News for 03 January 2007

Politics

03 January 2007 [12:28]

Delegation of Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society visits Poland

The delegation of the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan led by its President, Milli Majlis deputy Novruz Aslan visited Poland at the invitation of this country's Red Cross.

Business

03 January 2007 [17:02]

Iran suspends supplying natural gas to Turkey, state-run radio says

Iran has stopped supplying natural gas to Turkey to meet increasing demand at home this winter, state-run radio reported on Wednesday.
03 January 2007 [16:51]

Crude prices 'will fall to $50'

An increased supply of oil to the market is expected to lower prices in the coming year, according to Standard Chartered Bank.

Society

03 January 2007 [21:15]

Walt Whitman High School Leadership students video conference with Azerbaijani teenagers

Five students from the leadership class participated in Whitman's first video conference with students in Azerbaijan Dec. 7 as part of an initiative to promote technology and global awareness.
03 January 2007 [13:40]

The oilmen and the orphans

The evidence of the wealthy oil industry can be seen everywhere in Azerbaijan's capital. Baku is definitely booming. There are gleaming marble squares, presidential palaces, new shops packed with western designer goods and even British bars that now cater for the hundreds of oil workers, including dozens from the North-East.
03 January 2007 [12:44]

Nizami Ganjavi to be commemorated in Strasbourg

A conference commemorating prominent Azerbaijan poet Nizami Ganjavi will take place January 24 in Strasbourg, France.
03 January 2007 [12:42]

Geology Institute cooperates with MIT

The Geology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences continues to implement joint projects with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
03 January 2007 [12:21]

Mountain Jew killed in Moscow, motive unclear

Police are investigating the murder of a Mountain Jew in Moscow.