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Pakistan, China begin joint exercise

20 April 2014, 22:03

Two-week long Pakistan-China joint military exercise started Sunday near the garrison of Rawalpindi, Pakistan's military said, Xinhua reported. Flags...

BUSINESS

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Weekly review of Azerbaijani currency market

19 April 2014, 10:34

AZN and RUB/AZN were not made by banks in BEST. Translated by S.I.

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AZERBAIJAN

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Healthy lifestyle, involving youth and future generations in sports important for Azerbaijan

19 April 2014, 22:14

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 19 By Emin Aliyev - Trend: A healthy lifestyle, attracting youth and future generations to sports is very important for Azerbaijan, according to Azerbaijani Youth and Sports Minister, Azad...

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SOUTH CAUCASUS

Georgia seeks to become full member of European family - difficult, but achievable goal

20 April 2014, 14:12

Tbilisi, Georgia, April 20 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: "Georgia seeks to become a full member of the European family; it is a difficult, but an achievable goal," Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said in the...

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IRAN

Supreme Leader pardons female prisoners on Womenˈs Day

20 April 2014, 19:01

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday agreed to pardon or reduce prison terms of a group of female prisoners on the occasion of the national Womenˈs Day, IRNA reported. The move by...

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CENTRAL ASIA

Kidnapped Uzbek doctor freed in northern Yemen - local official

20 April 2014, 10:00

An Uzbek doctor kidnapped in northern Yemen last week has been freed, a provincial official said on Saturday, Reuters reported. The official told Reuters tribal mediators had succeeded in convincing armed tribesmen to...

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MIDDLE EAST & TURKEY

Former army chief, leftist are only candidates in Egypt presidential poll

20 April 2014, 23:19

The former army general who toppled Egypt's first freely elected president will face a leftist politician in next month's presidential election, as they were the only candidates to enter before nominations closed, the...

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Infographics

Azerbaijan’s road infrastructure

01.04.2014

Over the past 10 years, the length of roads constructed, reconstructed and repaired in Azerbaijan stood at 8,332 kilometers. During this period 222...

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- Kyrgyzgas sale: way out or trap?
  
  Baku, Azerbaijan, April 16 By Aygun Badalova -Trend: Russia has recently taken one more step towards increasing its influence in Kyrgyzstan. Last week Russia's Gazprom, which holds the monopoly in the oil and gas field, proceeded with the purchase of KyrgyzGas. An agreement to buy 100 percent of KyrgyzGaz's shares which was called "historic," was signed in Bishkek by Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller and the Kyrgyzgaz Director General Turgunbek Kulmurzaev in the presence of Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev. The consequences of this purchase for the country may be...
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- Azerbaijan: 6 reasons for successful economic diversification
  
  Baku, Azerbaijan, April 16, 2014 By Ilaha Mammadli, deputy editor-in-chief for economic issues - Trend: Azerbaijan is gradually reaching economic diversification and modernization to improve its competitiveness, to ensure the country's sustainable economic growth and to improve the welfare of its citizens. In general, Azerbaijan has six good reasons for achieving successful economic diversification:-Macroeconomic and political stability in the country -Acceptable investment climate -Availability of currency reserves for ensuring the country's financial independence -Availability of own...
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- Caught in the Syrian tempest Saudi Arabia replaces chief spy
  
  By Claude Salhani- Trend: A Saudi royal decree announced that the kingdom's top spy, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the head of the country's intelligence services was being relieved of his post, at his own request, and that his deputy would replace him. Politics in the desert kingdom are not simple, to say the least. To better grasp what is happening in the country, one needs to look at Saudi Arabia's involvement in Syria. And to better understand what is happening in Syria it is important to zoom out of the picture a little bit and to take in a wider scope, one that includes Iran. Saudi Arabia's...
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- Situation on Azerbaijani - Armenian troops contact line tense
  
  Baku, Azerbaijan, April 15 By Sabina Ahmadova -Trend: The situation is tense on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk said, according to the information obtained from military authorities and from spokespersons of the ministries of defence. "The reports reflect a relatively high number of shooting incidents, and also of more serious violations with casualties, each of which is a tragedy for the families of the victims," he said. The Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office said that his...
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