News for 03 February 2010
World news
03 February 2010 [21:22]
03 February 2010 [21:17]
Russia and Britain said Wednesday that they would welcome Iran's readiness to accept a proposal aimed at ending the standoff over its nuclear program as a "positive sign."
03 February 2010 [21:09]
Georgian Interior Ministry called on the authorities in breakaway South Ossetia to immediately release a Georgian man, who was arrested after accidentally crossing the region’s administrative border.
03 February 2010 [20:53]
03 February 2010 [20:38]
The United States has said that the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) are scheduled to talk on imposing sanctions on Iran in a few days' time.
03 February 2010 [20:25]
03 February 2010 [20:16]
Senior Turkish and Iranian officials have gathered in a meeting of an economic committee of the two countries which aims to boost cooperation in trade relations.
03 February 2010 [20:00]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for national celebration as Iranian scientists launch the country's third satellite carrier into space with living organisms aboard.
03 February 2010 [19:51]
03 February 2010 [19:43]
Temur Iakobashvili, State Minister for Reintegration Issues, left for Strasbourg where he will present the state strategy of Georgia regarding the occupied territories to the Council of Europe.
03 February 2010 [19:26]
On Feb. 3, Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan received outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Armenia Hong Jiuyin.
03 February 2010 [19:08]
The informal meeting of NATO defense ministers will begin in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday.
03 February 2010 [18:57]
The Iranian government has directed the Oil Ministry to issue 8 billion euros in bonds to finance oil and gas projects in the country.
03 February 2010 [18:50]
A two-month-old infant has been hospitalized from the Kakheti Region to Tbilisi late last night.
03 February 2010 [18:31]
The parliament approved a motion submitted the government to extend the mandate for an extra year as of February 1, 2010.
03 February 2010 [18:26]
The Armenian government has proposed a new set of taxes, of which the land and property tax will be considered obligatory.
03 February 2010 [18:13]
The US White House has reacted to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks, saying it had held no discussion with Iran about a possible prisoner swap.
03 February 2010 [18:07]
Russian Patriarch Kiril says the Orthodox Churches of Georgia and Russia should do their best to leave the hard times of the conflict between the two people in the past and improve relations.
03 February 2010 [17:33]
Turkey's flagship carrier Turkish Airlines, or THY, was one of three European airlines to post increases in passenger boardings in 2009.
03 February 2010 [17:28]
On Feb. 4-5, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg will pay a visit to Armenia and Georgia, according to the U.S. Department of State.
03 February 2010 [17:03]
03 February 2010 [16:54]
All flights have been delayed due to the dense fog in Tbilisi.
03 February 2010 [16:36]
The election of Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, a ruling party member, to head the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, or PACE, has triggered a new row between the government and the opposition parties.
03 February 2010 [16:27]
03 February 2010 [15:56]
Iranian official has announced that a budget of USD three billion is needed for controlling drug trafficking on the country's borders.
03 February 2010 [15:45]
NATO spokesman James Appathurai has reiterated support of the alliance to Georgia`s territorial integrity during the video conference held on Feb. 2.
03 February 2010 [15:32]
Consumer and producer prices in Turkey were up in January 2010, country's statistics authority said Wednesday.
03 February 2010 [15:16]
Beginning this year, new graduates from Armenian universities will have an opportunity to gain direct experience in EU policies and practices.
03 February 2010 [15:00]
Iran's missile program is defensive in nature, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast in response to the US military buildup in the Persian Gulf.
03 February 2010 [14:53]
Iran launched a living organism into orbit for the first time via its third artificial satellite, Kavusgar-3, Iribnews reported.
03 February 2010 [14:33]
03 February 2010 [13:57]
The United States is strongly urging China to respond to its call to impose new sanctions on Iran, but Beijing has not succumbed to the pressure to turn against Tehran.
03 February 2010 [13:45]
Turkish president has vowed to extend any support to Kosovo's efforts to win recognition from international community.
03 February 2010 [13:36]
Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri assessed the economic results of the final quarter of 2009 and focused on the major tendencies of the 2010 in the country's economy.
03 February 2010 [13:08]
03 February 2010 [12:52]
Iran is ready to complete a uranium exchange deal with world nuclear powers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday.
03 February 2010 [12:48]
Unions are going on a one day nation wide strike on January 4 to extend support to Tekel workers in protest of the government.
03 February 2010 [12:23]
03 February 2010 [12:04]
On Feb. 2, the Armenian Parliament ratified the loan agreements on the North-South highway concluded with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
03 February 2010 [11:44]
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have held talks in Ankara that focused on the expansion of ties between Iran and Turkey.
03 February 2010 [11:13]
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan will pay a visit to Turkey within the next few days, reliable sources said.
03 February 2010 [11:05]
03 February 2010 [10:56]
A senior Iranian military official says Iran has developed a special weapon that can bring down Apache helicopters.
03 February 2010 [10:49]
Turkish official sources have denied Israeli press reports that Oğuz Çelikkol, Turkey’s ambassador to Israel, has asked his superiors in Ankara to transfer him to a new posting.
03 February 2010 [10:18]
03 February 2010 [10:07]
Georgian president has slammed those opposition leaders, who have visited Russia for several times recently, asserting they were attempting to restore relations with the northern neighbour.
03 February 2010 [09:43]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he will announce good news about “great achievements” by Iranian scientists in the aerospace industry in the near future.
03 February 2010 [09:35]
Europe's chief human rights court ruled Tuesday against the listing of religious affiliation on national identity cards in Turkey, saying that it "violated" a top European human rights charter.
Analytics
03 February 2010 [19:00]
03 February 2010 [17:00]
A great - and still growing - divergence appeared in 2009 between public statements by leaders and their public performance. The politicized, romanticized theater of increasingly populist "democratic" leaders and media seemed to be of a different planet from activities taking place in the real world.
03 February 2010 [16:00]
Weird / Interesting
03 February 2010 [20:44]
Bruce Snowdon, the last of the professional circus sideshow fat men, was honored in a memorial service this weekend.
03 February 2010 [19:15]
Man Who Called Police to complain arrested after being found with machete, 20 other knives.
03 February 2010 [16:48]
You don't want to deny Po the pit viper his regular morning cigarette - he's guaranteed to throw a hissy fit.
03 February 2010 [14:47]
Two paintings by Pablo Picasso and a third by Henri Matisse were among works auctioned off Tuesday at Christie's, including "Jacqueline," a Picasso not seen publicly since 1967.
03 February 2010 [12:34]
Japanese boffins, always hungry for a new invention, have invented a smoke alarm for deaf people that smells of wasabi.
03 February 2010 [11:22]
A cat called Oscar is an omen of impending doom who has predicted the deaths of dozens of patients at a nursing home, according to a doctor who works there.
03 February 2010 [10:34]
An Indonesian tobacco company has agreed to pay the medical expenses of a man who lost six teeth when a cigarette he was smoking exploded.
Politics
03 February 2010 [19:32]
03 February 2010 [18:00]
03 February 2010 [15:40]
03 February 2010 [13:31]
Day.Az interview with member of Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (parliament) Gultakin Hajibayli.
03 February 2010 [13:14]
Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov has met Iran`s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and Consular Issues Hassan Gashgavi.
03 February 2010 [12:12]
Interview with Moroccan Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hassan Hami.
03 February 2010 [11:30]
03 February 2010 [11:00]
Interview with American expert, visiting scholar of Columbia University, David Phillips.
03 February 2010 [10:42]
Interview with the Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration's International Relations Department Novruz Mammadov.
03 February 2010 [10:25]
Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, has praised his country's relations with Azerbaijan.
Business
03 February 2010 [16:07]
Head of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev met with Tudor Serban, Romanian Deputy Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment.
03 February 2010 [15:09]
03 February 2010 [09:21]
Photo Galleries
03 February 2010 [22:00]
03 February 2010 [13:00]
Society
03 February 2010 [18:39]
All secondary schools in Baku will pass into the single uniform starting from academic year 2010-2011, spokesperson for Baku City Education Office Zamina Aligizi said.
03 February 2010 [17:56]
The US Embassy to Azerbaijan donated books of 40 American artists to the Museum of Miniature Book.
03 February 2010 [11:38]
A group of Turkish journalists lead by chief of Alanya Journalists Association Mehmet Ali Dim has visited Guba mass grave as part of their Azerbaijan trip.
Sports
03 February 2010 [17:12]
A photo exhibition featuring best moments of Paralympic tournaments will take place in Azerbaijan`s capital next Tuesday.
03 February 2010 [14:15]
Arts & Entertainment
03 February 2010 [20:04]
Madonna has reportedly invested $1.5m (£938,820) in a brand of coconut water.
03 February 2010 [18:43]
03 February 2010 [17:44]
03 February 2010 [16:13]
03 February 2010 [14:24]
Lady GaGa is said to be feeling lonely and looking for love.
03 February 2010 [13:26]
John Travolta has said that he has gotten over his fear of balding.
03 February 2010 [11:50]
03 February 2010 [09:56]
