Central Asia News latest RSS headlines - Afghanistan Sun.com Provides the latest RSS feeds for Central Asia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Afghanistan Sun.com http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/929bcf2071e81801/ en-us Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:39:52 -0500 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:39:52 -0500 30 Baby girl born on flight over Kazakhstan Saturday, November 22, 2008 HELSINKI: A Swedish woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl while flying at 37,000 feet over Kazakhstan en route from Thailand to Helsinki, the Finnair airline said on Fri... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19758676/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:27:47 -0500 The News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19758676/ Bilateral meeting between Azerbaijan and Iran to be held on legal status of Caspian Sea The meeting will take place next year. The meeting between Azerbaijan and Iran in a bilateral format concerning the legal status of Caspian Sea will be held in Baku next year. The Deputy Minister of... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19758066/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:22:04 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19758066/ Rector appointed to Azerbaijan Agricultural Academy The new rector Mirdamat Sadigov is the Doctor of economic sciences, professor and worked as vice-chancellor of Azerbaijan StateEconomicUniversity. President Ilham Aliyev has issued an order on appoi... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19757839/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:22:01 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19757839/ Restrictive religion law passes parliament in Kyrgyzstan (christiansunite.com) - A restrictive religion law passed its final reading in Kyrgyzstan's parliament on November 6, sparking concern among the Christian minority. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19753298/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:01:41 -0500 ChristiansUnite http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19753298/ Can Ankara Promote Rapprochement Between the United States and Iran Email this article Hoping to build on its growing relations with Iran and its traditional alliance with the United States, Turkey recently offered its services as a mediator between the two countries... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19753300/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:25:03 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19753300/ US representative to OIC visits Azerbaijan Sada Cumber: "I was convinced that Azerbaijan is a vivid example of tolerance". US representative to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ambassador Sada Cumber is on a visit to Azerbaij... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19753301/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:20:41 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19753301/ Turkmenistan publishes names of candidates State media in Turkmenistan have published the names of candidates running in a parliamentary election that authorities are describing as a step toward democracy in this reclusive ex-Soviet nation.Alt... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19745612/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:15:10 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19745612/ Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and ADB Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Railway Transport Cooperation Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and ADB Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Railway Transport Cooperation BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a Memora... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19735289/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:58:19 -0500 ADB http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19735289/ Central Asia gets boost from falling dollar Central Asia Resources says a falling Australian dollar has boosted the value of its Kazakhstan gold, silver and copper project. Central Asia today confirmed the original terms of a deal in early Oct... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19731953/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:16:15 -0500 West Australian http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19731953/ Malaysia To Open Embassy In Turkmenistan (RTTNews) - Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that an embassy would be established in Turkmenistan to assist businessmen and government-linked companies keen on investing... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19732378/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:03:05 -0500 Quote.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19732378/ International round table “Azerbaijan in the XX century-strategy of success” ends in Azerbaijan The participants of the event highly appreciated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev’s policy of peace and stability in region. The program New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) is the basis of successful de... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19728424/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:09:59 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19728424/ ADB President Holds Talks with Azerbaijan Leaders ADB President Holds Talks with Azerbaijan Leaders BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, met with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to discuss wide-... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19727755/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:02 -0500 ADB http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19727755/ US Confident Broadcasts to Azerbaijan Will Continue A top U.S. State Department official said he expects Voice of America and Radio Free Europe to continue broadcasts in Azerbaijan -- in spite of that country's announcement of plans to cancel all forei... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722694/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:09:47 -0500 VOA http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722694/ Aktobe the kings of Kazakhstan FK Aktobe defeated FC Tobol Kostanay on penalties to claim the Kazakh title and complete a clean sweep of domestic honours after their specially-arranged title play-off had finished 1-1 after extra ti... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722696/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:08:48 -0500 UEFA http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722696/ India Tajikistan ink DTAA NEW DELHI: India and Tajikistan on Thursday signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). The agreement was signed by Central Board of Direct Taxes chairman Narendra Bahadur Singh on behalf ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722698/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:19 -0500 Times of India http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722698/ Follow Petronas into Central Asia, says PM MORE government-linked companies should follow in Petronas' footsteps and look at business opportunities in Central Asia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722697/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:01:54 -0500 New Straits Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722697/ Germany, Austria Embrace Realpolitik in Their Dealings with Ashgabat Email this article The global economic slowdown appears to be giving Turkmenistan’s leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, a boost.Turkmenistan’s own relative isolation has proven a benefit du... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722701/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:56:23 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722701/ Journalists Concerned over New Legal Obstacles Email this article Journalists and human rights experts in Tajikistan have raised concerns about recent amendments to the country’s criminal code that appear to make it easier for officials to l... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722699/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:56:22 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722699/ “Azerbaijan will continue its struggle until returning of all occupied lands” The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Daqliq Qarabaq began in 1988 as the result of territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Between 1988 – 1994, Armenia occupied 20% of the ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722702/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:35 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722702/ strategy of success” roundtable takes place in Baku A roundtable entitled “Azerbaijan in the 21st century: strategy of success” was organized by the Political Analysis and Information Department of the President’s Office, Eurasian Research Instit... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722703/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:28 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19722703/ PACE Monitoring Committee satisfied with the presidential elections in Azerbaijan The committee members from Great Britain, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Hungary including A. Gross (Switzerland) highly praised the process of presidential elections in Azerbaijan. Next session of PACE M... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19716918/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:35 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19716918/ Three state committees set up in Azerbaijan I n accordance with the order of President Ilham Aliyev, the State Committee on work with Diaspora is set up on the basis of the State Committee on work with the Azerbaijanis living abroad. The Cabine... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19716919/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:30 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19716919/ CCPA brings Azeri women coaches together UEFA's social responsibility partner CCPA-Open Fun Football Schools joined forces with the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) to organise a seminar for women coaches at AFFA's he... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19710737/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:26:24 -0500 UEFA http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19710737/ Kazakhstan Offers Help With Ossetian, Abkhaz Talks ASTANA (Reuters) -- Kazakhstan, a former Soviet state with good ties to Russia and Georgia, believes it can help resolve the future of the rebel regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Prime Minister K... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19710738/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:00:43 -0500 RadioFreeEurope http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19710738/ Mongolia wants 34% ownership of Oyu Tolgoi Mongolia is likely to try to pin down a deal including 34 percent state ownership for the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper deposit, as falling commodity prices induce the government to back away from seeking m... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706167/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:11:13 -0500 Mine Web http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706167/ Pakistan jets kill 17 Taliban and Uzbek al-Qaida militants KHAR: Pakistani jets and artillery killed 17 people, including some Uzbek commanders, as they pounded suspected Taliban and al-Qaida hideouts in a tribal area, officials said on Thursday. The re... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706169/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:55:39 -0500 Times of India http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706169/ Norwegian Helsinki Committee Urges Turkmenistan To Release Dissident The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is demanding the release of Turkmen dissident Gulgeldy Annaniyazov from prison.Annaniyazov -- who has refugee status in Norway -- was found guilty of entering Turkmeni... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706170/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:52:36 -0500 RadioFreeEurope http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706170/ Tajik Mosques Being Allowed To Amplify Call To Prayer DUSHANBE -- Officials in the Tajik capital are allowing mosques to use microphones and amplifiers to issue the Islamic call to prayer, known as Azan. Qori Mukhammadali, a cleric at Dushanbe's Central ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706171/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:52:35 -0500 RadioFreeEurope http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19706171/ Xinjiang Uygur delegation ends Kazakhstan visit ALMATY -- A delegation  of the Xinjiang Uygur Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) wrapped up its visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The delegation... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19702188/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:12:13 -0500 China Daily http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19702188/ S Korea, Kyrgyzstan agree to sign double-taxation avoidance agreement South Korea and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to sign a double-taxation avoidance agreement to promote bilateral investment and other exchanges, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. Following working-level ta... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19701447/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:02:57 -0500 People's Daily http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19701447/ Turkmenistan, Malaysia seal taxation pact The agreement also sets out procedures to prevent tax evasion, a Wisma Putra statement said. The agreement was signed by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Amirsham Abdul Aziz and Gel... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19688876/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:25:32 -0500 New Straits Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19688876/ Will Russian Woes Spread to Central Asia screamed in 1876, while early in the next century a Prof. Friedmann of Kieff announced that a crash in Russia "is now practically inevitable." During this latest slump, headline writers have seem... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19688834/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:03:54 -0500 Business Week http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19688834/ More Woes With the Cotton Harvest Email this article Tajikistan’s cotton crop is lagging far behind government targets, officials say. The crop shortfall could serve as an early warning sign of a humanitarian crisis in the Centr... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19689946/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:23:40 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19689946/ Azeri Defense Minister receives Greek official Colonel-general Safar Abiyev, Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, has today received Ambassador Nikolaos Kalantzianos, special representative of the Foreign minister of Greece. Colonel-general Safar A... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19689949/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:19:33 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19689949/ Roxi Farms-Out Interests in 2 Kazakhstan Assets The Directors of Roxi Petroleum announced that the Company has entered into agreements to farm-out interests in two of its assets. The Ravninnoe farm-out agreement with Canamens will provide additiona... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19683589/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:17:08 -0500 Rigzone http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19683589/ Azerbaijan - Editor sentenced to six-month jail term for defamation, convicted deputy editor in hiding (CPJ/IFEX) - The following is an 18 November 2008 CPJ press release: Editor sentenced to six-month jail term in Azerbaijan New York, November 18, 2008 - An Azerbaijani court convicted Ali Hasano... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19684897/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:09:16 -0500 IFEX http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19684897/ Tashkent Has the Power to Influence the Outcome of the Afghan War Email this article The battle for Afghanistan may well be won or lost in Uzbekistan. With the Taliban making it increasingly difficult to re-supply NATO and US troops in Afghanistan via Pakistan, Tas... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19684898/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:13:07 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19684898/ Energy Crisis Threatens Country’s Stability Email this article It is the main topic of conversation at every dinner table in the country. After nine months of erratic blackouts and broken government promises, the Kyrgyz are growing restless. M... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19684899/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:13:06 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19684899/ Monitors to assess run-up to Turkmenistan vote The first team of international election monitors invited into reclusive Turkmenistan since its independence in 1991 will scrutinize preparations for parliamentary polls next month, a key trans-Atlant... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679091/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:55:32 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679091/ Democracy groups to assist Turkmen elections A leading Western democracy and security organization says it will send a delegation to reclusive Turkmenistan to assist in preparations for parliamentary elections set for next month.The Organization... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679092/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:53:13 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679092/ OSCE To Monitor Parliamentary Elections In Turkmenistan The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) says it will send five experts to Turkmenistan on December 7 to help monitor the country's http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679093/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:39:25 -0500 RadioFreeEurope http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679093/ Turkmen Leader Travels In Style in the world as well as plenty of oil. These days, everyone wants a piece of your hydrocarbon pie, so you're welcome in the capitals of the world, and since prior to becoming president you didn't trav... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679094/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:39:23 -0500 RadioFreeEurope http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679094/ IMF Official Praises Kazakhstani Bank Bailout Plan Email this article The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is endorsing Kazakhstan’s multi-billion dollar bailout program, which aims to shore up the country’s sagging banking sector.Tim Cull... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679095/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:56:23 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19679095/ Official Baku gives warning to Norwegian ambassador to Azerbaijan T he ambassador of Norway to Azerbaijan Jon Ramberg has been invited to Azerbaijani Ministry for Foreign Affairs today. Press Service of the aforesaid ministry informed ANS PRESS that the Azerbaijan p... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19673632/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:36:25 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19673632/ "Azerbaijan is ready to contribute to peace and security in the world" Azerbaijani Foreign Minister met with the delegation headed by Commander of the United States Transportation Command General Duncan J. McNabb. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19672335/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:59 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19672335/ Bryza accuses Azeri media Bryza rejects the news that he announced in Baku that Daqliq Qarabaq should return back the territories. Today the American Co-chairman of OSCE Minsk Group Mattew Bryza described co-chairmen’s ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19672837/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:57 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19672837/ A group of employees of Azerbaijan National Library named after M.F. Akhundov awarded Pursuant to President Ilham Aliyev's order, 4 employees were bestowed "Tereggi" medal, 6 - “Honorable culture figure of Azerbaijan Republic”. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19673152/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:55 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19673152/ There is a possibility to extradite Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov Hungarian Foreign Minister told a news conference in Yerevan. There is a possibility to extradite Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan. However, official Budapest did not undertake such commi... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19673633/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:45 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19673633/ Abdullah arrives for two-day official visit to Turkmenistan Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived here Wednesday for a two-day official visit to Turkmenistan, the second and final destination of his central Asian tour to strengthen ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19669490/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:53:48 -0500 New Straits Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19669490/ ADB to Help Improve Tajikistan ADB to Help Improve Tajikistan's Power Supply MANILA, PHILIPPINES - An ageing facility in Tajikistan's electricity supply network which is in danger of collapse is being rehabilitated with support fro... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19661960/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:29:24 -0500 ADB http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19661960/ ADB President to Attend Seventh Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda will attend the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) in Baku, Azerbaijan on 20-21 November.Several impo... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19658803/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:01:05 -0500 ADB http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19658803/ As winter nears in Kyrgyzstan, UN aid officials voice fears on living conditions United Nations humanitarian officials are voicing concern for an estimated 700,000 people in Kyrgyzstan, with many lacking decent shelter and facilities as the often bitter Central Asian winter approa... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19654968/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:32:46 -0500 UN News Centre http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19654968/ AirAsia plans flights to Uzbekistan The prime minister said AirAsia group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes was receptive to the idea and assured him that he would make an immediate appraisal of the proposal. Uzbekistan ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19654969/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:26:45 -0500 New Straits Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19654969/ 1,500 Attend Anti-Government Rally Email this article An anti-government protest in Kyrgyzstan on November 18 drew a crowd of about 1,500. Organizers asserted that in the days leading up to the rally, authorities used violence and int... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19650006/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:39:17 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19650006/ Refugee Returns Should No Longer Be a Cause for Celebration in Kabul Afghanistan: Refugee Returns Should No Longer Be A Cause For Celebration In Kabul 11/18/08 A Eurasianet Commentary By Aunohita Mojumdar http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19650005/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:39:15 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19650005/ Can Karzai and the Taliban Make Peace Email this article There have been several news stories recently about talks taking place between the US-backed Karzai government and the Taliban aimed at achieving a peaceful resolution to the confl... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645256/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:50:55 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645256/ Dushanbe Implementing Diplomatic Rotation Email this article President Imomali Rahmon’s administration in Tajikistan is shaking up the country’s diplomatic corps. The latest move came on November 18 with the announcement that Zubay... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645257/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:50:55 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645257/ Islamic Radical Cell Broken Up in Tashkent Email this article The Uzbek Interior Ministry has announced the break-up of an all-female Islamic radical cell that had been operating in Tashkent.The radicals were reportedly affiliated with Hizb-u... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645255/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:50:56 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645255/ Turkmenistan Important Partner To Pipeline - Austrian Fin Min as an "important partner" in the European Union-backed Nabucco pipeline project on Tuesday as the country's president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov continued his official visit to http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645260/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:41:27 -0500 Morning Star http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19645260/ Presidents of Azerbaijan and Poland meet Touching on the Baku Energy summit, the Presidents noted its importance in terms of expanding international energy cooperation. President Ilham Aliyev met with his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski o... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19633092/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:16:18 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19633092/ Azerbaijan plays a vital role in Europe’s energy security “The implementation of Nabucco gas pipeline project which was deemed as a fantasy couple of years ago has become real now”, Polish President Lech Kaczynski told at International Energy Sum... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19632715/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:16:10 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19632715/ Azerbaijan to withdraw peacekeepers from Iraq Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev submitted a bill on withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from Iraq to the parliament on November 7. Milli Majlis (Azerbaijan's Parliament) has today approved bill ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19632889/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:16:02 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19632889/ Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan sign agreement on Caspian Oil Transportation System The document was signed by Rovnag Abdullayev, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Kairgeldi Kabildin, President of KazMunayGaz of Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan signed... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19632695/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:16:01 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19632695/ Kazakhstan To Fund ISS Flight For Homegrown Astronaut The most likely candidates are believed to be Mukhtar Aimakhanov and Aidyn Aimbetov, who have already undergone astronaut training at Russia's Gagarin space center. Photo courtesy AFP. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19629513/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:44:38 -0500 Space Daily http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19629513/ Court Orders Canadian Mining Entity to Cough Up Back Taxes Email this article A court in Kyrgyzstan has ordered the Canadian-controlled company that operates the Kumtor gold mine to pay almost $2.5 million in back taxes.The November 17 verdict confirms a rul... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19620680/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:41:58 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19620680/ A Tiny Village Emerges as a Potential Flashpoint GEORGIA: A TINY VILLAGE EMERGES AS A POTENTIAL FLASHPOINT Molly Corso 11/17/08 The tenuous security situation in the Georgian village of Perevi has exposed a conundrum for both Georgia and ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614001/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:25:44 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614001/ Moscow Giving Tashkent the Silent Treatment Email this article Russian leaders publicly have downplayed the significance of Uzbekistan’s withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Community. Yet, experts in Moscow say that Tashkent’s acti... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614002/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:25:43 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614002/ Post-War, Georgia’s Displaced Villagers Start New Life POST-WAR, GEORGIA’S DISPLACED VILLAGERS START NEW LIFE Giorgi Lomsadze 11/13/08 This story was amended on November 14 to clarify the types of housing under construction. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614004/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:25:42 -0500 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614004/ EC sets up a proxy to leapfrog Gazprom / Gazprom increases staff at head office / Russia Before the Washington summit of the G20 leaders, the U.S. press compared it to the Bretton Woods conference, which established the current international financial system in 1944, with the IMF and the ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614005/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:11:00 -0500 Russian Information Agency http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19614005/ Eyes on the road THE authoritarian leadership of Kazakhstan has long hankered after international recognition. It sets great store by league tables, wanting the country to become one of the world’s top oil produ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19607339/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:41:03 -0500 The Economist http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19607339/ Austria, Turkmenistan To Strengthen Political, Economic Ties ahead of the visit to push Berdymukhamedov to free political prisoners and repeal oppressive laws, in exchange for closer ties. The Turkmen leader praised the "very good negotiations" that had taken... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19607342/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:39:05 -0500 Morning Star http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19607342/ Austrian OMV in Talks with BP and Shell on Azeri and Iraqi Gas OMV spokesman Thomas Huemer explained the reason the company started the talks with BP - it is considered to play the leading role in the Shakh-Deniz project in Azerbaijan, while Shell has signed a ga... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19601212/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:02:34 -0500 Neftegaz http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19601212/ ERRV M.V. Baki receives BP Presidents Award for safety in Azerbaijan Topaz Energy and Marine Ltd. is proud of the fact that the BP Presidents award has been presented to the crew of the ERRV M.V. Baki in recognition of outstanding services rendered on 17th September 20... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19598629/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:09:46 -0500 AME Info http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19598629/ Abdullah to meet Uzbekistan president His executive jet landed at the Tashkent International Airport at 11.20am (2.30pm Malaysian time). He was greeted upon arrival by Uzbekistan Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Foreign Minister Vlad... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19589923/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:51:58 -0500 New Straits Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19589923/ Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Agree Deal On Oil Transport The state-run energy companies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have agreed to set up an oil transport system across the Caspian Sea to help move Central Asia's energy reserves to Western markets.The syst... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19581924/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:18:48 -0500 RadioFreeEurope http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19581924/ Oiling the KL-Tashkent link BILATERAL relations between Kuala Lumpur and Tashkent will be taken to the next level with the announcement of RM700 million in investments for oil and gas projects undertaken by Petronas in Uzbekista... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19575892/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:40:57 -0500 New Straits Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19575892/ While South Africa falters Uranium One says ops in Kazakhstan will lead to dividends CEO Jean Nortier says there are no issues in Kazakhstan that could hinder the payment of dividends although the company is dealing with limited sulphuric acid supply in the country which is currntly a... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19575838/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:39:02 -0500 Mine Web http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19575838/ Armenian captured Azeri soldier writes second letter to his family The employees of International Red Cross Committee in Barda region of Azerbaijan have met with Azerbaijani captive soldier`s family. According to the head of Press Department of the Committee’s ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19571065/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:28:56 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19571065/ Earthquake hit in Armenians occupied areas of Azerbaijan E arthquake hit Armenians occupied areas of Azerbaijan at 6.35 pm today. ITAR-TASS informed. According to information referring to seismological service of Armenia keeping Azerbaijani areas under occu... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19571066/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:28:44 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19571066/ Defense Minister of Azerbaijan met with the member of US Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker met with the member of US Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker today. Press Service of Defense Ministry informed that the meeting focused on US-Azerbaijani relations. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19571067/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:28:38 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19571067/ Azerbaijan takes active part in ensuring energy security of Europe SOCAR President said at the meeting with US Senator. SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev has today received a delegation led by US senator Bob Corker. Abdullayev voiced confidence that the US-Azerbaij... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19570927/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:28:32 -0500 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/19570927/