Society
26 December 2007 [16:23]
Namig Agamirov, president of the Сongress of Azerbaijanis in Europe (CAE) and member of the Directors' Board of the Coordination Council of World Azerbaijanis Congress, visiting Baku, met with the Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan Heydar Babayev.
26 December 2007 [15:35]
Imprisoned editor-in-chief of Ideal newspaper Nazim Guliyev has been released today, according to his brother Bahruz Guliyev.
26 December 2007 [11:36]
Wi-Fi standard wireless Internet services will be rendered in Baku.
26 December 2007 [11:08]
A model from Azerbaijan Aliya Matkazina was declared a winner of the international contest Model of the Universe, recently held in Turkey.
25 December 2007 [15:56]
25 December 2007 [13:26]
25 December 2007 [12:44]
The imprisoned adviser of Nota Bene newspaper Faramaz Novruzoglu, kept in the hospital of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice, sent a petition for pardon to President Ilham Aliyev, his wife Taira Allahverdiyeva said.
25 December 2007 [11:32]
The first republican meeting of students took place in the Azerbaijan Academic State Opera and Ballet Theater.
25 December 2007 [11:06]
The Pardoning Commission under the President of Azerbaijan has finished discussions, concerning the decree of pardon, as reported by member of commission Vagif Samedoglu.
24 December 2007 [17:16]
The Council on Press has appealed to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with a request to pardon imprisoned reporters, as reported by the chairman of the Council Aflatun Amashov.
24 December 2007 [15:44]
The December issue of the English version of the "One World" magazine, published in Bulgaria, is devoted to Azerbaijan, as reported by the Embassy of Azerbaijan to Bulgaria.
24 December 2007 [15:13]
The number of drug-related crimes recorded in Azerbaijan within 11 months of 2007, reached 2239, as reported by sources from the State Anti-Drug Commission.
24 December 2007 [10:21]
The Embassy of Azerbaijan to the United States will hold an event on the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis at Holiday Inn, one of the central hotels of Washington, on December 28, as reported by sources from the Azerbaijani Embassy.
20 December 2007 [15:57]
A Christian pastor has been threatened with jail if he continues to allow children into church services.
20 December 2007 [14:45]
The organization of Azerbaijani intellectuals will present a new draft concept on the cultural development of Azerbaijan in the second half of January, 2008.
20 December 2007 [13:38]
A ceremonial presentation of a new elite magazine "Baku" took place at Moscow hotel "Ritz".
20 December 2007 [13:12]
The Union of Architects of Azerbaijan will hold an International Festival of Architecture in Baku next year.
20 December 2007 [10:56]
Polish masters will help their Azerbaijani colleagues restore the historical monuments of the country, as reported by the Polish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kshishtof Krayevski, who added that the Culture Ministries of Azerbaijan and Poland carry out definite work in this direction.
20 December 2007 [10:44]
The President of Azerbaijan congratulated the Azerbaijani people on Gurban holiday, as reported by the press service for the President.
20 December 2007 [10:28]
"I support the initiative of holding a Week of Azerbaijan In Armenia", Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus said.
20 December 2007 [10:16]
Azerbaijan's Association of New York has initiated publication of the Azerbaijan Review newspaper in English, as reported by the press service for the State Committee for Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad.
19 December 2007 [16:26]
The Azerbaijani city of Lenkoran takes the third place in Azerbaijan by the number of HIV-infected people.
19 December 2007 [16:12]
"One the one hand, Armenia holds talks regarding peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict and at the same time continues committing arsons on the occupied Azerbaijani lands", Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Guseyn Bagirov said
19 December 2007 [14:42]
The Center of Enlightenment on Human Rights has prepared a report on the gender situation among lawyers in Azerbaijan.
19 December 2007 [13:58]
The Azerbaijani police will work more intensively on the day of Gurban, as reported by the Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Oruj Zalov.
19 December 2007 [11:03]
The spouse of Mirza Sakit, convicted officer of the Azadlyg newspaper, Rena Zahidova, sent a letter to the Justice Minister of Azerbaijan Fikret Mamedov and chief of the Penitentiary Service under the Justice Ministry of Azerbaijan Nazim Alekperov.
19 December 2007 [10:40]
“Azerbaijan needs $600 million to clear its occupied lands from mines and unexploded ordnance”, Nazim Ismayilov, chief of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said.
19 December 2007 [10:28]
A session of the Pardon Commission under the President of Azerbaijan was held Tuesday.
18 December 2007 [15:33]
The Catholic Church in Baku is getting ready for Christmas Eve-the day before Christmas.
18 December 2007 [15:01]
A group of Azerbaijani reporters sent a message to the Secretary General of Council of Europe Terry Davis yesterday.
18 December 2007 [14:23]
The book "Ilham Aliyev: The Biography Continues", published by the publishing house "Molodaya gvardiya" within the famous series "Life of Outstanding People", has appeared in print in Moscow.
18 December 2007 [11:49]
The Public Television of Azerbaijan and Global service BBC are implementing a joint project, as stated in the joint announcement of these services.
17 December 2007 [13:42]
The Cabinet of Ministers of Azervaijan has passed a decree on the transfer of nonworking days falling on December 29 and December 30.
17 December 2007 [12:42]
Another claim has been filed to the Narimanov district court against the Khural newspaper by the chairman of Kurort JSC Akif Mamedov.
17 December 2007 [11:16]
According to the State Anti-drug Committee of Azerbaijan, 2,239 cases of drug crimes, including 785 cases of their sale, have been recorded in Azerbaijan through 11 months of 2007.
15 December 2007 [17:11]
An event, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the British-Azerbaijani Society, was held in one of the biggest halls of the British House of Lords, yesterday.
15 December 2007 [16:21]
A night of Azerbaijani jazz was held in Prague, the capital of Czechia, as reported by the spokesman for Azerbaijani Embassy to Czechia Arif Mammadov.
15 December 2007 [16:10]
Azerbaijani judoists have won 35 golden, 33 silver, and 48 bronze medals in the European and World championships, World Cup Contests and international tournaments this year.
15 December 2007 [13:13]
The State Veterinary Service will hold a monitoring on avian flue December 17 due to an existing threat of spread of the virus on the territory of Azerbaijan.
15 December 2007 [10:32]
Russia is said not to be ready to broadcast Azerbaijani channel on its territory.
14 December 2007 [18:45]
A concert on December 31-Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis will be held in the Baku Palace Restaurant on December 27, as reported from the State Committee on the Affairs of Azerbaijanis Living Abroad.
14 December 2007 [15:58]
The population of Azerbaijan made up 8,621,000 people as of November 2007.
14 December 2007 [10:27]
The evening of Azerbaijani and Turkish music was held by initiative of the Azerbaijan Turkey Businessmen Association and the International Bank of Azerbaijan in the Tower Hall of the Washington Mayflower Hotel on December 11.
13 December 2007 [14:11]
Israel will mark the 16th anniversary of the Hodjali tragedy in 2008 for the first time on the East.
13 December 2007 [13:26]
The Embassy of Egypt to Azerbaijan by the help of the Culture and Tourism Ministry of Azerbaijan will hold a week of Egyptian films in Baku.
13 December 2007 [12:31]
A delegation led by Human Rights Commissioner of the Azerbaijan Republic Elmira Suleymanova on 17-19 December will be visiting Strasbourg on the invitation of the Council of Europe.
13 December 2007 [10:54]
The international sporting dance contest came to an end in the American city of Las Vegas.
13 December 2007 [10:38]
OSCE Baku office held a training for journalists in Lenkoran.
12 December 2007 [12:34]
The Terter resident Anar Aliyev, taken hostage by Armenians on August 2, has been delivered to Azerbaijan today.
12 December 2007 [11:09]
The highest and largest flag in Azerbaijan has been raised in front of the Nizami district administration in Baku, as reported by Eldar Abbasov, assistant chief of Nizami district administration.
12 December 2007 [10:40]
Execution of the UN framework document "Assistance to development" (UNDAF), covering 2005-2009, has been discussed in the Ministry of Economic Development.
11 December 2007 [18:08]
The state committee of land and cartography in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is developing a map of historical monuments of Azerbaijan, as reported by the chairman of the committee Garib Mamedov.
11 December 2007 [17:56]
A revasculation surgery, available only in specialized clinics of the United States and Europe, has been performed on heart in the department of cardiovascular surgery of the Central Clinics for Oilmen, for the first time in the CIS states.
11 December 2007 [17:05]
The Baku city police will intensify work regime tomorrow, as reported by the first Deputy Foreign Ministry ofAzerbaijan Vilayat Eyvazov.
11 December 2007 [16:30]
65 cases of human trafficking have been fixed in Azerbaijan with 95 people brought to responsibility through 11 months of 2007, as reported by the first deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Vilayat Eyvazov.
11 December 2007 [16:06]
The winner of "The Best Model of Azerbaijan" 2006 Rustam Jabrailov won the 20th "Best Model of World" contest, held in Istanbul on December 8.
11 December 2007 [11:36]
The chief editor of the Yeni Musavat newspaper Rauf Arifoglu has gone on hunger strike in support of Ganimat Zahid.
10 December 2007 [15:47]
The days of European Cultural Heritage will be held in Baku in September, 2008, Abulfas Garayev, Culture and Tourism Minister, reported.
10 December 2007 [13:21]
Russia fixed 37,537 labor migrants from Azerbaijan in the first half of 2007, as reported by Rauf Tagiyev, the chief of Migration Department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Azerbaijan.
10 December 2007 [12:04]
Members of an investigation group of the General Prosecution and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, created to investigate two contract murders, committed in Baku, are currently on an official business trip in Moscow.
10 December 2007 [11:42]
The Embassy of France in Azerbaijan refused issuing visa to Jasur Mamedov (Sumerinli), the reporter of the Zerkalo and Ayna newspaper in Azerbaijan, without any cause
08 December 2007 [16:48]
A car accident which occurred near the Sabunchi circle at 06:55 p.m. yesterday caused death to 2 people.
12 July 2007 [13:26]
Baku will establish Organizational Committee for 3rd round matches of UEFA Futsal Cup.
12 July 2007 [13:16]
Incomplete facade repair works of Sport-Concert Complex named after Heydar Aliyev will be finished in late August, Complex director Rafig Beybutov told.
12 July 2007 [13:15]
Earthquake occurred in Azerbaijani southern region of Lenkeran at 11.50 today.
12 July 2007 [13:13]
Russian TV channel ORT’s broadcasting in Azerbaijan was stopped. The decision was passed at the meeting of the National Television and Radio Council on July 9.
11 July 2007 [08:34]
Azerbaijan National Rowing Federation’s (ARF) secretary-general Shahin Maharramov has been detained in result of operative search operations of the employees of Azerbaijani National Security Ministry.
09 July 2007 [13:31]
Russian TV channel ORT’s broadcasting will be stopped as from July 11, chief of National Television and Radio Council Nushiravan Maharramli said.
08 July 2007 [02:28]
Fire occurred in the administrative building of Experimental Hospital named after Topchubashov today.
07 July 2007 [00:54]
Respecting children’s rights is one of the main principles of the action plan between the European Union (EU) and Azerbaijan, EU special representative to Azerbaijan Alan Waddams told in an address at the National Conference “World Fit for Children” in Baku on the 5th anniversary of the Resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly.
07 July 2007 [00:46]
Azerbaijani Health Ministry and Finance Ministry prepared a new finance conception of health, Health Minister Ogtay Shiraliyev told journalists.
29 June 2007 [12:08]
Board meeting of Sport and Youth Ministry debated following issues today: sport successes in the six months of 2007, Sabirabad Youth and Sport Committee’s steps, working plan of the next six months and awarding of honoured names.
29 June 2007 [12:07]
Jazzman Vagif Mustafazade’s two-volume disc is being prepared.
29 June 2007 [12:07]
Construction of kindergartens and reconstruction of the existing kindergartens will start as from 2008, Education Minister Misir Mardanov said.
14 June 2007 [14:30]
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