Ibragimov was born in Kazakhstan and is currently based out of neighboring Uzbekistan . As an accomplished painter and member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Ibragimov has always been fascinated by Asian literature and the compelling history of the silk...
Who Cares? | Throughout the former Soviet Union, international competitions are helping to shed light on autocrats€™ dirty deeds. For Azerbaijan, the Eurovision song contest it prepares to host later this month has resulted in an uncomfortable spotlight cast on its poor human rights record.
South Korea will also face Iran and Uzbekistan as they aim to take part in their eighth consecutive World Cup finals. The former South Korea captain, who played in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, enjoyed three seasons with AS Monaco in France before...
Authorities in Uzbekistan don't like to discuss how they push schoolchildren, college students and teachers to toil in the country’s feudal cotton industry. But now that spring planting is underway, again a few brave activists are bringing us reports on both children and adults being dragged out of school and forced to work in the cotton fields, in dangerous conditions for no pay.
Pakistan has agreed to reopen its border to U.S. and NATO supplies to Afghanistan, charging more than it did before -- and presumably taking money out of the pockets of Afghanistan's neighbors to the north, who were filling in while Pakistan implemented its blockade. | The new agreement with Pakistan will cost the coalition in Afghanistan an additional roughly $365 million a year,
Authorities in Uzbekistan don't like to discuss how they push schoolchildren, college students and teachers to toil in the country€™s feudal cotton industry. But now that spring planting is underway, again a few brave activists are bringing us reports on both children and adults being dragged out of school and forced to work in the cotton fields, in dangerous conditions for no pay.
Last month the BBC reported from Uzbekistan where reporters were told about a secret policy of forced female sterilisation. | Talking to doctors and women alike, stories emerged of €˜sterilisation quotas€™ (up to eight per week), leading to secret sterilisations carried out during caesarean sections without the informed consent of the woman.
Deputy Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan, head of the Prison Service Madat Guliyev notes a significant reduction in deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis among inmates.
It is specified in the materials of the exhibition "Oil and Gas Uzbekistan - OGU 2012", held in Tashkent. According to the concept of development of oil and gas industry of Uzbekistan until 2030, the annual increase in stocks of raw materials...
Azerbaijani websites eurovision.az, eurovisionaz.com, esctoday.com and ann.az for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 have been attacked by hackers, RIA Novosti reports. | The websites are still down. | Baku will host the 57th Eurovision Song Contest at the Baku Crystal Hall in 2012. It will have a capacity of 23,000 spectators and will have large monitors for 16,000 more to watch the show live.
An expert in political and electoral technologies Armen Badalyan slammed May 6 parliamentary polls in Armenia as a "major financial operation," noting that the elections failed to justify society's expectations. | At news conference in Yerevan, the expert noted electoral bribe, falsified votes, opposition's flawed election campaign as the main factors affecting the results of polls. | The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
Though people might have voted against current authorities, opposition forces won't be able to make a stand for their votes without external support, the expert said. | To prove his point, he cited opposition victories during Arab Spring or Orange Revolutions in CIS (Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Kirghizia) achieved through external support.
Colonel-General Alexander Zelin, Assistant Defense Minister of Russia for Aviation, said that Russia does not plan to move its base from Kanta in Kyrgyzstan, RIA Novosti reports. | Zelin attended a conference marking the 100th anniversary of Russian Air Forces in Voronezh. He noted that the base in Kanta has recently experienced modernization of aircraft. The base meets the interests of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The European Union is opposed to modernization of the nuclear power plant in Armenia€™s Metsamor in 2016, ARKA reports. | Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in April that formation of a new energy block would start in 2014. Operation of the power plant will be extended. | The EU demands long-term closure of the nuclear facility, because modernization can only be carried out with account of international safety criteria.
Vardan Torosyan: The Territorial Administration Ministry's website is the most transparent among Armenia's state agencies, informs the Committee for the Protection of Freedom of Speech report, which was presented Thursday by its Chairman, Ashot Melikyan.
The Czech Republic has opened its diplomatic mission in Armenia in the building of the Polish embassy in Yerevan, the Foreign Ministry told CTK yesterday. | The Czech embassy in Yerevan will have only one employee, charge d'affaires Petr Mikyska. Formally it will be subjected to the Czech embassy in Tbilisi in the neighbouring Georgia.
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Measures on stimulation of cashless payments taken by Azerbaijan Tax Ministry have led to the fact that the process of POS terminal installation in trade-service network has acquired new outlines. | " Due to great convenience of GPRS terminals, the banks themselves also replace with them traditional dial up POS terminals ",- the company said.
VORONEZH, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - No decision has been made to withdraw the Russian airbase from the town of Kant, Kyrgyzstan, an aide to the Russian defense minister said on Thursday. | €œThe Air Force main command has not planned any changes in the air component of our base in Kant,€ Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said, adding that the base€™s organizational and personnel structure will remain as is.
Vardan Torosyan: The President stressed that Armenia attaches great importance to developing relations with Japan. Also, they expressed confidence that President Serzh Sargsyan's scheduled visit to Japan especially this year—which marks 20th anniversary...
Text size: The flag of the Azerbaijani Republic was raised for the second time in the 65th International Cannes Film Festival. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Abu Dhabi AFC Champions League debutants Bani Yas added a new chapter to the club's history by reaching the round of 16 thanks to a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor on Wednesay night. | The win ensured the Abu Dhabi club took second place in Group B and qualified for the first knockout round, where they will play a one-off match against Group D winners Al Hilal, from Saudi Arabia, on May 23.
An undocumented Armenian will serve five years in prison for laundering money obtained in a massive Medicare fraud scheme that operated from phony clinics in Brunswick and other cities. | Just minutes after U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood imposed the sentence on Sahak Tumanyan, 44, an federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent served him with deportation papers in the courtroom.
Helix Consulting LLC: President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Armenia, Tikahito Harada. | President's press office said ahead of the upcoming visit of the Armenian president to Japan, the sides discussed the agenda of Armenian-Japanese relations and the perspectives of developing bilateral cooperation in a number of spheres.
Employees of the Azerbaijani National Security Ministry have arrested 11 drug traffickers transporting drug from Iran. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Vardan Torosyan: Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on Thursday received Diego Ernesto Álvarez Rivera, Argentina's newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia , who presented the copy of his credentials to Nalbandian. Armenian FM noted that the people of Armenia...
The Centre for Cooperation of Azerbaijanis and other Turkic peoples, Southern Azerbaijan Independence Party, the International Diaspora Centre, the World Congress of Azerbaijanis and diaspora organisations held a picket-rally in front of the Iranian embassy in Baku on Thursday.
Two days after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan , a Soyuz spaceship has docked with the International Space Station. The American and two Russians on board were warmly welcomed by the ISS's existing residents.
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Fitch Ratings-London/ Moscow-17 May 2012: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Azerbaijan -based Technikabank's (TB) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CC' from 'B-' and Viability Rating (VR) to 'f' from 'b-'. A full list of rating actions is at the end...
News Editor: Gori Baby Feeding Cannery, which produces ecologically clean fruit and vegetable juices, intends to add a new line to its list of products. The company will soon be producing fresh juices as well. | We are pleased that our work which we did last year has been appreciated. Now more people believe that we really do produce natural products. The quality of the products is already tried and tested.
In a photo provided by NasaThe Soyuz TMA-04M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 carrying Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. This April oil production in Azerbaijan fell by 9.9% compared to March of the year. | This year crude oil production by all producers in Azerbaijan totaled 110.16 million barrels against 338.467 million barrels in 2011, 379.224 million barrels in 2010, 375.807 million barrels in 2009 and 332.07 million barrels in 2008.
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The major influx of tourists to Azerbaijan for Eurovision-2012 will start on May 20, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Tourism Association (ATA) Nahid Bagirov told Trend.
The gods on Mt. Sulbuz are smiling and pleased for a good reason. | Even after thousands of years, their favorite food, known as €œthe food of the Gods,€ is still being prepared and shared by the Armenian people. The pagharch tradition lives on, bringing us together to dine on a gastronomic creation intended to be shared with many.
Azerbaijani border guards neutralized an organized gang consisting of Azerbaijani and Iranian citizens who were engaged in drug smuggling. | Resorting to secret methods, the gang members organized the transit of drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan across the state border. This was revealed during the operation conducted in April, the press-center of the State Border Service told Trend today.
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Today President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has received credentials of new Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan in the country Sherzod Fayziyev.
The network and fleet have expanded considerably over the past decade, with nearly 50 international and domestic routes now operated by a modern fleet of Airbus, Boeing and Embraer airliners, and with Skytrax award winning service on board. More growth is on the way, with new services to be launched from Astana to Baku (Azerbaijan), Beijing (China), Omsk (Russia), St Petersburg (Russia), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Tbilisi (Georgia) in the next...
Uzbekistan's government is reportedly planning to sell off almost 500 state assets over the next two years as part of a bid to expand the Central Asian country's private sector.
Given the Caucasus' long record of ethnic and religious violence, alarm bells are ready to go off any time there is a quarrel over borders or churches in this neck of the woods. Both items made headlines this week in a dispute between Georgia and Azerbaijan, perhaps the friendliest countries in a region where it’s all but de rigueur not to be on speaking terms with at least one neighbor.
Twenty-year-old Issac Nyengue, a defender from Cameroon, a football hotbed in Africa, was looking for a little payday and a chance to gain valuable experience in what he thought was a professional European league.
Only in Shida Kartli, a region bordering on South Ossetia, 21 teachers were fired because their family members supported or were member of the largest opposition party, Georgian Dream. Giorgi Tsagareishvili, who represents the opposition Free Democrats...
Any major event Azerbaijan hosts will be aimed at spreading anti-Armenian propaganda, a military expert said. | "Azeri hostilities will aim at sparking retaliatory measures by the Armenian side, thus demonstrating the "barbarism" of the Armenian army. | The expert noted that with these steps Azerbaijan will try to prove Armenia as "aggressor", paving the way for possible strike on Nagorno Karabakh."
Katie Taylor is through to the Olympics after receiving a walkover in her World Championship quarter final in China. | The Bray lightweight takes was due to face Mihaela Lacatus but the Romanian pulled out due to a neck injury. | Taylor qualifies as one of 3 Europeans as a Tajikistan fighter beat her French opponent in one of the other quarter finals this morning.
Representatives of railway administrations of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran agreed to create a tripartite Committee. The first meeting of the railway representatives of the three countries is expected to be held in the Kazakh city of Aktau by the end of May.
Red Mist Media: Tethys Petroleum Is pleased to announce it has received an updated oil Resource Report For its Kazakhstan Assets that estimates gross unrisked recoverable mean prospective oil resources of 1.17 Billion barrels of oil. The Resource report also shows...
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev insists on building-up the commodities turnover with Belarus to over $1 billion, KazTAG reports. “Belarus is our strategic partner, close friend and ally, especially since we are members of the Common Economic...
Vardan Torosyan: Keywords:... Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov stated, FOCUS News informs. The police have arrested four men. One is from Montenegro and the others are Armenian. One of them is wanted in Armenia on charges of illegal carrying of weapons and extortion.
About 150 prominent artists in Naqqali along with several Persian literature Professors and scholars from Tajikistan attended the ceremony held at the Ferdowsi tomb in Tous. Naqqali is a style of storytelling in Persian literature dedicated to epic...
Vardan Torosyan: The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will convene a meeting of the party council on Thursday. RPA head, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan will be present. The party members will discuss the situation in Armenia and post-election process...
From May 16, secondary schools and kindergartens are temporarily closed in Zagatala region affected by the earthquake, first deputy chief executive of the region, the Emergency Situations Commission chairman Elman Ramazanov told Trend on Wednesday. Zagatala region is located in the north-west of Azerbaijan in 411 kilometres from Baku.
YEREVAN, MAY 16, AREMPRESS: The article entitled '' Integration into CIS and EU'' authored by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan was published in Russian ''Vedomosti'' newspaper. | '' CIS faces a difficult phase of development; there is a mistrust and indifference towards its prospects. Widespread rumors drew a parallel between the CIS and a suitcase without a handle...
By Yun Suh-young Three year-old Trepova Malika from Kazakhstan is in Korea to receive treatment for cancer from a hospital in Seoul. Treatment in her own country to remove the tumor near her hip was ineffective and her condition showed no improvement.
Vardan Torosyan: Armenia's Ambassador to Georgia , Hovhannes Manukyan, on Tuesday met with Georgia's First Deputy FM, Nikoloz Vashakidze. They reflected on the collapse of the belfry of Tbilisi's Surb Nshan (Holy Sign) Armenian Church in the evening of May 13.
Vladimir Putin will pay his first foreign visit as President to Belarus on May 31, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. | Putin was sworn in as president on May 7. The Russian media earlier reported he was considering paying his first foreign visit after inauguration to either Kazakhstan or Belarus.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €170 million to the Republic of Georgia to upgrade and rehabilitate the East-West highway, which is a priority transport infrastructure linking Georgia's capital city, Tbilisi, and its Black Sea ports with Turkey and Azerbaijan. This is the largest EIB loan ever granted to Georgia and the first supporting Georgia's transport sector.
The schools were officially recessed in Zagatal region of Azerbaijan, chairman of the local emergency commission Elman Ramazanov said. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Georgia is also planning to build new stadiums in Gori , Ozurgeti, and Zugdidi. A major overhaul of stadiums in Tbilisi and Kutaisi is also planned, he said. As of today, Georgia does not meet UEFA requirements which says that hosting country should...
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After dismantling world number one Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Madrid Masters on Sunday, Williams sent another ominous warning to her rivals ahead of the French Open with a 6-2 6-3 win over Galina Voskoboeva. | The ninth seed breezed past Kazakhstan's world number 46 in their opening-round encounter to stretch her season record on clay to 14-0.
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Chairman of the State Committee for Securities Rufat Aslanli has received in Baku Asian Development Bank€™s (ADB) chief specialist for financial sector Jurgen Conrad.
Encompassing much of the Eurasian Steppe, the territory of Siberia extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between the Pacific and Arctic drainage basins, and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan...
The EU is providing funding to local authorities in Belarus, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kazakhstan , Laos and Zimbabwe. All five countries are listed as authoritarian regimes in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index.
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijani law makers will participate in IV International Islamic Business and Finance Forum to be held in Kazan on 16-18 May. | Azerbaijani Parliament reports that the country will be represented by MPs Khanhuseyn Kazimli and Azer Badamov.
In January-April, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) transported 11.4 million tons of oil compared to 12.2 million tons in the same period of 2011, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee reported on Wednesday.
A protest organized by the World Azerbaijanis Congress has been held outside the Iranian embassy in Baku. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Premier Gold (AIM: PGR), the Central Asia-focused gold exploration and development company, has received the results of rock and soil analyses from samples collected during the 2011 exploration programme, which focused primarily on the Talbaital prospect within the Company's Cholokkaindy licence in Kyrgyzstan.
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan University of Languages has hosted presentation of new English-Azerbaijani Dictionary for All. | The University reports that the dictionary was worked out by teachers of English language lexicology and country study chair.
The press centre of Baku Crystal Hall has revealed the preliminary results of Eurovision-2012 semi-final voting. | "A new technology based on the kiosk touch voting is used for the first time in the history of Eurovision in Azerbaijan," coordinator of public programmes of Eurovision-2012 Fariz Gasimli told Trend on Wednesday.
Vardan Torosyan: In accordance with the agreement earlier reached with the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) authorities, the OSCE mission held a monitoring on Wednesday at the line of the contact between the armed forces of Karabakh and Azerbaijan , in Martuni Region.
Vardan Torosyan: According to the master chef, Armenians offer the world's most tasty dishes, and the Armenians had a well-designed food system already during the pagan times. Sedrak Mamulyan also informed that four culinary festivals will be held in Armenia this year...
Armenian alternative fixed line service provider GNC-ALFA claims it can now provide services across the entire country using non-geographic numbers from the list (060) 46????. Local news journal ARKA says that as a result of the move, GNC-ALFA€™s corporate clients are now able to make calls to any destination in Armenia or abroad at more affordable rates.
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Kyrgyzstan for an official visit, the press service of the Kyrgyz President reported on Wednesday. The invitation was accepted with gratitude.
Vardan Torosyan: The Javakhk Diaspora of Russia released a statement on the situation over the Armenian church Surb Nshan in Tbilisi . “The belfry of the church collapsed due to tremors hitting the region and heavy rains in Tbilisi recently.
The United Arab Emirates; represented by the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) and the Republic of Kazakhstan; represented by the Customs Control Committee, signed the Co-operation and Mutual...
Oklahoma State Athletics: Former Oklahoma State NCAA wrestling champion Coleman Scott added the title of World Cup Individual Champion to his career resume after going 5-0 this past weekend competing for Team USA at the FILA World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling in Baku, Azerbaijan. Scott€™s undefeated run was a key factor in Team USA winning the bronze medal at the event.
Georgia is clearly the closest US ally in the South Caucasus, moving in lockstep with American interests on just about every foreign policy issue €“ except one: Iran. Not wanting to become embroiled in a potential regional conflict, officials in Tbilisi are trying to finesse relations with Tehran, while staying in Washington€™s good graces. | All the saber-rattling surrounding Iran€™s secretive nuclear program has Georgians on edge.
Azerbaijan€™s economy expanded 0.3 percent in the first four months from the same period a year earlier, the State Statistics Committee said today. | The non-oil economy grew 9.5 percent, while the oil and gas economy shrank 6.4 percent, the committee said on its website. | Inflation accelerated 2.7 percent from the beginning of the year mostly on food prices, it said.
Georgia is clearly the closest US ally in the South Caucasus, moving in lockstep with American interests on just about every foreign policy issue – except one: Iran. Not wanting to become embroiled in a potential regional conflict, officials in Tbilisi are trying to finesse relations with Tehran, while staying in Washington’s good graces.
A ceasefire 18 years ago this month brought a halt to the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. But with the battle over the disputed territory’s fate dragging on, residents must contend with a persistent enemy in their midst – uncertainty.
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Today Baku hosts the XVIII international food industry exhibition World Food Azerbaijan, VI Azerbaijan international exhibition of agriculture AgriHort Azerbaijan and Caspian international exhibition of packaging, labels and printing. | At the opening ceremony Agriculture Minister Ismet Abasov of Azerbaijan has informed that holding of such exhibitions has a positive impact on import and export potential of Azerbaijan.
Ceire Smith's Olympic dream has ended after her flyweight bout with former world champion Karolina Michalczuk was stopped in the third round. | Smith had been trailing 23-7 against the Pole in the last 16 match up when the referee called a halt to proceedings. | Katie Taylor is is stepping into the ring right around now against for her last 16 lightweight bout against Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan.
TBILISI, DFWatch – Teachers are suffering political discrimination in Georgia ahead of an important election. | Only in Shida Kartli, a region bordering on South Ossetia, 21 teachers were fired because their family members supported or were member of the largest opposition party, Georgian Dream.
Soldier of Azerbaijani national army Vyusal Nabiyev shot his fellow serviceman Mejnun Garazade dead. After this, Nabiyev committed suicide. | Garazade was drafted for military service in Imishli region, while Nabiyev was called up in Gajibul region.
Baku offers three vessels for guests arriving for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Trend cites Nahid Bagirov, head of the Tourism Association of Azerbaijan, as saying. | The vessels will be located at the Baku Bay in the National Coastal Park. Each can hold up to 100 people. | Accomodation at hotels continues, Bagirov notes. About 5,000 people have been granted rooms.
Georgia has filed a bid to host the UEFA European Football Championship in 2020, Georgian Minister for Sports and youth Affairs said, Vzglyad reports. | The minister promised to develop sports infrastructure, build new stadiums, attract new tourists. UEFA will respond within the day. | The minister added that Georgia would like to host the games with Azerbaijan, but the latter is bidding to host the Olympic Games.
Kazakhstan has produced 780.5 millions eggs in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Kazakhstan Statistics Agency. Egg production was 838.5 million during the same period last year. The difference, 58 million, represents a production decrease...
Will Armenia benefit from Georgia's good will? If Yerevan-Moscow train launches operation within the South Caucasus Railways, the annual profit may total about AMD 5 bln. (about USD 13 mln. at 396 AMD / $ 1 rate), according to head of SCR passenger transportation department Gagik Movsisyan. | As for the cargo transportation, cut in transport expenditures is anticipated in this respect.
TBILISI — Georgia is making a solo bid to host the European football championships in 2020 after previously planning a joint application with neighbour Azerbaijan, the sports minister said Tuesday. "Azerbaijan has already submitted a statement...
It has been recently revealed in a report that there has been the deportation of the Soyuz crew, which is a three-man mission for the space station. They have departed from the space centre located in the southern part of Kazakhstan and they have set in a Soyuz aircraft, made in Russia.
Up to 50 Italian businessmen took part in the presentation on €œBusiness and trade opportunities between Azerbaijan and Italy€. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
This year the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will reach $ 2bn, Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Alexander Mishchenko said. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Kazakhstan will support Belarus in getting the observer status in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, over which Kazakhstan is presiding at the moment, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev said after talks in Minsk on 14 May. | The matter is also reflected in the joint statement signed by the presidents.
The Opposition Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian's press conference on post-election Armenia , scheduled for Tuesday was cancelled, instead Hovannisian, has issued a statement, saying that after the May 6 parliamentary elections once again...
Helix Consulting LLC: Armenian Ministry of Culture confirmed the bell tower of Saint Nshan Armenian Church in Tbilisi has been collapsed. It's said that recent earthquakes in the region and flooding in Georgia caused the collapse. | A Ministry expert will be sent to Georgia to assess the damage and to introduce expert study how to restore the collapsed building.
Earthquakes in the north-west of Azerbaijan have had no great impact on agricultural production, Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Ismet Abasov told journalists on Tuesday.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 15, 2012 - Two Russians and an American on Tuesday blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Soyuz rocket in Russia's first manned space launch for almost five months.
A Russian rocket launched three astronauts toward the International Space Station late Monday night (May 14), kicking off a two-day journey to the huge orbiting lab. | NASA astronaut Joe Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome Monday at 11:01 p.m. EDT (0301 GMT Tuesday).
More than a month after its original launch date, a Soyuz spaceship with a Russian and American crew has blasted off for the International Space Station. | It was a trouble-free lift-off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for NASA astronaut Joe Acaba and his Russian colleagues, veteran cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin, making his maiden space flight.
Vardan Torosyan: Officers from Kotayk Regional Precinct of Armenia's Police placed under custody Zhirayr P., 29, on Monday at 5pm, on suspicion of committing theft. It was found out that he had stolen an electrical cement cutter, from an unfinished building...
The Russian vehicle is carrying the three space engineers -- an American, Joe Acaba; and two Russians, Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin -- from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to the NASA website. | Once at the space station, they will join three colleagues already on board: Commander Oleg Kononenko, a Russian; and two flight engineers, Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands and Don Pettit, an American.
侯磊: NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, veteran cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin, who is departing on his maiden space flight, launched in clear skies aboard the Soyuz TMA-04M rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0301 GMT (11:01 pm EDT on Monday). | Three minutes into the flight, the crew members gave a thumbs-up signal to a camera on board the capsule.
The team had their focus on their second game of the tournament, against Kazakhstan , which was considered a key game in their fight against relegation. While France now seems to be in the top division to stay, they have has alternated good years...
Baikonur (Kazakhstan), May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut, launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan Tuesday, have begun a two-day flight to the International Space Station (ISS). | The capsule separated from the third and last stage of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, a spokesman for Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
Belarusian team was able to stay in the top division of world hockey. This was made possible by the defeat of Kazakhstan in game with Finland (1:4). Now, whatever the outcome of the final match with the Canadians on May 15 might be, Belarusians will rank 7th in the group H. | "Miss Belarus" - Girls from Provinces?
Helix Consulting LLC: Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Iran held a meeting within the framework of ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Coordinating Bureau (COB) in Sharm el-Sheikh. Panorama.am reporter talked to expert of Iranian studies Rudik Yaralian focusing on the Armenian-Iranian relations. | In case you have found a mistake in the text, please send a message to the editor by selecting the mistake and pressing Ctrl-Enter.
They were Uzbekistan's veteran sprinter Guzel Khubbieva, Vietnam's 2011 Asian champion in the 800m Truong Thanh Hang, Uzbek intermediate hurdler Natalya Asanova, Uzbek high jumper Svetlana Radzivil, Uzbek shot putter Safiya Burkhanova and Thai discus...
Vardan Torosyan: YEREVAN. – Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian took part in session of the Foreign Ministers' Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which was held in Moscow on Tuesday. The event's agenda included the matters...
The City is bringing in international experts and scholars to create a master plan for the Center City area, spanning from downtown to Ybor City on the east, Armenia Avenue on the west, and north along historic Nebraska Avenue to Hillsborough Avenue.
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan’s national water operator OJSC Azersu is taking serious measures on provision of the population with high quality water. | Head of the OJSC Gorkhmaz Huseynov has reported that the company pays special attention to observing sanitary norms in water transportation.
As Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said on May 14, the border demarcation process between Georgia and Azerbaijan has been progressing “more or less successfully,” however the process is still not concluded. "We are concerned... several working...
The manufacture of chemical products has more than tripled in Azerbaijan during the period of Azerkimya of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) activity, head of staff at the Ministry of Energy and Industry Rasim Mammadov said in a speech at the opening ceremony of the second Caspian international exhibition, Plastic and Rubber.
HELSINKI €“ It was a night of Fs, when Finland's Valtteri Filppula scored four points, two goals and two assists, as Finland beat Kazakhstan 4-1. | Finland also outshot Kazakhstan 44-17 and scored three powerplay goals in the game. | "I think this was a good last game of the preliminary round. Now we have two days to get ready for the playoff stage," Filppula said.
Ethnically, the country was 83% Georgian , 6% Azeri, 5% Armenian, and 2% Russian. Tbilisi was the largest city with 1.1 million residents, followed by Kutaisi with 188000, Batumi with 122000, Rustavi with 117000, Gori with 42000, Zugdidi with 69000...
Vardan Torosyan: Officers from Gyumri City Precinct of Armenia's Police searched the home of previously convicted Artur S., 46, on Monday evening. As a result, they discovered a variety of packages with liquids and a powder-like substance. Artur S. informed that he...
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The next three earthquakes recorded in Zagatala region of Azerbaijan. | Republican Seismological Center of National Science Academy of Azerbaijan has reported that the earthquake was recorded at the depth of 11 km, 22 km south west from Zagatala city. | Magnitude of earth shocks in epicenter was 5 points. They were felt in neighboring settlements at the level of 3-4 points. There are no victims.
The election victory of Armenia€™s ruling coalition is credit positive as it €œwill ensure a degree of political stability and policy continuity,€ according to analysts at Moody€™s Investors Service. | Armenia is rated Ba2 with a negative outlook at Moody€™s, the second best junk rating.
Azerbaijan has proposed building an oil refinery and gasoline filling stations in Libya, the Azeri Foreign Ministry said in an e-mailed statement today. | Azerbaijan could build the refinery on its own or with Libya, Azeri Ambassador Agasalim Shukurov said at a meeting with Abdulrahman Ben Yezza, Libya€™s oil and gas minister, according to the statement. State Oil Co. (ATPG) (ATPG) of Azerbaijan, known as Socar, is building a refinery...
The Hungarian critique has strongly reverberated in all quarters: at the European Union in Brussels, among the Nabucco partner-governments, within the project consortium and in Azerbaijan , which is the only possible source of gas for any pipeline's...
She left her mountainous village for a district on Afghanistan's border with Uzbekistan , where she now lives in rented accommodation. Unable to find work, the widow receives meagerly handouts from male relatives. She says her husband was killed...
ALMATY, May 14 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's economic indicators based on data provided by the State Statistics Agency, government institutions, the central bank and exchanges: * updated today CURRENCY/INTEREST RATE LATEST PREVIOUS *Tenge/dollar 148.00...
The route links Georgia's capital Tbilisi and its Black Sea ports with Turkey and Azerbaijan. | This is the largest EIB loan ever granted to Georgia and the first supporting Georgia's transport sector. The loan will finance the construction of 52km of new motorway between Samtredia and Grigoleti at the most Western part of the East-West highway, as well as the rehabilitation of 16 km of existing roads leading South from Grigoleti.
For most of its 60 years as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Turkey has been content with a supporting role. But now, with Ankara feeling increasingly confident, Turkish authorities are flexing their diplomatic and economic muscles within the Atlantic Alliance.
A curious debate involving individual rights and the limits of state authority is unfolding in Kyrgyzstan. International donors and local policy makers are wrestling with the idea of whether Bishkek can compel people with tuberculosis to receive treatment – even if they don’t seek it.
A curious debate involving individual rights and the limits of state authority is unfolding in Kyrgyzstan. International donors and local policy makers are wrestling with the idea of whether Bishkek can compel people with tuberculosis to receive treatment – even if they don’t seek it.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is strengthening its ties with two countries aligned to the West, Turkey and Afghanistan. The foreign ministers of the SCO states met last week in Beijing, in advance of next month's summit there, and apparently
It has been noted that Belarus' unique natural potential, its reserves and national parks are a solid foundation for development of cooperation in tourism and recuperation, Kazinform has learnt from BelTA. | The Presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan discussed a wide range of bilateral issues on the eve of the official talks in Minsk.
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia finalized the results of May 6 parliamentary vote at its May 13 special session and delivered a decision on election of the National Assembly deputies by proportional system. | CEC decision is basing on the protocols on the voting outcome, decisions on the received complaints and applications, decisions of the local electoral commissions on violations on the voting day, etc.
Keywords: by Gülay Mutlu, USAK Kyrgyzstan has experienced two riots in five years. The first one, called the “Tulip Revolution,” overthrew Kyrgyzstan's first president Askar Akayev in 2005. The second took place in 2010 and led to the ousting of Bakiyev.
Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said on Monday that the situation around the David Gareja Monastery on the border of Azerbaijan is one of the main topics of discussion in Tbilisi. A joint commission for delimitation and demarcation has not started work, Vzglyad reports.
Fragments of the wall damaged the nearby dwelling house and ruined it. Fortunately, this caused no human injuries, but left the residents homeless. | The church dating back to 1701 was being ruined due to recent heavy showers. | "The church faced the risk of collapsing; security norms have been maintained. Fortunately, nobody was injured," Chumbadze said.
Jedward are greeted by fans at the airport in Baku. | IRISH 2012 Eurovision entry Jedward have been greeted by screaming fans in host country Azerbaijan. | Soon after touching down, brothers John and Edward Grimes were doing cartwheels in front of bemused officials at the airport in what the twins renamed 'EdzerbaiJohn'. | "I'm Edzer and he is Baijan, together we are Edzerbaijan,"
Kazakhstan€™s industrial output unexpectedly slowed last month as oil production shrank. | Output at factories, mines and utilities rose 2 percent in April from a year earlier after growing 3.1 percent in March, the state statistics agency said on its website today. The median estimate of five economists in a Bloomberg News survey was 3.7 percent. | Industrial production advanced 2.
Helix Consulting LLC: The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia on May 13 rejected the Armenian National Congress (HAK) bid to invalidate the results of voting for party lists. | CEC explained that none of 1 982 polling stations had received a bid to invalidate the election. Votes were recounted in 11 polling stations to prove that there are no grounds to invalidate the election.
Vardan Torosyan: According to him, the AAC is concerned about the condition of the Armenian churches in Georgia and in particular about the fate of St Nshan, which is in tragic and miserable condition in Tbilisi . To note, St Nshan was partially damaged on May 13 due...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €170 million loan to the Republic of Georgia. The funds will support a project to upgrade and rehabilitate the east-west highway, which is a priority transport infrastructure linking Georgia's capital city, Tbilisi, and its Black Sea ports with Turkey and Azerbaijan. | EIB vice-president Wilhelm Molterer...
Helix Consulting LLC: Armenian Minister of Health declared 2012 year to improve nurses' work quality. International nurses day is marked since 1965 worldwide, Armenia joined the event since 2004. | In 1953 Dorothy Sutherland, an official with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, proposed that President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaim a "Nurses' Day"; he did not approve it.
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 14 / Trend E. Kosolapova/ Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations in informal settings on May 12-13, BelTA reported. On the eve of the official part of Kazakh President's visit to Belarus, the presidents met in an informal atmosphere in the Bialowieza Forest. In particular, the parties within the informal...
Vardan Torosyan: There are 252 currency exchange offices in Armenia as of March 2012, and this number has increased by 21, as compared with January, the Central Bank informs. Also in March, the turnover of these exchange offices was close to US$ 70 million and €7...
Chairwoman of the State Student Admission Commission (TQDK) Maleyka Abbaszadeh says that this year the graduates of secondary schools will be given e-certificate. | "This will enable to create in the country a database of e-certificates that in turn will be a great contribution to the development of e-document management system," she emphasized.
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan , announces that the ASK-J1 appraisal well in the Asanketken Field has reached a total depth of 1378 metres with electric logs indicating 36 metres of net oil pay...
Vikki Thompson feeds the animals in the pen at the Farm in the Dell last week. Once thought to be a way the farm could make money, now the animals are part of a thriving petting zoo. | While visiting Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, Lowell Bartels came across a boy whose family could not afford a wheelchair so he was carried from room to room.
"Air Astana" is launching a new flight "Astana-Tashkent-Astana". | "The airline continues its forward movement for the development of a regional route network, particularly in Central Asia "Air Astana," regional manager for Uzbekistan Serik Rys-Uly said in an interview with the Kazinform correspondent."
Armenia€™s Central Election Commission has published the final results of the May 6 parliamentary elections, showing five parties and one bloc entering the nation€™s National Assembly.
AgroMashHolding, which acts as the manufacturer of agricultural machinery will get 5% subsidies for interest rates on loan from the Kazakhstan Development Bank.
HELSINKI – When Vitali Novopashin and two of his teammates stepped onto the ice against Canada on Saturday night, they were re-living a piece of hockey history that ranks among the greatest victories in Kazakhstan hockey and arguably the greatest upset...
Referring to the state statistics agency, Interfax has announced that in April 2012 the prices for new housing in Kazakhstan increased by 1.5% compared with March 2012. The secondary market witnessed a 1% growth. On average, 1 square meter of new...
Helix Consulting LLC: Six Armenian boxers accompanied by coach Karen Aghamalyan left for Minsk to attend an international competition. | The competition will kick off May 15, and the winners will be declared on May 20. | In case you have found a mistake in the text, please send a message to the editor by selecting the mistake and pressing Ctrl-Enter.
Armenia is vowing to keep its one nuclear reactor running, despite international pressure to close the 32-year-old Soviet-designed plant, which sits in a broad seismiczone that stretches from Turkey to the Arabian Sea. One of the world's last remaining...
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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Azerbaijan-Serbia Business Forum will be held in Baku this Wednesday. | The Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan informs that the event will be arranged within the visit of the Serbian delegation to Azerbaijan with organization support of the MED and the Azerbaijan Export & Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO).
Vardan Torosyan: Armenia's Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party (RLP) Chairman Arthur Baghdasaryan and RLP members, Emergency Situations Minister Armen Yeritsyan and Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan, will soon renounce their National Assembly seats.
Text size: Azerbaijani political scientist, MP Rasim Musabayov believes that the proposals of the Minsk Group co-chairs with which they come to the region will likely to directed to strengthening the ceasefire regime. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Vardan Torosyan: In March 2012, individuals have sent non-commercial remittances totaling US$ 107 million to Armenia , the Central Bank informs. This number was $277 million in January-March, which surpassed the January-March 2011 indicator by nearly 10 percent.
A clean-up operation was underway on Sunday with works expected to continue for next several days in the most hit area, which is located in the capital city€™s Ortachala district.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is gearing to be a martial arts hub in the region and the nation's commitment was set with the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between Asia Pacific Open University of Martial Arts (Apacma) and Kazakhstan Sports...
Almaty citizens wish to be gender equal more than other Kazakhstan residents, Tengrinews.kz reports. Kazakhstan expert Daniya Altayeva said this in a discussion at the meeting at the Institute of Political Solutions. More than 2300 respondents aged 18...
Bulgarian Roma pop folk diva, Sofi Marinova, who will represent the country in the 2012 Eurovision contest, has left for Baku. She will perform in the capital of Azerbaijan on May 24.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) wants to open new diplomatic missions in Mongolia, Thailand, Kazakhstan and tiny Tuvalu. | In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the underfunding of Australia's foreign service, DFAT has outlined where it would open new posts if it had the money.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded its sixth review of economic indicators in Tajikistan under the «Extended Credit Facility» programme and on Monday approved the allocation of 20.2 million dollars bringing the total...
News.Az interviews Alexei Blyuminov, a political expert from Ukraine. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
A pendant bridge will be commissioned by late May as part of a major road complex near the Koroglu metro station, JSC Azeryolservis (road construction and commissioning) of the Transport Ministry of Azerbaijan Punhan Mursaliyev told Trend on Monday.
Text size: The Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Libya Agasalim Shukurov has met with the country's Oil and Gas Minister Abdulrahman Ben Yezza. | Goy Gol, Gance is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Gance that is widely frequented by visitors from all over the world.
Today the heads of Belarus and Kazakhstan Alexander Lukashenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev, respectively, will discuss results and prospects of cooperation between the two countries. Oleg Rezanovich reports: It is the third official visit of the President...
Text size: On May 7, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation to Armenia visited the Azerbaijani serviceman held in Armenian captivity. | Spokesperson for ICRC Delegation to Azerbaijan Shahla Gahramanova told APA that two Red Cross letters were given to the captive and one Red Cross letter was taken from him.