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18 February 2010 [16:23]
No new swine flu cases were registered in Armenia within last month.
18 February 2010 [16:16]
Turkey and Italy will hold an intergovernmental summit in spring, sources at the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
18 February 2010 [15:53]
Ministers of foreign affairs of Turkey and Burkina Faso met in Ankara on Thursday.
18 February 2010 [15:43]
Georgian President Saakashvili said on Feb. 17 that Georgian “media still lacks objectivity and professionalism.”
18 February 2010 [15:34]
The UN Human Rights Council has wrapped up its review of Iran's Human Rights record with Tehran accepting more than 120 recommendations made by other countries.
18 February 2010 [15:10]
The Armenian-Turkish Protocols will be debated in the committee on external relations of the Armenian National Assembly (parliament) on Feb. 19.
18 February 2010 [15:05]
Turkey's justice minister on Wednesday said the country's board of judges and prosecutors overstepped its own authority by stripping the authority of the prosecutors involved in a controversial arrest.
18 February 2010 [14:46]
Georgia's radical opposition is going to stage another protest march demanding release of political prisoners.
18 February 2010 [14:35]
Armenian Ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan has paid a visit to doyen of the CIS diplomatic missions to Moscow, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Russia Khalnazar Agakhanov.
18 February 2010 [14:13]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Washington's policies in the Middle East have failed and the US "supremacy" has reached the end of the road.
18 February 2010 [13:57]
18 February 2010 [13:44]
NATO has slammed Russia for signing a deal with the puppet regime of the breakaway Abkhazia, which implies construction of a military base there.
18 February 2010 [13:31]
18 February 2010 [13:06]
A senior Iranian commander says the country's military might forced the US into giving up its plans to launch an attack against Iran.
18 February 2010 [12:57]
Turkish parliament enacted a draft envisaging establishment of an undersecretariat for public order and security.
18 February 2010 [12:34]
18 February 2010 [12:23]
18 February 2010 [11:55]
A senior Iranian diplomat said that West should face up to the fact that Iran has currently become a nuclear country, it was reported Thursday.
18 February 2010 [11:48]
Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan said on Wednesday that Turkish officials briefed their Greek counterparts on Turkey's experiences concerning the economic crisis during his visit to Greece.
18 February 2010 [11:30]
A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Armenia’s major creditor, led by Mark Lewis recently arrived in Armenia.
18 February 2010 [11:10]
The street on which late Georgian luger lived, was named after him.
18 February 2010 [11:05]
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US is seeking the “strongest” possible UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on Iran over its nuclear work.
18 February 2010 [10:53]
18 February 2010 [10:14]
Size of Armenia's foreign debt is not very high, declared head of IMF mission to Armenia Mark Louis at a press conference in Yerevan on Feb. 17.
18 February 2010 [10:07]
18 February 2010 [09:56]
Brazil has told the US and France that it will not agree with tougher sanctions against Iran as it seeks more trade with the Islamic Republic, the Brazilian envoy to the UN says.
18 February 2010 [09:42]
Undersecretary of the United States Department of State, William Burns, will hold talks in Turkish capital province of Ankara as part of his regional tour on Thursday.
17 February 2010 [21:24]
34 members of PKK from Makhmour refugee camp and Qandil Mountain surrendered to Turkish authorities at Habur border gate within government's Kurdish opening.
17 February 2010 [21:06]
17 February 2010 [20:45]
Iran's official: Russian citizens were arrested during rallies in Tehran.
17 February 2010 [20:23]
The campaign that is expected to start on April 20, is named "last port is freedom".
17 February 2010 [19:54]
Iranian Parliament's speaker Ali Larijani has met with Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov today. The cooperation prospects between the two countries were discussed at the meeting.
17 February 2010 [19:42]
34 members of PKK from Makhmour refugee camp and Qandil Mountain surrendered to Turkish authorities at Habur border gate within government's Kurdish opening.
17 February 2010 [19:12]
17 February 2010 [19:05]
This afternoon, a basement of the Iranian Central Bank exploded as a result of gas leakage, deputy police commander for operations in Tehran Mohsun Hancharli said.
17 February 2010 [18:37]
17 February 2010 [18:30]
17 February 2010 [18:23]
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has criticized the Middle East policies of the US and other world powers, blaming them for the expansion of terrorism, extremism and global insecurity.
17 February 2010 [17:55]
An incident occurred at the grave of the late president of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia on Mtatsmina Pantheon today.
17 February 2010 [17:47]
Turkey announced its budget deficit around 2 billion USD for January 2010.
17 February 2010 [17:39]
A member of Russia’s Duma (Parliament) said here Wednesday that Tehran-Moscow cooperation positively affects the security in the region.
17 February 2010 [17:31]
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev met with the leaders of Georgian opposition parties in Tbilisi today.
17 February 2010 [17:20]
The new tax package stirred up a heated debate between Republican Party of Armenia member Vardan Ayvazyan and Armenian opposition Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun, ARF-D) member Artsvik Minasyan.
17 February 2010 [17:11]
Turkish State Minister for Foreign Trade Zafer Caglayan said that 225 businessmen came to Athens from Turkey in an effort to support Greece.
17 February 2010 [16:51]
The French and Italian foreign ministers renew threats of sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, as their US allies try to rally support against Iran.
17 February 2010 [16:45]
Currently available voters’ list includes 3,587,425 citizens eligible to cast ballot in May local elections, according to Central Election Commission (CEC).
17 February 2010 [16:33]
Independent taxi drivers (those who are self-employed) in Armenia's Shirak marz province will stage a rally to protest the newly proposed legislation on Feb. 18.
17 February 2010 [16:28]
The Turkish and Libyan transportation ministers met in Ankara on Tuesday.
17 February 2010 [16:10]
Two patients have been hospitalized from regions to Tbilisi with the symptoms of H1N1 virus.
17 February 2010 [16:04]
The decline of the dollar against the euro and talks of possible punitive measures against Iran has sent oil prices to over the $75 mark.
17 February 2010 [15:58]
17 February 2010 [15:53]
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "the criminal investigation into the murder is still continuing.
17 February 2010 [15:43]
The EU delegation, staying in Tbilisi, is discussing the implementation of the new joint program, Partnership for Mobility, with the government of Georgia.
17 February 2010 [15:26]
Iran should improve its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's spokeswoman says.
17 February 2010 [15:16]
17 February 2010 [14:43]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Tel Aviv is not planning a military offensive against Iran as part of its efforts to halt Tehran's nuclear program.
17 February 2010 [14:35]
The body of Nodar Kumaritashvili, the luger who died in a horrific training accident at the Winter Olympics, arrived in Georgia Wednesday for an emotional homecoming.
17 February 2010 [14:12]
Caglayan said he would bring up visa issue during his meeting with Katseli on Wednesday.
17 February 2010 [13:48]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), independent and nonprofit organization based in New York, says journalists face intolerance and violence in Armenia.
17 February 2010 [13:35]
Iran’s minister of Education and Turkey’s minister of Culture and Tourism in a meeting here on Tuesday called for promotion of cultural cooperation, especially in the field of education.
17 February 2010 [13:15]
17 February 2010 [13:04]
Turkish Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, overnight borrowing rate at 6.50 percent and lending rate at 9 percent.
17 February 2010 [12:25]
Armenia-based NGO “People in Need” conducted a study within a program called “Strengthening the Regulation of Migration Influx in Armenia.”
17 February 2010 [12:06]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said promotion of ties between Iran and Turkey benefits both countries as well as peace and security in the region.
17 February 2010 [11:34]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, currently staying in Moscow with a visit, stated that data about his country's resumed arms supplies for Georgia to be wrong.
17 February 2010 [11:22]
17 February 2010 [10:56]
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Kazakhs Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev on Feb. 16.
17 February 2010 [10:44]
A parliamentary call for the limitation of ties with Britain gains momentum in Iran as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledges to give the move 'some serious thought'.
17 February 2010 [10:33]
Georgia overcame the first wave of economic crisis, believe representatives of the IMF mission.
17 February 2010 [10:27]
A ship sank in the Sea of Marmara, another one ran aground off the Aegean city of Canakkale on Tuesday.
17 February 2010 [10:06]
17 February 2010 [09:52]
Amid a White House campaign to drum up support for new anti-Iran sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Tuesday that world powers would "regret" any moves against the country.
17 February 2010 [09:45]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has responded to the interview of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gregory Karasin with the ‘Ogoniok’ magazine.
17 February 2010 [09:34]
The first passenger train between Turkey and Iraq began serving tourists on Tuesday, February 16.
17 February 2010 [07:50]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday.
Azerbaijan showcases business tourism in Riyadh
Armenian PM wants Turkiye to contribute to peace with Azerbaijan
National libraries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan sign MoC
West’s Blind Beggar: USAID’s financial reward gives more leverage over Armenia
Denmark supports autonomy for Sahara under Morocco's sovereignty
Azerbaijan's Bayramov discusses cooperation with ECO Secretary General at UN Assembly
Azerbaijani FM discusses agenda of existing cooperation with UN High Commissioner