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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.
02 February 2010 [21:06]
The Nabucco gas pipeline will not be economic if Iran is not involved as it could not be filled to capacity without Iran's gas, an Iranian official says.
02 February 2010 [21:00]
The U.S. has endorsed a new package of economic aid for Georgia.
02 February 2010 [20:55]
Turkish ambassador to Israel reportedly asked to leave Israel after Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon's insult to him, a report said.
02 February 2010 [20:43]
Qatar's crown prince Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is in Tehran to discuss matters of mutual interest with Iranian officials.
02 February 2010 [20:22]
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will not participate in security conference in Munich that will start on Feb. 5 for the first time since 2006.
02 February 2010 [20:13]
02 February 2010 [19:53]
The cases of the children of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani have been sent to the Tehran prosecutor's office, first deputy of the Judiciary says.
02 February 2010 [19:36]
Over 20 Georgian citizens will be deported from Poland on Feb. 10.
02 February 2010 [19:21]
02 February 2010 [19:08]
02 February 2010 [18:57]
According to the Armenian National Statistical service, Armenia's foreign trade turnover reduced by 27 percent as compared to last year making AMD 1 tn 467 bn. or USD 4 bn.
02 February 2010 [18:44]
U.S. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon emphasized the problem of Georgia-Russia relations while speaking about the security in Europe.
02 February 2010 [18:39]
A spokesperson with the United States Embassy in Ankara has said the US had no involvement with a probe in Turkey over an alleged criminal network that came to be known as Ergenekon.
02 February 2010 [18:23]
Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Fahmida Mirza will arrive in Iran on Wednesday for a six-day official visit.
02 February 2010 [18:15]
02 February 2010 [18:03]
With the article "Georgian TV Blocked by Russia" BBC has responded to the suspension of the broadcasts of its new Russian-language television station.
02 February 2010 [17:42]
Kaan Soyak said on Tuesday that 300 million USD of trade volume between Turkey and Armenia was a success.
02 February 2010 [17:37]
The Council of Ministers on Monday convened under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
02 February 2010 [17:12]
02 February 2010 [17:00]
Georgia's State Minister for Reintegration, Temur Iakobashvili has left for Strasburg, where he will present Georgia's state strategy for occupied territories in the Council of Europe.
02 February 2010 [16:41]
Nine more Iranian protestors are to be executed soon, the Fars news agency on Tuesday quoted the deputy head of the country's judiciary as saying.
02 February 2010 [16:41]
A senior U.S. official called on Turkey and Armenia to ratify protocols signed last year to normalize relations.
02 February 2010 [16:17]
02 February 2010 [15:54]
The Georgian parliament will start the spring session with bureau sitting today.
02 February 2010 [15:45]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to talk to nation on state program Tuesday night.
02 February 2010 [15:36]
Mehmet Ocalan, brother of Abdullah Ocalan (jailed head of PKK), was elected member to party assembly.
02 February 2010 [15:07]
On Feb. 15-16, Assembly of European Regions (AER) will organize Black Sea Regional Policy Conference in Paris, France.
02 February 2010 [15:00]
Delegation of Venice Commission will visit Tbilisi on Feb. 3 at invitation of State Constitutional Commission.
02 February 2010 [14:49]
Iran Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi announced on Monday that projects in the field of aerospace technologies will be inaugurated on Feb. 3.
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