News for 04 January 2010
World news
04 January 2010 [17:55]
H1N1 virus killed one more 42 years old man in Georgia.
04 January 2010 [17:15]
The parliament enacted the law in November 2008 which was in force until the last day of 2009 in two periods.
04 January 2010 [16:11]
Iranian cultural heritage experts are planning to restore the statue of the Sassanid king Shapur I in the southern Fars Province.
04 January 2010 [15:47]
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast says a planned visit to Tehran by a delegation from the European Parliament has been postponed.
04 January 2010 [15:21]
Turkish inflation accelerated to a 10-month high in December, supporting the central bank’s decision to end a yearlong series of interest rate cuts.
04 January 2010 [15:08]
04 January 2010 [14:50]
Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament George Tsereteli believes that the CIS Parliamentary Assembly is a symbolic load.
04 January 2010 [14:15]
Iran's Foreign Ministry has lashed out at France over resorting to violence in dealing with protesters in the country, describing it as violation of human rights.
04 January 2010 [14:06]
Georgia's foreign debts hit $8.397 billion as of Sept. 30, the central bank reported today.
04 January 2010 [13:51]
State Minister Zafer Caglayan said that Turkish exports amounted to 101.6 billion USD in 2009.
04 January 2010 [13:32]
Palestinian President Abbas will pay a formal visit to Ankara on January 6-7, 2010.
04 January 2010 [13:24]
Japan's foreign minister arrived Sunday in Ankara to hold a series of talks.
04 January 2010 [13:14]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in the Tajik capital on the first leg of a regional tour that will also take him to Turkmenistan.
04 January 2010 [13:09]
The majority of Turks believe that there has been no significant shift in Turkey's foreign policy and label Ankara's moves to improve its bilateral cooperation with neighboring countries as “normal,” a recent survey has found.
04 January 2010 [12:33]
The last year was marked by two negative developments – two-digit economic slump and Armenia-Turkey Protocols’ signing, director of Armenia-based Polit-Economy research centre Andranik Tevanyan said.
04 January 2010 [12:25]
04 January 2010 [11:54]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that if the subsidy reform bill properly implemented, the status of the health, industrial, and agricultural sectors will improve.
04 January 2010 [11:42]
04 January 2010 [11:38]
No progress was recorded in 2009, nor can any progress be expected in 2010, Vahagn Khachatryan, former Mayor of Yerevan and member of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) said.
04 January 2010 [11:04]
A subcommittee of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has rejected U.S. Senator John Kerry's request to visit Tehran, an MP says.
04 January 2010 [10:45]
04 January 2010 [10:25]
04 January 2010 [10:13]
Armenia’s geopolitical role increased due to initiative foreign policy in 2009, Turkish studies expert Ruben Safrastyan said.
04 January 2010 [09:50]
Turkish police confiscated 53 kg of heroin in an Iranian passenger bus in southeastern province of Gaziantep on Sunday.
04 January 2010 [09:20]
Politics
04 January 2010 [15:34]
Production of national defense technology will enable Azerbaijan to avoid dependence on external markets, Azerbaijani military expert Uzeyir Jafarov said.
04 January 2010 [12:56]
Iran will introduce visa-free travel with Azerbaijan starting Feb. 1, Iranian Embassy Spokesperson Abbas Isgandari said.
04 January 2010 [12:17]
04 January 2010 [12:08]
04 January 2010 [09:42]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to Pakistani leader Asif Ali Zardari over a recent terrorist attack in the country.
Business
04 January 2010 [16:35]
Day.az interview with Vagif Sharifov, economic expert, director of Trend Capital news agency.
04 January 2010 [11:27]
A state-of-the-art shipyard to be built in Azerbaijan would boost the shipbuilding industry in the country, head of State Maritime Administration Gudrat Gurbanov said.
04 January 2010 [10:16]
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense Industry is increasing production and is negotiating the export of its products, Defense Industry Minister Yavar Jamalov said.
Photo Galleries
04 January 2010 [11:15]
The first decade of the 21st century has been left behind.
Society
04 January 2010 [17:07]
04 January 2010 [15:58]
In recent years Dubai has grabbed the headlines with audacious offshore islands, rotating buildings and a seven star hotel.
04 January 2010 [14:32]
11 people were sentenced to life imprisonment in Azerbaijan in 2009.
04 January 2010 [10:53]
A strong hurricane in the southern region of Azerbaijan has completely left Lerik and Yardimli regions without electricity.
Sports
04 January 2010 [16:20]
Azerbaijan champion Baku FC has signed Turkish central defender Kursad Dumus and Brazilian striker Adriano Padilho Nasimentu.
04 January 2010 [15:32]
04 January 2010 [13:47]
Azerbaijan's futsal team intends to hold two friendly matches as part of preparation for the European Championship which starts on Jan. 19.
04 January 2010 [12:45]
Azerbaijan referee of international category Vugar Jafarov has been assigned to control the volleyball match of the CEV Cup.
04 January 2010 [10:07]
Arts & Entertainment
04 January 2010 [10:32]
Elin Nordegren has reportedly told close friends that Tiger Woods has offered her half his fortune.
04 January 2010 [10:02]
04 January 2010 [09:35]
Having said buh-bye to 2009, Lindsay Lohan is gearing up for a drama-free New Year.
