Legal Status of Caspian Sea Introduction The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

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Introduction   The tragedy of the commons dates all the back to Aristotle.  It is the story of humans depleting and destroying the free gifts of the world.  There have been many incidences of other commons being destroyed like, the Black Sea,

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CASPIAN SEA ISSUES Questions surrounding the legal status of the Caspian Sea have hindered--but not stopped--further development of the Sea's mineral resources. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the independence of three new countries

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Abstract With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Caspian Sea and its natural resources became a source of contention for Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. The underlying issue is paradoxical in light of its misleading simplicity – is the

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Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military District’s press center said that more than 50 Russian warships and support vessels are preparing to begin naval exercises in the Caspian Sea.   © Sputnik/ Vitaly Anjkov Russian Warships Begin Mine Detection Drills in Caspian, Black Seas MOSCOW

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The Iskander-M missiles have been launched from Russian Kapustin Yar Range near the city of Astrakhan, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military District’s press service. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Missile Forces will launch live-fire Iskander-M

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Russian warships have started searching for mines and submarines in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the framework of the Southern Military District combat readiness check drills, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said in a

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TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – An official of Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC) has said operation of new oil storage facilities will improve Iran’s oil swap capacity. Hamid Reza Shahdoust who was talking to reporters on Wednesday

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TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gregory Karasin will arrive in Iran on 2 March for a two-day visit for talks on Caspian region and Central-Asian issues, Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Sat. The

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TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Head of Aquatics’ Knowledge, Industry and Market Coordination Association said the project of extracting anti liver cancer medicines from sea cucumbers is currently underway at Shahid Beheshti University. Abasali Matlabi maintained that

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TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its latest version of the Food Chain Crisis Early Warning Bulletin for the period January-March 2016 that indicating that Dieback of

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Iran, where beaches are segregated by gender and alcohol is banned, is getting its first foreign-branded seaside hotel, complete with swimming pools, bars and a spa. Melia Hotels International SA plans to open the five-star property in a 130-meter (427-feet) tower

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Russian plans to build new gas pipelines to Europe are politically motivated with little economic logic, a senior U.S. official said. President Vladimir Putin has proposed new links to Europe via the Baltic and Black Sea that would bypass an existing transit corridor

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The US President Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to assist in establishing peace between Yerevan and Baku which are at loggerheads due to the occupation of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region by Armenia, Rob Sobhani, CEO of the US Caspian Group

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The Russian Central District air defense servicemen will perform protection excercises in Siberia, according to the Central Military District. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian air defense units with the Central Military District (CMD) will provide cover for military and industrial objects from a simulated enemy’s

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Aquatic Invasions in the Black, Caspian, and Mediterranean Seas The present volume contains the presentations of a NATO advanced Research Workshop (ARW) entitled “The invasion of the Black, Mediterranean and Caspian Seas by the American Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi Agassiz: a multidisciplinary

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Trend: Azerbaijan and Hungary can jointly work in Iran, Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said. He made the remarks during Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum in Baku March 6. The business forum is being held during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to

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Tehran, March 6, IRNA – Senior Researcher from German University of Munich, Dr. Christian Konrad Piller, said on Sunday that he had done much archeological work in Iran, notably detecting hints of public social standings in the country in

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With the break-up of the Soviet Union and the troubles prevalent in the Balkans there has been much renewed interest in the early history of Eastern Europe. Troubles have fuelled nationalist tendencies in the region and there has been much

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By Hossein Kebriaeezadeh* Any assessment of military cooperation between Iran and Russia would be meaningless outside the general framework of the two countries’ relations. Therefore, study of the two countries’ relations and approaches to each other will shed more light on

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by Paul Salopek The boulders sit on a hillside above the glittering mirror of the Caspian Sea. They are made of limestone, these weathered, bone-smooth rocks. They are the color of chalk. Some are shaped—partly hewn—into oblong surfaces: into tympanums. Hammer them

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TBILISI – Thousands gathered in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Sunday to protest negotiations between the government and Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Linked arm-in-arm in a 7 kilometer-long human chain from the government’s headquarters to the Russian Embassy and chanting ‘No

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Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think. “Of course we need a different energy model,” Alberto Santoro states emphatically. “It is

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Tehran, March 9, IRNA – FAO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to the Economic Cooperation Organization Serge Nakouzi on Wednesday acknowledged a contract with Japan International Cooperation Agency to revitalize Lake Orumiyeh. The plan

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Baku, AZERTAC Azerbaijan and Iran have discussed operational conditions on the state border as Chief of the State Border Service Elchin Guliyev met with commander of the Iranian Border Guard Qasem Rezaee. They explored prospects of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan’s State Border

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The security architecture of the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland body of water in the world, may soon change. Of all the states that border the sea — Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan — Russia has the

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By Aynur Karimova Azerbaijan and Qatar, the two energy-rich countries located in the South Caucasus and the Middle East regions, respectively, have expressed intention to further develop both political and economic relations. President Ilham Aliyev believes that the two countries should raise

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The 4th Global Baku Forum titled 'Towards a Multipolar World' has started in Baku today. Its opening is attended by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s first lady Mehriban Aliyeva and the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,

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By Anakhanum Hidayatova – Trend: Italy supports the quick implementation of construction project of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will connect Azerbaijan through Turkey and Albania with Greece and Italy, Franco Frattini, Italy’s ex-foreign minister, told reporters March 10 in

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Keppel FELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is on track to deliver a fifth high-specification accommodation semisubmersible (semi) to Floatel International Ltd (Floatel) on time, on budget and with a perfect safety record.

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Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms. President Nazarbayev announced in his inaugural speech last May that a “Plan

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Read the rest of this TXF article here: http://www.txfnews.com/News/Article/5472/KazMunaiGas-crashes-prepayment-party-to-improve-debt-profile. For more high quality trade, export & agency, and commodity finance journalism and events, visit www.txfnews.com Kazakhstan’s state-owned KazMunaiGas (KMG), an umbrella company of several subsidiaries, is closing a $3

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The Caspian Sea is situated on the border of Europe and Asia. It is bordered with the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran. The Caspian is the largest inland body of water in the world. Since the ancient

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by Farid Rauf oglu Shafiyev The Caspian Sea is the largest closed water body in the world and is surrounded by five states--Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. It has an area of 440,000 square kilometers with an ultra-depth of 1,025

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A bird watcher has sighted a Caspian gull at Kundapur in Udupi district. M. Ranganath Bhat from Mangaluru, a member of Coastal Karnatka Bird Watchers Network, spotted this the bird in the backwaters of Kundapur on February 21. It

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By Aygun Badalova - Trend: The meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, which was initially scheduled for March 20 in Russia, will unlikely take place. Reuters, referring to OPEC sources reported that the meeting on a plan to freeze output levels

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TransCaspian 2016, the 15th Anniversary International Transport, Transit and Logistics Exhibition, will take place from 11 - 13 May at Baku Expo Centre. This year, the exhibition is marking its 15th anniversary. Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as

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Trend: The terror attacks on Turkey will have no effect, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, while making the statement for the media, following the fifth meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara, March 15. “First of all, on behalf

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No Sabotage! Over 20 Warships of Russia’s Caspian Flotilla Hold Drills More than 20 warships of the Russian Caspian Flotilla took part in the anti-sabotage exercises, the press service of Russia's Southern Military District said in a statement on

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By Khalid Kazimov – Trend: Iran plans to increase its exports volume to Russia by $ 1.5 billion in the new Iranian fiscal year (starting March 21), Asadollah Asgaroladi, a member of the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce said. Iran currently exports

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Trend: Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will use a suite of Honeywell UOP technologies to modernize its oil refinery in Baku, to produce high-quality gasoline that meets stricter emission standards, Honeywell (HON) reported. Honeywell is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing

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By Aynur Karimova Amid the global economic crisis, sharp drop in crude prices, political chaos and bloodshed in the Middle East, as well as increased threat of terrorism, cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey gains much more importance. From this angle, Azerbaijani President

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The Beginner's Guide to Caviar How to serve, pair, and savor the finest sturgeon roe. There's no quicker way to announce that a meal special. More than lobster or champagne (or even a giant bucket of fried chicken), a dollop of

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President Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Aliyev met at the fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council, where Erdoğan announced that the works for the construction of the TANAP are progressing as planned The fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council

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TEHRAN — The Caspian Sea National Research Center of Iran has recently announced that the sea’s water level has decreased by 30 centimeters over the past two years.

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By Aynur Karimova The Southern Gas Corridor project, aiming to bring the Caspian gas to Europe, is one of the biggest construction projects of our time. This was announced by Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic at the

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In a week that saw Russia pulling some of its armed forces out of Syria and signs of increasing cooperation between Russia and the US in the region, it is important to examine Russian interest in energy, and particularly gas,

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Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for the 2016 presidential nomination, said he favors better relations with Russia and the rest of the world. He also questioned the need to spend a “fortune” on NATO, advocating a non-interventionist foreign policy. Trump held

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The Early Temples and Monuments of the Alban People in Ancient Azerbaijan According to the information gleaned from numerous historical sources, the territories of ancient Azerbaijan, known as Caucasian Albania (not to be confused with the modern-day Albania in Europe) covered

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Each year, we send our editors and writers on a mission to find the destinations on the vanguard of the travel. The major takeaway from our 28 favorites of 2016? The entire world is getting more adventurous.

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Nearly 150 political activists and rights campaigners have been released in Azerbaijan as the government of President Ilham Aliyev attempts to deflect international criticism of its human rights record. The dissidents were pardoned on Thursday as part of an amnesty

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Trapped in limbo on the Caspian Sea, a watery link on the modern Silk Road. by Paul Salopek Paul Salopek is walking the global trail of the first humans who migrated out of Africa in the Stone Age.

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Nowadays, a variety of means are being used in order to implement and extend the “controlled chaos” in the national economies and societies in the geopolitical struggle. The actor, who is using the tool, is maintaining the “controlled chaos” within

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Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan take orders from Moscow, Washington, and Beijing. He describes this geopolitical concept as a

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Trend: Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 112 times by using 60 and 82 mm caliber mortars in various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies in the last 24 hours, Azerbaijani defense ministry said

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Trend: The information spread by the Armenian side that allegedly, Armenian civilians suffered as a result of the shelling by Azerbaijani armed forces, is false, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry told Trend March 26. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry denies these allegations of Armenians who suffer

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Trend: Azerbaijani serviceman, lance sergeant Elshad Abbaszade was killed as a result of armed clashes on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on March 25, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has expressed deep condolences to the relatives and

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In 1579 Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish ambassador in London, wrote to his masters in Madrid to report that numerous English ships had departed for Constantinople carrying cargos of tin and lead. Some of this he called “bell metal”: the

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The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

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FRANKFORT — It is no longer getting dark at dinner time. We are beginning to have days cresting the 50 degree mark. It is enough to make you want to go fishing. Before you cast a line, however, you need to

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Trend: Political support for third countries often becomes unaffordable for regional powers during economic difficulties. Perhaps, in “peacetime” Iran and Russia considered the idea to include Armenia at least in some regional infrastructure projects, including transport, but today the main issue on

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ASTANA – The Kashagan development project operator – North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) – is planning to substantially expand and extend the first production stage – the Experimental Programme (EP). The operator company has developed an AEP project – Additional

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Another provocation by pro-Armenian congressmen raises questions, though, in fact, they called for the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Azerbaijan’s occupied lands. The message from the ARFD Hay Dat Committees of Armenians in the US read that 54 members of

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By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel A new study of a tiny organism that has infiltrated nearly two dozen Wisconsin lakes is the latest example of the expensive fight Great Lakes states are

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Trend: President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry. Prior to the meeting they made remarks for the press. Welcoming the attendees, John Kerry said he

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Trend: Russia and the US are working together within joint international mechanisms to resolve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says Mariya Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson. Approaches of Moscow and Washington cannot be said to be identical or to coincide on all the

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Ever since relations between the United States and Iran grew strained after the Iranian revolution in 1979, as a nation, we have had limited access to the Caspian Sea, the sturgeon fish that reside there, and the roe contained in

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By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service Police and officers of other security agencies raided 11 church premises and homes of the leaders of New Life Pentecostal Church in Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty on 25 March, the day the Church was

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Summary China agreed to help Iran building a railway which will form part of China's High Speed Silk Road Railway. China has a winning SRR formula: dual-Usage bullet train technology and irresistible co-operation terms. When SRR completed, freight train from China can reach

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Aspen Institute Romania organized Bucharest Forum-Keystone Projects initiative dovetails with Romania long term economic and territorial development strategy, centered on designing concrete measures and projects that support the capacity of urban centers to generate growth and competitiveness. Bucharest Forum / Keystone

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The arc of instability amid the oil rich Southern Caspian and the Middle East made the South Caucasus region another stage for geopolitical struggles. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a small, but a key block of this arc. Armenia, Azerbaijan and

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President Vladimir Putin is deeply concerned about the reports of the renewed military actions along the contact line in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region, TASS news agency quoted the Russian president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Apr. 2. Putin called on the

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Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had emergency phone talks with Azerbaijani and Armenian defense ministers on the situation in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region, RIA Novosti reported citing Russian Defense Ministry’s press service Apr. 2. On the night of April 2, all

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged to influence the situation in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region and stop the violence in a phone conversation with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, TASS reported. On the night of April 2, all the

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On April 2, Armenia and Azerbaijan declared a dramatic escalation of the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Baku and Yerevan traded blame for breaching the truce in the conflict and reported heavy fighting in the area. The

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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group on conflict settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh will meet on Tuesday, April 5 to discuss the renewed violence on the region's border with Azerbaijan, a group co-chair, James Warlick,

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Trend: Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan on the frontline in Fuzuli, Terter and Aghdam districts, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan told Trend. According to the ministry, the fighting currently continues. Earlier Azerbaijan unilaterally suspended the counter-attacks and response

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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has held talks over phone with with Azerbaijani and Armenian defense ministers on the situation in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region. Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has called for a truce and resolving the existing dispute

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Now Armenians, Azerbaijanis and the wider world have been reminded that this conflict is a tinderbox that can still ignite to disastrous effect. The 1994 ceasefire has been shattered. The main victims amongst several dozen dead are the young conscripts

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Since writing last week about an impending drawdown in floating storage which would pressure Brent prices lower, front month Brent has fallen by -6.3% (USD -2.6/bbl). However this has had nothing to do with floating storage as the Bloomberg estimate

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Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association delivers third tugboat of Project 35 Astrakhan based shipyard, the Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association (ASPO, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation) has delivered the third tugboat of Project 35, the Jupiter, says press center of Caspian

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Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Azeri counterpart Zakir Hasanov on Monday discussed latest developments in the Karabakh region in a telephone conversation. Recent tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Karabakh region killed at least 30

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Speedy signing of the convention on the status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to cooperation of the littoral states, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said Apr.5. He made the remarks during the meeting of the special working group for

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The Russo-Persian Treaty of Friendship was signed on February 26, 1921 between representatives of Iran and the Soviet Russia. Based on the terms of the treaty, all previous agreements made between the signatories including the Treaty of Turkmenchay were canceled.

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Agreement Concerning Persia The Governments of Great Britain and Russia having mutually engaged to respect the integrity and independence of Persia, and sincerely desiring the preservation of order throughout that country and its peaceful develop ment, as well as the

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full text of Treaty of Gulistan (1813) In the name of Almighty God With the intention to cease horror of the war and re-establish steady peace and well-wishing friendship neighborhood shared by Russia Empire and the State of Iran since the

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full text of Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828) Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828) ARTICLE I His Majesty the Russian Emperor and His Majesty the King of Iran have agreed to eternal peace, friendship and full agreement between them, their heirs to the throne,

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Lahijan Lahijan is a Caspian sea resort in and the capital of Lahijan County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 71,871, in 21,518 families. The resort Lahijan has both traditional and modern architecture. The

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Ramsar Ramsar is a city in and the capital of Ramsar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 33,018, in 9,421 families. Ramsar lies on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It was also

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Masuleh Masuleh is a city in and the capital of Sardar-e Jangal District, in Fuman County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 554 individuals from 180 families. Historical names for the city include Māsalar

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Baku hosted the next meeting of the special working group created at the level of deputy ministers to develop a convention on a legal status of the Caspian Sea. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov, addressing the session on April

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Trend: A communiqué has been issued on the results of the trilateral meeting of the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian foreign ministers in Baku Apr.7. The parties agreed to continue the further development of cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, partnership and

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Caspian littoral countries agreed on a number of important provisions of the draft Convention, including issues related to sovereignty, the implementation of sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the parties in the Caspian Sea. This is reflected in the final Communiqué

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The resurgence of violence between Azerbaijan and Armenians poses little immediate risk to the key pipelines that link European markets to the Caspian Sea, according to analysts from London to Washington. In a region where risk is the norm, “these sorts

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Fishing for vital company knowledge   Large building projects are delayed by all sorts of issues — money, employees who lack the right skills, public sentiment. But sometimes it is fish spawn, or great-crested newts. The deliverer of such bad news might

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Solve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Before It Explodes For almost three decades, the most dangerous unresolved conflict in wider Europe has lain in the mountains of the South Caucasus, in a small territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh. In the

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Turkey’s Ottoman Legacy: ‘Sultan’ Erdogan Wishes to Dictate His Own Terms After the EU-Turkey migrant deal it has become increasingly clear that given an inch the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gladly

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Russia styles itself lead mediator in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russian PM and foreign minister fly into region * Russia has special interest in peace deal: minister * Moscow and Washington competing for influence * Ceasefire broadly holds, despite violations

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First part of S-300 missile system delivered to Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jaberi Ansari who was speaking in his weekly press conference announced the implementation of first phase of S-300 missile contract between Iran and Russia. Hossein

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North-South Corridor from Russia to India to compete with Suez Canal   Following talks with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Russia has agreed to begin substantive studies on the implementation of

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Bryza: Putin controls the situation in Karabakh Former US ambassador in Baku wrote an article about the conflict. Moscow independently acts to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, while Washington does not take part in what's happening between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russian authorities

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Turkmenistan Diversifies Its Gas Exports To Reduce Reliance On China In January 2016, the Russian media reported that Russia’s gas giant, Gazprom, had discontinued all purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan and was not planning to resume imports

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Trending Science: Earth shifting on its polar axis due to climate change A new NASA study has found that melting ice and shifting rain patterns are causing the North and South Poles to drift, resulting in a dramatic shift in

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Azerbaijan invites U.S. companies to Baku-based FTZ Azerbaijan has invited the U.S. Agency for International Development and other organizations to participate in the establishment of a free trade zone in the Alat settlement of Baku. Azerbaijan's Economy and Industry Minister Shahin

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Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations Forecast     Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.     To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

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Russia: A Global Energy Powerhouse That’s Much More Than a Petro-State   Russia is not what you think. Most discussion about its energy influence has focused on oil and gas, particularly gas. Russia can be described, and is routinely described,

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Armenia's Eurasian Dilemma Today in Armenia, which is an ally of Russia in the South Caucasus, the public, the expert community and various political forces are discussing the practicability of membership in organizations that are not able to

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ECO-Caspian energy transition through gas The oil price slide since mid-2014 has severely constrained economic growth and investment in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) & Caspian region. Despite this, regional governments nevertheless expect an improved market climate &

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Why do we need to save the tiger? The natural population of these beautiful felines that we are used to seeing under captivity is disintegrating slowly. Tigers are among the most endangered animals on earth. The natural population of

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Master of its domains Much is made about the importance of oil to the Russian economy, but Russia is a global energy powerhouse that’s much more than a petro-state By Scott L Montgomery Russia is not what you think. Most

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German OSCE chairmanship should be more involved in Karabakh conflict resolution    

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U.S. calls for strong economic ties with Azerbaijan The U.S. State Department has voiced the necessity to strengthen the economic ties between Baku and Washington. "We discussed the issues related to trade, finances, agriculture, combating corruption," Kurt Tong, the Principal Deputy

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Maria Zakharova on Karabakh: the work is in progress   Russia continues its efforts to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said today, answering the question of ‘Vestnik

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Long-awaited subway stations open Baku citizens and the guests of the Pearl of the Caspian Sea will have an access to two more subway stations in the capital, which is expected to ease the daily travelling plans. Those, who wish to

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Astana to host 13th Eurasian Media Forum Annual meeting of politicians, public figures and media representatives opens on April 20, 2016 in Astana, Caspian Energy News (www.caspianenergy.net) reports with reference to The Forum will discuss the most vexed

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Situation in the exhibition industry of Azerbaijan will remain stable - Farid Mammadov, Director of Iteca Caspian   Situation in the exhibition industry of Azerbaijan will remain stable - Farid Mammadov, Director of Iteca Caspian   About the company: Iteca

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NATO-Russia: No "business as usual" DIPLOMACY NATO and Russia held "frank and serious" talks despite "profound disagreements" as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. The two sides agreed to keep communicating

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Iran, Russia to cooperate in student satellite launch Head of Ian Space Organization has said Iran and Russia will cooperate in launching university student-developed satellites. Mohsen Bahrami is visiting Russia in response to a visit by Russia's

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Larijani in Moscow urges expansion of trade ties with Asia Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who was in Moscow to attend a summit of Eurasian parliament members held talks with counterparts of other Asian countries on ways to

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Karabakh conflict discussed in Tokyo The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as further developments of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Japan was high on the agenda of the annual meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Friendship League. Addressing the event, Gursel Ismayilzade, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador

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Why Iran is building up its defenses Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the necessity of developing Iran’s defense power in an article published on Wednesday. Nearly three years ago, the newly elected Iranian president called for

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Tourist Zone «Avaza» – the resort pearl of national industry of hospitality In National Tourist Zone “Avaza”, a swimming season is in full swing. In these days, thousands of residents of Turkmenistan from all parts of the country

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Iran-Azerbaijan trade turnover up by 53% Trade turnover between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased by 53 percent in the first three months of the current year, said Iran's ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi speaking to reporters in Baku April 21. Vaezi, who

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 Iran, Azerbaijan ink 4 cooperation pacts Tehran and Baku signed four cooperation pacts at the presence of Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi and Azeri Economy minister Shahen Mustafayev in Baku on Thursday. Iran's Darou Pakhsh Company,

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Iraqi, Turkmen gas to be connected to TANAP gas pipeline The scope of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) will be widened when Turkmen gas from Northern Iraq is added to the mega-pipeline project. Emphasizing there is one input

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Russia: Resistance Is Futile, You Will Be Reabsorbed In mid-April an American destroyer in the Baltic was subjected to more than 30 acts of harassment by Russian Su-24 bombers. The Russian aircraft flew very low (less than a hundred meters)

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Azerbaijan to reduce gas consumption thanks to wind farms in Caspian Sea Construction of wind farms on the platforms in the Caspian Sea will save about 200,000 cubic meters of gas per year, Akim Badalov, head of the State Agency

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Russia says Turkey seeks for Nagorno-Karabakh war Russia has strongly slammed the Turkish stance on the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, accusing it of seeking to ignite war in the disputed region. "Statements made by Turkish leaders are totally unacceptable for one

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Caspian-Persian Gulf Channel Project under Consideration by Russia and Caspian States   By the end of 2016, Iran intends to begin construction of a navigable water channel of approximately 600 km in length that will link the

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Singapore to assist Baku in introducing new technologies in Free Trade Zone Baku International Sea Trade Port and Singapore’s SMRT International and Ectivise Solutions signed a memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation on April 25. The document, which was inked by

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20 Russian ships put to Caspian sea Gun practice from "Caliber-NK" is envisaged. Two dozen of warships of the Russian Navy began exercises in the Caspian Sea. The gun practice, in particular from "Caliber-NK" missiles, is envisaged. Oxu.Az reports with reference to

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An Illusion Made FlyDubai Pilots Crash Their Plane Into the Ground Even as Flydubai Flight 981 took off from Dubai on March 18, the pilots knew they'd be in for a difficult flight. Bad weather lay ahead at their destination, the

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Iranian DM to attend 5th Moscow Intl. Security Conf. Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan heading a delegation will arrive in Russia Tue. to participate in the 5th Moscow International Security Conference slated for April 26-28. Brig. Gen.

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Azerbaijan FM: "Unresolved conflicts provide fertile ground for violent extremism" Prolonged and unresolved conflicts tend to provide fertile ground for violent extremism, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said. Some international actors definitely had noble goals but wrong strategies, while others surely

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Russia Renewable Energy Report Other than large hydroelectric plants in Russia, all other forms of renewable energy accounts for less than 1% of power generation capacity. These metrics come from Russia Direct, which reports when it comes to wind, solar and

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Lukoil’s CEO Vagit Alekperov: OPEC has no Future In the aftermath of the Doha fiasco and rumors that another meeting could take place in May, one Russian executive could have effectively erased any last hope of oil exporters reaching

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Iran, Azerbaijan to step up ICT coop In a meeting between Iran's ICT minister and Azeri counterpart in Baku, the two sides stressed cooperation in the fields of communication, satellites, post and post bank. Mahmoud Vaezi, who is

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“Baku International Sea Trade Port” CJSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in Singapore with SMRT International Pte Ltd and Ectivise Solutions Pte Ltd to enhance the operational effectiveness of the new Port of Baku in Azerbaijan.

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Dubai: When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defence system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day. Tehran had cause to celebrate: the Kremlin`s decision

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In the Footsteps of the Old Silk Road Traders JUDY WOODRUFF: Now an update from a man we first met out on a walk. Hari recently caught up with him. HARI SREENIVASAN: Last fall,

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Central Asia reviving old cooperation schemes with Iran LONDON (TCA) — With the recent removal of the sanctions on Iran, Europe and the former Soviet republics have jumped on the platform to announce “breakthrough” deals on the occasion. Today

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Empty Gazpromises Much of the debate concerning the Nord Stream II pipeline centres on whether the project should be seen as a commercial undertaking, or as an effort to lock in Gazprom’s dominance in Europe and deal a blow to Ukraine. The

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Nazarbayev Signs Law to Promote Green Economy Development Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law “On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the transition to green economy,” reported the Akorda on April 28. The amendments seek to

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Iran better to engage with West using structures consistent with its heritage, culture A British energy consultant warned that Western financial approach is either to attempt to gain ownership of Iran's sovereign resources or to place Iran into

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Russia boosts oil exports on higher crude prices Russian crude exports jumped nine percent in April to their highest level in sixteen months. Analysts contribute this to strengthening oil prices which have recovered to

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Keeping microbes, zebra mussels away By Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Only in dreams do zebra mussels have anything to do with implants for the brain — unless you’re Noah Snyder. He’s now marketing a chemical compound that can both

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Renewable Energy Report For Russia Other than large hydroelectric plants in Russia, all other forms of renewable energy account for less than 1% of power generation capacity. Moscow-shutterstock_400971697-1-600x381These metrics come from Russia Direct, which reports when it comes to wind, solar

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New Silk Road will transport laptops and frozen chicken Suppliers looking for ways around Russian trade restrictions If the ancient Silk Road developed to enable trade in fine cloths and spices, the new one will transport computer equipment and

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No Way Out The fate of the Caspian seal may have been decided five million years ago. The smallest earless seal on Earth, Pusa caspica, is the only mammal in the Caspian Sea. It is atop the aquatic food chain in this

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George Koo: Notes from a Chinese American tourist in Iran A 17-day tour of Iran does not a country expert make, but it’s certainly enough to form some meaningful impressions of a country that has been virtually blacked out from Americans’

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Ankara, Baku to become sister cities Baku and Ankara can become sister cities soon, as the Ankara City Municipality decided to sign relevant protocols, Turkish Haberlerankara newspaper reports. The decision aims to further strengthen the relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey. Ankara, Turkey's

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Iran to up internet speed to 20Mbps for each user Deputy ICT minister said the ministry is currently working on a broadband development plan to increase the average internet speed for each user up to 20Mbps in a

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Iran, Russia's cultural ties go much deeper than you think With the 29th Tehran Intl. Book Fair just wrapped up, Mehr News conducted an interview with Sergey Kaykin, head of Russia's International Book Exhibitions and Fairs, who represented Russia stand

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Iran has the largest world oil tankers company   Managing Director of National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Ali Akbar Safaei said on Monday that Iran has the largest world oil tanker company with a capacity of more than 15.5 million tons.

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Greek Pipeline Breakthrough To Challenge Russian Gas Dominance After years of debate, political jockeying and acrimony, a major pipeline project to bring natural gas to Southern Europe has broken ground. The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will connect the Caspian Sea to European

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Migratory fish species suffering severe population loss      In the past three decades global catches of sturgeons and paddlefishes have dropped by over 99 per cent, documenting severe population losses, according to a new WWF report.   Released on the

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Baku to the future   NEXT month around two dozen Formula One racecars will speed through the gleaming centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. They will zoom along the shore of the oil-rich Caspian Sea, past five-star hotels and

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Russia’s Humanitarian Response to the Armenian Genocide Humanitarianism and the Refugee Crisis on the Caucasus Battlefront During World War I By Asya Darbinyan Introduction The front page of the June 30, 1916 issue of the Parisian newspaper “Excelsior” carried an illustration of

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Russia is building network of ties with disgruntled US allies in Asia Imperceptibly though, Russia is certainly on course to building a chain of positive relations, if not strategic alliances, in the region surrounding it. While the West and its strong

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Azerbaijan and China: Greater integration Rapidly expanding trade and nascent investment promise stronger links between China, the world’s second largest economy, and Azerbaijan, an energy rich country on the Caspian basin. Economic ties between Azerbaijan and China play a large role

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Free trade zone to start working in Azerbaijan from 2017   Registration of residents of the free trade zone in the territory of Azerbaijan's Baku International Sea Trade Port will begin from January 2017, Taleh Ziyadov, director general of the port,

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Beware what you wish for: Russia is ready for war o foreign ministers from the 28 NATO member-nations met in Brussels for a two-day summit, while mighty military power Montenegro was inducted as a new member.

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INOTEX 2016 presents IT and ICT achievements Iran, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Greece introduced their achievements in a meeting on IT and ICT technology exchange held on the sidelines of 2016 INOTEX Exhibition.   Speaking on the sidelines of

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Sturgeon stock decline urgently needs stopping, WWF warns   A new WWF report warns that in the past three decades global catches of sturgeons and paddlefishes have dropped by over 99 per cent. Released on the eve of World Migration Day, the

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Scientists finally know what stopped Mongol hordes from conquering Europe In 1206, Genghis Khan, a fierce tribal chieftain from northern Mongolia, began to take over the world. The khan's ruthless tactics and loyal horde swept across Asia. One territory after another

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ICD interested in rendering consulting services for free trade zone in Azerbaijan Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is interested in rendering consulting services within the framework of a free trade zone type special economic area

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China’s Chengdu-Lhasa Railway: Tibet and 'One Belt, One Road' A newly planned railway linking Tibet with central China will serve to provide stability for the Belt and Road. It is no secret that

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Traces of extinction Tigers used to occur across Asia as far west as Turkey. Isolated populations of tigers developed into eight different subspecies. Three generations ago, the tiger ranged from the Caucasus and Turkey through the southern Caspian region

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President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition 2016 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th

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Russian hopes for Iran trade boom run aground at Caspian port   Trade to Iran down at Russian port after end of sanctions. The value of goods shipped from the Astrakhan region to Iran in the first four months of

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Zarif, Nalbandian highlight economic ties   Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has told his Armenian counterpart Iran would help solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Republic of Azerbaijan. Mohammad Javad Zarif and Edward Nalbandian met and discussed bilateral and regional issues

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National Geographic Magazine Photo Exhibit Opens in Astana     The exhibition of the Fifty Best Photos of National Geographic magazine opened May 27 in the National Museum of Kazakhstan in Astana, as part of the official presentation of the National Geographic Kazakhstan

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Formula One Prepares For First Race In Azerbaijan   On June 19, the Formula One circus will travel to Baku, a city in Azerbaijan situated on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Why? Because the government is paying Bernie Ecclestone a

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Bryza: TAPI, Trans-Caspian gas pipelines – priorities for Turkmenistan   Turkmenistan, which ranks fourth in the world on biggest gas reserves, is interested in the different routes of its gas export, including the TAPI gas pipeline project, which is being implemented,

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Diplomat: Multiculturalism - reflection of mood of Azerbaijani society   Throughout its history, Azerbaijan has played an important role in bridging East and West through connecting Central Asia with Anatolia, the Black Sea and beyond. Situated on the west coast of

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Culture of Azerbaijan’s southern region to be promoted in Baku   Azerbaijan’s Lankaran region, known for its diverse natural wealth, was presented in Baku on June 6 as part of the “From the regions to the capital” project. Organized by the Baku

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Iran ready to launch Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor through Armenia Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran's readiness to implement a project to link the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea through Armenia. He made the remarks during a meeting with Armenia's

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Armenians in Dhaka   Turkey seems to have a burlesque history of genocide denial. On June 2, the German Parliament voted to recognise the 1,915 killings

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Europe’s Final Hope For Energy Independence From Russia Europe’s reluctance towards reliance upon Russian natural gas trade is no secret. It’s also no surprise, due to fallouts between Russia and Ukraine (a major transit country for the trade)

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Iran, Russia, Syria to activate political capacity for ending bloodshed   Iran’s SNSC Secretary said with further military cooperation between Iran, Russia and Syria against terrorism, the three countries can also activate their political capacities to achieve a comprehensive

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Foreign company to assist in creation of Baku FTZ   A foreign company will be involved in the project on creation of a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the territory of the Baku International Sea Trade Port located in Azerbaijan's Alat

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Shifting Conflict and Security Dynamics in the Caucasus: The Role of Regional Powers By Neil J Melvin, Ekaterina Klimenko for Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) As Neil Melvin and Ekaterina Klimenko see it, the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is arguably

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Russian-Iranian alliance in Syria at crossroads   The meeting of the defense ministers of Iran, Russia and Syria at Tehran last Thursday raises more questions than answers. Why did Iran think it necessary to take such an initiative at

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‘Iran, Russia, Syria resolute in fighting terror’   Iran’s top security chief says a trilateral meeting of defense ministers in Tehran indicates that Russia, Syria and Iran are determined in countering Takfiri terrorists.  Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani met

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Azerbaijan – Oriental Express Hub?    With the first Mumbai-to-Moscow train scheduled to chug through Azerbaijan this August, railways seem set to become the new oil for the Caspian Sea nation.   Better known for a wealth of energy and

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Tehran-Astrakhan direct flight starts operation Deputy-minister of industry, mines and trade has said beginning from early June, flights has been operated directly between Tehran and Russian Caspian port city of Astrakhan. Valiollah Afkhamizadeh told reporters on Saturday

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Focus on Caucasian pit viper   Vipers are the most efficient poisonous snakes of all. Their long fangs can inject venom deep into a victim. The venom acts mainly on the blood and muscles of the prey. Vipers usually have

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Iran, Azerbaijan discuss cultural ties   The Republic of Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov met Iran’s Minister of Culture Ali Jannati to discuss bilateral issues of concern. There are several cultural points that the two countries share, such as the poems

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Azerbaijan`s Ambassador meets Justice Minister of Iran Azerbaijan`s Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov has met Justice Minister of Iran Moustafa Pour-Mohammadi. The diplomat highlighted the development of relations between the two countries in overall fields. Bunyad Huseynov spoke about the

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Azerbaijani president in St. Petersburg talks for Karbakh conflict Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has left for the Russian city of St. Petersburg to attend the summit on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, APA’s Russia bureau reported. Azerbaijan’s president will meet

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Karabakh conflict is not similar to Palestinian conflict: Iranian ambassador   Azerbaijan’s parliament in general welcomes the country’s relations with Iran, Mohsen Pak Ayeen, the Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan, told reporters on June 16. He was commenting on

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TANAP and TAP to be discussed at NATO summit in Warsaw   Economics. Energy security issues will also be discussed at the Warsaw Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to be held on July 8-9, said Michael Ruehle, head

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Indian journalist: Iran’s membership in SCO will enhance regional security   A senior Indian journalist believes that Iran’s full flagged membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will enhance the security and stability in the region. In an exclusive

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DP World considers further Kazakhstan investment in Silk Road push   DP World continued its search for investment opportunities along the China-Europe Silk Road with a meeting between the company’s chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and President of

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India and SCO India Has More Hoops to Jump for SCO Membership   “I convey our deep sense of gratitude to the members of the SCO for accepting India as a full member,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told leaders of the Shanghai

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ArcelorMittal supplies 75,000 tonnes of steel for Trans-Adriatic Pipeline construction   Steelmaking giant ArcelorMittal has delivered more than 75,000 tons of hot-rolled coils for the construction of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). TAP, whose construction will begin mid-2016, is the latest European leg

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Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan search way out of Karabakh conflict   Russian President Vladimir Putin, participated on Monday in a meeting with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in an effort to find political solutions to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh

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Hollande, Poroshenko insist on maintaining anti-Russia sanctions   French President Francois Hollande and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, insisted Tuesday on maintaining European sanctions against Russia, on the basis of Russia's non-compliance with the Minsk agreements. The remarks

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From Tatarstan to Persia and back: how descendants of a Tatar Sheikh turned out in Iran   Saga about a history of five generations of Magfuri-Bulgari's dynasty told by a ‘100% Tatar man’ from Iran A descendant of an ancient dynasty of

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Transporting Turkmen Energy to Europe: a New Approach   The importance of the launch of the Caspian Energy Grid initiative at the Research Institute for Energy Management & Planning of Tehran University (RIEMP) on June 20 should not be

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Invasive Species Could Creep into Armstrong Waters   by Jonathan Weaver Boaters traveling along the Allegheny River or traveling to places like Pymatuming State Park in Crawford County this Summer should heed warning: there could be invasive species traveling with you. Biologist Sara Stahlman,

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Iran's top security official in Russia for talks on Syria   Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has arrived in Moscow to hold talks with senior Russian officials on major regional developments. The SNSC secretary plans to

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Iran, Russia security officials discuss Syria, bilateral ties   A senior Iranian security official has met with high-ranking Russian authorities in Moscow, discussing developments in Syria and the Middle East as well as bilateral cooperation. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme

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Lawmaker says Russia wants Turkey to change approaches to Syria, Iraq Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered his apologies to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of the pilot of the downed Russian plane Chairman of the Federation Council’s

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The Kremlin has successfully made itself the most powerful party to this war. The best the White House can do now is to make them own it. Earlier this month, 51 mid-level officers at the U.S. State Department wrote a

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Turkish PM Binali Yildirim says legal proceedings are under way against individual allegedly responsible for killing Russian pilot   Turkey will not pay compensation to Russia over the downing of a fighter jet last year and has only expressed regret over the

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Washington (AFP) - Washington and Moscow on Tuesday accused each other of conducting dangerous maritime maneuvers after two warships sailed closely past each other in the Mediterranean Sea earlier this month.

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In Dagestan province, once home to an Islamist insurrection, the situation is calmer since men left to join the jihad   MAKHACHKALA, Russia—For decades, the rugged province of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea cradled an Islamist rebellion so vicious that

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Indian expert: Iran can play important role in economic stabilization of Afghanistan, SCO states A prominent Indian expert of Afghanistan and the Central Asian affairs believes that Iran can play an important role in the economic stabilization of not only

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Russia and Turkey will “coordinate” their policies over Syria, the countries' foreign ministers said on Friday, in a major diplomatic realignment that could be a major blow for the Western goal of

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On 1 July 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the  Russian economy until 31 January 2017. These measures were introduced on 31 July 2014 initially for one year in response to Russia's actions

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The European Union has formally agreed to extend its economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January 2017, the European Council announced on Friday. The decision was long expected. It had been delayed until Friday because Italy

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Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen has described unity among Muslims as a way for putting an end to the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and other occupied Muslim lands. Addressing a ceremony in Baku, he highlighted the need for unity among

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AZN 10M has been allocated for irrigation and meeting demand for drinking water Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has issued an order on additional measures about improvement of irrigation system and meeting demand for drinking water, APA reports. AZN 10

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TEHRAN – The downing of Iran Air Flight 655 in the summer of 1988 over the Persian Gulf was not a mistake on the part of the U.S. Marine Force, an ex-commander in the Iranian Navy has said. Speaking on

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TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan said Zionist usurper regime is the root of all terror, instability and conflict in the Middle East. Speaking at an Iftar ceremony of Iran’s Embassy hosting a gathering

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The plane, an Airbus A300B2 of Iran’s flag carrier, Iran Air, had just taken off from the southern Iranian coastal city of Bandar Abbas at 10:17 a.m. local time (UTC 0330) with 274 passengers and 16 crew members on board,

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Iran will never coordinate with the United States in Syria and other regional conflicts, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in remarks published on his website Sunday. "We don't want such a coordination as their main objective is to

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Members of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee will be visiting Syria, showing unfailing support for the Syrian government amid recent Syrian army victories. Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, the committee spokesman, let slip the news on Sunday, saying the

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Armenians have violated ceasefire again. Armenian armed units violated the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 9 times in various parts of the contact line of troops in the last 24 hours using large-caliber machine guns, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on July

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory letter to his US counterpart Barack Obama. “On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you and through you the people of your

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According to the order of Elmar Gasimov, Rector of Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS), the seminar on Renewable Energy: Challenges and Perspectives will be regularly held at BHOS with the purpose of disseminating contemporary knowledge on renewable energy engineering and

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Armenian armed forces have 12 times violated the ceasefire with Azerbaijan on the line of contact over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry July 7. Armenian armed forces, stationed in the Voskevan village of Noyemberyan district, the Berkaber and

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A National Security Agency source from Alex Gibney's "Zero Days." MUST CREDIT: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures “Zero Days” is an extremely thorough documentary about Stuxnet, a joint plan by the U.S. and Israeli governments to derail (or at least delay) the

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  Solar firms rushing into Iran’s nascent renewable energy market may face challenges due to lingering trade restrictions. In June, for example, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international anti-money-laundering body, opted to keep Iran on a blacklist of high-risk territories,

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A spokeswoman for Russian foreign ministry Maria Zakharova said that a lot is being done for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Her remarks came in comments on LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s words that the rapprochement between  Russia and Turkey

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Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama to discuss global conflicts, including those in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Ukraine. According to official White House and Kremlin websites, the presidents had a phone conversation on July 6, during which President Putin

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  The Iranian cities of Mashhad and Lalejin have been designated as global cities of precious stones and pottery, respectively, the deputy head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization says. Bahman Namvar Motlaq said on Saturday that the jury panel

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A week before the one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal, the Republican-led House approved measures aimed at blocking U.S. companies from selling commercial passenger aircraft to Tehran. By voice vote Thursday, lawmakers passed two amendments directed at Chicago-based Boeing, which

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  Heads of state and government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Warsaw July 8-9 2016 have issued Warsaw Summit Communiqué, NATO said on its website. “We continue to support the right of all our partners to make

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“Status quo in the Nagorno Narabakh conflict cannot last for long and should be changed through negotiations." NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai made the statement to Azadlig radio.   “Of course, we

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Ziba Norman: “Perhaps in the coming months we will see even deeper ties emerging between NATO and Azerbaijan." NATO is aware of the need to secure the eastern periphery of Europe, to expand and deepen ties with countries that are not

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The participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Warsaw NATO Summit 2016 is significant success of Azerbaijan’s diplomacy and the president’s policy, Samad Seyidov, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE),

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Russia considers Azerbaijan as important strategic partner for Russia in South Caucasus and Caspian Sea region, says FM   Azerbaijan is an important strategic partner for Russia in the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei

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Kazakhstan’s Caspian Coastline Offers Various Vacation Options   The Caspian Sea may not be filled with beach resorts or be entirely suitable for recreational use, but entertainment, recreation and health facilities are available to provide essential amenities for a comfortable

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A tale of continuity   In Azerbaijan, you can see a confluence of the old and the new One can say that this country has a foot each in two worlds — One in the modern world with industrial aspirations

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Source: Russia may deploy 2 powerful radars in Baltic, Black Seas to counter NATO activity   Russia may deploy two brand new radar stations controlling a 200-mile coastal zone in the Baltic and Black Seas to offset NATO’s

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Ashgabat is Turkmenistan’s white marble city of love   Ashgabat is an amazing city with gleaming gold domes, extravagant white marble palaces and picturesque well-tended vast green parks situated in the middle of an oasis at the foot of the Kopet-Dag mountain

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NIOC, Zarubezhneft ink confidentiality agreement   NIOC and Russia’s JSC Zarubezhneft have signed an MoU as well as a confidentiality contract over expanding two of Iran’s joint oil fields with Iraq. The deal was sealed with the Russian

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Vladimir Putin’s 'extinct' leopards reintroduced to Russia's Black Sea mountains     Russian conservationists released three leopards into the North Caucasus mountains on Friday, in the first ever attempt to reintroduce a big cat

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Elena Dunayeva: "Azerbaijan is a link between Russia and Iran"   The meeting of presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran will be held in the first decade of August. A senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Middle

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Sukhoi Su-30   The Sukhoi Su-30 (Cyrillic: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions. The

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T-90   The T-90 is a third-generation Russian battle tank that entered service in 1993. The tank is a modern variation of the T-72B and incorporates many features found on the T-80U. Originally called the T-72BU, but later renamed

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Persian leopards set to make roaring comeback in Russia's Western Caucasus   Researchers released three Persian leopards into the Russian wilderness today in the first-ever attempt to reintroduce the species into the wild. The animals are expected to become the founders of

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Caspian Colleagues: Why Russia & Iran Have Common Interests in the Region   The Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated that it is confident that the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea can be signed

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Pro-Government Forces Advance in Syria Amid Talk of U.S.-Russia Cooperation   In Moscow on Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia laid bunches of flowers in memory of the victims of the

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Time travel in Mideast   ‘Wars are won in peace’ In addition to grain, survival of the Romans also heavily depended upon the availability of spices. Fortunately or unfortunately, like the present day oil, the Middle East then had some ‘Arabian

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Russian Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries    Russians are the dominant ethnicity in Russia today. The Russian language belongs to the East Slavic family and is related to Ukrainian and Belarusian. The Russian people, too, are closely related to their Belarusian and Ukrainian

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Korean Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries Koreans are a people of northeastern Asia. Most Koreans today live on the Korean peninsula: largely in South Korea and, to a considerably lesser extent, North Korea. Evidence sugguests that most of their ancestors once lived

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Iran takes first delivery of S-300 air defense system   Iran has received the first batch of the S-300 air defense system, the Tasnim news agency announced on Monday.   Reportedly, Tehran has purchased the S300-PMU2 model, one of the most

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Listen to the 'mother of all language': Researchers recreate how words were spoken 8,000 years ago Nearly 7,000 spoken languages exist throughout the world today, but many centuries ago, there was just one. The mother tongue –

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The beginning of a Russian-Iranian alliance   There are a number of economic and geopolitical reasons why Russia could be looking for a broader alliance with Iran, the most important of which is the desire to check U.S. influence in the

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Dry Cargo Vessel Launched in Russia   The Zhibek Zholy, a dry cargo vessel with a capacity of 7,500 dead weight tonnage (DWT), was launched July 12 in Shlisselburg, Russia, reported the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy

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What to Make of Erdogan's Proposal for a 'Turkish-Iranian-Russian Alliance'   In a telephone conversation with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his willingness to cooperate closely with Iran and Russia

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Pres. Rouhani to attend Baku trilateral meeting in Azerbaijan   President Hassan Rouhani is due in Baku on Aug. 8 to attend a trilateral meeting with his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts. An Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting will be held

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Iran fairly criticizing US, EU on nuclear deal: Russian diplomat   A senior Russian diplomat says it is “fair” for Iran to reproach the West for dragging its feet in fulfilling its part of last year’s nuclear deal amid Tehran’s

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U.S. Criticizes Russian Plan to Sell Fighter Jets to Iran  

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Russian army put on war footing in the South   Joint exercise on war footage has been started in the Southern military district. As the Russian Defence Ministry reported, it involves units located in the North Caucus and the Crimean federal districts,

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Yelena Dunayev: "Iran was closed, inaccessible and strange country for Russia"   Russia plans to complete the delivery of S-300 to Iran until the end of the year, the work under contract goes according to plan, the head of

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Iran, Russia to Continue Backing Syria: Iranian Official   The newly-appointed director general of international affairs at the Iranian Parliament highlighted the principled policy of Iran and Russia to continue supporting Syria and keep up cooperation in the fight against

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Russia, Iran to deepen ties in aviation industry    After conducting a thorough review, Russia reached a conclusion that it's ready to supply 100 short-haul passenger aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 to Iran, according to the latest reports. Russia has clarified that due

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Russian diplomacy aims to accelerate Syrian endgame   The failed coup in Turkey has come as a god-sent opportunity for Russia to connect the dots. Russian diplomacy will be in top gear in Laos on Monday when Minister of Foreign Affairs 

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Chabahar: In the Grand Chessboard of India’s Geo-Strategic Calculus   by Jajati K. Pattnaik and R. P. Pradhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Tehran marks a new geopolitical beginning in the Persian Gulf region putting Chabahar in the

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Russia forms brand-new task force to counter NATO buildup in Eastern Europe   Moscow has been forming a force to counterbalance NATO’s massive military buildup along Russia’s borders in Europe, which will operate along its western and southern

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Iran, China to explore new areas of cooperation despite challenges   China and Iran are set to expand their relations into areas that were previously blocked due to Western sanctions. While Iran is wooing China into buying its oil and gas, China sees

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Iran self-sufficient in wheat for 2nd year   Iran expects its state-sponsored purchases of wheat from domestic farmers to surpass 10 million tonnes this year, Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati says. Harvests in the 2016/2017 crop season are on track to make

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Iran, Russia want broader ICT cooperation   Iran and Russia have called for stronger measures to promote cooperation in the area of telecommunications and cyberspace. This was expressed in a meeting between Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud

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7 Continents of the World, Know About the Continents of the World Map   The Great Panzea- First Super Continents At that time, there was no life but only one continent, it better can be called super continent- The Great

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Russian researchers discover new type of waves   A team of Russian researchers by using quantum approaches discovered new coherent regimes for electromagnetic pulses in superconducting metamaterials that can lead to potentially powerful quantum computing. A team of

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West playing with fire by curbing Aleppo liberation   While Syrian Army siege over Aleppo is completed and the biggest city of country is expected to be liberated in near future, West and some Arab states try to hinder

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The Russian Caucasus They Don’t Show You in the News   A region so rich in unique cultures that it could even be called “a country within a country,” home to Russia’s most conservative Islamic communities, and an area where

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Iran, Russia discuss 'common threats' An Iranian military delegation led by Brig. Gen. Wali Madani has met Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to address common threats, the Daily Izvestia reported Tuesday. The latest exchange will also discuss ongoing efforts to

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Kazakhstan-Ukraine Trade Crashes   143 train cars, blocked at the Ukraine-Russia border, explain why. In the first eight months of 2016, 143 train cars laden with goods destined primarily for Kazakhstan, but also Kyrgyzstan, were stopped at the Russian-Ukrainian

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Iran in talks with ‘Roscosmos’ for satellite building   ICT Minister Vaezi said Iran is currently negotiating with Russia’s State Corporation for Space Activities ‘Roscosmos’ to reach the right deal for construction and launch of a national remote-sensing satellite. Mahmoud Vaezi,

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Iran would help solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict   President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has told a press conference in Baku Iran has welcomed intermediation in Nagorno-Karabagh to help Republic of Azerbaijan solve the conflict with Armenia. President Rouhani is

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Week Ahead Political Diary: Erdogan to meet Putin for talks     Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian president Vladimir Putin will hold talks

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Caspian, Middle East offshore start-ups could slow recovery, report claims   Douglas-Westwood (DW) data supports the view that the current crude oversupply situation will contract this year, but signs for 2017 are less positive. DW’s World Drilling & Production

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Envoy: Turkey Eyes Working with Iran, Russia for Regional Security   Turkish ambassador to Iran Reza Hakan Tekin highlighted the necessity for his country’s cooperation with Iran and Russia to ensure security in the region. Turkey believes that cooperation with

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Baku Summit to Enrich Persian Gulf With Caspian Sea Resources   Leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to intensify their cooperation in the energy field. Political expert Sajjad Tayeri said

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The US has no good defense against cruise missiles — and it's a huge problem A Patriot Air and Missile Defense launcher fires an interceptor during a previous test at White Sands Missile

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Russia searches for pragmatic solutions in the Caucasus   Russian President Vladimir Putin has put into play a reinvigorated diplomatic approach to resolving the longstanding crises involving the troubled states of the Caucasus. Over the past week, Russian diplomacy has refocused its

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From Iran to Russia, Trade Links Promise Protection Against Future Sanctions     Geo-economics dominated the agenda of two critical meetings this week: a trilateral economic summit in Baku between Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, followed by a

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Mastercards now available in Iran   Iran’s ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi has announced that MasterCard’s international credit cards are now available inside the country. Speaking during a ceremony to inaugurate infrastructure projects of Iran Post, Iranian Minister of

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CECO would benefit all Caspian littoral states   Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken key steps toward the establishment of Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization. Iran has been experiencing tense relations with some of her southern neighbors, especially with

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Moscow, Baku ties based on “strong friendship” Baku and Moscow considered topical issues of bilateral military and technical cooperation between the two, as well as problems of regional and international security.  The talks were held during the two-day visit of Russian Defense

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Russia under Iranian influence in Syrian involvement   Deputy-FM for Arab and African Affairs has said Islamic Republic of Iran’s conduct provided Russia with an incentive and example to set aside passive inaction in favor of more influential engagement

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Russian deputy FM: Russia, Iran, Turkey key to Syrian resolution   Now that Turkey has warmed relations with Russia and Iran with President Erdoğan meeting Russian President Putin and Iranian FM Zarif, the Russian deputy foreign minister said that the

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Iranian-Russian defense coop. ‘not unexpected’   Adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said Russian and Iranian military cooperation which is defensive should not provoke shock and awe in the international community as an unexpected development.

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All Caviar Is Expensive—but It’s Not All Sustainable There’s a full moon rising tomorrow, Aug. 18, and it has a name. Known as the Sturgeon Moon, it marks the time when Native American tribes harvested those meaty, plentiful fish from

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Russia’s Caspian Flotilla Ships Perform Shooting Exercises - Defense Ministry   Crews of small artillery ships of the Russian Caspian Flotilla have performed shooting exercises at sea, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military

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The Latest: Russia fires cruise missiles into Syria from sea   The Russian military says two of its ships have launched cruise missiles at targets in Syria from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Russia’s Defense Ministry says the Serpukhov and the Zeleny Dol corvettes

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Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran: New format for long-term partnership   On August 8, 2016 a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran took place in Baku. A joint declaration was adopted to underline and affirm intent

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Azerbaijan Courts Russia and Iran   Analysis The balance in the Caucasus is changing. With Iran emerging from the malaise of sanctions, it is reaching north and becoming more

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Syria: China and Iran Join Russia in Larger Role   Several developments this week mark an increase of activity from Syria’s allies, Russia, Iran and now China. These include a Russian-Iranian agreement to use Iranian territory to position Russian Tupolev

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Washington's Conundrum in Syria: Russia, Iran and China Team Up   hina’s recent announcement of an increase of its humanitarian support for the Syrian people and that it would provide additional training to the Syrian forces comes as a

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Analysts: Strategic triangle of Russia-Iran-Turkey hardly on agenda   On the one hand, Russia is settling relations with Turkey and on the other, it expands relations with Iran The current trend towards Russia’s cooperation with Iran, on the one hand, and the

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Iran ready to swap oil with Russia   Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has reported on negotiations between Iran and Russia for oil swap. Speaking at a live IRIB program, Zanganeh said several domestic and foreign companies have launched

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Inter-basin transfer last solution to water shortage: environment official   Inter-basin transfer must be the last resort to solve water shortage, the deputy for marine environment of the Department of Environment (DoE) said on Sunday. Inter-basin transfer didn’t prove to

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Caspian Offshore Construction at Yamal Oil and Gas 2016   8-9 June 2016 saw the fifth 'Yamal Oil and Gas' international forum take place in Salekhard, Russia. The Caspian Offshore Construction representative gave a short presentation about the company and about the

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Def. Min. letter highlights misinterpretation in Hamedan airbase case   Defense minister has send a letter to Parliament speaker to expiate for his allegedly misunderstood remarks on Parliament role in Hamedan airbase case. Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan told

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Russian jets 'left Hamedan airbase Thu.' Secretary of SNSC said Russian fighter jets left Nojeh airbase in Hamedan on Thu. as planned, although the coalition between Iran, Syria and Russia in combating terrorism is still strongly in place.

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Iran-Russia close coop. thwarted US equations in Syria   Secretary of SNSC said Iran-Russia-Syria’s close cooperation in recent operations against Takfiri terrorists in Syria has thwarted America’s ‘time-buying’ strategy on imposing its own will on Syrian security equations.

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Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan ready to cruise organizing on Caspian Sea if other riparian countries agree   Tourism industry of Kazakhstan welcomes the initiative of cruise organizing on the Caspian Sea. Today, during the video-bridge titled “Prospects for tourism development in Azerbaijan

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Europe's most beautiful rivers - and how to explore them   The Rhine Easily the most popular river for cruising, the Rhine has its source in the Alps, becomes navigable at Basel, in

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 Turkey and the Energy Transit Question   For foreign and security policy analysts, pipelines tend to be the entry point into the world of energy. Pipelines create dependencies between countries, pipelines stay for decades, and pipelines have a highly symbolic political value. In

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Russia used Iranian airfield for Syrian operation at Tehran’s invitation – official   The initiative for Russian planes to use Iran’s Hamadan Airbase in their strikes against terrorists in the Syrian city of Aleppo came from Tehran, a

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 Topaz buck trend with H1 profit, reveal 1.6bn dollar order backlog Topaz Energy and Marine has achieved what most operators in the battered offshore sector can only dream of – a first half profit – courtesy of a “rigorous cost containment

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Over Two Dozen Russian Black Sea, Caspian Ships Sail Out as Part of Snap Check   Over 15 combat ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and more than 10 vessels of the Caspian Flotilla have sailed out. Over 15 combat ships

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Russia’s construction project on Caspian Sea shelf secures approval   The project of the second stage of construction of the facility “Oil Field Development n.a. Y. Korchagin” has received a positive conclusion of the RF

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Russia holds reconnaisance flights over Caspian Sea   Russian advanced bombers and jet fighters have been relocated to western part of Russia as a part of snap combat readiness inspection. Russian Defense Ministry reports that Aerospace forces of Central and Western military

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Nojeh airbase; climax of Iran-Russia defense cooperation   Deploying Iran’s airbase by Russia Air Force to attack terrorist positions in Syria has been proved highly controversial, however, it indicates the close ties Iran and Russia hold countering terrorism

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Militarisation from Asia-Pacific to MENA   Today, the top of priority US foreign policy is the challenge of Chinese phenomenal rise in economics, trade, science, technology, military, paramilitary, cultural and geopolitical strength. But incredible worries start creeping in

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Is Putin the new Stalin? ‘Tom’ thinks Vladimir Putin is the new Josef Stalin. As he’s never been to Russia, his views surely reflect the power of a Western media narrative which continuously demonizes the Russian President. Last week, an optician from

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The future of Russian-Iranian cooperation in Syria   Moscow and Tehran appear to be united in their position on Syria, even if Russian military airstrikes may no longer be possible from bases within Iran. Seventy-five years have passed since August 1941, when

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Renewal of Tehran-Ankara relations   Since July 15 failed coup in Turkey, Iranian FM Zarif embarked on a visit to Ankara to hold close consultation with Turkish officials on the Syrian crisis since its outbreak some five years ago.

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 Summit Signals Russia’s New Strategy Towards Iran Faced with recent strains in the relationship, Moscow has expanded its dialogue with Tehran to issues beyond the Syrian conflict. Hassan Rouhani, Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin meet in Baku. In early August, Russian

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Russia's Caspian flotilla holds Caucasus-2016 exercises   A strategic command staff exercises named Caucasus-2016 with 12,500 troops taking part was launched in the Southern Military District, TASS reported with reference to the Russian Defense Ministry. The Caucasus-2016 exercise is the final phase

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Local rivers under mudflow threat   Heavy rains of the past few days increased a risk of mudflows and floods in some mountains rivers of Azerbaijan, said Elbrus Alizadeh, the deputy director of the Geography Institute under the Azerbaijani National Academy

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The rapprochement between Russia and Turkey keeps Europe dependent on Russian natural gas   After Russian-Turkish relationship aggravation and TurkStream idea termination Europe started to look for alternative solutions for getting natural gas. American liquid natural gas by tankers and the

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World seeking power shift towards Iran-Russia alliance   A former US army psychological operation officer and counter-terrorism analyst calls Iran-Russia cooperation plan to save Syria the greatest thing that has happened to the world in over 25 years.

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Russia delivers over 1,5 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria   Russia delivered more than 1,5 metric tons of humanitarian aid to the Syrian cities of Lattakia and Tartus, a daily bulletin published on the Russian Defense Ministry’s website

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What are Russia's objectives in the Middle East and in the Caspian?   August was a month of active Russian diplomacy in the Middle East and the Caspian region. A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev and

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Eurasian security: from Baku to Moscow and beyond   A series of meetings in August between the leaders of the most influential states in the South Caucasus could have broad implications for the entire region. On Aug. 8, Russian President Vladimir

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6 reasons to visit culturally-rich Iran   While Iran often finds itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, intrepid globetrotters consistently sing the country’s praises, calling it a surprisingly welcoming destination with plenty of untouched treasures to discover. The

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Khachmaz, Derbent to cooperate in youth affairs, sports   Azerbaijan’s Khachmaz region and the city of Derbent in Russian Republic of Dagestan will cooperate in the field of youth affairs and sports. In this conjunction, Agahuseyn Azizov, the representative of the Youth

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DP World to help Azerbaijan develop FTZ   DP World is to advise the government of Azerbaijan and Port of Baku on developing the country's Alyat Free Trade Zone (FTZ). The agreement was signed

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Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA   - Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

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Iran central part of Silk Road   Austrian President of International Institute for Peace (IIP) has said Chinese effort to revive classical Silk Road is unlikely to incite animosity from European countries. Payman Yazdani of Mehr News International

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Iran starts construction of Bushehr-2 power-generating unit   The execution operations on the construction of the second unit at the site of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, known as the Bushehr-2 project, has begun on Sat. with Iran’s

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US, Russia pledge deeper cooperation in Syria should ceasefire hold   Russia and the United States have reached new terms on re-implementing a ceasefire in Syria that will take effect in 48 hours and could lead to the creation

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Why the future of the Russian oil and gas industry is in the Caspian   Russia’s leading energy companies are now eyeing the Caspian Sea as a source of high-volume, high-quality hydrocarbon reserves. The Caspian

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Government to stimulate tourism industry   Azerbaijan located in the junction of two world civilizations, is a miraculous country with its rich natural resources, and ancient culture, history and people, whose lifestyle presents a unique and harmonious combination of the traditions

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Former Navy Commander: US is not weak, but Russia and Iran provoke us to get Trump elected   In an opinion piece in the US Naval Institute's News Blog, Retired US Navy Commander Daniel Dolan asserts that Russia and Iran harass and

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Iran interested in Russian tourists   Russia plans to develop tourist relations with Iran, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said. The advisor at the Iranian embassy in Russia, Hassan Saleh Majd, said that Russia and Iran currently operate 8-9

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Azerbaijan repatriates 22 Iranian convicts   An Iranian consular official in the Republic of Azerbaijan said 22 Iranian inmates have been extradited. Seyyed Nasser Mirjamali, Head of Consular Section of Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan, made the remarks asserting

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Turkmenistan opens $2.3 billion bird-shaped international air terminal   Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an international transport hub and offset a plunge in traditional revenues from gas

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A confluence of old and new   Azerbaijan may not be popular on the tourist radar, but it’s a good option if you want something unconventional Azerbaijan, called the land of fire, is filled with

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Crewboat Delivered to Caspian Marine   Muslim Magomayev, the first of this design developed by Incat Crowther, was built by Incat Tasmania and delivered to CMS in 2014. Both Muslim Magomayev and Rashid Behbedov are engineered for the Ampelmann walk-to-work system,

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Russia receives hopeful signals from Iran on oil prices   With Russia having agreed with OPEC member Saudi Arabia earlier this month to cooperate to limit future oil output, news that Iran would support moves to stabilise the global oil market

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Iran-Russia co-op bearing fruit, official says   Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Wednesday that the effective and growing regional cooperation between Iran and Russia is producing positive results by

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Both Iran, Russia focused on fight against terrorism in Syria   Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran and Russia are both interested in eradicating terrorism from Syria as it presents a threat not only to regional

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Russia 'the Only Force Able to Help the Middle East'   In the follow up to Iranian President Rouhani's address at the UN General Assembly and his criticism of the US and the Arab countries, Iranian political analyst Hooshang Amirahmadi explained to

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Russian Caspian Flotilla commanders seek deeper intercation with Azerbaijan Navy officers   Small missile ship Uglich of Russia’s Caspian Flotilla (RCF) headed to Baku in the framework of strengthening cooperation with Azerbaijan. The visit will include an exchange of experience between

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Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran are meeting to discuss oil this week – and this is why it matters   If you have low expectations you won’t be disappointed – not a bad way to approach life, as well as economics.

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Turkey Failed to Coordinate Syrian Operation With Russia, Iran   Turkey did not provide any assurances that its military operation in Syria would be coordinated with Russia and Iran, Syrian President Bashar Assad's adviser Bouthaina Shaaban said. Shaaban, who advises the Syrian president

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Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan aim to increase connectivity   Turkey needs to preserve the existing business volumes in established markets like Russia and the Middle East and expand in markets that offer relatively safer business environments such as Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and

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<header class="article-header entry-header"> Kazakhstan Caspian pipe delayed indefinitely despite Kashagan restart </header>   The rapidly approaching date of re-start of production at Kashagan on October 23 automatically reanimates the question of the need for construction of another major project, namely,

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FAO stresses criticality of marine cage culture for Iran   The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting a four-day technical workshop on Marine Cage Culture in Tehran thought which the Organization will lend its

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Anchor of sunken ships flotilla found in the Caspian Sea The divers of the Russian Geographical Society’s (RGS) expedition found an object, which looked like an anchor in the Caspian Sea near the coast of Derbent. Presumably, it belongs to one

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Seismic hazard in Baku to be assessed   An intensive civil and industrial construction, a rapid growth of population, land and water instabilities and the lack of public awareness regarding seismic hazard contribute to growing vulnerability of the Baku city to

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Only Russia, Turkey, Iran Can Stop West From Keeping 'Controlled Chaos' in Syria   Russia, Turkey and Iran are the only countries who can resolve the Syrian conflict and prevent the West from escalating violence in the Middle East, President of the

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Russia test-fires 3 intercontinental ballistic missiles   Russia's military has test-fired three intercontinental ballistic missiles amid increasing tensions with the US on a range of issues, particularly the Syrian crisis. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Russian forces fired a nuclear-capable

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Zarif, Lavrov discuss Syria over phone   Iran and Russia’s foreign ministers have discussed the latest situation in Syria in a phone conversation on Tuesday night. Mohammad Javad Zarif and Sergey Lavrov talked about latest developments in Syria

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Only diplomacy can solve Syrian crisis: Iran, Russia   Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have agreed on the importance of launching new international efforts aimed at ending the conflict in Syria. Zarif and Lavrov

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The new Turkish military attaché to Azerbaijan, Brigadier General Zafer Ocak was introduced to Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov on November 1. The Defense Ministry reported that Ocak, who replaced Ihsan Basbozkurt in this position, was introduced by

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IIKSS- Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom will discuss energy cooperation during UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan Baroness Nicholson’s visit to Azerbaijan on November 28–December 1. The UK Embassy in Baku told Trend that

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IIKSS- India has carved a new geopolitical beginning in the Persian Gulf region putting Chabahar in the grand canvas of India’s geo-economic calculus in the emerging Asian architecture. She has kept her American partnership vibrant while opening a

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IIKSS- Dust is seen after an Iraqi soldier fired from a tank during fighting with Islamic State fighters, in the Shahrazad district of eastern Mosul, Iraq, November 6, 2016. © Zohra Bensemra / Reuters AddThis Sharing Buttons

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IIKSS- Former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said Wednesday that Russia's alleged intervention in the US presidential campaign proved to be successful, after preliminary results showed Donald Trump's victory. "Putin intervened in our elections and succeeded,"

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IIKSS- Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during celebrations for Navy Day as it rains in Baltiysk Thomson Reuters In the November issue of the US Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine, Commander Daniel Thomassen of the Royal

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IIKSS- Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the first global leaders to congratulate Trump with the victory, expressing hope that the two countries will continue collaborative work on international issues. Japan's Prime Minister Abe congratulated

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IIKSS - Voters in Bulgaria and Moldova could extend Moscow’s influence in eastern Europe on Sunday in potential fresh blows to the European Union. Bulgarians are expected to elect a Russia-friendly former air force commander as president in

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IIKSS - The media has become a key battleground in the current conflict between Russia and the West, with Russia’s two state-funded, U.S.-based media outlets at the forefront. RT America and Sputnik are responsible for crafting the Russian

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IIKSS - The long-awaited U.S. presidential election has come to an end, with Donald Trump successfully pulling off an upset win. While the United States remains the most influential country on Earth, the results from November 8, 2016

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IIKSS - Brussels/Almaty, 23 November 2016. Today the EU will hold the eighth round of its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kazakhstan in Brussels. This meeting comes at a time when the EU has begun establishing closer political

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan artificially farms sturgeon which will contribute to the conservation of the unique biodiversity of the Caspian Sea, the newspaper “Neutral Turkmenistan” reported. An important role in this will play a fish-breeding complex, built in the

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IIKSS - Regular 17th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation was held. Number of new laws and legal and regulatory acts, developed in accordance with the priorities of the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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IIKSS - Forestalling the agenda of the session, the Leader of the Nation, addressing the participants, noted that historical event was held recently in Ashgabat, the Global Sustainable Transport Conference was organized and conducted on high level under

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IIKSS - Azerbaijan and Cuba enjoy good political relations and have good opportunities for cooperation in spheres of trade and economics, as well as, tourism, culture, and sports. The remarks were made at a meeting of Foreign Minister

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IIKSS - Kazakhstan develops alternative energy, actively applying new technologies which allow rational use of natural resources. For instance, the first wind farm is successfully operating in Akmola region. Since the launch, the farm generated 193 million kilowatts

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IIKSS - A group of specialists have conducted an environmental monitoring on the underlying platform, built for an artificial island southeast of the Caspian Sea, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. "The island is rapidly overgrown with saline grasses,

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IIKSS -  Mubariz Aslanov . Azerbaijan expects economic growth in 2017 and the next three years, Ogtay Asadov, Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament, said at a parliamentary plenary session. Azerbaijan’s Milli Mejlis (parliament) began on Tuesday a three-day plenary

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IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan where outcomes of the government activity and work of branches were summed up for the past 11 months of the year. The

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IIKSS - Sweden’s State Secretary Hans Dahlgren, at a meeting with Iran’s Presidential Chief of Staff Mohammad Nahavandian, said Stockholm had political determination to expand multilateral ties with Tehran. During the joint meeting in the Swedish capital, Iran’s

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IIKSS - International theoretical and practical conference “The Neutrality of Turkmenistan and International Practice: New Achievements of Cooperation for Stable Development” was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign

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IIKSS - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided loans and technical cooperation for more than 30 projects in Kazakhstan in agricultural business, public utilities, infrastructure, energy, financial institutions and financed dozens small and medium-sized enterprises in

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IIKSS - Kazakhstan’s removal from European Commission blacklisting has followed a sustained effort to modernise and revamp its air safety oversight. All Kazakh carriers were blacklisted under a blanket ban in 2009, with the sole exception of Air

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IIKSS - Germany-based engineering company Siemens has offered a credit facility of around $2.5 billion on the supply of compressors for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, a vital development in efforts to press ahead with the project at a

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IIKSS - Having announced the agenda of the session, the Head of the State gave floor to Chairperson of the Mejlis A. Nurberdiyeva who reported on the activity of the Parliament for improvement of legislation base as well

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IIKSS - Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates discussed perspectives of the development of the bilateral relations, as Baku’s Ambassador to the UAE Dashgin Shikarov met the country`s deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan,

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IIKSS - Baku hosted the next round of political consultations between the Azerbaijani and Turkish foreign ministries on Thursday. Deputy foreign ministers Khalaf Khalafov and Umit Yalcın represented Azerbaijan and Turkey in the consultation respectively, the Foreign Ministry

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IIKSS - Azerbaijan`s Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov  met his Kyrgyz counterpart Chynybay Tursunbekov, who visited the country to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the headquarters of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries (TURKPA), on December 21.

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IIKSS - The Azerbaijan-Kyrgyzstan cooperation in transit transportation has good prospects and it can be beneficial to both sides, Isimbek Abdiyev, research officer at the National Institute for Strategic Studies of Kyrgyzstan, candidate of economic sciences, came to

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IIKSS - Turkey’s foreign minister Sunday said Russia has kept its recent promises to Turkey on upholding the cease-fire in Syria. "In recent days, Russia has kept its promises on all efforts regarding the cease-fire, for humanitarian aid,

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IIKSS - Sputnik Mundo talked to Uruguayan journalist Gabriel Mazarovich from the Popular El weekly about his attitude to the recent developments in Syria. According to the journalist, the successful liberation of Aleppo has helped Russia further strengthen

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IIKSS - The number of presidential candidates in Turkmenistan at the election scheduled for February 12, 2017, has reached nine, the country's Central Election Commission said in a message Dec. 27. Deputy Head of the Mary region of

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IIKSS - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran must continue to strengthen itself in the face of enmity from different parties. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remark on Tuesday during an address on the

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IIKSS - A senior official in Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Abbas Nazari said the construction phase of Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan) railway line has been accomplished in the Azerbaijani side. Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Director General

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IIKSS - Iranian light crude oil price continued its upward trend in the week ended on December 23, increasing 30 cents per barrel (pb) to reach $52.16, IRNA reported on Saturday. The country’s light crude price stood at

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IIKSS - The Azerbaijan government has announced the road map for ICT development, reports Trend. This will include investment in the deployment and upgrade of fibre broadband networks worth AZN 125 million until 2020. ADSL will be replaced

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IIKSS - The fire that broke out following an explosion at a gas pipeline in Sangachal settlement, Azerbaijan’s Garadagh district on Monday morning has been extinguished, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations informed. A fire erupted after an

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IIKSS - The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) is interested in the acquisition of high-quality real estate assets in European, Asia-Pacific and the US markets, SOFAZ Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

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IIKSS - Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States, Kairat Umarov, quietly affirms (without boasting) that 'We expect our next 25 years of independence to be better than our first 25 years.' Asked to elaborate, he simply, and correctly,

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IIKSS - Iranians take part in a funeral procession and interment ceremony to bid farewell to late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former Iranian president and chairman of the Expediency Council, who is viewed as a pillar of

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IIKSS - Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said that the country is after ensuring dignity and safety of its pilgrims in its talks with Saudi Arabia on Hajj issues. Official: Iran seeks ensuring pilgrims’

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent deep condolences to President of Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani with relations to the collapse of Plasko Trade Centre in Teheran resulted in numerous human casualties and injuries. On

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IIKSS - The government in Kazakhstan plans to force internet users to register on websites with their mobile phones if they wish to post comments, the deputy head of the communications and information technology committee, Mikhail Komissarov, told

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IIKSS - The Iranian and Turkish delegations held talks on Saturday in Astana, Kazakhstan, ahead of the planned talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups on Sunday. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Turkish Undersecretary

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