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03 March 2007 [09:54]
US Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs today released 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR).
03 March 2007 [09:14]
Strong blast occurred in Kokeltme Birliyi of occupied territory of Azerbaijani region of Aghdam.
03 March 2007 [09:00]
Roundtable on the second anniversary of the assassination of editor-in-chief of "Monitor" journal Elmar Huseynov was held yesterday.
02 March 2007 [22:45]
Today trial on case of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten more defendants accused of embezzlement, abuse of power and bribery continued in the second part of day at Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes.
02 March 2007 [22:27]
Today the meeting of Public control committee of Penitentiary Service of Justice Ministry was held, press service of the committee stated.
02 March 2007 [17:26]
Though the Appeal Court upheld the decision of Budapest Court on Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov’s life sentence, he has not been transferred to detention place from ward, Ramil Safarov's father Sahib Safarov informed.
02 March 2007 [16:30]
Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev met with cinema figures in Nizami cinema with regard to the implementation of the executive order on the development of cinema signed by the President.
02 March 2007 [16:22]
International Movement of Human Rights Defenders' Office in South Caucasus plans to monitor the state of Azerbaijanis serving their imprisonment in Europe and CIS states, the head of the office Shahriyar Rasulov told.
02 March 2007 [13:20]
The trial on the appeal filed against the judgement on Akif Muradverdiyev, former officer of President's Office started, Reshad Mehdizadeh, the lawyer to Akif Muradverdiyev informs.
02 March 2007 [12:54]
"Bachelors at the age of military draft may apply for the Master's degree this year. They may continue their education after 1-year military service," said Azerbaijani Education Minister Misir Mardanov.
02 March 2007 [09:10]
18 members of the US boxing team will come to Baku in May to attend training.
02 March 2007 [09:06]
"My Azeri counterpart and me are concerned over the destiny of students, especially over the level of education. It should always be on the top," Russian minister of science and education Andrey Fursenko told reporters.
02 March 2007 [09:03]
Russian minister of science and education Andrey Fursenko had a closed meeting with Azerbaijani minister Misir Mardanov. The ministers held a press conference after the meeting.
02 March 2007 [08:56]
Azerbaijan's national under-21 football team will leave for Belarus to play a test match against the local national squad.
02 March 2007 [08:54]
Poland's Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga today visited Baku Slavic University.
02 March 2007 [08:45]
Azerbaijani under-19 football team didn't receive positive answer from Iranian Football Federation to play friendly in order to prepare for European Championship second leg.
02 March 2007 [08:33]
De-mining experts build playgrounds to encourage families to move back to border areas.
02 March 2007 [08:26]
Azerbaijan's Ombudsperson Elmira Suleymanova presented 2006 "Situation on ensuring and protection of human rights and freedoms in Azerbaijan" annual report to the President and Parliament.
02 March 2007 [08:19]
Famous jazzman Vagif Mustafazadeh is 67 years old on March 16.
02 March 2007 [07:59]
Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev will meet with cinema and theater figures.
02 March 2007 [07:58]
Famous Azerbaijani composer, Said Rustemov’s 100th jubilee will be celebrated by the government.
02 March 2007 [07:56]
A monument to Mozart will be erected in Baku.
02 March 2007 [07:54]
The program of reforms carried out in Ganja has great influence on the improvement of logistics of medical institutions, Deputy Head of Ganja Executive Power Ilham Aliyev said at the meeting on overall results of 2006.
02 March 2007 [07:51]
A Baku court has begun hearing a criminal case opened against two journalists whom the authorities accuse of insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
02 March 2007 [07:47]
Raids will be conducted in the canteens of Ganja secondary schools.
02 March 2007 [07:45]
Chairman of Society of Democracy and Human Rights Chingiz Ganizade has met with the chief of Swiss embassy office in Azerbaijan.
02 March 2007 [07:44]
A criminal group of four Armenians engaged in falsifying bank cards in Road-Island state of US has been neutralize.
01 March 2007 [22:21]
February 27 the avalanche hit the sergeant of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Vasif Vagif Feyzullayev and one more soldier in Murovdag, sources in Defense Ministry informs.
01 March 2007 [22:07]
Ali Nasir, correspondent of "Tolishi sedo" newspaper, deputy chief of Talish Culture center, who was invited to Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry to give testimony, was released, Ali Nasir stated.
01 March 2007 [15:58]
"Azerbaijan State television takes a main role in dubbing foreign films in Azerbaijani, National Television and Radio Council chairman Nushirevan Meherremli said.
01 March 2007 [13:27]
Criticizing those who mourned slain journalist Hrant Dink in January, Grand Unity Party (BBP) leader Muhsin Yazicioglu yesterday claimed that the 1992 Khojaly massacre in Azerbaijan has been ignored.
01 March 2007 [08:19]
The damage of the heavy wind in the region of Sheki on the night of Feb 21-22 has been calculated, Sheki Emergencies Commission deputy chief Valeh Elekberov told.
01 March 2007 [07:37]
Today Russian Education Minister Andrey Fursenko pays a visit to Baku.
01 March 2007 [07:33]
Today, chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov has met with Supreme Court Chairperson Ramiz Rzayev to deliver prisoners' appeals, Behbudov told.
01 March 2007 [07:31]
The next meeting of PACE Committee on culture, science and education was held.
28 February 2007 [18:08]
The temperature will rise by 4-6 degrees in Azerbaijani territory at the week end, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorology Department Forecasting bureau Chief Umayra Tagiyeva told.
28 February 2007 [17:37]
Communications and Information Technologies Ministry are working toward formation and security of the national cyberspace.
28 February 2007 [17:07]
UNESCO will send a fact-finding mission to the occupied Azerbaijani lands in order to assess the situation of religious, cultural and historical heritage of the region, culture and Tourism Minister Abulfez Garayev told reporters.
28 February 2007 [14:40]
Over 100 former students of the Independent Azerbaijan University attempted to hold a protest action outside the Education Ministry.
28 February 2007 [13:18]
Turkish citizens had a traffic accident in the morning in Kyur area in Ali Bayramli region of Azerbaijan.
28 February 2007 [09:30]
Iranian producer Eyyub Danishver will make a serial film "Empty boards" about events taking place in 1920s in Azerbaijan.
28 February 2007 [09:28]
Azerbaijan is among ecologically dangerous regions due to the level of pollution of subsoil waters and change of climate in big cities.
28 February 2007 [08:54]
One has been arrested in connection with the armed incident among soldiers in a military unit in Gedebey.
27 February 2007 [22:10]
Today trial on case of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten more defendants accused of embezzlement, abuse of power and bribery continued in the second part of day at Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes.
27 February 2007 [21:39]
Today, four members of a family died from carbon monoxide in January 20 St., Nasimi region, Baku, prosecutor Agshin Ziyadov told.
27 February 2007 [17:39]
Samples of some foodstuffs were examined in the laboratories of Republic Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology.
27 February 2007 [14:47]
"Education Ministry has no decision on raising tuition fees in paid faculties. Some measures will be probably taken concerning it in future, but we have no intention about it," Education Minister Misir Mardanov told journalists.
27 February 2007 [14:34]
Three-day symposium on the theme "Communication during emergencies situations on public health and relations with mass media" organized by UNISEF started in Baku.
27 February 2007 [12:51]
The trial of President's Office ex-Administrative Office chief Akif Muradverdiyev's appeal to be presided over by Judge Court of Appeal Gayil Mammadov will be held tomorrow.
27 February 2007 [09:30]
Azerbaijani sambo wrestler Vasif Seferbeyov(+100 kg) has won a bronze medal in the World Cup stage competition in honor of President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus.
27 February 2007 [09:25]
The international freestyle wrestling tournament in Kiev, Ukraine, with the participants of 20 countries is over.
27 February 2007 [09:05]
"I am going to write a book about my activities and what I witnessed in Azerbaijan when I return Iran," Iranian Ambassador Afshar Suleymani stated.
27 February 2007 [09:00]
"All religious communities are controlled in the frame of law. Before, there were more problems than now. At present there is no problem arousing concern," the chief of State Committee for Religious Communities Hidayet Orujov stated.
27 February 2007 [08:35]
One more Azerbaijani was attacked by skinheads in Moscow, Russia.
27 February 2007 [07:25]
90% out of 19,045 crimes recorded last year in Azerbaijan have been uncovered, General Prosecutor's Office stated.
26 February 2007 [22:03]
Twenty-six years and seven snubs after his first Oscar nomination, for "Raging Bull," Martin Scorsese finally felt the warm embrace of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sunday, as he was named best director and his murderous mob thriller "The Departed" was named the best picture of 2006.
26 February 2007 [20:11]
The number of common crimes recorded in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces reduced by 19.7%, crimes against military service 16.7% and non-military crimes by 28.9%, crimes on leaving military unit willfully by 27.4%, desertion by 34.8%, abuse of power by 57.6%, and service negligence by 46.7%.
26 February 2007 [20:04]
The construction of the former President Abulfaz Elchibay's tombstone is about to end.
26 February 2007 [19:57]
My brother Farhad Mammadov works in the Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry's department of Area, Ecology and Natural Resources and he has a gun. While cleaning it at home he misused it and wounded his ankle. He is being treated at home, said Taxes Minister Fazil Mammadov.
26 February 2007 [18:54]
"Azerbaijani TV channels will be given time to stop broadcasting films (documentary and feature) in foreign languages till the end of this year. The law banning transmission of films in foreign languages will come into force on January 1, 2008," the chief of National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) Nushirevan Meherremli told.
26 February 2007 [18:25]
As the result of the operations conducted by the officers of Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry, Gadabey resident Gurbanov Ilyas Nureddin (1968) who abused the confidence of the people presenting himself for a long time as the official of NSM and engaged in roguishness was detained.
26 February 2007 [14:53]
Unstable weather is forecasted at Azerbaijani territory in the first part of the week, Umayra Tagiyeva, chief of Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorology Department informs.
26 February 2007 [13:50]
Fire occurred in the military camp situated around the military unit in Jeyranbatan, Sumgayit, at the night of February 24 to 25, killing four members of a family.
24 February 2007 [14:30]
State Veterinary Service under Agriculture Ministry finished examining the samples taken during the monitoring held on Bird flu February 12-17.
24 February 2007 [10:20]
It is all the same for us where the Armenia-Azerbaijan match will take place, head coach of Azerbaijani football squad Shahin Diniyev said.
24 February 2007 [10:00]
The London Azerbaijan Society and Britain-Azerbaijan Youth Society have published a book named "Khojaly Tragedy - an International View" on the 15th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy.
24 February 2007 [09:45]
Drug addiction is growing rapidly in Azerbaijan, experts and physicians say, and although the government has made important strides to fight the trend, lingering trouble areas could hamper a correction of the trend.
24 February 2007 [09:30]
The 80th jubilee of Azerbaijan's and Russia's national artist, actor Nodar Shashigoglu will be marked by the government in Azerbaijan State Musical Comedy Theater on March 26.
24 February 2007 [09:25]
Infrastructure and staff potential of Central Clinic Hospital allows implementing heart transplantation in Azerbaijan.
24 February 2007 [09:20]
The state undertook commitments on bettering detention conditions of the detainees in isolation wards. At present this institution is being reconstructed, the chief of Azerbaijan's Ombudsman Office Elmira Suleymanova told the journalists.
24 February 2007 [09:15]
A worker died in result of accident during the repair works in Financial Department of Khatai Executive Body.
24 February 2007 [08:55]
The editor-in-chief of Sanat newspaper Samir Sedagetoglu has rejected his lawyer Seyyad Mammadov.
24 February 2007 [08:45]
Ombudsperson Elmira Suleymanova said that great activities were carried out when the National Action Plan was approved.
24 February 2007 [08:40]
Netherlands coach Vic Hermans has promised to get his side back on track after a disappointing 4-4 draw with Azerbaijan in their opening UEFA European Futsal Championship Group D qualifier.
24 February 2007 [08:20]
Azerbaijani shooters were successful in the first day of the international shooting tournament with the participants from 20 countries started in Trondheim, Norway.
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