So far efforts by members of the GCC, an alliance that also includes Oman and Kuwait, to resolve the dispute have failed.

"We want to have normal relations with our partners, including in the United States and Europe," the Russian President said.

“In his diaries, Christopher Columbus referred to the presence of a mosque on top of a mountain in Cuba,” Erdoğan said.

This is part of Iran's "economy of resistance" to counter sanctions imposed over Tehran's contested nuclear program.

It is likely that oil and gas explorers will become increasingly worried that falling prices will make exploration uneconomical.

The launch is limited, with the first set of users offered access to a beta version via an invite when they log in to their account at skype.com.

Azerbaijan fired over 7000 shots from various caliber weapons towards the positions of Nagorno Karabakh defense army.

Ryabkov said six world powers and Iran had never been so close to an agreement and it could be reached by a Nov 24 deadline.

The flip-flop follows a 30 percent plunge in crude spurred by rising U.S. supplies and a refusal by OPEC to reduce output.

Incoming SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said another vote is not imminent, but echoed Alex Salmond’s sentiments.