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Latest News : Azerbaijan bloggers' appeal denied
A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated.
A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated. The bloggers are opposition activists in a country where independent media and opposition parties... Azerbaijan - Asia - Prison - Appeal - Business and EconomyLatest News : AZERBAIJAN INVITES NAJIB TO VISIT THE COUNTRY
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 March (Bernama) -- Azerbaijan has invited Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to visit the country in the near future. The letter of invitation from Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to Najib was conveyed through Azerbaijan Emergency Affairs Minister Kamaluddin Heydarov to Malaysia's Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong during their meeting in Wisma Putra ...Latest News : Azerbaijan gets poor human rights rating
The Amnesty International has issued its final 2004 report on the situation with human rights in world countries where it said: the trials of 40 people held in Azerbaijan after October 2003 fell short of international standards and courts 'turned a blind eye' to the facts that prisoners were forced to give testimonies under torture.Latest News : Azerbaijan Invites Najib To Visit The Country
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 March (Bernama) -- Azerbaijan has invited Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to visit the country in the near future.Baku to host UK-Azerbaijan jazz summit
A UK-Azerbaijan Jazz Summit - “Jazzerbaijan” will be held in Baku.AZERBAIJAN: BAKU DOUBLES GAS SALES TO RUSSIA
Azerbaijan has more than doubled its natural gas exports to Russia, shipping up to 3 million cubic meters of gas per day to its northern neighbor as of March 5, the Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on March 9.Azerbaijan court rejects 'donkey video' bloggers' appeal
An Azerbaijani court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by two bloggers jailed after satirizing the government with an Internet video that showed a donkey giving a press conference, their lawyer said.AZERBAIJAN: RFE/RL WEBSITE EXPERIENCING ACCESS PROBLEM IN BAKU
Internet users in Azerbaijan began experiencing problems accessing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Azeri-language website the day after the news service posted its coverage of a Washington Post story about alleged real estate transactions involving the children of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the head of the station’s Azerbaijani service tells EurasiaNet.(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 10:45 Inpex: Azerbaijan approves Chirag oil project
TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - Japan's top oil developer Inpex Corp said on Tuesday it would start developing the Chirag oil project in the Caspian Sea after getting approval from the Azerbaijan government earlier in the day. The first oil from the $6 billion development project is expected in late 2013, the company said in a statement.Court in Azerbaijan rejects appeal to release bloggers
BAKU (Reuters) - Two Azerbaijani opposition bloggers, jailed in a case which rights groups say highlights the shrinking freedoms in the oil-producing state, had their appeal rejected on Wednesday.Azerbaijan oil rebirth seen as Caspian pipeline inaugurated
BAKU, May 25 (AFP) - Dignitaries inaugurated Wednesday a major US-backed pipeline that will bring oil from sources in the Caspian Sea and Central Asia, long under Moscow's sway, directly to Western markets, reshaping the region's geopolitical landscape in the process.AZERBAIJAN: JOURNALIST’S DEATH REMAINS A MYSTERY
Five years after his slaying, the murder of prominent Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Huseynov remains unsolved, as well as shrouded in controversy. An ongoing criminal case involving a journalist who was investigating Huseynov’s death is providing new fuel for debate about the unsolved murder.Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia: All roads lead to the Caucasus
The Russian Federation republics of Chechnya, Dagestan, North Ossetia and Ingushetia have experienced a sharp increase in assassinations and terrorist bombings in the past few years which have reached into the heart of Russia itself, most spectacularly with the bombing of the Moscow-Leningrad express train in January that killed 26.Embassy Magazine: Azerbaijan continues looking for scapegoats in Khojalu fiasco
Today, Baku tries to use those events to conceal the pogroms that took place in Sumgait during February 1988 and other cities thereafter, Canadian newspaper said.Nabucco member RWE in Azeri MOU
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 10 (UPI) -- German energy giant and Nabucco project member RWE signed a memorandum of understanding for oil and gas exploration in Azerbaijan, the company said Wednesday.Donkey-politician vid keeps two Azerbaijani bloggers in jail
Two Azerbaijani bloggers will remain in jail after using a donkey to represent their government in a satirical YouTube video. Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli lost an appeal Wednesday asking for them to be released from their respective 2 and and 2.5 year sentences. Their lawyer vowed to continue appealing all the way up to the Azerbaijan's Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights if ...RWE Seeks Azeri Caspian Sea Block Abandoned By Exxon (Update1)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- RWE Dea AG , the oil and gas unit of the German utility, plans to explore for oil and gas off the coast of Azerbaijan in a Caspian Sea structure that Exxon Mobil Corp. quit four years ago after failing to find commercial resources.The Blooming Friendship Between Azerbaijan And Israel
When 13 years ago the late Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Baku, it was considered a bold and politically risky decision. No red carpets were rolled out, and the meeting was purposely kept low-key. -RFEAzerbaijan launches $6 bln oil project to prolong ACG
* BP-led project to explore western part of Chirag fieldAzerbaijan's $6B Chirag Oil Project Sanctioned
The Steering Committee for the development of the Azeri, Chirag and deepwater portion of the Gunashli (ACG) fields today sanctioned investment in the new Chirag Oil Project (COP).Azerbaijan approves Chirag oil project - Inpex
* First crude oil expected in late 2013 from the project“Armenia Azerbaijanis Historical Geography” by Ramil Maharramov, PhD Candidate
August 8, 1991. Sadly only few people in Azerbaijan know and remember the significance of this date that fixed the loss of immense piece of Azerbaijan’s cultural, social and historical geography.US hails new Caspian oil pipeline
WASHINGTON, May 25 (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday hailed theng of a new four billion dollar pipeline that will take Caspian region oil to western markets as a historic project that will also strengthen the independence of Azerbaijan and Georgia.âà ĂĂĂ» Êèåâ
Black Spots On Azerbaijan's History: Khojaly Genocide. By Adil Baguirov, Ph.D. The nation challenging the tide of past decades of tragedies and setbacks. In one night, according to the official account, 613 people were brutally killed, out of which over to 250 were women, children, and elder.Turkish municipality may allot $15,000 to football team
Turkey’s Iskenderun municipality may allocate $15,000 to the “Khazar-Lankaran” football club of Azerbaijan’s Premier League.French musicians to perform in Baku
French cellist Emanuel Bertrand and pianist Pascal Amoyel will perform chamber music at the Azerbaijan State Philharmony on May 2, the Assa Irada reported today.Exhibition on Day of Museums to be held
An exhibition entitled “Architectural monuments of Azerbaijan” will be held at the Shirvanshahs Palace on May 18 on the occasion of the Day of Museums.OSCE MG co-chairs to hold joint meeting with Azeri, Armenian FMs
The mediating OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs currently in Azerbaijan are to visit Armenia early in June, French co-chair Bernard Fassier told a news conference on Friday.US Amb. concerned over pressures on media
US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish has expressed concerns over pressures applied on the press, in particular, those faced by independent ANS TV channel in its Nakhchivan bureau.(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 15:30 UPDATE 1-Azerbaijan launches $6 bln oil project to prolong ACG
By Lada YevgrashinaRWE, SOCAR to Take a Look at Nakhichevan
The RWE Group and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) have signed a memorandum of understanding to draw up an agreement for the hydrocarbon exploration and development for the Nakhichevan structure in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. The signing of the memorandum of understanding took place today in Baku.Ukraine wants to send peacekeepers to Karabakh
Ukraine may send peacekeepers to Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan's state news agency AzerTaj reported quoting an official from the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council.RWE, SOCAR to Jointly Explore in Caspian Sea
The RWE Group and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) have signed a memorandum of understanding to draw up an agreement for the hydrocarbon exploration and development for the Nakhichevan perspective structure in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. The signing of the memorandum of understanding took place today in Baku.Azerbaijani Volleyball Players Clinch Third Consecutive Win Over Belarus
The third friendly match between national women’s volleyball teams of Azerbaijan and Belarus was held May 23 at the Baku Sport Palace. Azerbaijani nationals won two previous matches played at the Olympic Center in Guba.SOCAR, RWE agree on Nakhichevan
RWE group and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) are signing a memorandum of understanding to explore and develop the Nakhichevan structure ...Poland seeks to develop strategic relations with S Caucasian countries
BAKU, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Poland considers its relations with South Caucasian countries strategic, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. In his meeting with Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade on Wednesday, Tusk said, “For long years Azerbaijan is our valuable partner.”add. formats
There is a real menace of hostilities' resumption between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a Moscow-based defense analyst, Novaya Gazeta columnist Pavel Felgenhauer told in the interview with RFE/RL.Azerbaijan accepts revised Madrid principles
OSCE MG Co-chairs and Azeri Foreign Minister discussed the process of negotiations on Karabakh conflict settlement in Paris.Azerbaijan's $6B Chirag Oil Project Sanctioned
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Switzerland will travel to face Austria in an Aug. 11 warm-up match before beginning their qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship. The Alpine neighbors said Wednesday they will play at Klagenfurt's Woerthersee Stadium -- one of the tournament venues when they co-hosted Euro 2008. Switzerland has been drawn with England, Bulgaria, Wales and Montenegro in group G for the Euro 2012...Chirag details finalized
Statoil and the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli partnership signed a $6 billion investment agreement to further develop Chirag in Azerbaijan ...(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 16:39 Turkey's Isbank-eyeing foreign expansion
ISTANBUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Turkey's Isbank, the country's largest publicly traded bank by assets, said in a report on Tuesday it was assessing investment opportunities in the area surrounding Turkey. It added it would continue its efforts to open branch offices in countries around Turkey, with an office in Cairo poised to open and work underway to open a branch in Azerbaijan. Keywords: ISBANK ...3 Highly Rated Stocks on Sale
These highly rated stocks had a big price cut in the past month.Norway Oil Output Falls, May Signal Lower Statoil Production
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Norway’s crude production fell for a second consecutive month in February from a year earlier, possibly signaling lower-than-estimated output at Statoil ASA in the first three months of the year.ACG partners sanction $6-billion Chirag development
BAKU -- The ACG partnership has taken a final investment decision to proceed with the $6-billion development of the Chirag oil field in the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea, according to partner Statoil.Eni Chief Calls For New Euro Gas Pipeline Plan
Paolo Scaroni calls for merging of South Stream and Nabucco pipelines into a master plan for EuropeaAzerbaijan's president 's 11-year-old son behind $44mln Dubai mansion shopping spree?
In an incredible shopping extravaganza, an 11-year-old boy from Azerbaijan bought nine waterfront mansions in Dubai - worth almost 44 million dollars - in just two weeks early last year.Azerbaijan's president 's 11-year-old son behind 44 million dollars Dubai mansion shopping spree?
Dubai, Mar. 6 : In an incredible shopping extravaganza, an 11-year-old boy from Azerbaijan bought nine waterfront mansions in Dubai - worth almost 44 million dollars - in just two weeks early last year.Pricey real estate deals in Dubai raise questions about Azerbaijan's president
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- Even by the standards of a city that celebrates extravagance, it was a spectacular shopping spree: In just two weeks early last year, an 11-year-old boy from Azerbaijan became the owner of nine waterfront mansions. 1 2 3
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