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01 March 2010 [18:23]
Georgian President Saakashvili ruled out any scenario that would enable him to stay in power after his second and final presidential term expires in 2013.
01 March 2010 [18:12]
Iranian lawmakers have called for legal action against countries revealed to be sponsoring terrorism in Iran by channeling support to extremist groups such as Jundallah.
01 March 2010 [18:05]
Turkey's national air carrier has launched direct flights from Istanbul to Bologna, Italy, the airline said in a statement on Monday.
01 March 2010 [18:00]
Turkey and Armenia are cooperating to reconstruct a 10th-century bridge on the Arpacay River despite the faltering of the process of political reconciliation between the two countries.
01 March 2010 [17:44]
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Nino Kalandadze has hailed the re-opening of the Zemo Larsi exit point, the Northern border with Russia.
01 March 2010 [17:30]
01 March 2010 [17:21]
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has sent a letter to the U.S. Congress. The letter states the consideration of so-called "Armenian genocide" will negatively influence the peace in the South Caucasus region.
01 March 2010 [17:14]
Diplomats gathered Monday at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to mull the agency's last Iran report which spelled out concerns about possible ongoing nuclear weapons work.
01 March 2010 [16:47]
The U.S. John Hall navy ship will enter the Batumi port, reported the U.S. Embassy in Georgia today.
01 March 2010 [16:38]
01 March 2010 [16:31]
Today is the second anniversary of March 1, 2008 events in the centre of Yerevan.
01 March 2010 [16:22]
01 March 2010 [15:47]
Turkey's exports in February increased 20.34 percent year-on-year according to figures of a Turkish exporters' association.
01 March 2010 [15:34]
Christian Democratic Movement objects to the re-opening of the Larsi check point, accusing government of Georgia of ignoring security guarantees for the residents of the border region.
01 March 2010 [15:26]
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01 March 2010 [14:42]
Georgian State Minister for Reintegration Temur Iakobashvili is satisfied with the discussion of the state strategy concept on occupied territories in UN.
01 March 2010 [14:25]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for promoted roles of academies in arts, culture and sciences.
01 March 2010 [14:05]
Two Turkish military officers were charged on Sunday over a plot to unseat the government.
01 March 2010 [13:34]
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has criticized the new Director of the UN nuclear watchdog for abandoning 'the standard verification language' in his latest report on Iran's enrichment work.
01 March 2010 [13:15]
Larsi-Kazbegi check point on the northern border of Georgia with Russia will open today.
01 March 2010 [13:07]
Turkish Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Murat Mercan left for working visit to the United States to prevent the consideration of so-called, "Armenian genocide" by the U.S. Congress.
01 March 2010 [12:56]
Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian says the Developing 8 Countries (D8) can increase their multilateral economic dealings through adopting identical customs proceedings.
01 March 2010 [12:27]
Turkey's national athlete, Elvan Abeylegesse, was ranked 4th in the World's Best 10 km race.
01 March 2010 [12:16]
Iran has offered condolences to Chile over Saturday's devastating earthquake, which has claimed the lives of more than 700 people in the Latin American country.
01 March 2010 [11:58]
Turkey's government will present proposed reforms of the constitution to parliament by the end of March, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, according to Turkish media reports.
01 March 2010 [11:53]
On March 1, the delegation of the European Union (EU) led by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos visited Armenia.
01 March 2010 [11:47]
Ilia II, Catholicos Patiarch of All Georgia in his sermon in the Holy Trinity Cathedral past Sunday called on all Georgian emigrants to return.
01 March 2010 [11:40]
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has left Tehran for Geneva to take part in the 13th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
01 March 2010 [11:35]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will leave for Egypt on Monday on a two-day official visit as the guest of his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit.
01 March 2010 [10:33]
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that it is humanitarian responsibility of the Islamic Republic of Iran to back the oppressed Palestinian nation under any circumstances.
01 March 2010 [10:23]
Turkey's government will present proposed reforms of the constitution to parliament by the end of March, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, Reuters reported according to Turkish media.
01 March 2010 [09:34]
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01 March 2010 [09:21]
Around 2000 people have demonstrated in Istanbul to voice their opposition to any attempt by the Turkish army to carry out a coup d'état.
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27 February 2010 [14:55]
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government aimed to deliver Turkey to the club of most developed 10 countries in the world by 2023, for the 100th anniversary of the republic.
27 February 2010 [14:45]
The US administration says while keeping pressure on Tehran it still remains committed to a "diplomatic" resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue.
27 February 2010 [14:38]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey needed to face up to its problems in order to solve them.
27 February 2010 [14:19]
Despite the arrest of Jundallah ringleader Abdolmalek Rigi on a flight from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates has rejected reports that the terrorist had entered its territory.
27 February 2010 [14:05]
An Istanbul court on Friday arrested former 1st Army commander retired Gen. Cetin Dogan and retired Lieutenant General Engin Alan under the probe regarding "Balyoz Plan" allegations.
27 February 2010 [13:58]
The price of drugs has increased 30 percent in Iran following the Iranian border police tight control over the country's borders.
27 February 2010 [13:52]
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili presented annual report to the Parliament on Feb. 26.
27 February 2010 [13:37]
"The economic crisis will end when remittances from abroad reach the pre-crisis level,” MP Armen Martirosyan, chairman of Armenia's opposition Heritage party said.
27 February 2010 [13:30]
27 February 2010 [13:22]
Israel's defense minister has called on the United Sates to impose strict sanctions on Iran over its nuclear energy program.
27 February 2010 [13:14]
Georgia`s breakaway Abkhazia has a new foreign minister.
27 February 2010 [12:40]
27 February 2010 [12:32]
Russia's foreign minister says Moscow will not agree to harsh sanctions against Iran, reasoning that there is nothing to prove Tehran is working on nuclear weapons.
27 February 2010 [12:25]
Georgia will launch direct air communication with Qatar soon, said Nikolai Mchedlishvili, press speaker of the Georgian PM.
27 February 2010 [12:20]
27 February 2010 [12:11]
Feb. 27-28, Heads of Palestinian armed resistance groups will meet in Tehran with the participation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamadinjad.
27 February 2010 [12:06]
27 February 2010 [11:37]
27 February 2010 [11:33]
Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT, has so far proven inefficient in nuclear disarmament.
27 February 2010 [11:17]
27 February 2010 [11:10]
French Minister of State for foreign trade Anne-Marie Idrac presented the medal of "Legion D'honneur" to Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Chairman Murat Yalcintas in Istanbul on Friday.
27 February 2010 [11:04]
27 February 2010 [10:57]
Iran and Syria will soon lift visa requirements for their nationals, says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after his two-day visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus.
27 February 2010 [10:37]
More opposition voices joined on February 25 calls for distancing from ex-PM Zurab Nogaideli and any potential coalition that may emerge with his party participation.
27 February 2010 [10:32]
27 February 2010 [10:16]
A train of 10 cars derailed on segment of Ani-Bagrevand railroad stations, Shirak region of Armenia on Feb. 26.
27 February 2010 [10:12]
Azerbaijan says Iran has offered help to resolve the dispute over the Karabakh region, an area internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan which is being claimed by Armenia.
27 February 2010 [10:06]
One of the candidates for Tbilisi mayor's office, Nika Ivanishvili has formed a new political party.
27 February 2010 [09:55]
A delegation of Turkey-U.S. Interparliamentary Friendship Caucus led by Suat Kiniklioglu will hold meetings in the United States between February 28 and March 6.
27 February 2010 [09:39]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey needed to face up to its problems in order to solve them.
27 February 2010 [09:28]
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26 February 2010 [19:56]
Turkey condemns the Khojali Tragedy, which Armenians committed and wants peace in the region. Turkish ambassador in Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilich said in a conference held in Turkish embassy.
26 February 2010 [19:47]
An Iranian lawmaker said here Friday that the IAEA Chief Yukiya Amano had released his first Iran report under pressure of the US and the West.
26 February 2010 [19:34]
Turkish Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin met the country’s top judges Friday as the government prepares to push for a referendum on changes to the way judicial appointments are made.
26 February 2010 [19:23]