News for 09 January 2010

World news

09 January 2010 [14:00]

Final meeting with Georgian president regarding CEC chair candidates to be held on Jan. 10.

The final meeting with the President of Georgia regarding CEC chairperson candidates will be held on Jan. 10.
09 January 2010 [13:51]

US prepares new sanctions against Iran

The White House is crafting new financial sanctions targeting the Iranian entities and individuals most directly involved in the crackdown on dissidents, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
09 January 2010 [13:43]

Turkey seeks Norway justice over police assault, funeral due

A Turkish parliamentarian called on Norway to bring those who were responsible to justice.
09 January 2010 [13:07]

Iran to hold 6th International Energy Exhibition

The Islamic Republic of Iran tends to hold 6th International Energy Exhibition in Kish Island next week.
09 January 2010 [12:44]

Former U.S. presidential candidate John McCain to visit Georgia

U.S. Senator John McCain will visit Georgia.
09 January 2010 [12:38]

Turkey's govt to send bills on Kurdish opening to Parliament

Erdogan said that the national unity and brotherhood project was a state project, not a project of his AKP.
09 January 2010 [12:18]

Armenian president: 2010 will be year of economic recovery

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan says 2010 will be year of economic recovery for the country.
09 January 2010 [11:55]

Iran private electricity plants up output by 22 percent

Iran's electricity output in privately-own power plants has increased by 22 percent reaching 14,440 megawatts over the past ten months.
09 January 2010 [11:35]

Turkish FM to visit UK

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Britain on January 11 and 12 on a working trip, Anadolu reported.
09 January 2010 [11:14]

Patriarch of All Russia, Kirill to visit Georgia

According to Archbishop of Volokolamsk, Ilarion, spokesman of Moscow Patriarchy, Kirill, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, intends to visit Georgia in the nearest time.
09 January 2010 [10:57]

Iran attends Islamic Construction Contractors summit

A summit of the Islamic Construction Contractors will be held in Sudan next month.
09 January 2010 [10:33]

Turkey's FM says ready to do utmost end Yemen clashes

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Turkey was ready to do its utmost to end clashes in Yemen.
09 January 2010 [10:05]

18 died of swine flu in Georgia

According to Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control, 18th patient died of complications developed as result of swine flu.
09 January 2010 [09:45]

EU hopes to open 4 more chapters with Turkey

Turkey has opened 12 chapters out of 35 since starting talks in 2005.
09 January 2010 [09:33]

Iran says 5 indicted rioters are terrorists

Tehran's prosecutor said in an interview Friday that the five people indicted in connection with the recent riots in the capital are members of the exiled terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO).

Analytics

09 January 2010 [13:15]

A Nonstarter on arms control

09 January 2010 [12:59]

Inevitable process: Armenia set to withdraw from Azerbaijan’s lands

New trenches are being dug in Azerbaijan’s Armenian-occupied lands to build a new restrictive line.
09 January 2010 [12:09]

Whole generations of Armenians are taught to hate Azerbaijan

There is a new political fashion in Yerevan.

Politics

09 January 2010 [13:47]

Date set for Azerbaijani FM's Qatar visit

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov will pay an official visit to Qatar on Jan. 11.
09 January 2010 [13:26]

Azerbaijani FM comments on destruction of Azerbaijani cemetery by Armenians

The issue on destruction of tombstones in Gizilhajili cemetery in Azerbaijan's Gazakh region is in the focus of attention of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

Business

09 January 2010 [13:20]

TRACECA announces big projects for 2010

TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia), international transport program has unveiled the major projects to be implemented in 2010.
09 January 2010 [11:42]

36.2 million tons of Azerbaijani oil transported via BTC in 2009

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has renewed statistical data on Azerbaijani oil export via the major pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) named after Heydar Aliyev.
09 January 2010 [10:27]

1.9 million tons of Kazakh oil transported via BTC pipeline in 2009

Transportation of Kazakh oil via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) launched in Oct. 2008 stabilized in Dec. 2009.

Photo Galleries

09 January 2010 [11:06]

Beautiful views of the lifeless Moon - PHOTOS

We offer our readers images made by NASA satellite - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the crew of Apollo, which landed on the Moon 40 years ago.

Society

09 January 2010 [13:56]

Rules for higher school admission to be made public in Azerbaijan this month

“No serious changes are expected in the rules for admission to higher schools,” chairperson of the State Student Admission Commission (SSAC) Maleyka Abbaszade told reporters.
09 January 2010 [10:46]

Joint Azerbaijani-Turkish film to be shot

In accordance with an agreement signed between Culture Ministries of Azerbaijan and Turkey, Azerbaijani writer Elchin Efendiyev's novel “Mahmoud and Maryam” will be filmed.
09 January 2010 [09:57]

First shipment of WHO swine flu vaccine delivered to Azerbaijan

First shipment of A/H1N1 vaccines sent by the World Health Organization was delivered to Azerbaijan on Friday, Deputy Director of the Republican Anti-Plague Station Shair Gurbanov said.

Arts & Entertainment

09 January 2010 [13:39]

Roman Polanski gets a release date

Roman Polanski's latest movie might be released before he is.
09 January 2010 [11:24]

Angelina Jolie no longer face of St. John

While Angelina Jolie hasn’t appeared in an ad for St. John for some time, the luxury knitwear company is speaking out on the absence of her famous face from their campaign.
09 January 2010 [10:16]

Madonna and Sean Penn's chance encounter

When Madonna and Sean Penn were spotted together at a tony New York City restaurant on Thursday, rumors swirled that the former Mr. and Mrs.