News for 26 October 2006
Politics
26 October 2006 [23:24]
Iran on Thursday rejected renewed charges by an Argentine prosecutor that it planned an attack on an Argentine Jewish community center in 1994 that killed 85 people, Iran's official news agency said.
26 October 2006 [23:17]
The European Union and Turkey should work to resolve their differences because a possible disruption of Ankara's accession talks would be "in no one's interest," the president of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly said in Ankara on Thursday.
26 October 2006 [20:02]
The UN General Assembly will discuss "frozen conflicts" in the territory of GUAM on December 4.
26 October 2006 [19:56]
Iran's clerical regime has ordered Iranian internet service providers to reduce the speed of internet access for homes and internet cafes. So far, businesses have not been affected.
26 October 2006 [19:42]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov and the people of his country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
26 October 2006 [19:34]
The delegation of Azerbaijan led by Minister of Emergencies Kamaladdin Heydarov arrived October 26 on a two-day official visit to Ukraine.
26 October 2006 [19:28]
"Only investigation can determine whom I will defend, if Farhad Aliyev is accused of Elmar Huseynov's murder," Elton Guliyev, the lawyer for former Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev said.
26 October 2006 [19:26]
The visit of 19-member delegation headed by Moldavian Deputy Education youth and sport Minister Valentin Krudu is ongoing.
26 October 2006 [19:20]
A regular spy scandal may emerge in Armenia, as even the country's Prime Minister is accused of espionage, however, this time the accusations are not voiced by the neighbouring country, and comes from the representatives of Armenian opposition.
26 October 2006 [19:16]
"Russia"s role in regulation of the conflicts is indispensable," announced NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the meeting with Vladimir Putin.
26 October 2006 [12:38]
Armenian Armed Forces continues to violate the ceasefire.
26 October 2006 [10:56]
On occasion of Kazakhstan's Day of Republic Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan Andar Shukputov gave an interview to one of the local independent TV channels Space.
26 October 2006 [10:49]
Georgian Economic Development Minister Irakli Chogovadze will visit Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan next week.
26 October 2006 [10:35]
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan visited military units in front territories October 23-24.
26 October 2006 [10:31]
Shri B.R. Muthu Kumar new appointed ambassador of India to Azerbaijan will come to Baku next month.
26 October 2006 [01:04]
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said Wednesday he was optimistic the European Union would continue membership negotiations with Turkey and avoid a breakdown in talks over the pace of the country's reforms.
Business
26 October 2006 [20:29]
Azerbaijan said it is considering buying gas from Iran amid continued discussions with Russia over the price and volume of gas.
26 October 2006 [19:44]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8719 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on October 26.
26 October 2006 [19:32]
On October 26, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed at the Presidential Palace the delegation of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
26 October 2006 [19:09]
Azeri state oil firm SOCAR may start exploratory drilling of prospective natural gas structures at the Babek-Umid block in the Caspian Sea in the spring of next year, a senior company official said on Thursday.
26 October 2006 [14:43]
State Statistical Committee chairman Arif Valiyev gave a press conference on macroeconomic indicators of socioeconomic development of Azerbaijan during the period of January-September.
26 October 2006 [13:07]
Market price has risen by 73% this year. Price of foodstuffs has risen by 10.3% other products 4.8%.
26 October 2006 [12:35]
Azerfon LLC, the third GSM operator in Azerbaijan, will start up in late this year and early next year.
26 October 2006 [10:46]
In Azerbaijan the rise of cement price was caused by high demand in the domestic market, reduction of the cement production because of shortage of raw, decrease of imports, Garadagh Cement informs.
26 October 2006 [10:45]
The EBRD is expanding its support for microfinance in Azerbaijan and extending a $1 million loan to the local microfinance institution CredAgro. $250.000 of the $1 million is being funded by TaiwanICDF.
26 October 2006 [10:43]
AtaBank Commercial Bank offers new plastic cards to customers. The bank informs that these cards ca be used for long time.
26 October 2006 [09:58]
Azerbaijan has not yet set the volume and price of gas imports for 2007, Industry and Energy Minister Natig Aliyev told reporters.
26 October 2006 [09:53]
Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 130 835 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 30 543 of them.
26 October 2006 [09:25]
Caspian Oil&Gas Field-2006 conference has started in Baku yesterday. The two-day conference is supported by Industry and Energy Ministry, SOCAR, International East Oil Academy, Oil and Gas Geotechnical Problems Scientific Research Institute.
26 October 2006 [00:59]
Turkey's Air Force has selected the F-35 Lightning II, over Europe's Eurofighter Typhoon for the NATO nation's 15-year, $10 billion program to buy about 100 new-generation fighter aircraft, Turkish procurement and military officials said.
26 October 2006 [00:58]
BP raised by 20 percent its estimate of proven oil reserves in three offshore fields in the Azeri sector of the Caspian Sea, which the British company is developing with partners.
Society
26 October 2006 [23:20]
Turkey's football federation chairman Haluk Ulusoy and other former sports officials will go on trial accused of misusing funds, state-run news agency Anatolian said on Thursday.
26 October 2006 [21:45]
Azerbaijani media advocates have condemned a government decision to bar a local broadcaster from airing programs of the BBC, Voice of America, and RFE/RL starting next year.
26 October 2006 [20:05]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
26 October 2006 [19:41]
The 18-strong Azerbaijani team led by head coach Vahid Eyvazov will attend the 9th SKIF World Championship organized by International Shotakan Karate-Do Federation.
26 October 2006 [19:38]
On October 25, "Hot Club of Cowtown" jazz band gave concerts in the Rashid Beybutov Azerbaijan State Theater.
26 October 2006 [19:36]
Azerbaijan-Russia relations are developing rapidly. The cooperation spans the press as well. Some media outlets of both countries already established bilateral contacts.
26 October 2006 [19:23]
"I am Zeynab Khanlarova and can not change myself. I know people's artists who stoop in front of the illiterate businessmen. I do not understand why prosecutors' salaries are increased for 250%, teachers' salary only for 25%. The people do not appreciate the artists this way, do they?" Zeyneb Khanlarova, USSR People's Artist and parliamentarian said at the meeting of standing commission of Parliament for Cultural Affairs.
26 October 2006 [19:18]
Turkish national football team will receive Azerbaijan team next year.
26 October 2006 [19:17]
Azerbaijani woman Mehpare Eminova, age 32, was killed in Turkey.
26 October 2006 [14:52]
"Belletristic literature sources from passion rather than sense. The events in my last year work "Etirshah Masan" based on passion, too," Ekrem Aylisli, people's writer stated.
26 October 2006 [14:39]
National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) Chief Nushiravan Meherremli met with the chiefs of cable televisions in Azerbaijan.
26 October 2006 [14:27]
Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
26 October 2006 [13:27]
Soldier serving in Military Unit N shot his soldier friend today.
26 October 2006 [12:42]
A group of Ganja residents protesting police tyranny staged a picket outside of Ganja Police Department.
26 October 2006 [12:33]
The information saying that there are terroristic groups in Dagestan's south borders with Azerbaijan, spread by the APA was proved.
26 October 2006 [10:39]
The winners of European Cup among clubs held in Budapest, Hungary were announced.
26 October 2006 [10:38]
Traditional Chess Festival started in Essen, Netherlands. Azerbaijani grand master Shahriyar Mammadyarov defeated the world's best chess player Vesselin Topalov.
26 October 2006 [10:37]
Exhibition organized by Culture and Tourism Ministry will be held on the occasion of Azerbaijan Artists Union Chief, public artist Ferhad Khelilov's 60th anniversary in Museum Centre October 27, Azerbaijan Artists Union informed.
26 October 2006 [10:22]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Turkish Professor Tomris Turmen, candidate to WHO Director General on October 25, the President Office press service told.
26 October 2006 [09:46]
Tens of houses reconstructed in liberated villages of Fuzuli region which were built after arsons within the program of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction became worthless, the residents of the region told.
26 October 2006 [09:29]
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization holds joint trainings with Azerbaijan Emergency Ministry on 11th inspection trainings in regions in Baku.
26 October 2006 [09:20]
Next monitoring on bird flu starts today and will last till October 29. It will be the fifth monitoring in Azerbaijan conducted after April, State Veterinary Service at the Agricultural Ministry informs.
26 October 2006 [09:18]
Emin Ojagguliyev, Azerbaijani schoolboy who was knifed by his Georgian schoolmate in Moscow died in Hospital #7.
26 October 2006 [09:15]
"Armenian genocide" film made by French producer Lorenes Jourdan will be displayed in Belgium by the organization of Europe Audiovisual Memory Institute and Sefarad Europe Institute.
26 October 2006 [01:00]
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani authorities will bar local broadcasters from airing programs of BBC, Radio Liberty and Voice of America starting next year, the Caspian Sea nation's broadcasting chief said Wednesday.
