News for 29 December 2009
World news
29 December 2009 [18:55]
The Turkish court issued an arrest warrant for Kurdish politicians after they failed to appear in a court over alleged PKK links.
29 December 2009 [18:36]
In May 2008, Turkey completed a 10-billion USD stand-by arrangement with IMF.
29 December 2009 [18:07]
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29 December 2009 [16:56]
Cigarette consumption in Turkey has had a major drop after smoking ban, an official with WHO said.
29 December 2009 [16:46]
U.S. intelligence sources have confirmed Iran's assertions that a document published by a British daily about Tehran's nuclear program is a fabrication.
29 December 2009 [16:28]
Next year Armenia's external debt will reach 46 percent of GDP, Armenian Finance Minister Tigran Davtyan said at a press conference.
29 December 2009 [16:21]
The country’s top security board on Monday called on people to act with common sense and to avoid moves that could harm the unity of the country at its bi-monthly regular meeting.
29 December 2009 [16:03]
Georgia is in better position than might be after August war: Minister
29 December 2009 [15:43]
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi says her sister has been arrested by the intelligence services, hours after opposition figures were detained.
29 December 2009 [15:20]
The government of Georgia intends to release and pardon a number of prisoners.
29 December 2009 [14:53]
Iran and Turkmenistan are to be connected by a second gas pipeline during a visit by the Iranian president to the central Asian state next week.
29 December 2009 [14:39]
Turkey has welcomed nearly 26 million tourists in the first 11 months of 2009.
29 December 2009 [14:28]
The total number of registered cases of H1N1 infection in Georgia has reached 1072, ten of which turned out lethal.
29 December 2009 [14:09]
Russian authorities blame Georgia of delaying resumption of air communication between the two countries.
29 December 2009 [13:47]
Tahsin Burcuoglu, secretary-general of Turkey's National Security Council, has been appointed as the new Turkish Ambassador to France.
29 December 2009 [13:22]
Turkey's civilian and military leaders met as police searched a key unit of the army's special forces for a third day in an assassination plot probe.
29 December 2009 [12:41]
Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan met Monday with Dubai's Emir Sheikh Mohammad Rashid bin al-Maktoum.
29 December 2009 [12:28]
The Russian Foreign Ministry has voiced concern over the recent anti-government protests in Iran and said Russia is not meddling in Iran's internal affairs.
29 December 2009 [12:06]
29 December 2009 [11:44]
One day after clashes erupted between anti-government protestors and security forces in the Iranian capital, Tehran's Firefighting Organization talks of the extent of the damage.
29 December 2009 [11:25]
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it will summon the British ambassador to Tehran over London's reaction to the unrest in the capital on Sunday.
29 December 2009 [11:07]
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29 December 2009 [10:46]
Police commander Azizollah Rajabzadeh said the death of Mousavi's nephew is under investigation and the result will be announced soon.
29 December 2009 [10:23]
National Congress of Armenians officially launched its activities in Ukraine.
29 December 2009 [10:14]
29 December 2009 [10:00]
Prosecutors investigating a plot to assassinate Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç have launched a third search at the headquarters of the Special Forces Command in Ankara.
29 December 2009 [09:47]
Georgia says it will not be ready to resume flights between Moscow and Tbilisi for the festive season.
Politics
29 December 2009 [17:53]
Day.Az interview with renowned expert on international maritime law and doctor of law Rustam Mammadov.
29 December 2009 [17:20]
The result of municipal elections in Azerbaijan's Naftalan region might be annulled.
29 December 2009 [16:12]
Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani ambassador to Belgium Emin Eyubov.
29 December 2009 [13:11]
“Representatives of the Azerbaijani community are not expected to trip to Nagorno-Karabakh any time soon,” Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu said.
29 December 2009 [12:53]
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29 December 2009 [09:55]
The embassy of Azerbaijan in Romania has organized an event to mark solidarity day of world Azerbaijanis.
Business
29 December 2009 [18:24]
Photo Galleries
29 December 2009 [11:58]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva viewed reconstruction work in capital's Samad Vurgun and Mugam Gardens on Dec. 28.
29 December 2009 [11:37]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the Republican Perinatal Center on Dec. 28.
Society
29 December 2009 [18:45]
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation is organizing festivities on World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and New Year in the palace Buta from Dec. 29-31.
29 December 2009 [17:34]
“The issues of teachers' age requirement is still under discussion”, said Minister of Education at a press conference on Dec. 29.
29 December 2009 [17:07]
The basic portion of pension benefits will be abolished in Azerbaijan, said Salim Muslimov, Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF).
29 December 2009 [16:35]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended groundbreaking ceremony for a new administrative building of the State Oil Fund on Dec. 29.
29 December 2009 [15:51]
The U.S. Census Bureau is going also to find out the number of Azerbaijanis and Turks living in the country next year.
29 December 2009 [15:32]
More than 1.3 million tourists visited Azerbaijan in the past nine months, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfas Garayev said.
29 December 2009 [15:10]
Solemn opening ceremony will be held on the occasion of “Istanbul - European Capital of Culture 2010” on Jan. 16.
29 December 2009 [14:45]
29 December 2009 [14:17]
Icherisheher (Old City) State Historic-Architectural Reserve launched its website www.icherisheher.gov.az, the Old City Reserve Office under the Cabinet of Ministers said.
29 December 2009 [13:56]
Boeing-757 Airliner taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport first landed in Lankaran International Airport of Azerbaijan.
29 December 2009 [13:33]
On this Christmas, one of the holiday items of the U.S. Postal Service (PS) was a stamp dedicated to the Shusha town of Azerbaijan founded by Panakh Ali Khan Javanshir in 1751.
29 December 2009 [10:38]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva viewed reconstruction works in capital's Samad Vurgun and Mugam Gardens on Dec. 28.
29 December 2009 [10:05]
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29 December 2009 [09:21]
On the occasion of the New Year holiday, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation presented four buses to the Shamakhy region to launch new bus services to mountainous villages.
Sports
29 December 2009 [18:58]
Vice-President of Boxing Federation of Azerbaijan Agajan Abiyev said the national youth team of Armenia can participate at the World Cup to be held in Baku next year.
29 December 2009 [18:13]
29 December 2009 [11:18]
The International Volleyball Federation has published ratings of national teams of the world.
