News for 26 December 2009
World news
26 December 2009 [13:39]
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says the woman said to be Osama Bin Laden's daughter can leave the country providing that her identity is confirmed.
26 December 2009 [12:43]
Turkey's parliament on Friday concluded 12-day-long budget talks and approved the government’s 2010 financial plan, which totals 286.9 billion Turkish Liras.
26 December 2009 [12:20]
26 December 2009 [12:09]
26 December 2009 [11:45]
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan believes that the dynamics of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process will not change next year.
26 December 2009 [11:07]
26 December 2009 [10:40]
26 December 2009 [10:35]
Politics
26 December 2009 [11:37]
26 December 2009 [10:23]
Members of Azerbaijani parliament deem it important to protest the European Parliament resolution.
26 December 2009 [10:07]
Interview with head of Azerbaijan Presidential Administration Public and Political Department Ali Hasanov about outcomes of the year 2009.
26 December 2009 [09:53]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter to participants of the 9th congress of Azerbaijan national council of youth organizations.
26 December 2009 [09:36]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov held a number of meetings as part of an official visit to Turkey on Dec. 25.
26 December 2009 [09:21]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an executive order pardoning a group of prisoners.
Business
26 December 2009 [14:00]
SOCAR (State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan) will increase gas supplies to Russia twice - up to 1 bilion cubic meters per year in 2010, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said on Dec. 26.
26 December 2009 [11:32]
26 December 2009 [11:15]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inaugurated a newly-rebuilt Hovsan aeration station on Dec. 25.
Society
26 December 2009 [13:57]
Azerbaijani parliament discussed a bill on cotton growing in the first reading on Dec. 25.
26 December 2009 [13:44]
26 December 2009 [13:20]
A new TV channel highlighting Turkish problems in the world and U.S. in particular was recently opened in Washington DC.
26 December 2009 [13:08]
Famous singer Julio Iglesias will visit Baku next year.
26 December 2009 [12:55]
Foreign prisoners pardoned by the presidential decree issued in Azerbaijan were released from jails on Dec. 26.
26 December 2009 [12:36]
26 December 2009 [11:54]
A decree of pardon issued by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Dec. 25 started to be implemented on Dec. 26.
26 December 2009 [11:24]
A seminar on assistance to human trafficking victims was held in Baku on Dec. 25.
26 December 2009 [10:58]
A Russian embassy-announced competition for young journalists on the theme of “Russia-Azerbaijan: strategic partnership for peace and stability” ended on Dec. 25.
26 December 2009 [10:15]
Member of the Azerbaijani parliament says more efforts must be made to identify secret HIV-positive people.
26 December 2009 [09:45]
Arts & Entertainment
26 December 2009 [08:00]
Charlie Sheen was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges.