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Iran inaugurates port complex of third generation

Iran inaugurates port complex of third generation

Iran inaugurated the Caspian Port Complex, located in the Anzali Free Zone, during a ceremony attended by the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on March 30. The port will have 22 berthing posts and two breakwaters with …

Garlyk plant in Turkmenistan to be opened in late March

Garlyk plant in Turkmenistan to be opened in late March

The opening of the Garlyk Mining and Processing Plant is scheduled for March 31. The issue was discussed during the visit of the Chairman of the Belarusian National Assembly’s Council Mikhail Myasnikovich to …

Turkey starts building 'world's longest suspension bridge'

Turkey starts building 'world's longest suspension bridge'

Turkey started work on building what it says will be the world's longest suspension bridge, spanning the Dardanelles strait that divides Europe and Asia, AsiaOne reports. The bridge is the latest in a succession of massively …

Russian-Turkish cooperation on Akkuyu to last 100 years

Russian-Turkish cooperation on Akkuyu to last 100 years

Cooperation on the Akkuyu nuclear power plant will link Russia and Turkey in the nuclear sphere for the next hundred years, the first deputy head of Rosatom State Corporation Kirill Komarov said at the Russian-Turkish …

 Putin and Erdogan to discuss 'Turkish Stream' and Syria

Putin and Erdogan to discuss 'Turkish Stream' and Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the prospects for the Russian-Turkish cooperation in the fight against international terrorism and the settlement of …

Iran builds first research vessel

Iran builds first research vessel

The first Iranian-made research vessel was launched in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, IRIB reported. The vessel, which weighs 900 tons, can sail for 45 days and travel 3000 nautical miles in the Persian Gulf, northern parts of …

Norwegian company to build HPP in Georgia

Norwegian company to build HPP in Georgia

Georgia has selected Clean Energy Group Georgia to build and operate the new Namakhvani hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the country’s western region. The Namakhvani HPP Project entails the construction of a hydroelectric power …

Turkey to built artificial islands in Marmara Sea

Turkey to built artificial islands in Marmara Sea

Three artificial islands will be built in the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea with excavation from the construction of Istanbul’s controversial Kanal Istanbul project, aiming to build a “second Bosphorus,” the Habertürk …

Iran plans to boost shipbuilding industry

Iran plans to boost shipbuilding industry

Iran plans to further boost its shipbuilding capabilities and compete with the world's top firms in this field, the Managing Director of Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO), Hamid Rezaian Asl, …

World Bank to allocate $800 million for TANAP

World Bank to allocate $800 million for TANAP

The World Bank’s board of directors approved loans of $400 million each for Turkey and Azerbaijan, for the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project. The loans will be supplied through the World Bank's …

Russia to constructing power plant in Iran's Bandar Abbas

Russia to constructing power plant in Iran's Bandar Abbas

Russia and Iran signed a $2.5-billion deal on construction of a thermal power station in southern Iran and electrification of a railway line.  The agreement was reached during a session of the Russian-Iranian Permanent …

Iran starts construction of three naval bases in Makran

Iran starts construction of three naval bases in Makran

The construction of three naval bases and two naval zones has been launched in Makran, the Iranian Navy Commander Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari said at a press conference. The authorities started to pay special attention …

Persian Gulf Star to be launched in 2017

Persian Gulf Star to be launched in 2017

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the country will no more need to import gasoline from foreign countries once its Persian Gulf Star refinery starts operation next year. "We will not need to import …