News for 02 February 2010
World news
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]
A senior U.S. official called on Turkey and Armenia to ratify protocols signed last year to normalize relations.
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 [16:17]
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.
02 February 2010 [14:28]
02 February 2010 [14:08]
02 February 2010 [14:00]
A Member of Parliament industry committee announced lack of sufficient wages for working class creates economical obstacles in the society.
02 February 2010 [13:51]
Temur Iakobashvili, Minister for Reintegration of Georgia, sees Russia's demand to sign a legally binding non-aggression treaty with Abkhazia and South Ossetia as inappropriate.
02 February 2010 [13:32]
Greek Citizens' Protection Minister Mihalis Chrysohoidis has sent a letter to Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay, inviting to pay an official visit to Athens.
02 February 2010 [12:37]
Iran is planning to build a tourism village in Belarus in an attempt to expand cultural ties between the two countries.
02 February 2010 [12:30]
Inspectors could also issue an order for the destruction of the products in case they fail to pass residue tests.
02 February 2010 [12:17]
02 February 2010 [12:09]
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, campaigns for normalization of relations between Russia and Georgia.
02 February 2010 [11:55]
Israeli National Security Advisor Uzi Arada has threatened Iran with 'heavy' measures after reports of US augmentation of forces off Iran's coast.
02 February 2010 [11:43]
Turkish State Minister for foreign trade Zafer Caglayan said on Monday that Turkey's export target for 2010 was set as 111 billion USD.
02 February 2010 [11:23]
02 February 2010 [10:59]
02 February 2010 [10:52]
Iran's defense minister said Monday that the country is taking the final steps in becoming self-sufficient in the production of complicated electronic, optic and telecommunication systems.
02 February 2010 [10:47]
The new head of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said on Monday that Turkey needed a new and civilian constitution.
02 February 2010 [10:18]
02 February 2010 [09:55]
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says the Islamic Republic is ready to help efforts to establish peace in Somalia.
02 February 2010 [09:44]
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will join 21st Turkey-Iran joint commission meeting on economic cooperation scheduled on Wednesday in the Turkish capital city of Ankara, an Iranian report said.
Weird / Interesting
02 February 2010 [17:25]
Cheryl Cole, Dita Von Teese and President Barack Obama have all been churned into amazing cheese sculptures.
02 February 2010 [16:00]
Members of the Hanunuo Mangyan tribe in the Philippines do not leave their dead in the grave for long, digging up the remains of loved ones in an unusual revival ritual that itself is slowly dying out.
02 February 2010 [14:55]
A fat, flightless parrot who shot to fame after attempting to have sex with a TV presenter's head has been appointed a 'spokesbird' by the New Zealand government.
02 February 2010 [14:35]
02 February 2010 [13:24]
Another unusual case has happened in Turkey.
02 February 2010 [11:37]
Peru may well hold the world record for “youngest mother,” but China is definitely in the running as a nine-year old in northeast China has given birth to a healthy child.
Politics
02 February 2010 [20:07]
Monitoring was held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces Feb. 2 after a mandate by the special envoy of the OSCE chairman in Azerbaijan's Tartar region.
02 February 2010 [19:16]
02 February 2010 [18:31]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs.
02 February 2010 [17:04]
Azerbaijani political expert Vafa Guluzade says rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey, in fact, is impossible which has already happened.
02 February 2010 [16:53]
The delegation of Azerbaijani parliament will observe the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine on Feb. 7, member of the delegation, MP Nizami Isgandarov said.
02 February 2010 [16:09]
Day.Az interview with Alexander Dugin, renowned Russian political expert, Doctor of Political Sciences, professor at the Moscow State University, director of the Center for Conservative Studies and leader of the International Eurasian Movement.
02 February 2010 [13:05]
Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Musabayov.
02 February 2010 [12:03]
02 February 2010 [09:21]
Business
02 February 2010 [16:28]
The Islamic Republic of Iran will ease rules of trade with Azerbaijan, spokesman for the Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan Abbas Isgandari said.
02 February 2010 [15:16]
02 February 2010 [14:44]
02 February 2010 [14:23]
Azerbaijan and Turkey have agreed on price of the Azerbaijani gas in the first stage of the Shah Deniz project, Head of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev said today.
02 February 2010 [13:45]
A Hungary-Azerbaijan business forum will be held on February 22-23 in Budapest.
02 February 2010 [12:22]
02 February 2010 [09:36]
The basic portion of the pensions for the WWII participators has been increased by AZN 30, the State Fund of Social Protection said.
Photo Galleries
02 February 2010 [21:10]
02 February 2010 [12:44]
It has been three weeks since the massive January 12th earthquake in Haiti, and tent cities remain full, even as some businesses and factories are beginning to reopen in Port-au-Prince.
Society
02 February 2010 [17:55]
02 February 2010 [15:30]
Two military men have been arrested over the armed incident in the Azerbaijani military unit.
02 February 2010 [13:12]
02 February 2010 [11:14]
The Norwegian Cartography Agency (Statens Cartverk) since 2007 implements the project "Improvement of Azerbaijan system of addresses."
02 February 2010 [10:24]
Arts & Entertainment
02 February 2010 [20:38]
Fresh mystery has engulfed Madonna's bed sheets amid claims she has been given the boot by her toy boy lover Jesus Luz.
02 February 2010 [19:47]
High heels fanatic Victoria Beckham could end up in a wheelchair if she decides to have surgery on the painful bunions on her feet.
02 February 2010 [18:50]
02 February 2010 [18:30]
02 February 2010 [18:00]
02 February 2010 [16:33]
Prince Harry raked in £30,000 for his charity despite losing a bet for the cash after a dramatic fall from his polo pony.
02 February 2010 [15:24]
Could this year's Oscars be about to turn into 'the battle of the exes'?
02 February 2010 [14:15]
02 February 2010 [12:53]
James Earl Jones has come out on top of a new survey to find the most trustworthy celebrity in the US.
02 February 2010 [12:00]
Brad Pitt quashed rumours of a split with Angelina Jolie last night - by giving the world the thumbs up at a film awards ceremony.
02 February 2010 [11:06]
Former jailbird Paris Hilton has courted trouble again after a man filed for a restraining order against the heiress, accusing her of "numerous sexual assaults".
02 February 2010 [10:33]
