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Erdogan and Obama discuss Azerbaijan-Armenia relations

News.Az - Friday 17th May, 2013

Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Barack Obama have discussed the state of affairs between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to the official website for the Prime Minister of Turkey, the sides also discussed the situation in Iran, Afghanistan, African countries and ...
Man from Uzbekistan arrested in Idaho in terrorism case

CBS News - Friday 17th May, 2013

BOISE, Idaho Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. The U.S. attorney's office said Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30, was arrested at an apartment complex in south Boise on Thursday morning after a grand jury issued a ...
New village for Syrian Armenians created in occupied lands of Azerbaijan

News.Az - Friday 17th May, 2013

A new village Novaya Kilikiya for Syrian Armenians has been established in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan. 10 two-room houses have been built on the first stage, Armenian media report. The opening ceremony of the new quarter 'Novaya Kilikiya' has been held. It was following by the symbolical groundbreaking ceremony of 24 residential ...

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Azerbaijan must apply the most advanced global technologies – Ilham Aliyev

News.Az - Friday 17th May, 2013

On 16 May, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev familiarized with the Shamakhy astrophysical observatory after major repair and reconstruction, 1news.az reports with reference to the official website for the President of Azerbaijan. Highly praising the reconstruction of the observatory and noting that it has become a contribution to Azerbaijani science. President Ilham Aliyev said: "The ...
Azerbaijan Industry and Energy Ministry`s delegation visits Norway

News.Az - Friday 17th May, 2013

A delegation of Azerbaijan led by industry and energy minister Natig Aliyev has visited Norway. First the delegation visited the Troll A platform, which is a condeep offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of ...
Istanbul to host discussions on Turkey-Azerbaijan relations

News.Az - Friday 17th May, 2013

Istanbul Commerce University will host an international conference on "Turkey-Azerbaijan relations in historical sources and Armenia problem" next Monday. The event will be organized by the Society of Friendly and Cultural Relations with Turkic-speaking countries, Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency and Council of State Support to NGOs under the President of the ...
ASIA MARKETS Asia Stocks Trade Mostly Higher As Japan Swings Up

Yahoo - Friday 17th May, 2013

By Michael Kitchen, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets traded broadly higher Friday, with Japanese blue chips swinging to gains in the afternoon session, though the advance was modest after volatile moves earlier in the week. The rise for the major markets came as Hong Kong and Seoul were closed for holidays, curbing trading volumes in bourses that were open. ...
INDICATORS - Tajikistan - May 17

Reuters - Friday 17th May, 2013

DUSHANBE, May 17 (Reuters) - Tajikistan's economic indicators based on data provided by the Statistics Agency, government institutions and the central bank: *) - updated today CURRENCY/INTEREST RATE LATEST PREVIOUS *somoni ...
Kuwait-Azerbaijan relations discussed in Milli Majlis

News.Az - Friday 17th May, 2013

Speaker of Azerbaijan`s parliament Ogtay Asadov has met head of Kuwait-Azerbaijan friendship group Mubarak Saleh Al-Najada. They discussed prospects for development of Kuwait-Azerbaijan ...
Azerbaijan qualifies for final of the Eurovision-2013 Song Contest

News.Az - Friday 17th May, 2013

Azerbaijan's representative Farid Mammadov qualified for the finale of Eurovision-2013 Song Contest. The second semi-final of "Eurovision-2013" song contest was held in the Swedish city of ...

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Why should American troops remain in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan is widely regarded, even by its own people, as a puppet state, and has little hope of breaking away from US influence in the foreseeable future, there is wide-spread resentment toward foreign troops, and increasingly loud calls in the states for a withdrawal of troops. But, like or not, these two countries have been tied together irrevocably, even before the war on terror.

Since the invasion of Afghanistan by allied forces in 2001, the country’s destiny has in many ways not been its own. Read more

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Indian women strike gold at Asia 3x3 basketball meet

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

Indian women beat Mongolia 21-14 to win the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball event here. The team with Geethu Anna Jose at the vanguard of their challenge won the three play-off games without breaking much sweat Thursday. India won all their three games reaching the 21-point mark with ample time left on the clock in each of their games. "We achieved what we set out for," ...
Azerbaijans Israel diplomacy tests Iran

Asia Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

By Shahin Abbasov BAKU - Azerbaijan in late April crossed a self-imposed "red line" in its relations with southern neighbor Iran by dispatching Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to Israel, Tehran's arch-foe. Reasons for the timing of the move are not clear, but, so far, Tehran appears to be biding its time with a response. While Israel and Azerbaijan - like Iran, a majority ...
Caucasus jihadis feel Boston shocks

Asia Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

By Dmitry Shlapentokh The Boston bombing is still in the process of investigation and could have a variety of repercussions in both the short and the long run. Many of these repercussions cannot be predicted, but some can be seen. One is connected with the North Caucasus jihadis' involvement in the Syrian conflict, and their relationship with the US. While several months ago the North ...
Events devoted to Azerbaijan held in Laigle

News.Az - Saturday 18th May, 2013

The French city of Laigle has hosted an exhibition and concert as part of the project 'Cultural values of Azerbaijan-the Caucasian pearl', implemented by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation with the support of the Azerbaijani embassy in France. According to AzerTag, speaking at the opening of the exhibition, the French city mayor, Thierry Pinaud noted that he is familiar with our country. He ...

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Cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted in New York

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

NEW YORK - Authorities in New York are claiming to have busted a multi-million cigarette smuggling ring and arrested at least 16 Palestinian immigrants having alleged links with known terror organisations. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Thursday said that the 16 members of the criminal ring in New York City, Albany County and Schenectady County ...
Obama turns table on Republicans, seeks more money for security at embassies

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has called for more security at American embassies around the world, urging Congress to help him "as a partner" to fully fund the State Department in this regard. By seeking Congress support for stepping up the security at embassies, Obama has turned the tables on Republicans amid criticism that the government's response to Benghazi attack on a US ...
Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

BAGHDAD - Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second ...

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Energy Department gives nod for more US LNG exports

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - The Energy Department Friday gave a conditional nod authorizing Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (Freeport) to set up a second facility for export of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The approval means that gas-hungry markets like Japan and India could start ...
Minor setback reported on Nippon's test flight of Dreamliner

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

TOKYO - Japan's All Nippon Airways said Friday a modified Dreamliner had suffered a "minor" setback while conducting a test flight of an aircraft this month, but assured it was not due to overheating of lithium batteries. All Nippon Airways, the Japanese airline that is the largest operator of Boeing's beleaguered Dreamliner, said an electric distribution panel overheated and blackened during ...
Three days after closure Bangladesh factories reopen

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

DHAKA - Bangladesh has re-opened hundreds of garment factories after just three days of closure following protests over pay and poor work conditions. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association had called for the re-opening on Friday. The shutdown of factories this week was prompted by worker protests over low pay and poor working conditions sparked by the country's ...
Developing nations set to dominate global investments says World Bank

Afghanistan News.Net - Friday 17th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - The share of developing countries led by China and India in global investment is expected to triple by 2030 to three-fifths, from one-fifth in 2000, says the latest edition of the World Bank's Global Development Horizons (GDH) report, which explores patterns of investment, saving and capital flows as they are likely to evolve over the next two decades. Seventeen years from now, ...