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02 May 2009 [09:19]

Turkish President offers condolences to his Azerbaijani counterpart over tragedy at Oil Academy

In his message to the President of Azerbaijan, the President of Turkey Abdullah Gul expressed his condolences over the tragedy that occurred at Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, which killed innocent people, AzTV television reported.
02 May 2009 [09:11]

State Commission: No swine flu in Azerbaijan

The State Commission for prevention of bird flu and coordination of relevant organizations addressed the population on H1N1 (“swine flu”) virus.
02 May 2009 [09:07]

Azeri students in Moscow laid flowers at the Embassy of Azerbaijan

Yesterday the Azeri students in Moscow laid flowers at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Russia, thus expressing their condolences for the tragic events that occurred in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, said Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbul ogly.
02 May 2009 [09:02]

Azerbaijan's young photographers gain chance to campaign about country's moral heritage

The Council of Europe has announced a competition "Europe: Common Heritage" and "My Country" for Azerbaijan's young photographers.
01 May 2009 [17:38]

Bilal Dundar: Our brotherhood is proved not just in words but in deeds

Wide Turkish public accepted information about possible opening of Turkish-Armenian border without addressing the Armenian-Azerbaijani, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with dismay, said the head of the Federation of Turkish-Azerbaijani organizations Bilal Dundar.
01 May 2009 [17:02]

Czech Foreign Ministry deplores tragic event in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

The Foreign Ministry of the Czech Republic offered condolence on the tragic event in the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [17:00]

Azeri shooter wins second medal at the tournament in Hanover

The tournament shooting involving Azerbaijani sportsmen continues in the German city of Hanover.
01 May 2009 [16:50]

Ammunition found in Baku

The law enforcement officers found ammunitions in two places in Sabunchi district of Baku reports Day.Az with reference to the press service for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
01 May 2009 [16:25]

Belarus President offers condolences to President Ilham Aliyev

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko sent a letter of condolence to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev over human loss as a result of gunman attack to the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [16:11]

Kvemo-Kartly Governor offers condolences to Azerbaijani People on the tragedy at the Oil Academy

Governor of Kvemo-Kartly province of Georgia David Kirkitadze told APA Georgian bureau he offered condolences to the people and President of Azerbaijan on the tragic events at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [15:53]

May 11 is a non-working day in Azerbaijan

May 11 is non-working day in Azerbaijan, Cabinet of Ministers told APA.
01 May 2009 [15:04]

Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan: The state of five people wounded at the Azerbaijani university is severe

As a result of the tragedy that occurred at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, 13 people died (including 3 women) and 10 were injured, reports the press service of Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan.
01 May 2009 [14:29]

Azerbaijanis win 5 medals at the Olympic games on computer projects in Romania

Representatives of Azerbaijan took part in the Olympic games held in Bucharest on computer projects İnfomatrix, Day.Az reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
01 May 2009 [14:14]

Iraqi embassy in Azerbaijan offers condolence on tragic event in higher school

Iraqi embassy in Azerbaijan has offered condolence on the tragic event in the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [14:11]

Blood donation action held in Azerbaijani regions

The action of donating blood took place in Azerbaijani regions at initiative of the Health Ministry, reports the press service of Ministry of Health.
01 May 2009 [13:48]

Person detained in connection with shooting at Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

"A man has been arrested in connection with the attack at the Azerbaijan state Oil Academy", said spokesman for the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Eldar Sultanov.
01 May 2009 [13:09]

Azerbaijani scientists took part in 320 international events last year

The National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (AMEA) has conducted an annual general meeting.
01 May 2009 [12:42]

Israeli Foreign Ministry offers condolence on tragic event in Baku

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman expressed his deep condolence on the tragic event that took place in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy on April 30, Israeli embassy's press release said.
01 May 2009 [12:40]

Apartment of man attacking higher school in Baku searched

A search has been conducted at the apartment of 29-year-old Georgian citizen Farda Asad oglu Gadirov, who committed an armed attack on the State Oil Academy in Baku.
01 May 2009 [12:34]

Measures to be undertaken for rehabilitation of students who received moral trauma in connection with incident at Azerbaijan University

The Ministry of Youth and Sport will take measures to rehabilitate students who have received the moral trauma in connection with the incident at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, said Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Intigam Babayev.
01 May 2009 [11:35]

Azerbaijani youths bid farewell to victims of tragedy at National Oil Academy under Stop terror slogan

Azerbaijani youths are holding a sorrow meeting over the victims of bloody tragedy at the Azerbaijan's National Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [11:31]

Head of Russian community in Azerbaijan: In order to take precautionary measures, we should know the reason, but so far we do not know the motives

If we know the cause, we will know what to do to avoid this situation again, said the deputy of Milli Majlis, head of the Russian community of Azerbaijan Mikhail Zabelin, commenting on the tragic events that took place on Thursday at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [11:17]

Seven injured at Azerbaijan's Oil Academy in bad condition: surgeon

Condition of seven injured people, who were yesterday delivered to the City Clinical Hospital 1, is stably bad, a surgeon Aziz Mammadov said.
01 May 2009 [11:14]

Famous lawyer: The conclusion of the marriage contract should be a mandatory procedure

I have a very positive attitude to the idea of concluding marriage contracts when creating a family, said famous lawyer Aslan Ismaylov.
01 May 2009 [10:31]

EU Special Representative for South Caucasus offers condolences to Azerbaijani people

EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby has expressed condolences to Azerbaijani people, the Council of Europe's press release says.
01 May 2009 [10:20]

National Council of Youth Organizations of Azerbaijan makes statement in connection with the tragedy in the university

The National Council of Youth Organizations of Azerbaijan (NSMOA) uniting 66 organizations made a statement in connection with the tragedy that occurred at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (ASOA), reports Day.Az with reference to a report issued by the organization.
01 May 2009 [09:47]

Korean Justice Minister to visit Korea

Minister of Justice of Korea Kim Gyon Khan will visit Azerbaijan in the near future, according to AzerTac.
01 May 2009 [09:40]

Memory of those killed in the Azerbaijani Oil Academy to be honored at Azerbaijan State Philharmonic

Director of the Azerbaijan State Philharmoni? Murad Adygezalzade has contacted Day.Az news agency.
01 May 2009 [09:02]

Azerbaijani MPs: serious security measures must be taken in educational institutions

Azerbaijani MPs say the security in all institutions of public importance must be upped.
01 May 2009 [08:59]

French Foreign Ministry issues statement on the tragedy in Baku

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of France made a statement in response to the tragic events that occurred in Baku Thursday, reads the message of the French Embassy.
01 May 2009 [08:48]

Azerbaijani Irali Public Union launches "Stop Terrorism" action

On April 30, the Azerbaijani Irali (Forward) Public Union (PU) launched "Stop Terrorism" action after the incident at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, the PU told Trend News on April 30.
01 May 2009 [08:44]

President of Georgia offers condolence to Azerbaijani counterpart

On April 30, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili made a telephone call to Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev.
01 May 2009 [08:41]

Farda Gadirov's fellow villagers describe him as even-tempered, closed boy

Residents of the Dashtad village of Marneuli region of Georgia were surprised at the reports from Baku about their fellow villager Farda Asad oglu Gadirov's shooting at people at the Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [08:39]

Russian President offers condolences to President of Azerbaijan

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent a letter of condolence to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev over a human loss caused by a gunman attack to the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
01 May 2009 [08:34]

Georgian Embassy in Azerbaijan confirms involvement of its citizen to a shooting at Azerbaijan Oil Academy

Georgian Embassy in Baku has received official confirmation of the involvement of a citizen of Georgia to the shooting in the Oil Academy, which resulted in the deaths of 13 students.
30 April 2009 [08:55]

Ammunition found in Geygel region of Azerbaijan

The law enforcement officers discovered weapons and ammunition in Geygel region of Azerbaijan yesterday, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
30 April 2009 [08:44]

Germany hosts night of Azeri culture

An international children's festival has been held in in the German capital - Berlin, Day.Az reports with reference to the press service of the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora of Azerbaijan.
29 April 2009 [17:24]

Two Azerbaijani films awarded at the film festival in Houston

Two Azerbaijani films were awarded at the International Festival of free movies Worldfest-2009 in Houston, United States, Day.Az reports with reference to the press service of the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora.
29 April 2009 [16:49]

Cultural events on the Year of Frederic Chopin to be held in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan will hold arrangements dedicated to the creative activity of world famous Polish composer Frederic Chopin.
29 April 2009 [16:33]

Representative of Azerbaijan in Geneva discussing rational use of the orbital frequency resources

The representative of the State Administration of Radio Frequencies (WTP) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan is discussing the rational use of the orbital frequency resources in Geneva.
29 April 2009 [16:03]

Three Bangladesh citizens who have committed robbery undergo trial in Baku

Today, the Court of Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan has held the hearing on a criminal case of the citizens of Bangladesh.
29 April 2009 [15:42]

Academy of Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry announces student admission

The Academy of the Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry announced the admission of students for 2009-2010 education year.
29 April 2009 [14:40]

Meeting on swine flu threat held in Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers

“There is swine flue threat for Azerbaijan. Therefore, importation of animal products from the countries tested positive for swine flue will be banned,” chief of State Veterinary Service under Agriculture Ministry Ismayil Hasanov said at the press conference, APA reports.
29 April 2009 [13:09]

Azerbaijani State Railroad holds propaganda due to pig flu

The Azerbaijani State Railway Company is holding arrangements to prevent the spread of pig flu in the country, said spokesman for the Azerbaijan State Railway Company Nadir Azmamedov.
29 April 2009 [11:04]

For the first time in Azerbaijan, courtesy of GoldenPay, subscribers can pay their electricity bills online

For the first time in Azerbaijan, courtesy of GoldenPay, subscribers can pay their electricity bills online.
28 April 2009 [16:37]

Azerbaijani Ombudswoman appeals to Internal Ministry due to force against ANS reporter

Azerbaijani Ombudswoman appealed to the Internal Ministry to investigate the force by police against a reporter of ANS company.
28 April 2009 [13:26]

Official of Azerbaijan's presidential administration: Intellectual level of some mass media representatives does not go beyond the frames of narrow minded and limited kitchen rhetoric

The creation of the Fund for Support of Media Development is a step forward in the development of free press in Azerbaijan, said Elnur Aslanov, chief of department of political analysis and information of Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration.
28 April 2009 [12:56]

Azerbaijani Health Minister: There is still no threat of virus transmission to Azerbaijan

The Health Minister of Azerbaijan will issue a special order regarding the swine flu threat. There is still not a threat of virus transmission to Azerbaijan, Health Minister Ogtay Shiraliyev told APA.
28 April 2009 [11:50]

Building collapses in Baku, Azerbaijan - UPDATED

The last storey of the hotel which was under construction collapsed in Bilgah settlement of Baku at night on April 28.
28 April 2009 [08:59]

Police violence against ANS correspondents

Camera belonging to the TV crew has been broken down.
27 April 2009 [17:25]

German Deutsche Welle media company, Azerbaijani TREND Agency are partners

The German Deutsche Welle media company and Azerbaijani TREND agency signed a cooperation agreement in media.
27 April 2009 [17:00]

Heydar Aliyev week announced in Azerbaijan

The Irali public union has announced a Heydar Aliyev week May 2-10 on the occasion of 86th anniversary of Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev.
27 April 2009 [09:39]

Issue of pig flu spread in Mexica is a focus of attention: Azerbaijan's State Veterinary Service

"There are no grounds to worry about the spread of pig flu (H1N1) in Mexico", said spokesman for the State Veterinary Service under the Agricultural Ministry of Yolchu Khanveli.
25 April 2009 [11:17]

Wanted founder of “racketeering” Ideal newspaper Nazim Guliyev arrested

Wanted founder of the Ideal newspaper Nazim Guliyev has been arrested, spokesman for Interior Ministry Sadig Gozalov told APA.
25 April 2009 [10:08]

Works of Azerbaijani author represented at second exhibition of painters from GUAM states

The opening of the second exhibition of the painters from the GUAM states was held at the GUAM Secretariat in Kiev Friday, according to the official website for GUAM.
24 April 2009 [12:50]

Azerbaijani population census covers over 8.8 million people: state committee head

According to preliminary data, the Azerbaijani population census which began on April 13 covered 8.82 million people, State Statistical Committee Head Arif Valiyev said at a news conference on April 24.
23 April 2009 [15:45]

One more Azerbaijani soldier killed by Armenian Forces

Soldier Javanshir Guliyev has been killed by Armenian gunshot in the territory of Tartar region, according ANS Press.
23 April 2009 [15:28]

European Youth Foundation ready to support Azerbaijani youth organizations: EYF head

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is ready to support the Azerbaijani youth organizations, EYF Head Jean-Claude Lazaro told journalists in Baku on April 23.
23 April 2009 [15:20]

Ambassador: A ship with eight Azerbaijani citizens on board is waiting in the territorial waters of India for three months

Eight of crew members of the ship “Mira”, owned by Turkish company and waited for three months in the territorial waters of India, are Azerbaijani citizens, Azerbaijani Ambassador to India Tamerlan Garayev told APA.
23 April 2009 [12:18]

Man detained over general Rail Rzayev's death

The detained man Anar Rafiyev is charged with murdering the commander of Azerbaijan's air force.
23 April 2009 [08:59]

Iran worries about drug traffic to Azerbaijan via its borders: Deputy police chief

The Islamic Republic of Iran worries about drug smuggling via its borders to Azerbaijan.
22 April 2009 [10:44]

Baku international airport cancels night flights receipt

The Heydar Aliyev's International Airport will not receive passenger planes at night hours on July 2 of 2009, said the spokesman for AZAL Meherrem Safarli.
21 April 2009 [15:17]

Sale of globes not depicting Azerbaijan prevented in Baku

Police have revealed globes not depicting Azerbaijan's name and territorial boundaries in Baku.
21 April 2009 [13:05]

Azerbaijani deputy's apartment attacked

The apartment of Azerbaijani deputy of Parliament Gular Ahmadova was attacked, the Khatai District Police Station reported to Trend News.