Thursday 17th May, 2012
Kyrgyzstan: Village Courts Have Mixed Record - Report
Kyrgyz Courts When changes were approved back in 1995 that enabled village elders in rural areas to handle small-scale legal matters, it was hoped the move would greatly improve the functioning of ...
Kazakh police officer imprisoned in riot trial
A court in Kazakhstan has imprisoned a police officer for allowing a protester to die in custody last year, the first sentencing in a series of trials linked to a riot that shook the former Soviet ...
Eurovision: Azerbaijan's Three Days of Fame
"Just You Wait." Sick of what they term international media and rights groups' "politicization" of Eurovision, officials say that when Europe drops by Azerbaijan on May 22 ...
New models of social services to be applied in Azerbaijan
News.AzLabor and Social Protection Minister of Azerbaijan Fizuli Alekberov has held republic-wide video conference. The agency reports that the conference was devoted to issues of development prospects of ...
Hackers break into Azerbaijan Eurovision websites
ReutersBAKU (Reuters) - A group of hackers calling themselves Cyberwarriors for Freedom attacked the official websites of the Eurovision song contest on Thursday, demanding that the host nation, ...
Move over Superman, it's time for Astanaman
The TelegraphThe world has read the adventures of Superman, Spiderman, Wonderwoman, Batman and other American superheroes and now, perhaps, it's time for Kazakhstan's ...
167 foreigners engaged in illegal street trade detained in Azerbaijan
News.AzLast week the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan detained 167 foreigners engaged in illegal trade in the country. The Service reports that last week employees of Migration Service conducted ...
Chinese state councilor meets Uzbek finance minister
SINAChinese State Councilor Meng Jianzhu (R), who is also Chinese chairman of the China-Uzbekistan inter-government cooperation committee, meets with Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance ...
Tourist information booths constructed in Azerbaijan due to Eurovision
News.AzTourist information kiosks were constructed in Azerbaijan in connection with Eurovision-2012. According to Ministry of Culture and Tourism, these kiosks were constructed in Railway Station, Baku ...
European Parliament to hold debates on Azerbaijan
News.AzAPA reports that the debates will be held within the European Parliament’s next plenary session in Strasbourg on May 21-24. The debates will be held at the last day of the session. Besides, ...
Kazakhstan: Astana Touts Caspian Port as NDN Hub
EurasiaNetAktau, which includes a major Caspian Sea port, is being reviewed by the United States as a possible key hub in moving military cargo out of Afghanistan. Kazakhstan plans to enlarge the Aktau port ...
Trade turnover hits historical record between Azerbaijan, Serbia
News.AzThe volume of trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Serbia during Q1 has exceeded 2011 figure. Vice-president of Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President Vidosava Dzagic says the ...
Russian military facilities in Kyrgyzstan
RIA NovostiNo decision has been made to withdraw the Russian airbase from the town of Kant, Kyrgyzstan, an aide to the Russian defense minister said on ...
The final resolution of the National forum of programmers of Uzbekistan
UZ Report17.05.2012 17:43:04 Uzbekistan has carried out targeted measures for the further development of informatization. Availability of public support, the efforts of the business community and civil ...
Series of Training on Reproductive Health and Rights will be attended by more than 160 people from Tashkent and Regions
UZ Report17.05.2012 17:40:27 April-May will host a number of training events for representatives of regional branches of Women's Committee, and makhalla (community) advisers in Tashkent city, Tashkent, ...
Entrepreneurs of the capital get familiar with the tax privileges and preferences
UZ Report17.05.2012 17:41:36 Today, Tashkent hosted a press conference organized by the State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan with the aim to acquaint taxpayers with tax benefits and preferences granted to small ...
Azerbaijan represented in Cannes film festival
News.AzThe flag of the Azerbaijani Republic was raised for the second time in the 65th International Cannes Film Festival. According to the news service for Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture and ...
Pakistan's Gain in Afghan Transit Deal Central Asia's Loss?
EurasiaNetMcClatchy reports , citing unnamed officials. Just days before, a U.S. senator, Claire McCaskill, reported that Pakistan's refusal to allow NATO transport to Afghanistan -- which it did ...
Uzbekistan: Hey, Kids, It’s Cotton-Planting Time
EurasiaNetAuthorities in Uzbekistan don't like to discuss how they push schoolchildren, college students and teachers to toil in the country's feudal cotton industry. But now that spring planting is ...
Iran's Esteghlal beats Uzbek Nasaf Qarshi 2-0 in AFC Champions League
SINAIran's Esteghlal soccer team defeated Nasaf Qarshi of Uzbekistan 2-0 in the AFC Champions League (ACL), the local Tehran Times daily reported on Thursday. In the match held on Wednesday, Goran ...
Azerbaijan condemns attempts to interfere with its internal affairs
News.AzAzerbaijani-Iranian ties have deep historical roots. In this view Azerbaijan always spoke for good-neighbor relations with all neighbors. The statement came from spokesman for the Azerbaijan ...
Chalco targeted as Mongolia moves to limit state deals
Mine Web- Mongolia, the commodity-rich nation that posted the world's fastest economic growth in 2011, is on course to pass a law by June that will bar foreign state-owned companies from controlling ...
Russia ups pressure on Caspian pipeline
Asia TimesBy Stephen Blank The Azeri-Turkish agreements of late 2011 have opened up real possibilities for effecting positive gains in the European and trans-Caspian energy equation. These agreements ...
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