Society
15 May 2007 [09:57]
Reports on newly-found mass graves in Guba are closely followed in Ukraine, Ukrainian ambassador to Azerbaijan Stepan Volkovetski told journalists.
15 May 2007 [09:45]
Azerbaijan-Russia-Turkey business-forum is scheduled to be held in September on mutual consent, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov said.
15 May 2007 [09:21]
President of Azersun Holding Group of Companies Abdolbari Goozal withdrew hos suit which he brought against "Musavat" newspaper's chief editor Rauf Arifoghlu.
15 May 2007 [09:16]
Azerbaijan's Culture and Tourism Ministry has set up a working group in accordance with a presidential decree for improvement of library capacity in the country.
15 May 2007 [09:14]
The Assembly of European Forum of Azerbaijani students started in the capital of Belgium Brussels.
15 May 2007 [09:02]
Chingiz Ganizadeh, rights defender, member of Public Committee to Control Penitentiary Service at Justice Ministry monitored Gobustan jail.
15 May 2007 [08:53]
Representatives of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) met with Samir Mamadov, Azerbaijan soldier captured by Armenians.
14 May 2007 [22:26]
Today preliminary court proceeding on criminal case on parliamentarian Huseyn Abdullayev was held in Sebayel district court.
14 May 2007 [22:10]
2nd European Forum of Azerbaijani Students started in Brussels.
14 May 2007 [16:19]
Suicide was committed in Perimbel village of Yardimli region.
14 May 2007 [16:05]
The level of Kur River is to rise due to the intensive rains in the first decade of May and simultaneous growing of temperature and melting of mountain ices in Georgia.
14 May 2007 [16:04]
A group of journalists will hold rally in protest against pressures on press.
14 May 2007 [15:54]
Azerbaijan's Court of Appeal will tomorrow hold a preparatory legal proceeding with regard to the appeal against the verdict on Haji Mammadov, gang leader, former official of Crime Investigation Department of Interior Ministry and other members of the gang, who face charges of brutal manslaughters, kidnapping and other serious crimes.
14 May 2007 [15:47]
Under the slogan, "Prevent. Protect. Immunize", Azerbaijan's First Lady launched Immunization Week in Azerbaijan, at the Children's Baku City Polyclinic No.1.
14 May 2007 [12:03]
Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mammadyarov drew with former European champion Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania in the fourth round of the ongoing 3rd Mtel International Chess tournament in Bulgarian capital of Sofia to remain in sole lead on three points.
14 May 2007 [11:46]
Two Britons, Kevin Soldercy and Paul Stangery were beaten and robbed in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
14 May 2007 [11:45]
Veteran of VOA-Azerbaijan Bulud Mehmandarli has been appointed a new director of news service.
14 May 2007 [11:41]
The Grievous Crimes Court under the chairmanship of Judge Tofig Pashayev sentenced ex-prime minister Surat Huseynov's brother Asif Huseynov to 13 years in jail.
14 May 2007 [11:33]
Ten people have been found dead after an explosion and fire in a cafe in the Russian city of Orsk, emergency officials said Monday.
12 May 2007 [14:07]
Today, State Student Admission Commission has administered examinations for Azerbaijani students applied for Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) and other universities of Russia.
12 May 2007 [12:49]
The date and venue of conference of World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) has been rescheduled.
12 May 2007 [12:19]
Agreement on cooperation will be signed between Sumgayit and the city of Mogilyov, Belarus in June.
12 May 2007 [11:37]
Efforts are being made to release arrested journalists. I hope a turning point will be made on the issue in adherence to democratic principles in Azerbaijan, Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) Elmira Suleymanova said.
11 May 2007 [16:55]
The temperature of the weather will be below the norm from May 12 to 15.
11 May 2007 [13:44]
Education Ministry hosted a meeting of representatives of some embassies and institutes of international educational exchange programmes with regard to the 2007-2015 (two thousand ands seven and two thousand and fifteen) State Program on Azerbaijani youths' study abroad.
11 May 2007 [09:36]
Norwegian musicians - pianist Signe Bakke and violinist Michael Sussman will give concert in the Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society on May 17.
11 May 2007 [09:34]
Azerbaijan's Hematologists and Transfusiologists Society and Turkish Hemoglobin Circle organized an international conference on the theme "Problems of thalassemia." Specialists from Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Italy and Switzerland are attending the conference.
11 May 2007 [09:32]
The approval and implementation of Amnesty act is a very important event. I believe that amnesty acts will be further adopted, pardon decrees signed and other prisoners will be released, Ombudsperson Elmira Suleymanova said.
11 May 2007 [09:31]
11 May 2007 [09:28]
Ilham Abdullayev wanted by Kazan Internal department for premeditated murder has been detained in Baku.
11 May 2007 [09:27]
I think that in case of compulsory attestation, the majority of physicians will fail, said Deputy Health Minister Senan Kerimov.
11 May 2007 [09:26]
The Fifth International Ombudsman Conference will be held on June 18-19 in Baku, Ombudsperson Elmira Suleymanova told journalists.
11 May 2007 [09:20]
11 May 2007 [09:01]
Azerbaijani volleyball players' clubs suffered defeats in of Italy serie A quarter-final first leg.
11 May 2007 [08:46]
10 May 2007 [15:59]
The delegation leaded by Youth and Sports minister Azad Rahimov is to make a visit to Brussels, Belgium, on May 14.
10 May 2007 [14:27]
President Heydar Aliyev's birthday is celebrated in Azerbaijan today.
10 May 2007 [13:58]
Annual Flower festival is organized in the National Park today on the occasion of the then Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev's birthday.
10 May 2007 [09:38]
A slight roof collapse occurred in the newly-built tunnel near "20 January" metro station in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku at the night of May 8 to 9.
10 May 2007 [09:36]
Azerbaijani Emergencies Ministry has prepared an action plan to clean up the Kur river delta, siad Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov.
10 May 2007 [09:34]
Azerbaijan's ambassador to Georgia Namig Aliyev congratulated WWII veterans in Vake Park, Tbilisi upon the 62nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. The ambassador garlanded on the tomb of Unknown Soldier in the park.
09 May 2007 [13:04]
Majority of crimes committed in Baku have been revealed. The number of serious crimes has almost reduced, said chief of Baku Main Board of Police, General Lieutenant Maharram Aliyev.
09 May 2007 [13:01]
"Additional examination is being carried out in the landslide zone in Sabayil district of Baku," said Emergencies Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov.
09 May 2007 [12:59]
Road accident occurred in Barda region of Azerbaijan injuring five persons early Wednesday morning.
09 May 2007 [12:57]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev visited the tomb of two times hero of the Soviet Union Hazi Aslanov on 9 May - Day of Victory over Fascism.
09 May 2007 [12:45]
Defense Committee for rights of the founder and editor of Gundalik Azerbaijan and Realny Azerbaijan newspapers made a decision on holding a picket in Sabir garden on May 15.
09 May 2007 [12:43]
Russia's Education Minister Andrey Fursenko will visit Azerbaijan in the second half of May.
09 May 2007 [12:17]
Preliminary court proceeding on the appeal of Eynulla Fatulayev, founder and chief editor of newspapers Gundalik Azerbaijan and Realni Azerbaijan is to be held on May 18.
09 May 2007 [12:13]
The meeting held in Nijni Novgorod by Azerbaijan Diaspora brought together Azerbaijanis living there.
09 May 2007 [12:10]
Azerbaijani Education Minister Misir Mardanov is scheduled to visit London on May 17, Minister told the journalists.
09 May 2007 [11:46]
The event is dedicated to the Azerbaijan's late President Heydar Aliyev and is taking place from May 2nd to 12th.
08 May 2007 [16:48]
Ex-health Minister Ali Insanov brought an action against Presidium of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) in protest against his dismissal from full membership of the academy.
08 May 2007 [16:37]
Spanish newspaper La Opinion based in Los Angeles published three articles about Azerbaijan for the first time. The author of the articles, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Gabriel Larner prepared his articles during his visit to Baku.
08 May 2007 [15:45]
The trial on Zabit Kazimov and Parviz Mammadov accused of murder of Ganja traffic police chief Ikram Khalilov was held in the Grievous Crimes Court under the chairmanship of judge Imamali Asgarov.
08 May 2007 [15:42]
The number of registered refugees in Azerbaijan has decreased.
08 May 2007 [15:39]
Economic growth in Azerbaijan causes migration of foreign nationals to our country.
08 May 2007 [13:27]
Azerbaijan's Court of Appeal today held a preparatory legal proceeding with regard to the appeal against the verdict on Haji Mammadov, gang leader, former official of Crime Investigation Department of Interior Ministry and other members of the gang, who face charges of brutal manslaughters, kidnapping and other serious crimes.
08 May 2007 [13:23]
Armenian delegation members have anveiled the details of the meeting in Baku on May 4.
08 May 2007 [11:44]
Nijni Novgorod leadership is pleased by the activity of Azerbaijanis of this city, counsellor of Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia Bakish Zeynalov told journalists during the event of Azerbaijan Diaspora in Nijni Novgorod.
08 May 2007 [09:45]
Tender has been announced for reconstructions in Azerbaijan State Culture and Art University.
08 May 2007 [09:42]
Three-day international conference "Caspian dialogue-2" started in Baku on Monday.
08 May 2007 [09:36]
Flower festival on the then President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev's 84th birthday will be held in Baku national park.
08 May 2007 [09:32]
National Action Plan has been prepared as a result of the first national conference on problems of children with special care needs (handicapped children) organized by the State Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs, Azerbaijan NGO Alliance on Children's Rights, USAID, Save the Children and UNICEF.
08 May 2007 [08:07]
Editor of Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper Uzeyir Jafarov, who underwent assault by unidentified men, appealed to Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov fwith regard to the delay of the investigation into the case on assault.
08 May 2007 [08:06]
Chief of the Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov met with Mirza Sakit, correspondent of Azadlig newspaper.
08 May 2007 [08:02]
Azerbaijan's Court of Appeals presided over by judge Shahin Yusifov will hold on Tuesday preliminary proceeding of case on the appeals of criminal gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department, against the decision of Azerbaijani Court of Grave Crimes.
08 May 2007 [07:59]
Concert programme is to be held in London with honored artist Aygun Baylar's participation on May 20 in London.
07 May 2007 [22:52]
Baku Main Police Office's State Traffic Police Office (STPO) will move into a new building on May 10.
07 May 2007 [22:49]
Azerbaijani soldier Yehya Agayev, who drafted to military service 20 days ago, died.
07 May 2007 [22:29]
Writer Nuride Atashi's book "Struggle for Karabakh" was published in Germany on the initiative of the Nizami Ganjavi Cultural Institution in Berlin, Germany.
07 May 2007 [22:21]
Haji Allahshukur Pashazade, head of Caucasian Muslims Office visited newly-found mass graves in Guba last month.
07 May 2007 [22:13]
Chief of the State Committee for Religious Communities Hidayat Orujov met with religious men and region public representatives during his visit to Guba.
07 May 2007 [22:11]
State Border Service's (SBS) officials arrested 30 persons, who attempted to pass Azerbaijan State Border illegally.
07 May 2007 [22:04]
Officials in Kazakhstan believe warm weather and not nearby oil fields caused the deaths of 885 seals, most of them babies, since the end of March.
07 May 2007 [16:04]
The temperature will be close to climate norm in May in Azerbaijan.
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