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01 March 2010 [10:42]

Your Corner: “Urban Sleeping” - PHOTO

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01 March 2010 [20:33]

Iran submits documents on violation of West's pledges to IAEA

01 March 2010 [20:26]

Pakistani official wants free trade deal with Turkey

A Pakistani State Minister said on Monday that there was not enough business relation between Turkey and Pakistan, adding that the two countries should work to boost investments and commerce.

01 March 2010 [20:15]

Iran to test new generation of homing missiles Gasid-2

01 March 2010 [20:07]

Swedish embassy to open in Tbilisi soon

01 March 2010 [19:46]

'Iran pressure made UK drop sanctions'

After Iran's Bank Mellat reportedly won a preliminary court case against British sanctions, an Iranian parliamentarian says the move was an outcome of Tehran's pressure on London.

01 March 2010 [19:35]

US Armenians see 'favorable position' for Turkish genocide recognition in Congress

01 March 2010 [19:09]

Turkey expects US to dismiss Armenian bill

01 March 2010 [18:57]

U.S. to open a new radar station in Georgia

The U.S. has built a new radar station near Gonio settlement in Ajaria.

01 March 2010 [18:51]

Iran apologizes for intercepting Kyrgyz civilian plane

Iran's deputy foreign minister has officially apologized for intercepting a Kyrgyz passenger plane in Iranian airspace, Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry said on Monday.

01 March 2010 [18:43]

Turkey's Deputy PM says Syria talks very fruitful

Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc met with the Deputy Secretary General of the Baas Party Mohammed Said Boukheitan in Damascus on Monday.

01 March 2010 [18:23]

Georgia's Saakashvili says has no intention to stay in power after 2013

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]

Iran urged to take legal action against Rigi sponsors

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 THY starts direct flights from Istanbul to Italy's Bologna

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]

Turks and Armenians to rebuild historic bridge on border

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]

Georgia's Foreign Ministry welcomes re-opening of Larsi check point with Russia

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]

Georgian, Armenian Presidents discuss Upper Lars checkpoint opening

01 March 2010 [17:21]

Turkish FM sends letter to U.S. Congress

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]

IAEA board meets to mull latest negative Iran report

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]

U.S. warship to enter Georgia's Batumi port

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]

Turkish FM: Occupation of Azerbaijani lands impedes cooperation in Caucasus

01 March 2010 [16:31]

Two years pass since major fatal clash between authorities and demonstrators in Amenia's modern history - PHOTOS

Today is the second anniversary of March 1, 2008 events in the centre of Yerevan.

01 March 2010 [16:22]

Iran closes Irandukht monthly magazine

01 March 2010 [15:47]

Turkey's exports up 20.34 pc in February

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]

Georgia's Christian Democratic Movement objects to re-opening of Larsi checkpoint demanding more guarantees

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]

Armenian, Georgian leaders discuss cooperation

01 March 2010 [15:12]

Iran to host international conference on Islamic unity

01 March 2010 [14:47]

Gendarmerie head arrested in Turkey

01 March 2010 [14:42]

Georgia's State Minister hails UN discussions on document about Georgia

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]

Iranian president demands promoted roles for academies

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for promoted roles of academies in arts, culture and sciences.

01 March 2010 [14:05]

More Turkish military officers charged in coup-plot case

Two Turkish military officers were charged on Sunday over a plot to unseat the government.

01 March 2010 [13:34]

NAM grills Amano over IAEA report on Iran

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]

Russia-Georgia Larsi-Kazbegi check points to open today

Larsi-Kazbegi check point on the northern border of Georgia with Russia will open today.

01 March 2010 [13:07]

Turkish MP: Consideration of "Armenian genocide" by U.S. Congress damages Turkish-American relations

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]

Iran urges identical customs process in D8 countries

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 athlete ranked 4th in World's Best 10 km race

Turkey's national athlete, Elvan Abeylegesse, was ranked 4th in the World's Best 10 km race.

01 March 2010 [12:16]

Iran offers condolences to Chile over deadly quake

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 PM sets date for constitutional reform package

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]

EU delegation visits Armenia

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]

Georgia's Catholicos Patiarch calls on migrants to return home

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 FM flies to Geneva for human rights meeting

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]

Turkey's FM starts two-day visit to Egypt

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]

Iranian speaker: Iran always backs Palestine

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]

Turkish PM: Turkish constitutional reforms ready by end-March

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]

Iranian president calls on governments to be impartial if they cannot stand beside Palestine

01 March 2010 [09:30]

Turkish PM holds talks with armed forces head

01 March 2010 [09:21]

Demonstrators march in Turkey to warn off military

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.

01 March 2010 [14:32]

Wonder Twins, aged 9, head for high school

Two nine-year-olds known as the Wonder Twins for their precocious minds and record-beating exam results will become the youngest pupils admitted to a British secondary school.

01 March 2010 [12:39]

5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot

About 5,200 naked people have embraced each other on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick.

01 March 2010 [09:35]

Vancouver Winter Olympics ended

01 March 2010 [20:40]

Lithuanian experts: Karabakh problem resolution is in the hands of Azerbaijan

01 March 2010 [19:27]

Azerbaijani MP: Armenia not to achieve adoption of document on nonuse of force in resolving conflicts at OSCE

01 March 2010 [18:34]

Azerbaijani ombudsman presents report on outcomes of 2009 to president and parliament

The Azerbaijani Ombudsman presented a report to the president and the Parliament of Azerbaijan on outcomes of 2009.

01 March 2010 [16:13]

Opposition leader: Coalition of Azerbaijani opposition is unrealistic

01 March 2010 [16:04]

Azerbaijani President offers condolences to Chilean counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of condolences to his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet Jeria.

01 March 2010 [14:55]

Azerbaijani top official: Defense Minister recognizes responsibility of his statement

Azerbaijani Presidential Administration senior official Ali Hasanov told media today that the defense minister assumes responsibility for his statement on the inevitability of war.

01 March 2010 [13:56]

Azerbaijani official: Some forces in Iran not interested in improving Azerbaijani-Iranian relations

01 March 2010 [13:45]

Azerbaijani youth organizes bus tour on Khojaly tragedy en route from Riga to Tallinn - PHOTOS

01 March 2010 [12:33]

Azerbaijani MP: Resolution of protracted Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will only benefit Armenia

Day.Az interview with member of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (parliament) Azay Guliyev.

01 March 2010 [11:28]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire again

01 March 2010 [11:05]

OSCE to monitor contact line between Azerbaijani, Armenian armies

01 March 2010 [10:54]

Spain's Foreign Minister to visit Azerbaijan

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos will visit Azerbaijan on March 2-3, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.

01 March 2010 [10:05]

100 percent of Tajik citizens in Azerbaijan voted in elections to Parliament

100 percent of Tajik citizens, who temporarily live in Azerbaijan, by 17:30 local time voted for election to the Parliament of Tajikistan, officer of Tajikistan's Embassy in Azerbaijan Sharaf Rahimov said.