International Business News - AZE http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Issues dividing neighbors Armenia and Turkey: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/issues-dividing-armenia-turkey.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:42:32 EDT Turkey and Armenia are hoping soccer diplomacy will help them overcome decades of antagonism rooted in Ottoman-era massacres of Armenians that many historians call a genocide. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123854-turkey-armenia-football-diplomacy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/turkey-armenia-try-to-mend-ties-through-soccer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/turkey-armenia-try-to-mend-ties-through-soccer.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:42:13 EDT The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored Friday outside this key Georgian port, defiantly delivering humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged U.S. ally in a slap at Moscow. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/us-warship-carries-aid-to-georgian-port-of-poti.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:59:20 EDT U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has pledged U.S. support for Ukraine following last month's war between neighboring Russia and Georgia. Cheney says in remarks Friday that Ukrainians should be able to live "without the threat of tyranny, economic blackmail and military invasion or intimidation." He says the United States has a "deep and abiding interest" in Ukraine's security. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123653-ukraine-us-cheney.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/cheney-to-meet-with-ukrainian-president.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/cheney-to-meet-with-ukrainian-president.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:12:47 EDT Vice President Dick Cheney insisted that Georgia will join NATO and backed its attempts to rebuild from its war with Russia on Thursday, using a trip to former Soviet republics as a show of U.S. support for their pro-Western leaders. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/122519-georgia-us-cheney.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/vice-president-dick-cheney-arrives-in-georgia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/vice-president-dick-cheney-arrives-in-georgia.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:57:59 EDT Turkish President Abdullah Gul will travel to Armenia to watch a soccer match between the countries' national teams, his office said Wednesday, in a sign of a thaw in relations between the two historic foes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/turkish-president-to-travel-to-armenia.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:52:33 EDT President Bush on Wednesday said the U.S. will send an extra $1 billion to Georgia to help the pro-Western former Soviet republic in the wake of Russia's invasion. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/121675-bush-gustav.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/bush-announces-1-billion-in-aid-for-georgia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/bush-announces-1-billion-in-aid-for-georgia.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:37:44 EDT A U.S. Navy flagship loaded with aid steamed through the Dardanelles on Wednesday en route to Georgia, as the Bush administration prepared to roll out a $1 billion economic aid package for the former Soviet republic. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/121517-georgia-russia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/russia-closes-georgia-embassy-freezes-visas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/russia-closes-georgia-embassy-freezes-visas.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:22:23 EDT U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney assured Azerbaijan on Wednesday of America's "abiding interest" in the region's stability. It was the first stop on a tour of three ex-Soviet republics that are wary of Russia's intentions after its war with Georgia last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/vice-president-cheney-arrives-in-azerbaijan.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:50:26 EDT Russia's conflict with Georgia and recognition of its small breakaway territories as independent states may have broad repercussions for separatist movements in the former Soviet sphere and around the world. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/119522-russia-putin.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080831/russia-support-for-separatists-could-have-ripples.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080831/russia-support-for-separatists-could-have-ripples.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:53:02 EDT The European Union is not expected to imposed sanctions on Russia at a summit next week but may name a special envoy to Georgia to ensure that a cease-fire there is observed, officials in Paris and Brussels said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118718-france-georgia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/france-no-eu-sanctions-against-russia-imminent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/france-no-eu-sanctions-against-russia-imminent.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:27:31 EDT A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate charges against three businessmen in an oil bribery case. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling Friday. The appeals court agreed that the deadline for charges to be brought had passed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/no-charges-against-3-in-new-york-oil-bribery-case.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:58:03 EDT Energy-rich Turkmenistan signed a deal Friday to boost its annual delivery of natural gas supplies to China to 40 billion cubic meters, an increase of 10 billion cubic meters (13 billion cubic yards) over the previously agreed amount. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/turkmens-set-to-boost-agreed-gas-supplies-to-china.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:51:49 EDT In a direct challenge to Russia, the United States announced Tuesday it intends to deliver humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Georgian port city of Poti, which Russian troops still control through checkpoints on the city's outskirts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/us-to-deliver-aid-to-tense-georgian-port.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:31:15 EDT Russia's parliament voted unanimously Monday to urge the president to recognize the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions, stoking further tensions between Moscow and the small Caucasus nation's Western allies. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/116054-aptopix-georgia-russia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/russian-lawmakers-support-georgia-rebel-provinces.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/russian-lawmakers-support-georgia-rebel-provinces.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:50:21 EDT A U.S. Navy destroyer loaded with humanitarian aid reached Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on Sunday, bringing baby food, bottled water and a message of support for an embattled ally. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115491-georgia-us.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/russia-aims-to-retain-grip-on-georgian-port-city.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/russia-aims-to-retain-grip-on-georgian-port-city.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:38:57 EDT Iran's Hadi Saei won the men's 80-kilogram class taekwondo gold on Friday, defeating Italy's Mauro Sarmiento. Saei, who won the gold in a lower weight class in Athens, moved ahead in the first round, but Sarmiento hit him squarely with a head kick to make the score 4-2. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/iran-takes-mens-taekwondo-gold.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:30:34 EDT Oil prices tumbled more than $6 a barrel Friday--the biggest one-day percentage plunge in nearly four years--after a rebounding dollar and a Russian troop pullback in Georgia sparked another frenzied sell-off. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113949-aptopix-oil-prices.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/oil-holds-above-121-on-tension-with-russia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/oil-holds-above-121-on-tension-with-russia.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:38:42 EDT British oil company BP PLC said that testing will begin Wednesday on the closed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which runs through conflict-stricken Georgia, ahead of a move to restart full operations as early as next week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/bp-says-testing-begins-on-btc-pipeline.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:21:46 EDT British oil company BP PLC said Monday it has stopped using a railway line that exports Azeri oil through Georgia, following reports of damage to the line. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/bp-says-azeri-oil-railway-line-out-of-action.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:54 EDT