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07 October 2009 [14:07]

Over 99 illegal migrants deported from Azerbaijan this year: State Migration Service

Number of people who immigrated to Azerbaijan is under constant control of the State Migration Service.
07 October 2009 [12:53]

Vitrages for palace of Georgian King Irakli II to be made in Azerbaijan

Vitrages for the palace of the Georgian King Irakli II in Telavi were damaged due to frequent rains and needs be replaced immediately.
07 October 2009 [12:41]

Azerbaijani ambassador to Ukraine expresses protest to country's authorities

The Azerbaijani embassy to Ukraine sent a diplomatic note to Ukrainian authorities about destruction of the monument to Azerbaijanis fell victims while liberating Sevastopol from fascists, Azerbaijani ambassador to Ukraine Talat Aliyev said on Oct. 7.
07 October 2009 [12:29]

Azerbaijani news agency to participate in world media summit in Beijing

The first world media summit will be held in Beijing on Oct. 8-10.
07 October 2009 [12:15]

Facebook now available in Azerbaijani

Thanks to its user-driven translation program, Facebook, the largest global social networking website, is now available in Azerbaijani.
07 October 2009 [11:33]

Azerbaijani education ministry to launch Council on evaluation of e-educational resources

The Azerbaijani Education Ministry plans to establish a Council on the evaluation of electronic educational resources.
07 October 2009 [08:55]

One of Muslim countries cancel Hajj pilgrimage

Tunisians will not be allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Muslim pilgrimage or Haj because of fears of the H1N1 virus, known also as swine flu, the government announced Tuesday, DPA reported.
06 October 2009 [17:54]

Swiss court issues a new decision on Roman Polanski

The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States, AP reported.
06 October 2009 [17:16]

Admission to post-graduate studies stopped in Azerbaijan

The admission to post-graduate studies has been stopped in Azerbaijan, President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Mahmud Karimov said.
06 October 2009 [15:45]

Nobel Prize phsysics laureats announced

Charles Kao, Willard Boyle, and George Smith will share this year's Nobel Prize for physics, BBC reported.
06 October 2009 [13:42]

Azerbaijani ambassador to Ukraine to present a note to authorities on latest incident in Crimea

"The destruction of the monument to Azerbaijanis in Sevastopol is a very unexpected and sad event,” Chairman of the Congress of Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Akif Gulmammadov said commenting on media reports claiming that the monument in the Crimea erected to Azerbaijanis who died for the liberation of the city in the Great Patriotic War had been destroyed.
06 October 2009 [13:28]

Int'l Islamic Culinary Festival opened in Baku

The International Islamic Culinary Festival kicked off in Baku as part of Baku –Islamic Culture Capital 2009.
06 October 2009 [11:53]

Azerbaijani ecology ministry releases results of monitoring into Kura and Aras rivers

The Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry held a monitoring to study level of pollution of transboundary rivers.
06 October 2009 [09:55]

Scientific conference on Caspian Sea to be held in Iran

Caspian Sea Scientific Congress will he held in Iran soon.
06 October 2009 [09:43]

Azerbaijani media to be provided with opportunity to obtain information on courts' activities

The Azerbaijani media will be provided with an opportunity to obtain information on courts' activities.
06 October 2009 [09:39]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

05 October 2009 [16:30]

German specialists hold training for Azerbaijani football referees

The German specialists hold workshops for the Azerbaijani football referees.
05 October 2009 [16:12]

Over 2.7 million sq meters of area demined in Azerbaijan in Sept.

Some 2, 710, 014 sq. m. of area was cleared from mines and unexploded ammunition in September, 2009.
05 October 2009 [15:58]

Azerbaijani court issues decision on Lebanese nationals planning to attack Israeli embassy

The Azerbaijani Serious Crimes Court has passed a sentence on persons charged with an attempt to blast Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan and Gabala Radar Station.
05 October 2009 [15:15]

New Nobel prize laureates made public

U.S. scientists Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Grader and Jack Szostak became laureates in medicine for research of telomerization - enzyme that can be a key for everlasting youth, Vesti reported.
05 October 2009 [14:14]

Azerbaijani education minister clarifies issue of tuition fees

“We know that tuition fees have been increased in some private higher schools this year and unfortunately we cannot influence the size of tuition fees of private higher schools,” Education Minister Misir Mardanov told reporters.
05 October 2009 [13:58]

Number of AIDS-infected people increases in southern Azerbaijan

Number of AIDS patients increased in southern Lankaran, Astara, Masalli, Yardimli, Lerik, Jalilabad and Bilasuvar regions of Azerbaijan.
05 October 2009 [13:38]

School directors who collect money from schoolchildren are immediately dissmissed: Azerbaijan's education minister

Azerbaijani secondary and higher schools hold preparations for winter season, said Education Minister Misir Mardanov told reporters.
05 October 2009 [13:21]

Azerbaijan’s education ministry not rules out rise in teachers’ salaries

October 5 is a World Day of Teachers.
05 October 2009 [12:49]

Member of Azerbaijani parliament to attend conference in Kyrgyzstan

Chairman of the Social Policy Committee of the Azerbaijani parliament Musa Guliyev has arrived in Kyrgyzstan to take part in the 4th conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Working Group of the Central Asian Azerbaijan for Combating AIDS.
05 October 2009 [10:28]

Two Azerbaijanis wounded in Moscow

Two Azerbaijanis were shot on head in Moscow, APA quotes gazeta.ru as reporting.
03 October 2009 [10:44]

Date set for launch of Azerbaijan's ATV International television channel

The first international television of Azerbaijan ATV International (ATV Int) will be on air on Oct. 5, editor-in-chief of news department of ATV Vagif Aydinoglu said.
03 October 2009 [09:22]

Barack Obama: Brazil's winning the bid to hold 2016 Olympic Games is hostoric event

US President Barack Obama congratulated Brazil for winning the bid Friday to hold the 2016 Summer Games shortly after returning from his failed effort in Copenhagen to convince Olympic officials that Chicago would have been the best host, dpa reported.
03 October 2009 [08:48]

The city to host 2016 Olympic Games selected

Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach erupted in Samba dancing and joy on Friday after the Brazilian city won the vote to host the 2016 Olympic Games, bringing the world's biggest sporting event to South America for the first time, Reuters reported.
02 October 2009 [17:40]

Azerbaijan to pay compensation to flood-stricken people

Azerbaijan will pay compensation to local people in Hajigabul region for the damage caused by mudslides and floods after a heavy rainfall.
02 October 2009 [16:43]

Azerbaijani Press Council to debate granting privileges to journalists

Azerbaijani Press Council will debate granting transport privileges to journalists.
02 October 2009 [14:17]

Cooperation between Azerbaijani, German universities discussed in Baku

Azerbaijan State University of Economics hosted the conference “Experience and prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijani and German universities” within the Azerbaijan-German Days of Higher Education.
02 October 2009 [13:04]

Caucasus Muslims Board chief to visit Tajikistan

Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO) Sheik-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade will pay a visit to Tajikistan.
02 October 2009 [12:31]

Billionaire clown heads to space

A billionaire Canadian circus tycoon is on his way to the International Space Station, AP reported.
02 October 2009 [12:14]

U.S. soldier dies of swine flu

The U.S. Army says an autopsy shows a soldier from Florida who died while at Fort Jackson in South Carolina passed away from pneumonia caused by the H1N1 flu virus, AP reported.
02 October 2009 [11:43]

European Court passes two more resolutions on Azerbaijan

The European Human Rights Court has passed two more resolutions on Azerbaijan.
02 October 2009 [11:27]

Unexploded ordinances foun near school in Azerbaijan's region

Unexploded shells were have been found in Hasangaya village of Azerbaijan’s Tartar region.
02 October 2009 [09:33]

Court satisfies petition of arrested bloggers' lawyers

Sabayel district court has held hearing on case of imprisoned bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade.
01 October 2009 [17:22]

Baku hosts first education fair of German universities in S. Caucasus

The first education fair of German universities in the South Caucasus has started in Baku today.
01 October 2009 [16:14]

How Armenia-labeled products are imported to Azerbaijan?

Goods produced in Armenia was recently revealed in Azerbaijan.
01 October 2009 [15:54]

Azerbaijani embassy in Malaysia makes a statement

There are no Azerbaijani citizens among victims of the earthquake that took place in Malaysia.
01 October 2009 [14:51]

Turkish student throws shoe at IMF director

A student threw a shoe to Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn during his speech at a university, Turkish CNN Turk TV channel reported.
01 October 2009 [14:38]

Elderly people comprises 28 percent of Azerbaijani pensioners

Elderly people comprise 28 percent of the Azerbaijani pensioners, Azerbaijan State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) senior official Elman Babayev said.
01 October 2009 [14:26]

Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General names reason behind mass poisoning in country's armed forces training center

Insanitation was the reason behind mass food poisoning in the Garaheybat Troop Training Center in Garadagh District of Baku, Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov told reporters.
01 October 2009 [13:29]

OIC and European ministers responsible for culture to continue intercultural dialogue in Baku

Culture Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Conference OIC, as well as several European countries will meet in Baku to continue discussions on intercultural dialogue launched in Dec. 2-3, 2008.
01 October 2009 [12:11]

Flood has damaged several schools in Azerbaijan's regions: education minister

Recent floods have damaged several schools in Masalli and Lankaran regions of Azerbaijan, Minister of Education Misir Mardanov told reporters.
01 October 2009 [11:55]

Int'l experts involved to investigate Azerbaijani general's murder

International experts have been involved to investigate murder of the Azerbaijani general, Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov told reporters.
01 October 2009 [11:46]

Azerbaijani education minister: Security of schools provided at high level

Reports about inspection in the Ministry of Education by the Prosecutor General's Office are untrue, Azerbaijani Education Minister Misir Mardanov said in response to a question about arrest of heads of education departments in several regions of the country following arrest of the head of the Goranboy education department.
01 October 2009 [11:35]

More than 1,600 witnesses interrogated on mass killing at Azerbaijan Oil Academy

More than 1,600 witnesses have been interrogated on mass killing at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy that took place on April 30, 2009, Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov said.
01 October 2009 [10:57]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

01 October 2009 [10:38]

Azerbaijan state commission on prisoners of war, hostages and missing persons convenes

On Sept. 30, the cultural center of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan hosted a regular meeting of State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons.
01 October 2009 [09:22]

Term of Azerbaijan's Public TV's financing from state budget prolonged

The term of financing of Azerbaijan's Public Television and Radio Company from the state budget has been prolonged till 2014.
01 October 2009 [08:34]

No African swine fever in Azerbaijan: state veterinary service

The State Veterinary Service under the Azerbaijani Agriculture Ministry noted the absence of the African swine fever in Azerbaijan.
30 September 2009 [15:12]

Unique diamond found in South Africa

A diamond the size of a chicken egg has been found at the Cullinan mine northeast of Pretoria, Petra Diamonds Ltd. said, APA reports quoting the Associated Press, AP reported.
30 September 2009 [14:27]

Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey clarifies situation of Azerbaijani nationals after mass swine flu infection was confirmed with students

"The Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey has not received information about swine flu cases of Azerbaijanis,” consul at Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey Elchin Rzayev said commenting on media reports which say swine flu case has been confirmed with 504 students in Turkey.
30 September 2009 [14:16]

Turkey may cancel hajj pilgrimage

The Turkish Health Ministry may prohibit annual Hajj pilgrimage if the number of vaccines against swine influenza A (H1N1) will be insufficient, Haber7 Web site reported.
30 September 2009 [13:55]

Baku’s Inner City residents not to be resettled: Cabinet of Ministers official

Chief of the Office of the State Historical-Architectural Reserve Inner City under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Mikail Jabbarov spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
30 September 2009 [13:46]

“Cross-culture dialogue: Kitabi-Dede Gorgud and Nibelungen Saga” project kickeds off in Baku

The project “Cross-culture dialogue: Kitabi-Dede Gorgud and the Nibelungen Saga” has kicked off in Baku.
30 September 2009 [12:03]

Criminal case not to be launched on death of Azerbaijani editor-in-chief

Investigation into the death of Novruzali Mammadov, former department chief of Linguistics Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, editor-in-chief of Tolishi Sedo newspaper has ended, assistant prosecutor of Nizami district Nasir Farziyev said.
30 September 2009 [11:38]

Korean TV to air program about Azerbaijan

The Korean television will prepare a program about Azerbaijan.
30 September 2009 [11:25]

Azerbaijani youth and sports minister to attend Int'l Olympic Committee's session

Azerbaijani Youth and Sport Minister Azad Rahimov will attend the 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and XIII Olympic Congress to be held in Copenhagen on Oct. 1-9.
30 September 2009 [11:17]

Electrician's mistake kills 2, injures 13 in southern Azerbaijan

An incident has killed 2 and injured 17 in the Azerbaijani southern region of Jalilabad (200 km outside Baku).
30 September 2009 [10:56]

A/H1N1 virus confirmed witrh more than 500 students in Turkey

Turkey has revealed 504 students infected by "swine flu", Anadolu news agency quoted director of the Influenza Study Center of the Istanbul Medical University Selim Badur as saying.
30 September 2009 [10:37]

Seminar on Azerbaijan’s role in Eurasia held in oldest U.S. university

A seminar on Azerbaijan’s role in Eurasia was held in Princeton University in New Jersey.
30 September 2009 [10:08]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

29 September 2009 [16:51]

Kazakhstan allows transgender operation

Kazakhstan has introduced a piece of legislation allowing transgender operations, Interfax reported.
29 September 2009 [14:44]

Buses advertising Azerbaijan's tourism potential run in Korean streets

Buses advertising tourism potential of Azerbaijan run in Seoul, the capital of Korea.
29 September 2009 [13:12]

Azerbaijani national is in list of prisoners to be released from Guantanamo

Azerbaijani national Polad Sirajov is among 75 prisons to be released from Guantanamo soon, APA reports quoting the Associated Press.
29 September 2009 [12:11]

Designer of Baku general plan to be announced soon

The tender commission of the Azerbaijani Committee on Architecture and Town Building is about to complete summing up results of the tender on development of the Regional Development Program of Greater Baku, committee's senior official Jahangir Gojayev said.