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24 February 2010 [21:36]
Iranian security forces have arrested three members of a terrorist group in the northwestern city of Sardasht as they tried to cross over into the country.
24 February 2010 [21:27]
Turkish State Minister for foreign trade Zafer Caglayan participated in the "Turkey-Syria Business Forum" in Damascus on Wednesday.
24 February 2010 [21:04]
24 February 2010 [20:52]
On Feb. 24, photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan was beaten up just in front of the Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office.
24 February 2010 [20:44]
Prosecutors Wednesday questioned 20 former and active military personnel from a group of nearly 50 who were detained Monday for allegedly plotting a coup.
24 February 2010 [20:35]
Japan has offered to enrich uranium for Iran allowing access to nuclear power by the Islamic Republic, the Nikkei business daily reports.
24 February 2010 [20:17]
Aylin Duruoğlu, the Web coordinator of daily Vatan, was released pending trial Tuesday in the first hearing of the case in which she was charged of being a member of a terrorist organization.
24 February 2010 [20:08]
24 February 2010 [19:57]
The United States has again opposed Iran's latest offer to the UN nuclear watchdog for the purchase of fuel it requires for a Tehran research reactor.
24 February 2010 [19:51]
A Turkish doner kebab vendor told a German court Wednesday how he stabbed his teenaged daughter 68 times in their home, but he denied the attack was an honour killing.
24 February 2010 [19:39]
This morning Iran has executed the Jundullah terrorist organization leader Abdolmalek Rigi's brother Abdulkhamid Rigi.
24 February 2010 [19:32]
Turkey and China will cooperate to further develop the commercial relations.
24 February 2010 [19:25]
Armenian Parliament passed a bill “On amendments and alterations to the Law on International Treaties” by 80 votes, with 5 against and 2 abstained in the first reading.
24 February 2010 [19:12]
24 February 2010 [18:55]
The first meeting of industry ministers of the developing eight Islamic countries (D8) will be held in Tehran from Feb. 27 to March 2.
24 February 2010 [18:50]
French Foreign Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac will pay a formal visit to Turkey between February 25 and 26.
24 February 2010 [18:42]
Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri left for Qatar for a two-day visit on Feb. 24, the government’s press office reported.
24 February 2010 [18:23]
On Feb. 24, newly appointed Algerian Ambassador to Armenia Smail Chergui (residence-Moscow) presented his credentials to Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
24 February 2010 [18:06]
Iran plans to construct an oil pipeline and terminal on its border with Armenia to increase exports of oil products to the country.
24 February 2010 [17:53]
24 February 2010 [17:46]
Interior Ministries of Georgia and Austria signed an agreement on cooperation.
24 February 2010 [17:24]
Iran supported the idea of Asian convergence proposed by Japanese government, said visiting Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani Wednesday morning.
24 February 2010 [17:13]
24 February 2010 [16:46]
24 February 2010 [16:24]
Iran's Defense Minister said Iran’s defense priority was to promote sustainable peace and tranquility in the region.
24 February 2010 [16:13]
24 February 2010 [15:39]
On Feb. 22, Armenian Ambassador to Italy Rouben Karapetyan met with Italian Secretary to the Council of Ministers (Government Undersecretary) Gianni Letta.
24 February 2010 [15:33]
Family of 21-year old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died in training right before the Olympics in Vancover, will sue the International Olympic Committee in a bid to receive compensation.
24 February 2010 [15:08]
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva says world powers should avoid isolating Iran over its nuclear program, as it would not help secure global peace.
24 February 2010 [14:55]
A criminal court in Ankara sentenced Wednesday both the sitting and a former chief of Turkey's broadcast watchdog to prison for official misconduct.
24 February 2010 [14:49]
The delegation of Georgian Railways is visiting France to discuss the project of modernization of Georgian Railway system.
24 February 2010 [14:25]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iranians were living at the very heart of an Islamic Revolution which is duty bound to correct the whole world and materialize the ideals of humanity.
24 February 2010 [14:16]
A Turkish court has formally charged and jailed seven senior Turkish military officers for allegedly plotting several years ago to overthrow the government.
24 February 2010 [14:07]
Georgian figure skater Elene Gedevanishvili has taken ninth position after her brief program in the Vancouver`s Pacific Coliseum.
24 February 2010 [13:52]
24 February 2010 [13:33]
Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani has criticized the UN nuclear watchdog for failing to carry out its responsibilities to transfer know-how and technology to its member states.
24 February 2010 [13:15]
European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey expressed Tuesday the importance of the rapid implementation of a judicial reform process in Turkey.
24 February 2010 [13:10]
Georgian parliament Speaker Davit Bakradze and Vice Speaker from the ruling party Mikheil Machavariani have left for Kiev to attend the inaugural ceremony of Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych.
24 February 2010 [12:57]
24 February 2010 [12:38]
Syria's capital city Damascus is currently hosting a series of events aiming to promote Turkey's southern Mersin province.
24 February 2010 [12:05]
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs has declared that the United States' "time and patience is running out" over Iran's nuclear program.
24 February 2010 [11:57]
24 February 2010 [11:51]
The leader of the Democratic Movement - United Georgia, Nino Burjanadze has broken the silence and made her comments regarding the consultations, which have been underway since the past few days.
24 February 2010 [11:44]
Turkey and Spain agreed on Tuesday on granting five-year multi-entry visa to Turkish businessmen, academicians and artists who want to travel to Spain.
24 February 2010 [11:27]
The managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) says Iran will issue $1 billion of bonds to develop the South Pars field.
24 February 2010 [11:06]
Georgian parliament Speaker Davit Bakradze and Director General of the Georgian Public Broadcast Gia Chanturia have signed the memorandum regarding reforming the GPB Channel Two into a political channel.
24 February 2010 [11:00]
Death toll increased to 17 in mine explosion in northwestern province of Balikesir.
24 February 2010 [10:46]
On Feb. 23, the Armenian Parliament discussed draft amendments to the Law on International Agreements.
24 February 2010 [10:33]
A senior Iranian Judiciary official says Jundallah terrorist group leader Abdolmalek Rigi will be prosecuted soon.
24 February 2010 [10:25]
Turkish and Nigerian businessmen met at "Trade Summit" in Abuja, capital city of Nigeria on Tuesday.
24 February 2010 [09:54]
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and Speaker of the parliament Davit Bakradze have hailed the statement of support made by the U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton about Georgia.
24 February 2010 [09:25]
23 February 2010 [21:08]
Nasuh Mahruki, the first Turkish climber ever to summit Mount Everest, is set to try the roof of the world for a second time.
23 February 2010 [20:44]
China has once again called for greater diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear energy program, calling on all parties to "show flexibility."
23 February 2010 [20:26]
Key figure in the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization Ayman al-Zawahiri has accused Turkey of betraying the Islamic world and supporting Western countries in occupying Afghanistan.
23 February 2010 [20:05]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has waned against an attack on Iran, saying any act of aggression against the country will be met with a crushing response.
23 February 2010 [19:57]
Turkey's radio and television board allowed on Tuesday 14 TV and radio channels to broadcast in different languages and dialects.
23 February 2010 [19:22]
Over the past 30 years the United States has taken $29 trillion from other countries. Mankind history doesn't know of such other cases, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
23 February 2010 [19:15]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Spain never left Turkey alone in European Union (EU) process.
23 February 2010 [18:51]
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Monday that his country supported and would continue to support Turkey's EU membership bid.
23 February 2010 [18:35]
23 February 2010 [18:15]
The EU Foreign Affairs Council extended mandates of its special representatives from March 1st 2010 to August 31st 2010.
23 February 2010 [17:55]
Leader of the Sunni terrorist group Jundullah (Soldiers of Allah ) Abdolmalek Rigi was at U.S military base in Afghanistan a day before the arrest, Iran's Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said.
23 February 2010 [17:42]
The European commissioner for enlargement prioritized judicial reform for Turkey's democratization.
23 February 2010 [17:23]
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh says the Islamic Republic has sent a new letter to the agency about supplying the fuel needed for a research reactor in Tehran.
23 February 2010 [16:54]
Lawyer Shalva Khachapuridze has founded a new political organization entitled "For Victory".
23 February 2010 [16:43]
A man threw his shoe at Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Seville, Spain, on Monday, Turkish reports said.
23 February 2010 [16:34]
Turkish and U.S. businesspeople are scheduled to come together Tuesday in a business and investment forum in Atlanta, a Turkish business association said.
23 February 2010 [16:29]
23 February 2010 [16:24]
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will attend new Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s inauguration ceremony, Armenia's Presidential Press Office said.
23 February 2010 [15:33]
The windstorm that took place on Feb. 23 has inflicted serious damage to not only Tbilisi, but its surrounding settlements and the city of Gori, too.
23 February 2010 [15:26]
A U.S. envoy visited the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday to discuss Iran's nuclear program talks.
23 February 2010 [15:19]
Iranian Ambassador to Syria Ahmad Mousavi said Tuesday that Tehran and Damascus enjoyed positive ties in all fields.
23 February 2010 [15:08]
23 February 2010 [14:34]
Governor of Sistan-Baluchestan Province in southeast Iran said terrorist gang leader Abdolmalek Rigi was arrested during a daring operation by Iran’s Information Ministry.