News for 12 February 2010
World news
12 February 2010 [23:27]
Western countries and the United States leading them, using all means, under various pretexts, put pressure on official Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry official Ramin Mehmanparast said.
12 February 2010 [23:15]
The United States values Turkey’s role in trying to help resolve regional issues, including the row over Iran’s nuclear program, a senior U.S. official has said.
12 February 2010 [20:11]
Georgian Prime Minister sees no threat in the opening of the Upper Larsi customs, the northern exit-point with Russia.
12 February 2010 [20:03]
A Turkish private airlines will start flying between Istanbul, Turkey and Paris, France at the end of March.
12 February 2010 [19:55]
12 February 2010 [19:47]
Another demonstration was held in Tbilisi against those politicians who chose pro-Russian political course and began to cooperate with Russia`s leadership.
12 February 2010 [19:21]
The senior U.S. diplomat in Turkey will visit the Turkish Parliament next week, a parliament committee said on Friday.
12 February 2010 [19:12]
Iran's Parliament Speaker says his country will 'speed up' its nuclear work if the Obama administration continues to threaten the country with a new round of sanctions.
12 February 2010 [18:56]
The passengers of the Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Tbilisi flight were abandoned at Trabzon airport after the liner failed to land in Tbilisi due to bad weather.
12 February 2010 [18:44]
12 February 2010 [18:33]
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Friday proceeded to Bangladesh after completing his talks in India.
12 February 2010 [18:16]
12 February 2010 [18:04]
The Web site for Turkey's leading Armenian newspaper was hacked in the early hours on Friday.
12 February 2010 [17:48]
Iran owes its aerospace achievements entirely to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, says Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi, only a week after the country placed its third satellite carrier into orbit.
12 February 2010 [17:34]
Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan believes that Armenia-Turkey relations’ normalization should be considered from three standpoints.
12 February 2010 [17:25]
David Bakradze, Speaker of Georgian Parliament, staying in Turkey with a visit, met with Bartolomeo I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
12 February 2010 [16:45]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will pay a working visit to Iran on February 16.
12 February 2010 [16:37]
Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter says the truth about Iran's nuclear program is prevailing over the hype the western media is creating against the country.
12 February 2010 [16:24]
Armenian-Turkish Protocols will be submitted to the Armenian National Assembly (parliament) on Friday.
12 February 2010 [16:11]
This evening Georgian PM Nikoloz Gilauri will head for Dubai and Kuwait with a visit.
12 February 2010 [15:53]
Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said on Thursday that Turkey and Egypt should remove visa requirements.
12 February 2010 [15:26]
Iran's Ambassador to France Mehdi Mir Abu Talebi has called on French officials to be even-handed in their dealings with Iran.
12 February 2010 [15:19]
12 February 2010 [15:13]
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has congratulated Viktor Yanukovich on victory in presidential elections in Ukraine.
12 February 2010 [14:53]
Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin is set to depart for Bahrain on an official visit.
12 February 2010 [14:44]
The head of a nuclear think-tank close to the White House claims Iran is on course to produce enough highly-enriched uranium to make nuclear weapons.
12 February 2010 [14:16]
Sixth international conference "Georgia's European Way" is underway in Tbilisi.
12 February 2010 [14:06]
On Feb. 11, the Armenian Government approved draft amendments to the Law on International Agreements.
12 February 2010 [13:58]
12 February 2010 [13:52]
The chief executive of French oil giant Total has highlighted Iran's key role in the world natural gas market, saying that the company is determined to keep investing in Iran.
12 February 2010 [13:34]
Tbilisi international airport is paralyzed since 4 a.m. today.
12 February 2010 [13:29]
Higher gas prices will lead to slower economic growth in Armenia in 2010, Manuk Hergnyan, chairman of Economy and Values research center, told a press conference.
12 February 2010 [13:23]
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12 February 2010 [12:48]
First TV debates between Tbilisi Mayor candidates can be held in Georgia.
12 February 2010 [12:37]
12 February 2010 [12:23]
Iran on Tuesday began enriching uranium to a level of 20 percent at its Natanz enrichment facility under the surveillance of inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog.
12 February 2010 [11:25]
At its sitting on Feb. 11, the Armenian Government proposed extending the deadline for granting Armenian citizenship to refugees.
12 February 2010 [11:14]
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rebuked the European Union over its policies toward Turkey and criticized the EU Parliament’s latest report as one-sided.
12 February 2010 [11:08]
Nino Burjanadze, the Democratic Movement-United Georgia leader, called names of Georgian officials, seeking for contact with Moscow.
12 February 2010 [10:46]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday Iran has produced the first stock of uranium enriched to 20 percent for a research reactor in Tehran.
12 February 2010 [10:15]
At a government sitting on Feb. 11, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan approved the 2010 tourist development program for Armenia.
12 February 2010 [10:07]
Turkey expressed disappointment over an EU report on Turkey's progress in 2009 during its accession process, saying the report contained "one-sided, false and unacceptable parts."
12 February 2010 [09:53]
12 February 2010 [09:46]
Official media said tens of millions of people attended rallies in support of the revolution across the country.
Analytics
12 February 2010 [15:46]
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Weird / Interesting
12 February 2010 [17:08]
Murder squad detectives have appealed for help following the discovery of a perfect skeleton made up of five different bodies.The bones were found in a wasteland.
12 February 2010 [15:00]
An Arab ambassador called off his imminent wedding celebrations and had his marriage contract annulled after he discovered that, underneath her niqab, his fiancée was a cross-eyed bearded lady.
12 February 2010 [13:40]
A shopkeeper in America faced down an armed robber and sent him running from her store - by invoking the name of Jesus.
12 February 2010 [12:40]
Politics
12 February 2010 [23:20]
12 February 2010 [20:25]
The first meeting of Austria-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce took place in Vienna.
12 February 2010 [19:36]
12 February 2010 [18:27]
The Khojaly tragedy will be discussed during the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Meeting to be held on 18-19 February in Vienna, member of the Azeri delegation to the OSCE PA Eldar Ibrahimov said.
12 February 2010 [16:30]
Special representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby will visit Baku this month.
12 February 2010 [14:37]
The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has abolished the EU Coordination Bureau for International Technical Aid to Azerbaijan, said the Cabinet.
12 February 2010 [13:19]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today made a telephone call to Viktor Yanukovych to congratulate him on his victory in the Ukrainian presidential elections.
12 February 2010 [13:00]
12 February 2010 [12:05]
On Feb.10, a group of Azerbaijani students met President Serzh Sargsyan with protests in London.
12 February 2010 [11:54]
Day.Az interview with expert at Moscow Branch of the Carnegie Center, a known political analyst Alexei Malashenko.
12 February 2010 [11:38]
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12 February 2010 [09:21]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev cut the ribbon to officially open Ramada Plaza hotel as part of his Ganja trip on Feb. 11.
Business
12 February 2010 [16:57]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) intends to build a new pipeline to export gas to Iran, Azerigas PU First Deputy Nazim Samadzade said.
Photo Galleries
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Society
12 February 2010 [23:33]
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12 February 2010 [19:08]
12 February 2010 [17:55]
Well-known Russian pianist Vladimir Viardo will give a concert in Azerbaijan's capital next Thursday.
12 February 2010 [15:32]
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will open a dosimetric laboratory in Azerbaijan, said Ramiz Hasanov, Azerbaijani State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patent’s chairman.
12 February 2010 [13:45]
Al Qaeda militants, who attacked Azerbaijani pilgrims in Karbala, were detained, Al-Ittihad newspaper reported quoting Iraqi police.
Sports
12 February 2010 [16:00]
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Vugar Hashimov will participate in annual Linares tournament due to kick off in Spain on Friday.
12 February 2010 [15:07]
Azerbaijan's Under-20 fencing team will compete in the World Cup tournament due to begin Saturday in Dourdan, France.
12 February 2010 [10:33]
Azerbaijan's freestyle wrestling team will compete in annual international tournament in memory of Yashar Dogu kicking off in Istanbul Friday.
Arts & Entertainment
12 February 2010 [23:44]
Dennis Hopper has been granted a restraining order against his estranged wife.
12 February 2010 [23:23]
Harrison Ford has flown his plane to Haiti in an attempt to help those affected by last month's earthquake.
12 February 2010 [14:23]
Evander Holyfield has thrown one too many punches, and now his third marriage is paying the price.
12 February 2010 [13:04]
Bruce Willis has revealed that his fans try to beat him up.
12 February 2010 [11:45]
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