News for 20 July 2010
World news
20 July 2010 [13:55]
Despite the cancellation of previous sporting matches between Israel and Turkey for political reasons, an Israeli women's volleyball team is preparing to come to Ankara for games July 24 and 25.
20 July 2010 [13:35]
Sources say the Turkish-made UAVs would remarkably reduce dependence on foreign technology.
Weird / Interesting
20 July 2010 [14:35]
This is the black couple who have amazed medical experts after their baby daughter was born with white skin, blue eyes and blonde hair.
20 July 2010 [11:25]
Politics
20 July 2010 [17:45]
20 July 2010 [17:33]
Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Eldar Sabiroglu commented on the interview of Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan with Russian media.
20 July 2010 [16:25]
20 July 2010 [15:45]
A visa-free regime will be launched between Georgia and Iran in September, Iranian Ambassador to Georgia Madjid Samadzade Saber told the Georgian Maestro Television Company today.
20 July 2010 [15:33]
20 July 2010 [15:16]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
20 July 2010 [14:55]
20 July 2010 [14:45]
The Washington Times newspaper has published in its July 16 edition an article entitled “America needs long-term regional strategy” by Azerbaijan's consul general to Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov.
20 July 2010 [13:45]
20 July 2010 [13:15]
20 July 2010 [12:55]
Interview with Azerbaijani political expert Eldar Namazov.
20 July 2010 [12:45]
The U.S. Senate International Relations Committee will consider the nomination of Matthew Bryza as the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, the Senate reported.
20 July 2010 [12:35]
20 July 2010 [12:25]
Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic and Milli Majlis member Jamil Hasanli were awarded for contribution to the Turkic World at a ceremony in Lefkosa.
20 July 2010 [12:15]
20 July 2010 [12:06]
Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Hirsch Ballin will visit Azerbaijan on August 8.
20 July 2010 [11:55]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan.
20 July 2010 [11:45]
Ilham Aliyev is a bright leader, Lutfi Zadeh, world famous mathematician, professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, told radio Liberty.
20 July 2010 [11:35]
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20 July 2010 [10:55]
20 July 2010 [10:27]
A delegation of the Russian Federation's youth has visited the Baku State University.
20 July 2010 [10:16]
Premier of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade visiting Ukrainian delegation led by Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko on July 19.
20 July 2010 [10:08]
Visiting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Konstantin Grishenko visited a monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in Baku on July 19.
20 July 2010 [09:55]
Former ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kuwait Shahin Abdullayev on completion of his mission in this country has met with head of Kuwait-Azerbaijan inter-parliament friendship group MP Waleed Tabatabai.
20 July 2010 [09:45]
20 July 2010 [09:35]
A “roundtable” meeting entitled “NATO's New Strategic Concept” is going to be held Wednesday at the Center for Strategic Studies.
20 July 2010 [09:25]
On July 19, Egyptian Embassy in Azerbaijan organized an official reception to mark the country's public holiday - Revolution Day.
20 July 2010 [09:15]
Azerbaijan's parliamentary delegation led by speaker Ogtay Asadov is in Geneva to attend the 3rd World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
20 July 2010 [09:07]
The European Commission has allocated Monday 30.4 million euro under the Tempus Program to support higher education projects in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) countries and Russia.
20 July 2010 [09:00]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met his Romanian counterpart Teodor Baconschi who made a stopover in Baku on July 19.
Business
20 July 2010 [14:07]
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20 July 2010 [11:15]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) introduced new vice-president and other officials in a solemn ceremony on July 19, the company said.
Society
20 July 2010 [17:16]
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20 July 2010 [16:53]
The second volume of the book "History of the Azerbaijani press (1920-1990)" by Associate Professor Akif Ashirli was presented today at the Ataturk Center in Baku.
20 July 2010 [16:40]
About 90 people have suffered from sunstroke in Baku, chief doctor of the Central City Station of Ambulance said.
20 July 2010 [16:05]
First annual symposium of the researchers of international relations will take place in Baku on October 22-23.
20 July 2010 [15:08]
The buildings under high-voltage power lines will be demolished in Azerbaijan, Azerenergi senior official Nurali Yusifbayli said.
20 July 2010 [14:17]
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Sports
20 July 2010 [10:35]
Azerbaijani judoists have snatched one gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the European Cup in Istanbul.
Arts & Entertainment
20 July 2010 [16:15]
A disco on a ship in the center of the sea will take place in Baku for the first time on July 24.
