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1. IEA ups forecast on world oil demand

   1 min ago | Topix

   Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend Capital, A.Badalova / The International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its forecasts for world oil demand to 210,000 barrels per day in 2009 and 140,000 barrels per day in 2010. According to the new IEA forecast, in 2009 world oil demand will decline by 1.5 million bpd to 84.8 million and will increase next year by 1.3 million bpd to 86.2 million.

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2. Azerbaijani MPs look to increase PBC funding

   25 min ago | Topix

   Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 /Trend News, A.Husyenbala/ Members of the Azerbaijani parliament support increasing funds allocated from the pubic budget to finance the Public Broadcasting Company (PBC).

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3. Azerbaijani parliamentary committee to discuss defamation bill

   27 min ago | Topix

   Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News A.Huseynbala / An Azerbaijani parliamentary committee may begin discussing a defamation bill next week.

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4. Azerbaijani president signs order to improve power supply in Baku w/Photo

   29 min ago | Today.Az

   12 November 2009 [12:58] - Today.Az President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an executive order on some measures to improve power supply in Baku. Under the order, 10 million manats will be earmarked from the President`s Reserve Fund to increase ...

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5. Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

   32 min ago | Today.Az

   ... Politics 12 November 2009 [14:33] New cold war may erupt in Asia: The Times 12 November 2009 [12:28] Azerbaijan, Turkey mull lifting visa requirements: Foreign Ministry 12 November 2009 [12:13] OIC upholds Azerbaijan's fair stance: secretary general ...

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6. Public control over Azerbaijani army must continue: parliamentary committee

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   Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News A. Huseynbala / Public control over the Azerbaijani army leads to increased public interest in the military, Milli Majlis Security and Defense Committee Deputy Chairman Aydin Mirzazade told Trend News today.

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7. Azerbaijani NGO forum to visit Kazakhstan

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   Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News M.Aliyev / Azerbaijani National NGO Forum (NNGOF) President Rauf Zeyni will attend a meeting of the Civil Society Forum in Kazakhstan Nov. 23-24, an NNGOF source told Trend News.

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8. HAAF: Newly constructed school revitalizes Spitakashen

   2 hrs ago | Groong Armenian News Network

   From : "Hayastan All Armenian Fund" Date : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:51 PST PRESS RELEASE THE ARMENIA FUND Governmental Building 3, Yerevan, RA Contact: Hasmik Grigoryan Tel: + 56 01 06 ext.

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9. Azerbaijan may annual visa regime with Turkey: FM

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   Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News M.Aliyev / Azerbaijan is considering annulling the visa regime for Turkish citizens, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend News today.

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10. Azerbaijani Defense Ministry releases names of dead soldiers after accident (UPDATE)

    2 hrs ago | Topix

    EDITOR's NOTE: Comments of a source in the law-enforcement agencies have been added after the fourth paragraph Azerbaijan, Barda, Nov. 12 /Trend News, K.Zarbaliyeva/ Serious traffic accidents in the Azerbaijani Terter region killed four soldiers and injured one other military servicemen of the Azerbaijani National Army, Defense Ministry Deputy Press Secretary Teymur Abdullayev told Trend News today.

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11. Exchange office attacked in Baku

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News K.Zarbaliyeva / This morning anexchange office was attacked in Baku.

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12. Deutsche bank issues credit to SOCAR

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 /Trend Capital/ The German Deutsche bank allocated an $80-million bank credit to the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said in Baku at a meeting with the bank's management.

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13. US to show film on Azerbaijani Mugham

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 /Trend News/ As part of the Big Easy Film Festivals, the United States will be show a documentary on the Azerbaijani Mugham - "Mugham in Montana" on Nov. 14, the festival released.

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14. Azerbaijan and Turkey to increase trade turnover to $1.5bln

    3 hrs ago | Topix

    Azerbaijan, Baku, November 11 / Trend Capital, U.Ismayilova / Azerbaijan and Turkey plan to increase turnover in the coming years to $1.5 billion, the Vice Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Abid Sharifov, said. "Several years ago, the annual trade between the countries amounted to $455 million, but now it is over $1 billion," said Sharifov.

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15. Azerbaijani Ecology Ministry monitors river pollution

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 /Trend News, M.Aliyev/ The Azerbaijani Environmental and Natural Resources Ministry held regular monitoring of pollution in the transboundary Kur and Araz Rivers during the first week of October, the ministry told Trend News today.

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16. Growth in Azerbaijan's oil production to be highest in post-Soviet area: OPEC

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend Capital A.Badalova / OPEC forecasted an increase by 0.12 million barrel in Azerbaijan's oil production in 2009 to 1.03 million barrels per day. This growth will be the highest among the former Soviet countries.

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17. Iran does not privatize but nationalize IT sector: expert

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News E.Ostapenko / "The Etemad Mobin Consortium's buying a controlling stake in the state-owned Iranian Telecommunications Company (TCI) may slow down the development of the country's IT sector," said Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis Research and Development Director Theodore Karasik. "Because in fact this deal equates to the company's nationalization."

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18. Azerbaijan marks Constitution Day

    4 hrs ago | Topix

    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 /Trend News/ Azerbaijan celebrates Constitution Day today.

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19. OIC believes Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved peacefully: secretary general

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News U.Sadikhova / The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) believes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved peacefully, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told Trend News.

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20. OIC will not interfere in Turkey's hijab issue: secretary general

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    Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News U.Sadikhova / "Wearing the hijab in public and educational institutions in Turkey is not a topic for discussion in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)," OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told Trend News. "Because it is Turkey's domestic politics."

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