Turkey’s Naval Forces aim to protect lanes of communication on the high seas to assure global maritime security and protect national interests under an austere defense budget as part of its new strategy, a top Turkish Navy commander has said.“Our force planners use strategic decision-making, focusing on sophisticated, modular designs that ...

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, Trend reported quoting the official website of the Iranian president.During the meeting, Ahmadinejad described the relations between the two countries as sincere and fraternal, and said that there is no misunderstanding between the two countries."...

A number of streets and roads will be closed for the traffic movement in Baku in connection with the Novruz festivities , Baku State Central Traffic Police Department spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Vagif Asadov told Trend. He said the traffic movement will be closed in the direction of Youth Square, from the intersection of Istiglaliyat Street and Azerbaijan ...

One crewman was killed and another badly injured after a Ka-۵۲ (Hokum B) attack helicopter crashed during a training flight near Torzhok in Russia’s Tver Region on Tuesday, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. “A rescue group found the helicopter some ۱۰ kilometers west of Torzhok airport at ۰۸.۴۵ am Moscow Time. According ...

Four Turkish journalists detained on charges of links to an underground anti-government network were released on Monday afternoon. Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık are among the four journalists jailed pending trial in the so-called Odatv case. ۱۳ suspects are facing charges of involvement in the media wing of Ergenekon, a shadowy network believed to have ...

President Saakashvili said Russia’s “new old” leader Vladimir Putin’s remarks that “much will depend” on Georgia’s elections in terms of bilateral ties, amounted to setting “a new time and venue for a decisive battle”. “Several days ago, the new old head of the invader set a new venue and new time for a decisive ...

Baku, March ۱۲ (AzerTAc). An Azerbaijan-Croatia business forum has today been held in Baku with participation of Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Ivo Josipovic. The event brought together officials, more than ۲۰۰ businessmen form both countries representing a wide range of fields, including agricultural, industry, energy, construction, ICT and healthcare....

YEREVAN, MARCH ۱۲, ARMENPRESS. Israelis for the first time were offered tourist visit to Armenia. in its economy site stated that regardless of the growing tension in the South Caucasus, Armenia is becoming attractive for Israeli tourists. Rome, Berlin, Prague, as well as the Greek islands Crete and Rhodes are most popular trends of tour visits this ...

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız has said Turkey can facilitate the transportation of natural gas Greek Cyprus and Israel are currently working to extract in the eastern Mediterranean to northwestern markets only if and when Israel agrees to Turkey's demands regarding the killing of eight of its citizens together with a US citizen ...

The Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) rule represents an opportunity to solve the Kurdish conflict that should not be wasted, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay said yesterday, urging Kurdish politicians to back the government efforts.“The AKP era is an opportunity to settle the problems of our Kurdish citizens. This opportunity should ...

UN-Arab League special envoy on Syria Kofi Annan, currently in Damascus for key talks, is expected to visit Turkey on Monday, Turkish officials said on Sunday.Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Annan will arrive in Ankara late on Monday and leave the country on Tuesday after having talks with top Turkish ...

VLDIVOSTOK, March ۱۱ (Itar-Tass) — Two people were injured as two coal carrying trains collided near the railway station of Aur in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region early on Sunday, the regional emergencies department said. As a result of collision ۲۹ carriages and one electric locomotive derailed. The emergencies department reported that ...

Baku, March ۱۰ (AzerTAc). The constituent Congress of the World Azerbaijani Youth Union will be held in Baku on Monday. According to the press service of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, the Congress organized, by the Azerbaijani youth living abroad, will bring together about ۵۰۰ delegates and guests, representatives of Azerbaijani youth ...

Georgia presented at the Vaziani military firing-ground outside Tbilisi on March ۳ its first domestically manufactured multiple rocket launcher system. “We have produced this artillery system and soon we will launch producing its rocket shells,” said President Saakashvili, who attended the presentation of the multiple rocket launcher, adding ...

 On March ۱۰, Moscow cinema in Yerevan hosted the launch of ۱۰th British Film Festival. The latter is organized by the British Council Armenia office and Embassy of Great Britain in Armenia. During the opening ceremony of the festival, the head of British Council Armenia office Arevik Saribekyan noted that the films are dedicated to the Olympic ...

А Russian military helicopter was shot down by the Mujahideen of the Caucasus Emirate near the village of Gubden in the CE Province of Dagestan on Friday, March ۹. The Mujahideen opened fire on enemy helicopter with light weapons. As a result, the helicopter was damaged and had to make ​​an emergency landing. The invaders claim that that they suffered ...

UN humanitarian aid chief Valerie Amos has said the Syrian government has agreed to allow limited access to UN aid agencies, but is asking for more time. Speaking at a press conference held in Ankara on Friday, Amos said Syrian government officials had agreed to allow a UN preliminary humanitarian assessment mission to enter the country. “In ...

The initiative on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations from the outset had two development paths, Armenian President and chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) said. As Serzh Sargsyan said at the ۱۳th congress of RPA, the initiative didn’t develop in the way desirable for Armenia and the international community as ...

Many women in Turkey have never gone on vacation, celebrated their birthdays or even gone to a hairdresser, according to a recent poll. Pollster Adil Gür of A&G polling company interviewed ۳,۲۵۲ women in ۴۲ provinces across Turkey on the subject of gender-based violence, ntvmsnbc.com reported on Friday. The poll released some interesting findings ...

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan today received the delegation led by the French minister of culture and communication Frederick Mitterrand. The head of Azerbaijani state noted successful development of the relations between Azerbaijan and France in versatile fields, including in the field of culture. Speaking of cultural events the President said ...