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President Ilham Aliyev receives SOS-Kinderdorf International president

13.02.2013 [14:07]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today received President of SOS-Kinderdorf International (SOS Children's Villages International) Siddhartha Kaul. They praised the long term successful relationship between Azerbaijan and SOS Kinderdorf ...

Azeri referee to be chief coordinator at Minsk international wrestling tournament

13.02.2013 [13:59]
Secretary General of Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation, Olympic referee Ajdar Jafarov will officiate as a chief coordinator at the 43rd international Alexander Medved free style and women`s wrestling tournament to be held in Minsk, Belarus, early ...

Azerbaijan`s University enters Webometrics Ranking

13.02.2013 [13:06]
Azerbaijan`s Khazar University has been placed in the highest league in Webometrics Ranking. Webometrics ranked 21,000 world universities, including universities in Azerbaijan, based on their general strength, modernity, electronic presence, and recognition in electronic sources ...

Azeri Minister: Caspian Sea to play more important role in supplying Europe with natural gas

13.02.2013 [13:04]
“The role of the Caspian sea will increase in meeting Europe`s demand for gas,” Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev said at the Euronest PA Energy Committee meeting in Baku ...

Azeri Deputy FM: EU must have its own position on Karabakh conflict

13.02.2013 [13:03]
“The European Union (EU) must have its own position on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” Azerbaijani deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev told journalists in Tbilisi ...

Israel to host photo exhibition on Khojaly genocide

13.02.2013 [12:31]
The capital of Israel, Tel-Aviv, will host a photo exhibition “Justice for Khojaly” marking the anniversary Khojaly genocide perpetuated by Armenian armed forces in 1992 ...

Azerbaijan, France discuss medical cooperation

13.02.2013 [12:29]
Azerbaijani minister of health Oktay Shiraliyev has received a delegation headed by Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin to discuss prospects for cooperation in medical and healthcare fields ...

Trades at BICEX

13.02.2013 [11:59]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.7834 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (BICEX) on February 12. The average-weighted dollar exchange rate was 0.7834 AZN at the morning session on US ...

Armenia continues violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan

13.02.2013 [11:55]
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire in Chinarly and Mosesgekh villages Berd region, Agbulag and Alibeyli villages of Tovuz region, Voskevan village of Noyemberyan region, Gushchuayrim village of Gazakh region, occupied Namirli, Garagashli and Shuraabad villages of Agdam region, Tapgaragoyunlu village of ...

Azeri Light crude sells for $120.37

13.02.2013 [11:15]
Oil prices have again changed in the world markets, with a barrel of Azeri Light crude trading for $120,37. On the New York Merchantile Exchange NYMEX, cost of the US Light crude oil increased ...

Azerbaijan, Canada discuss prospects for economic cooperation

13.02.2013 [04:47]
Azerbaijan and Canada`s Alberta province have discussed prospects for economic cooperation. Azerbaijan`s Ambassador to Canada Farid Shafiyev made a business trip to the province ...

MP: New Georgian government seeks closer economic relations with Azerbaijan

12.02.2013 [23:40]
“The new government of Georgia wants to build closer economic relations and strengthen its cooperation with Azerbaijan,” Georgian MP David Onopriashvili, a participant of a Baku meeting of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly’s ...

Regional security issues to be discussed at Euronest PA Energy Security Committee meeting in Tbilisi

12.02.2013 [23:27]
Regional security issues will top the agenda of a meeting of the Energy Security Committee of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly due to take place in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Members of Azerbaijani Parliament Ganira Pashayeva, Asim Mollazade ...

Ukrainian MP: Azerbaijan is a country with growing energy potential and developed infrastructure

12.02.2013 [23:20]
“Azerbaijan is a country with growing energy potential and developed infrastructure,” said Ukrainian MP Taras Kutovyi who is in Baku to attend Euronest PA Energy Security Committee`s meeting ...

Over 2.3m t of Azeri oil exported via Ceyhan port in January

12.02.2013 [23:19]
Some 2,342,357 tons of Azerbaijani oil was exported through the Ceyhan port In January, according to Azerbaijan`s state oil firm, SOCAR. In January-February, the volume of oil exported through the port was 206,009,011 tons, the company said ...

AFFA to attend UEFA seminar in Bishkek

12.02.2013 [23:08]
Bishkek will host the seminar of secretary generals of football federations of Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The seminar will focus on development methods of junior and youth football ...

Speaker of Azerbaijan`s Parliament meets participants of Euronest PA Energy Security Committee

12.02.2013 [22:47]
Speaker of Azerbaijan`s parliament Ogtay Asadov has today met participants of the Euronest PA Energy Security Committee`s meeting. Asadov said that Azerbaijan was interested in developing cooperation with European democratic institutions, inclding Euronest ...

Panasonic`s Revolutionary New `Micro Color Splitter` Sensor Filter Doubles Light Sensitivity

12.02.2013 [22:46]
The most common way we get color images with digital cameras is with a Bayer pattern CMOS sensor, but there are plenty of variations on that design being used today. The upcoming Aaton Penelope Delta uses a Bayer pattern over a Dalsa CCD, for example, while the RED EPIC-M Monochrome uses the MX CMOS sensor ...

Israeli delegation visits Azerbaijan

12.02.2013 [22:43]
An Israeli delegation including Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Head of MASHAV Daniel Carmon and Director of Training Matti Cohen are on a visit in Azerbaijan ...

Garabagh futsal club launched in Moscow

12.02.2013 [20:12]
Azerbaijanis living in Moscow have launched a futsal club named Garabagh. The club has already defeated local Selta (6-2), Shikolad (8-3), Spartak (6-2) and Football Academy (7-4) teams in amateur games ...

Ancient languages reconstructable thanks to new computer algorithm

12.02.2013 [20:11]
A new method has been created that allows protolanguages to be reconstructed, to a degree, by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Berkeley. An effective new computer system the has been created to recreate the ancient root languages that modern languages have descended from ...

Azerbaijan, Israel discuss health cooperation

12.02.2013 [20:09]
Azerbaijan and Israel have explored ways of developing cooperation between health authorities as minister Ogtay Shiraliyev met a visiting Israeli delegation ...

Azerbaijan to attend 3rd Russia & CIS Executive Summit Downstream Oil and Gas in Dubai

12.02.2013 [20:08]
Azerbaijan will attend the 3rd Russia & CIS Executive Summit: Downstream Oil & Gas summit to take place in Dubai February 21. According to the Euro Petroleum Consultants, the event will gather over 200 top executives involved in developing the strategy for their companies and shaping ...

Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister meets WTO counsellor

12.02.2013 [19:58]
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev has met counsellor of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) on legal issues Jacklin Digal. Garayev highlighted major priorities of Azerbaijan`s tourism policy. Dugal will assist the country in making a new draft law on tourism ...

France Telecom-Orange deploy world`s first live 400 Gbps per wavelength optical link

12.02.2013 [19:54]
France Telecom-Orange and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) today announced the deployment of the world`s first optical link offering a capacity of 400 Gigabits per second (Gbps) per wavelength in a live network. Following a successful field trial, a 400 Gbps wavelength optical link is now operational between Paris ...