Saturday 4th February, 2012
Monkeys in Kazakh zoo get wine to keep warm
Monkeys in a Kazakhstan zoo are enjoying a "very human" remedy against cold weather, with wine added to their daily ration. Each monkey is getting a moderate dose of about 50 grams of Cahors wine a ...
French Senate’s delegation to visit Azerbaijan
A group of French senators will pay a visit to Baku. On 5 February, a group of French senators who appealed to the French Constitution to abolish the bill criminalizing the denial of genocides ...
Azerbaijan 'new big source for European consumers'
Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev attending the 48th Munich Security Conference had a speech. The Head of the State noted that Azerbaijan is a new big source for European consumers. 'We ...
Ukraine alone in Russia gas talks
Asia TimesBy Pavel Korduban Kiev's hopes for cheaper Russian gas from January 1 have failed to materialize. Gas talks are continuing, and there are signs that Moscow will agree to cut the price of ...
Serbia, Azerbaijan cannot believe their eyes
UEFA"No one has ever seen anything like this at a Futsal EURO," said Serbia coach Aca Kovacevic after the 9-8 win that took his side through past Azerbaijan, players of both sides left ...
Serbia knock out Azerbaijan in Zagreb classic
UEFAAzerbaijan 8-9 SerbiaAzerbaijan took the lead four times but Serbia went ahead when it mattered to go through with Portugal after an extraordinary evening in Group ...
Kazakhstan - Security service interrogates editor, raids newsroom
IFEXGolos Respubliki, Newspaper (CPJ/IFEX) - New York, February 2, 2012 - The Kazakh security service, or KNB, must immediately cease intimidating Oksana Makushina, deputy editor of Golos Respubliki, ...
Kyrgyzstan: “Where is Equality? Where is Justice?” – Imprisoned Rights Activist
EurasiaNetAzimjan Askarov, an Uzbek human rights activist and police critic, is serving a life term in prison for allegedly stoking a violent clash in southern Kyrgyzstan in 2010. Askarov's trial, which ...
Mongolia: Ballet, a Soviet Legacy Continues To Thrive in Ulaanbaatar
EurasiaNetWhen a new performance opens at the Mongolian State Academic Theater for Opera and Ballet, the hall sells out quickly. The country, which, according to some estimates, possesses as much as $1 ...
Kazakhstan stirs terror nests
Asia TimesBy Jacob Zenn After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the people of Kazakhstan, like those in the rest of the former Soviet Republics, experienced a revival in religious affiliation. In ...
Bear nettles the eagle, dragon smiles
Asia TimesThe response is strongly worded, no doubt, and four things must be noted. One, this has been a rare personal accusation of Clinton herself for inciting instability in Russia. Two, Putin segregated ...
Witnesses report fuel and power shortages in Uzbekistan
The TelegraphIncreasingly frequent power cuts and fuel shortages are causing growing frustration in Uzbekistan, one of the world’s most repressive ...
French senators to visit Azerbaijan
News.AzAzerbaijani authorities, parliament and society condemned the French parliament's adoption of draft law criminalizing denial of made-up "Armenian genocide". The State Committee on ...
Azerbaijan makes 80% of South Caucasus economy - minister
News.AzAzerbaijan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection Fizuli Alakbarov received Kyrgyz Minister of Youth, Labor and Employment Aliyasbek Alimkulov visiting our country. According to the ...
'All leading Ukrainian politicians view Azerbaijan as strategic partner'
News.AzHow do you view demands of Hungarians to create an administrative region in Transcarpathia for a compact habitation of Hungarians? If not mistaken, because of this requirement, the meeting of the ...
Kyrgyzstan: Glass-Hurling World Bank Boss Sparks Scandal
EurasiaNetKyrgyzstan's international donor community is buzzing with scandal: The director of the World Bank's Kyrgyzstan office, Alexander Kramer, apparently hurled ...
An Uzbek struggle in name only
Asia TimesAn Uzbek struggle in name only By J Z Adams The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in November released on its website, alfurqon.com, a list of its "martyrs" of 2011. The most ...
Caspian pact remains elusive
Asia TimesBy Sergei Blagov The Caspian nations have reiterated earlier promises to seek a consensus-based settlement, but they apparently have failed to resolve their differences. As a result, the ...
'Azerbaijan unlikely to use war in Iran to settle Karabakh conflict'
News.AzGiven the ongoing processes around the Strait of Hormuz, some circles consider the outbreak of war in the region real. I believe that this process will not be easy even for those who decide to start ...
Europe-Azerbaijan Society organized jazz evening in Brussels
News.AzOn 31 January, The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) organized a jazz and cocktail evening at the Concert Noble - one of the most exclusive venues at the heart of the Brussels European district. ...
Kazakhstan's 2011 uranium output up 9%
Mine Web- Kazakhstan boosted uranium output by about 9 percent to 19,450 tonnes in 2011, consolidating its position as the world's largest producer of the metal with a 35-percent share of global ...
Kazakhstan: Political Crackdown Nets More Critics
EurasiaNetcrackdown on Kazakhstan's political opposition, activists and media critical of Astana is continuing: Less than a week after opposition leaders ...
Fitch Maintains OJSC Agrobank's IDR on Rating Watch Negative; Downgrades VR
UZ Report03.02.2012 11:55:15 Fitch Ratings has maintained Uzbekistan-based OJSC Agrobank's 'B-' foreign currency and 'B' local currency Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) on ...
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