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20 January 2010 [11:34]
Iran denied passage to a Russian Su-27 fighter even though its flight plan had been cleared in advance, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
20 January 2010 [11:28]
Turkey and Saudi Arabia have agreed to launch preliminary works for cooperation in health sector, Turkey's health minister said on Tuesday.
20 January 2010 [11:18]
20 January 2010 [11:12]
20 January 2010 [11:00]
Activists of a number of Estonian public organizations campaign against Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's visit to their country.
20 January 2010 [10:45]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday blamed the capitalist systems and US policies as the main causes of air pollution in the world.
20 January 2010 [10:33]
Turkish police arrested 13 suspected al-Qaida members in an operation in the capital city of Ankara, officials said on Tuesday.
20 January 2010 [10:15]
Armenian Foreign Minister says he is surprised at Turkish Foreign Ministry's statement.
20 January 2010 [10:05]
Georgia and the Republic of Botsvana signed joint communiqué to establish diplomatic relations on Jan. 15.
20 January 2010 [09:47]
Iran has agreed to allow a Russian fighter jet to use its airspace to get to an international air show in Bahrain, a Russian website reported.
20 January 2010 [09:34]
The European Commission will train central bank officials of candidate countries, including Turkey.
19 January 2010 [22:00]
Turkey's health minister said Tuesday swine flu infections have petered out in the country.
19 January 2010 [20:46]
A unique collection of some of the leading Iranian classical musicians has planned to perform a Peace and Friendship Symphony in Europe in the near future.
19 January 2010 [20:27]
Iran's Red Crescent Society says about 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid including food, tents and medicine in the company of a group of rescuers arrived in Haiti.
19 January 2010 [19:55]
Ergun said the visa requirement between Turkey and Egypt must be ended.
19 January 2010 [19:33]
After world powers failed to agree on new sanctions against Iran, Tehran says the parties involved in the UN-backed talks on Iran's nuclear program were showing ”traces of realism.”
19 January 2010 [19:17]
The Turkish prime minister expressed his assurance on Tuesday to raise trade volume with Saudi Arabia.
19 January 2010 [18:52]
Iran has received proposals worth around $20 billion for investment in its oil and gas sector from foreign companies, the Iranian oil minister has announced.
19 January 2010 [18:49]
The Turkish energy minister said on Tuesday that Turkey expected gesture from Russia and Iran regarding natural gas.
19 January 2010 [18:26]
19 January 2010 [18:05]
The Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech presented its annual report on the state of freedom of speech in Armenia on Jan. 19.
19 January 2010 [17:54]
No matter who wins in Ukraine’s second round of presidential elections, Kiev will remain Georgia’s “ally and a friend,” President Saakashvili said on Jan. 18.
19 January 2010 [17:49]
Turkish flour producers increased exports by 50 percent after entering the markets in south of the African continent.
19 January 2010 [17:25]
An Iranian gas official says the country has inked a one billion euro gas contract with Germany for the manufacture, installation and launch of 100 gas turbo compressors in Iran.
19 January 2010 [17:00]
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili stated that ten winter and several ski resorts would function in the country in 5-6 years.
19 January 2010 [16:52]
The number of Turkish rescue teams in Haiti rose to four by Tuesday.
19 January 2010 [16:35]
19 January 2010 [16:15]
On Jan. 19, at Yerevan’s Shengavit Community Court, when the judge read out Nikol Pashinyan’s verdict, those in the courtroom began to chant “Shame! Shame!”
19 January 2010 [16:08]
Georgia will hold several events in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Jan.20 tragedy in Baku.
19 January 2010 [15:54]
Day.Az interview with Armenian political expert, director of the Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan.
19 January 2010 [15:44]
Erdogan said that the foreign trade volume between Turkey and United Arab Emirates reached 8.6 billion USD as of 2008.
19 January 2010 [15:27]
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili has stressed the importance of adopting strategies to establish sustainable security in the Caucasus.
19 January 2010 [14:57]
Turkey's prime minister has called on the Islamic world to help Haiti which was hit by a magnitude-7 earthquake last week.
19 January 2010 [14:48]
The verdict against oppositional Haykakan Zhamanak daily chief editor Nikol Pashinyan was delivered in the Nork-Marash district court of Armenia on Jan. 19.
19 January 2010 [14:41]
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze has apologized to Iran for the extradition of an Iranian national to the United States in 2008.
19 January 2010 [14:37]
19 January 2010 [14:10]
German jazz drummer Wolfgang Haffner and his band are slated to perform at Honar Cultural Center in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
19 January 2010 [14:04]
Israeli Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Yossi Gal will pay a visit to Ankara on Tuesday.
19 January 2010 [13:22]
Turkey's prime minister has called on the Islamic world to help Haiti which was hit by a magnitude-7 earthquake last week.
19 January 2010 [13:11]
Turkey says the ruling contained preconditions and restrictive provisions which impair the letter and spirit of the protocols.
19 January 2010 [13:06]
Armenian-captured Azerbaijani citizen Eldar Tagiyev’s family believes that he was interviewed by Armenian Public Television under pressure.
19 January 2010 [12:57]
Iran's Interior Ministry said Monday that it is studying legislation to increase the number of lawmakers in Parliament by twenty.
19 January 2010 [12:45]
19 January 2010 [12:34]
The third working meeting in the framework of Georgian-U.S. Charter on strategic partnership will be held in Georgia on Jan. 21.
19 January 2010 [12:07]
Prosecutors investigating Ergenekon, a clandestine group charged with plotting to overthrow the government, have completed the preparation of a fourth indictment in case, the Sabah daily reported on Monday.
19 January 2010 [11:45]
An Iranian prosecutor has been assassinated by two unidentified gunmen in the city of Khoy in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan.
19 January 2010 [11:33]
A military hospital in Turkey declared Agca as unfit for military services.
19 January 2010 [11:18]
19 January 2010 [11:00]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says NATO's eastward expansion does not serve the interests of the countries in the region.
19 January 2010 [10:51]
Turkey's national air carrier Turkish Airlines has become the official sponsor of Spanish footbal club FC Barcelona.
19 January 2010 [10:32]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held talks in Moscow on Jan. 18.
19 January 2010 [10:24]
At a sitting of the government of Georgia, members of the Cabinet discussed 21 points of the agenda on Jan.18.
19 January 2010 [09:56]
Iranian and Iraqi border officials met on Monday to discuss and resolve "misunderstandings" over their joint border, Press TV reported.
19 January 2010 [09:47]
Europe's main security and human rights watchdog said that Turkey was blocking some 3,700 Internet sites for "arbitrary and political reasons.
18 January 2010 [20:15]
On Monday, OSCE accused Turkey of blocking some 3,700 Internet sites for "arbitrary and political reasons".
18 January 2010 [20:04]
The Turkish government conducts talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via the IMF's Permanent Representation in Ankara.
18 January 2010 [19:57]
Incident with Georgian "monitors" can lead to introduction of visa regime with the country, said Boris Kolesnikov, one of the leaders of the Party of the Regions.
18 January 2010 [19:46]
18 January 2010 [19:19]
Erdogan said that energy should be means of cooperation rather than a matter of competition.
18 January 2010 [19:06]
18 January 2010 [18:55]
Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental committee sitting is due in Yerevan in summer this year.
18 January 2010 [18:50]
The Iranian National Commission for UNESCO proposes founding two awards, the Ferdowsi and the Sheikh Bahaei to the international organization.
18 January 2010 [18:26]
After a secret meeting with US President Barack Obama's advisor Dennis Ross, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Berlin on a visit focused on Iran.
18 January 2010 [18:14]
Energy investments will be increased by 20 percent to 3.3 billion Turkish lira in 2010 when compared to 2009.
18 January 2010 [18:05]
Iran says it will take legal action against the Riyadh-based Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), one day after the athletic games planned in Tehran for April were canceled.
18 January 2010 [17:33]
18 January 2010 [17:25]
18 January 2010 [17:16]
Gonul was scheduled to visit Afghanistan between January 18 and 20.
18 January 2010 [16:58]
Amid tension in ties between Iran and Britain, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Tehran is considering to sever relations with Britain in 12 working fields.
18 January 2010 [16:45]
18 January 2010 [16:23]
Erdogan said that energy should be means of cooperation rather than a matter of competition.
18 January 2010 [16:09]
Currently in Cairo on a formal visit, Armenian parliamentary delegation met Saturday with chairman of the Egyptian People's Assembly Speaker Ahmad Fathi Sorour.
18 January 2010 [15:53]
Asian Development Bank plans to invest over USD 1bn in Georgian economy in 2010-2011, Georgia's Finance Minister Kakha Baindurashvili said.
18 January 2010 [15:27]
The 19th International Conference on Persian Gulf kicked off in Tehran on Monday morning.
18 January 2010 [15:14]
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has become a second Armenian politician to launch a blog.
Slovak prime minister heads to Azerbaijan
President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Robert Fico make press statements [PHOTOS/VIDEO]
ADB to allocate record-breaking net income from ordinary capital resources
Kazakhstan launches committee dedicated to artificial intelligence advancements
Azerbaijani, Armenian FMs to meet in Almaty
Turkiye advocates for prioritizing development outcomes in ADB Agenda, states Osman Celik
Armenian lobby stages protest shows, tricking people into streets