News for 25 January 2010

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25 January 2010 [22:05]

Iran chain stores to sell Brazilian meat

Iranian retail stores will distribute Brazilian freeze meat to customers for maintaining protein market and meat products.
25 January 2010 [21:00]

Kuwait interested in linking gas network to Iran's

The Head of Iran's Gas Transportation Company says Kuwait has expressed an interest in linking its gas network to Iran's nationwide gas transport system.
25 January 2010 [20:50]

Thirteen Georgian sailors detained in Philippines released

Thirteen Georgian sailors, detained in the Philippines, have been released, Levan Akhvlediani, said co-founder of the Georgia-Philippines Business and Friendship Association.
25 January 2010 [20:30]

Turkey's population gets older, Minister says

Turkish State Minister Cevdet Yilmaz said on Monday that Turkey's population got older in 2009 compared to 2008.
25 January 2010 [20:15]

Iraq seals oil deal with Shell

Iraq has signed a final deal with U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC to develop a major oil field in the south.
25 January 2010 [19:24]

Canada's ex-envoy to Iran details cooperation with CIA

After admitting to spying for the US during the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Canada's former ambassador to Tehran expounds on the controversial revelations in an exclusive interview with Press TV.
25 January 2010 [19:18]

Georgia establishes diplomatic relations with Cape Verde, Dominican Republic

Georgia has established diplomatic relations with Cape Verde and Dominican Republic.
25 January 2010 [19:00]

Iranian envoy considers Turkish city suitable for car factory

Iranian ambassador said on Monday they told Iranian authorities that auto factory should be opened in the northwestern province of Bursa in Turkey.
25 January 2010 [18:56]

PACE declines to confirm Armenian delegation

At its winter session that opened in Strasbourg on Jan. 25, the CE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) confirmed the powers of all the national delegations except for the Armenian and Albanian delegations.
25 January 2010 [18:45]

Iranian minister 'blames human error for plane crash'

Iranian Minister of Road and Transportation Hamid Behbahani has said "human error" caused the crash of a Russian-made passenger airplane and a train accident in northeastern Iran.
25 January 2010 [18:28]

Turkish relief group aids for Chechen refugees amid snow

A group of Chechen families who fled to Turkey after the Russian invasion of Chechnya struggle in difficult conditions.
25 January 2010 [18:23]

Georgian PM to visit Armenia

Georgian delegation headed by Prime Minister Nikoloz Gilauri will arrive on a one-day visit to Armenia on Jan. 26.
25 January 2010 [18:00]

Ahmadinejad call for expansion of ties with Malaysia

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on expansion of relations and cooperation between Iran and Malaysia.
25 January 2010 [17:34]

Turkey manages to return some smuggled cultural assets back

Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry brought 151 cultural assets back to the country in 2009.
25 January 2010 [17:21]

Armenian MP delisted from country’s permanent delegation to PACE to address the organization

Member of the Armenia’s Heritage parliamentary faction Zarui Postanjian has left for Strasbourg to take part in the PACE winter session, head of the Heritage faction Styopa Safaryan said.
25 January 2010 [16:41]

Iran: No limit on foreign investment

Iran's Economy and Finance Minister says based on Iran's fifth development plan, there is no limit on foreign investment in Iranian industrial or mineral sectors.
25 January 2010 [16:28]

Turkish MP elected new PACE president

Today, Chairman of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Movlud Cavushoglu was elected new PACE President.
25 January 2010 [16:13]

Snowstorm kills four in Turkey

A fourth person was found dead Sunday due to a fierce snowstorm that caused power outages in Turkey and traffic chaos in neighboring Bulgaria.
25 January 2010 [15:35]

Ukraine's CEC to mull over issue of Georgian observers today

Ukraine`s Central Election Commission will discuss the issue of Georgian observers later today.
25 January 2010 [15:12]

Ahmadinejad to give 'glad tidings' on 20 percent fuel

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will soon give "good news" regarding the 20-percent enriched fuel needed for a medical research reactor in Tehran.
25 January 2010 [15:05]

Turkey's population rises by 1.45 percent in 2009

Turkey's statistics body, TUIK, made public on Monday the census results for 2009.
25 January 2010 [14:53]

Turkey belongs in Europe, says EU president Spain

European Union president Spain thinks that Turkey belongs in the 27-country bloc, Spanish FM Moratinos said in an interview.
25 January 2010 [14:23]

Pakistan to secure Iran's gas pipeline to India

The Head of the National Iranian Gas Export Company says Pakistan has agreed to secure the transfer of Iran's exporting gas to India via its soil.
25 January 2010 [13:45]

Turkish Deputy PM in UAE for Pakistan Friends meeting

Arinc will deliver a speech Tuesday at the conference held under the "Friends of Democratic Pakistan" event.
25 January 2010 [13:26]

Abkhaz children go to Tbilisi school

Nine Abkhaz children, whose families fled the occupied Abkhazian Region of Georgia two months ago, joined studies at the public school No. 168 in Tbilisi on Jan. 25.
25 January 2010 [13:05]

Iran fleet to deter piracy in Gulf of Aden

The Iranian Navy has sent a fifth fleet of warships to the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden to defend the country's vessels and oil tankers against continued attacks by Somali raiders.
25 January 2010 [12:44]

Turkey's Kurdish MPs question Council of Europe's new president

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party urged the Council of Europe to maintain its commitment to political rights.
25 January 2010 [12:22]

Georgia's parliament speaker holds meetings in Brussels

The speaker of Georgian parliament Davit Bakradze is on an official visit to Brussels, where he will hold meeting with the chairperson of the House of Representatives of the European Parliament.
25 January 2010 [12:08]

Iranian parliament follows up on downgrading ties with UK

The National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Parliament (Majlis) is considering downgrading ties with Britain over London's interference in Tehran's internal affairs.
25 January 2010 [11:53]

Armenian president leaves for Sochi

25 January 2010 [11:52]

U.S. ex-Congressmen arrive in Georgia

U.S. ex -Congressmen will visit Georgia with a visit on Jan. 25-27.
25 January 2010 [11:45]

Turkish Cyprus president arrives in Istanbul to meet Gul

Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat arrived in Istanbul.
25 January 2010 [11:07]

Iran bans airlines' purchase of old planes

Iran's minister of roads and transportation has declared that the Iranian airlines will no longer be allowed to buy cheap or old airplanes.
25 January 2010 [10:36]

Turkish MP from AK party elected as new PACE president

A Turkish parliamentarian will be elected new president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the first time in history.
25 January 2010 [09:53]

Iranian plane catches fire on landing

At least 46 passengers on board an Iranian airliner have been injured as the plane catches fire while trying to land in the Mashhad airport.
25 January 2010 [09:45]

Karzai arrives in Istanbul Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan summit

President Karzai of Afghanistan has arrived in Istanbul.

Analytics

Weird / Interesting

25 January 2010 [15:53]

Chocolate Dresses Make a Fashion Treat - PHOTOS

What's better than a beautiful woman in a slinky dress? Try a beautiful woman in a slinky, edible chocolate dress.
25 January 2010 [12:15]

Condom thieves strike in Mumbai

25 January 2010 [10:20]

Hungarian castle for sale for just 0.3p - PHOTO

Got some change in your pocket? Want to buy a castle steeped in Oscar-winning glory? Here's your chance - the only downside it, you’ll still need to be a millionaire.

Politics

25 January 2010 [17:05]

Newly-elected PACE President: Resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is very important for Europe

Newly-elected PACE President says solution of frozen Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is very important for Europe.
25 January 2010 [17:00]

OSCE PA special representative on Nagorno-Karabakh to trip to Azerbaijan

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Georgia and Nagorno-Karabakh Goran Lennmarker will visit the region early in March.
25 January 2010 [14:46]

Armenian expert: Armenian-Turkish dialogue has finally reached an impasse

Day.Az interview with Armenian expert, chairman of the Caucasus Center for Peacekeeping Initiatives Geori Vanyan.
25 January 2010 [12:57]

Azerbaijani political expert: Armenia’s blackmail will hardly be effective

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Eldar Namazov.
25 January 2010 [12:00]

Mistakes on Armenian president's official website get corrected - PHOTO

The prevocative map of the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic” together with Azerbaijan’s occupied lands has been removed from the official Web site of the Armenian Presidential Administration.
25 January 2010 [10:55]

Spanish FM: It is possible to increase Spanish exports and diversify Azerbaijani imports

Interview with Miguel Angel Moratinos, Foreign Minister of Spain, currently presiding in the EU.
25 January 2010 [09:38]

Chief of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration: Azerbaijan-Russia humanitarian forum to become international next year

The Azerbaijan-Russia forum on humanitarian cooperation will become regular and international beginning from the next year.

Business

25 January 2010 [18:39]

Average price on non-residential premises in Baku made public

Azerbaijan's Participants of the Property Market Public Union has released outcome of December 2009 monitoring into the market of non-residential premises.
25 January 2010 [15:27]

London to host Azerbaijan-UK Business Forum

Azerbaijan-UK Business Forum on trade and investments is to take place in London on March 8.
25 January 2010 [10:48]

State-run communication companies to be privatized in Azerbaijan

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is planning to privatize state-owned communication enterprises.

Photo Galleries

Society

25 January 2010 [17:57]

Delegation of Iranian National Youth Organization travels to Azerbaijan

The delegation of Iranian National Youth Organization has arrived in Azerbaijan, spokesman for Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan Abbas Isgandari said.

Sports

25 January 2010 [19:07]

Azerbaijani wrestlers to battle for medals in Turkey

Azerbaijani wrestlers will compete in an international tournament in memory of Vehbi Emre in Istanbul, Turkey.
25 January 2010 [18:33]

Baku to host two int’l tennis tournaments

Azerbaijan's capital will host two international tennis tournaments next month.
25 January 2010 [14:04]

Azerbaijani cyclists to compete in Iran tours

Six Azerbaijani cyclists will join Kirman tour to be held in the Iranian city of Kirman on February 7-12.

Arts & Entertainment

25 January 2010 [14:31]

Sandra Bullock "baffled" by success

25 January 2010 [13:33]

Jessica Simpson to launch denim line

25 January 2010 [10:06]

New "Planet of the Apes" underway?