepared," said Second Secretary of the Azerbaijani embassy to Germany Nasimi Agayev.
20 January 2007 [13:11]
The demand raised in the meeting of the PACE Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men about increasing the number of women in the parliaments of South Caucasian countries by 15% in 2010 and by 30% in 2020 caused dissatisfaction.
20 January 2007 [13:09]
Mitya Shtrukeld has been appointed new Slovenian Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
20 January 2007 [13:06]
Armenian-Israeli interparliamentary friendship group chairman Yuri Stern died at age 57.
20 January 2007 [13:03]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov awarded Azerbaijani ambassador to Iran Polad Bulbuloglu 'Friendship Order.'
Business
20 January 2007 [14:20]
Azercell Telecom has suspended Pay Cell service due to improvement repair.
20 January 2007 [14:18]
"It is not forecasted to what level the oil prices are going to plunge," the Executive Director of the State Oil Fund, Shahmar Movsumov said.
20 January 2007 [14:17]
"Government and the National Bank don't plan to reconsider the forecasts for inflation rate in 2007," Chairman of the Management Board of the Bank Elman Rustamov said.
20 January 2007 [14:15]
A decree will be issued soon to mitigate terms of mortgage lending.
20 January 2007 [14:03]
Azerbaijan is continuing talks with Iran on gas import and doing market research, said SOCAR's President Rovnag Abdullayev.
20 January 2007 [14:01]
"Municipal and Executive Authorities give illegal permission for selling of public lands and lands under neighboring municipal offices," said Garib Mammadov, Chairman of State Land and Cartography Committee.
20 January 2007 [13:59]
NYMEX February crude fell $0.36, or 0.7 percent, to settle at $50.12 a barrel on Jan. 19. Brent crude oil for March settlement rose 1.03 dollars to $51.75 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
20 January 2007 [13:59]
As of January 1, the assets of Khalg Bank doubled 4.3 times to AZN 75,146,400.
20 January 2007 [13:58]
Azerbaijan's UniBank increased plastic card issue 83% in 2006.
20 January 2007 [13:57]
"We take into account the financial situation of newspapers, but the situation of publishing houses should also be considered. As we are commercial organization, we live on our earnings," the director of 'Azerbaijan' publishing house Agabey Asgarov when expressing his attitude to the discussions on hike of prices for publishing and rental.
20 January 2007 [13:48]
The Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery completed crude oil processing on December 14, ahead of the schedule.
20 January 2007 [13:47]
Government has passed the 2007-2010 Development Program for Baku Metro.
20 January 2007 [13:45]
During 2006 AtaSighorta Insurance Company collected insurance fees AZN 3,076,581, up 71.5% from last year.
20 January 2007 [13:45]
As of January 1, the aggregate capital of Azerbaijan's Gunay Bank constituted AZN 8,240,890, up 36.12% from last year.
20 January 2007 [13:41]
Baku Metro is going to purchase 25 transit vehicles this year.
20 January 2007 [13:04]
On Friday at about 17.00, nearly 100 'Karasu' Operation company held protest action outside of head office of the company situated in Ali Bayramli.
Society
20 January 2007 [22:57]
Azerbaijan's grandmaster Teymur Rajabov consolidated his position at the top of the Corus Chess Tournament 2007 in Wijk aan Zee with a draw against World No. 2 India's Viswanathan Anand.
20 January 2007 [14:25]
The official website of the Mikhail Gorbachev Foundation, who is believed to be the head culprit of 20 January Tragedy in Baku, has been hacked by unknown attackers.
20 January 2007 [14:20]
"Test laboratories will be set up to examine the quality of foodstuffs," Director of the State Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Patents, Ramiz Hasanov said.
20 January 2007 [14:10]
The reason of the fire in flat 55, Agamalioglu Street, Ganja, has been found out.
20 January 2007 [14:05]
President Ilham Aliyev visited Martyrs Avenue on occasion of the 17th anniversary of 20 Yanvar tragedy.
20 January 2007 [13:56]
Order of Red Banner of Labour of Soviet Azerbaijan was sold by $18 000 in the auction held in New York.
20 January 2007 [13:50]
The meeting of Culture, Science and Education Committee will be held on the first day of winter session of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
20 January 2007 [13:43]
The performances in which the late actor Hajibaba Bagirov acted starring role will not be staged in Azerbaijan State Musical Comedy Theater.
20 January 2007 [13:43]
Fire took place in flat 29, Zakir Street in Keshle settlement.
20 January 2007 [13:38]
On Friday, at about 07.40 explosion occurred in 55, Agamali St, Ganja.
20 January 2007 [13:14]
"Doctors consider it is necessary to operate me. But they do not guarantee that I can shoot after the operation. Because, I am 49," said bronze medal winner of Athens Summer Olympics Irade Ashumova.
20 January 2007 [13:08]
Preparation meeting of the trial on case of Elchin Babayev, member of the armed group leaded by the former Prime Minister Suret Huseynov in 1994-1995, and will be held at Grievous Crimes Court presided over by Mammedbagir Zeynalov.
20 January 2007 [00:39]
Azerbaijan's grandmaster Teymur Rajabov consolidated his position at the top of the Corus Chess Tournament 2007 in Wijk aan Zee with a relaxed draw against Ukraine's Ruslan Ponomariov.
