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Iran extends contract for drilling in Turkmen waters
21 May 2013, 08:31 (GMT+05:00)
Iran has extended its contract with the UAE for another three years to drill oil wells in Turkmen waters, the Mehr News Agency quoted North Drilling Company's...
Kerry visits Oman for arms deal signing, talks on Syria, Mideast
21 May 2013, 06:24 (GMT+05:00)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran
Car bombs explode in southern Iraq, killing at least 9
21 May 2013, 06:21 (GMT+05:00)
A string of car bombings and shootings across Iraq left more than 50 people dead Monday, authorities said, in what is the latest spate of violence in a country...
37 killed in Oklahoma tornado, report says
21 May 2013, 05:59 (GMT+05:00)
At least 37 people were killed when a tornado levelled two schools outside suburban Oklahoma City
Turkey, Israel trade still on rise this year
21 May 2013, 02:50 (GMT+05:00)
While Turkey and Israel are on track to renormalize their relations after the Mavi Marmara Flotilla case and Israel’s formal apology to Turkey, their trade...
Russia ready for joint air-defense systems with Turkey
21 May 2013, 02:44 (GMT+05:00)
Russia is ready to develop jointly with Turkey a long-range air defense complex based on S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, state arms seller...
Montenegrin President Vujanovic sworn in
21 May 2013, 01:43 (GMT+05:00)
Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic on Monday was sworn in as the President for a third term
Iran, Afghanistan sign judicial, legal agreement
21 May 2013, 01:28 (GMT+05:00)
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani and his Afghan counterpart Abdulsalam Azimi have signed an agreement to bolster judicial and legal...
Iran disbands two terrorist groups: Intelligence Ministry
21 May 2013, 01:25 (GMT+05:00)
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and disbanded two terrorist groups that smuggled weapons into the country
US drone attack kills 8 in eastern Afghanistan
21 May 2013, 01:12 (GMT+05:00)
At least eight people have been killed and several others severely injured in a strike by a US killer drone in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kapisa
Syrian opposition chief kidnapped
21 May 2013, 00:57 (GMT+05:00)
An opposition leader, rights activist and long-time dissident in Syria’s rebel-held city of Raqa has been abducted, a watchdog said on Monday
Iran and Bangladesh ready to increase trade exchanges
20 May 2013, 22:43 (GMT+05:00)
Industry, Mines and Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari called for further exchange of goods between Iran and Bangladesh, saying that indirect trade imposes...
Saudi women teachers demand full-time jobs in demonstration
20 May 2013, 22:39 (GMT+05:00)
About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom’s Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs
Iran calls for support of IDB in Tajikistan energy transfer
20 May 2013, 22:35 (GMT+05:00)
Minister of Economics and Finance called for pivotal role of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in joint project of hydro-electric energy transfer from Tajikistan...
Iran ready to boost oil, gas cooperation with Pakistan: VP
20 May 2013, 22:30 (GMT+05:00)
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi says the Islamic Republic is ready to increase the level of bilateral cooperation with Pakistan in all fields,...
JV for electrical engineering production in Uzbekistan increases net profit by 19 percent
20 May 2013, 22:20 (GMT+05:00)
The net profit of the Uzbek-Russian joint venture Uzelektroapparat-Electroshit, one of the largest manufacturers of electrical products in Uzbekistan grew by...
Six new suspects in Reyhanlı attack taken to court
20 May 2013, 22:15 (GMT+05:00)
An investigation has been launched by the Hatay Public Prosecutor’s Office against “public servants who committed negligence before and after the Reyhanlı...
Turkey warns of Iraq flare-up as dozens killed
20 May 2013, 22:09 (GMT+05:00)
A string of car bombs and shootings killed at least 86 people in mostly Shiite areas of Iraq on May 20, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian...
Iranian presidential candidate Lankarani steps aside in favor of Jalili
20 May 2013, 21:17 (GMT+05:00)
Presidential candidate Kamran Baqeri Lankarani stepped aside for the June 14 presidential vote in favor of another candidate, Saeed Jalili, Mashreghnews...
Georgian President seeks support of secessionist regions’ non-recognition policy in Asia and Oceania
20 May 2013, 20:37 (GMT+05:00)
President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili is holding high-level bilateral meetings in Thailand.
Turkey reduces oil import
20 May 2013, 20:30 (GMT+05:00)
Oil imports to Turkey reduced by 21 percent reaching 1 million barrels in March 2013 compared to the previous month, the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory...
About 700 foreigners expelled from Kazakhstan
20 May 2013, 20:17 (GMT+05:00)
About 700 foreigners were deported from Kazakhstan during the first phase of an operation titled ‘Illegal Alien’, according to a press release of the Interior...
Cashless money supply in Azerbaijan grows over 11 percent in Jan.-March
20 May 2013, 20:13 (GMT+05:00)
Turkish expert: Syria's future cannot yet be forecasted
20 May 2013, 19:52 (GMT+05:00)
There is uncertainty as to who will come to power in Syria after Bashar al-Assad and who in the oposition will be preferred by the West, Director of the...
Spanish Defence Minister arrives on official visit to Azerbaijan
20 May 2013, 19:51 (GMT+05:00)
A delegation, which includes the Spanish Defence Minister Pedro Pedro de Morenes y Alvarez de Eulate and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Spain,...
World Bank assesses real estate registration project in Azerbaijan
20 May 2013, 19:34 (GMT+05:00)
A delegation from the World Bank (WB), led by the head of the Real Estate Registration Project in Azerbaijan Gavin Adlington is on a visit to the country, the...
Real estate prices in Azerbaijan increase by 2.5 percent in first quarter
20 May 2013, 19:34 (GMT+05:00)
Nino Burjanadze to run for President in Georgia
20 May 2013, 18:39 (GMT+05:00)
In Georgia, the public organization the ‘National Assembly’ called on the population to support the presidential candidacy of the former parliamentary speaker...
Azerbaijani transport sector increases freight transportation in Jan.-April
20 May 2013, 18:35 (GMT+05:00)
NATO-Georgia Commission to meet on May 22
20 May 2013, 18:29 (GMT+05:00)
A meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission will be held on May 22 at NATO headquarters, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Davit Zalkaliani said...
Azerbaijani President inspects construction of Dada Gorgud park in Baku (PHOTO)
20 May 2013, 18:26 (GMT+05:00)
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today inspected construction of the Dada Gorgud park in the capital`s Narimanov district.
Kazakhstan, Bolivia establish diplomatic relations
20 May 2013, 18:15 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakhstan and Bolivia established diplomatic relations after their permanent UN representatives signed a joint communiqué in New York, the press service of...
Kazakh-Ukrainian foreign ministerial consultations held in Astana
20 May 2013, 18:06 (GMT+05:00)
Astana hosted the recent Kazakh-Ukrainian foreign ministerial consultations, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said today.
Azerbaijan expands coverage of monetary and financial statistics
20 May 2013, 18:05 (GMT+05:00)
Statistical calculations of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) have been brought into conformity with the standards put forward by the guidelines for the...
Tajikistan to decrease liquified gas import
20 May 2013, 18:03 (GMT+05:00)
Tajikistan imported about 58,200 tons of liquefied gas during the four years of the year, Avesta.Tj reported on Monday.
Azerbaijani domestic liquefied gas producer’s assets exceed $ 19 MN
20 May 2013, 18:02 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijani State Oil Fund concludes second deal with Russian VTB bank
20 May 2013, 17:59 (GMT+05:00)
Investments in Azerbaijan's oil sector increases by more than 30 percent
20 May 2013, 17:57 (GMT+05:00)
Three died in explosion in Mahachkala (UPDATE)
20 May 2013, 17:50 (GMT+05:00)
Three people died and ten injured as a result of two explosions in Mahachkala according to the information of Dagestan's Interior Ministry
Kazakh PM’s visit to Poland postponed
20 May 2013, 17:48 (GMT+05:00)
The visit of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov to Poland, which was scheduled for mid-May, was rescheduled for a later date, the official of the...
Burren Resourses Petroleum Ltd announces tenders in Turkmenistan
20 May 2013, 17:41 (GMT+05:00)
EU calls on Georgia to follow European standards
20 May 2013, 17:21 (GMT+05:00)
The EU Delegation to Georgia issued a statement on the May 17 events in Tbilisi
Diesel fuel consumption in Iran power plants soaring
20 May 2013, 17:17 (GMT+05:00)
Diesel fuel consumption in Iran’s power plants has surged by 142 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21) compared to the...
Principlist Coalition of Three against Rafsanjani’s political views
20 May 2013, 17:17 (GMT+05:00)
Presidential candidate Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel said that the Principlist Coalition of Three does not endorse the political views of rival Akbar Hashemi...
Georgian PM discusses cooperation prospects with Brazilian businessmen
20 May 2013, 17:16 (GMT+05:00)
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has received a delegation of Brazilian businessmen.
Explosion occurs in Mahachkala, there are victims
20 May 2013, 17:16 (GMT+05:00)
According to preliminary information, eight people were killed as a result of two separate explosions in Makhachkala on Monday
Rezaei calls on other principle candidates to step aside for his benefit
20 May 2013, 17:00 (GMT+05:00)
Presidential Candidate Mohsen Rezaei said that principle based groups need to form a 400-member elite assembly to pick a frontrunner for the June 14...
Turkmenistan, World Bank develop interim cooperation strategy
20 May 2013, 16:59 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry denies possible weaponry purchase from North Korea
20 May 2013, 16:41 (GMT+05:00)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan has denied reports from several media outlets on the possibility of a weapons purchase from the...
MFA works to return citizens detained in Iran to Azerbaijan
20 May 2013, 16:40 (GMT+05:00)
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry is currently working to return an employee of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Khalida Khalid and her driver who...