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26 December 2006 [09:55]

European Chess Union president to visit Baku

The president of European Chess Union Boris Kutin will pay a visit to Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [09:51]

Azerbaijani branches of foreign universities appeals to court

Azerbaijani branches of the foreign universities appealed to the Court of Appeals.
26 December 2006 [00:49]

Council on political prisoner problems conducts monitoring in penitentiary institutions

Members of the Council met with prisoners and were interested in the conditions of incarceration, health, treatment and food of sick prisoners, permission for their meeting with relatives in time, the behavior of warders.
25 December 2006 [19:56]

Weather to change from tomorrow

The weather will become colder beginning from December 26 to December 28, said Umayra Tagiyeva, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry (ENRM) National Hydrometeorology Department bureau chief.
25 December 2006 [19:30]

CE Monitoring Group to visit all Caucasus countries

"Honarary titles should be eliminated in the modern society. We should respect the people with honorary titles. But it does not mean that, we should show indifference the art workers without honorary titles.
24 December 2006 [14:21]

National Radio & Television Council of Azerbaijan visits Anadolu Agency

Azerbaijani National Radio & Television Council delegation and member of Turkish Supreme Board of Radio & Television (RTUK) Ilhan Yerlikaya visited Anadolu Agency (AA) HQ in Ankara.
23 December 2006 [14:35]

IV Azerbaijani Journalists Congress begins

The 4th Congress of Azerbaijani journalist has begun.
23 December 2006 [12:03]

Baku to host meeting of world metro chiefs

Baku will host the meeting of metro leaderships from the world countries May 7-10, 2008.
23 December 2006 [11:51]

IM Migration Service chief: "There is no Deportation Law in Azerbaijan"

Interior Ministry (IM) Migration Service (MS) was founded on May 15, 2006 and it has three departments, a section and a center, IM MS chief Shovgu Hadiyev stated.
23 December 2006 [11:44]

AFFA possible to support Lennart Johansson

President elections to UEFA will be held in late January in Duesseldorf, Germany.
23 December 2006 [11:39]

Car accidents kill 909 within Jan-Nov

2942 car accidents occurred within January-November in 2006.
23 December 2006 [01:35]

President Aliyev gives interview to Radio "Ekho Moskvy"

On 22 December, President Ilham Aliyev gave interview to the Radio "Ekho Moskvy."
23 December 2006 [01:32]

President Aliyev receives editor-in-chief of Russia's "RIA Novosti"

Russian news and information agency RIA Novosti's editor-in-chief met Friday with Azerbaijan's president in connection with the opening of an agency branch in the former Soviet republic.
23 December 2006 [01:22]

National Television and Radio Council protracts Lider TV’s license period

National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) held a meeting.
23 December 2006 [01:21]

274 art works stolen from State Art Museum found in USA

274 art works stolen from State Art Museum in July, 1993, have been found in the USA.
22 December 2006 [17:43]

Health Minister: "Illegal drugstores to be suspended"

Illegal drugstores will be suspended, said Health Minister Ogtay Shireliyev.
22 December 2006 [17:42]

IV Congress of Azerbaijani Journalists to be held Saturday

The IV Congress of Azerbaijani Journalists will be held tomorrow.
22 December 2006 [17:30]

Vital deworming campaign launched in schools in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Health, with the support of WFP and the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation (VRF), has launched the country’s 2006 de-worming campaign, aimed at improving the health and intellectual development of the country’s most impoverished children, many of them internally displaced as a result of the armed conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh.
22 December 2006 [13:45]

UEFA calls National Team's doctor to Switzerland

The last decision about football player of Azerbaijani national team and Garabagh club Sergey Sokolov who was removed from the field because of found betametazone preparation in his blood after the game with Belgium will be passed after January 10 next year.
22 December 2006 [13:39]

Unstable weather to last till December 27

The weather was unstable, it snowed in foothills and mountainous regions and in most regions intensively December 21-22, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorology Department Bureau Chief Umayra Tagiyeva informs.
22 December 2006 [11:04]

Wild Nature Rehabilitation Centre to be opened in Altiagaj

Wild Nature Rehabilitation Centre will be opened in National Park Altiagaj at the beginning of 2007, Ecology and natural Resources minister Huseyn Bagirov told reporters.
22 December 2006 [11:03]

Huseyn Bagirov: "Bird flu virus was not confirmed"

"The fact about bird flu among the migrant birds was not confirmed during the monitoring held by Ecology and Resources Ministry," Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Huseyn Bagirov told journalists.
22 December 2006 [11:03]

Traffic accident kills three in Lenkeran

A fatal traffic accident took place in Elet-Astara road in Gelmetuk district, the region of Lenkeran.
22 December 2006 [10:54]

Internet sites of Gundelik Azerbaijan and Realniy Azerbaijan attacked by hackers

Internet sites of Gundelik Azerbaijan www.gunazer.com and Realniy Azerbaijan www.realazer.com have been attacked twice by hackers.
22 December 2006 [10:53]

Oruj Zalov: "Azeris return from Russia not to cause criminogenic atmosphere"

Return Azerbaijani migrants from Russia will not cause criminal atmosphere in the country, stated Oruj Zalov, deputy minister of Interior Affairs.
22 December 2006 [10:52]

Azerbaijani community founds Child and Youth Center in Tallinn

Azerbaijani community in the capital of Estonia in Tallinn founded "Fidan" Child and Youth Center.
22 December 2006 [10:51]

Milli Majlis adopted statement on violence against women

Milli Majlis held a special meeting related to the CE campaign concerning violence against women.
22 December 2006 [10:48]

Abulfaz Garayev: "I made claims on appropriation of Cultural heritage of Azerbaijan to Armenian Culture Minister"

"I made claims on appropriation of cultural heritage of Azerbaijan to Armenian Culture Minister in Romania. The minister accepted my claims and said that they will try to decrease this kind of case," Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev.
21 December 2006 [23:03]

Azeri singers perform in Italy

Azeri singers and soloists of Azerbaijan Academic Theater of Opera & Ballet performed December 19 at the 'Solo Umberto' Theater of Rome, hosted by the Rome Executive Power, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Italy and the country's largest concerts organizer 'Associazione II Tempietto', Embassy of Azerbaijan to Italy said.
21 December 2006 [22:58]

Azerbaijan's musicians attend Berlioz Festival

The festival devoted to the memory of the great French Romantic composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) annually is held in Gothic Saint-Andre village of Grenoble city, where the composer was born. The event is sponsored by organization "Friends of Berlioz Festival" led by Jean Boyer.
21 December 2006 [22:52]

Institute for War & Peace Reporting: "Baku Traffic Hell"

Building bridges in Baku to avoid traffic jams brings only more jams.
21 December 2006 [22:46]

Anar Ismayilov calls name of contractor of Nadir Hasanguliyev's assassination

Lifer Anar Ismayilov who was accused of killing Nadir Hasanguliyev, parliamentarian Gudret Hasanguliyev's brother appealed to the family of the victim again. He called the name of the contractor in his second letter.
21 December 2006 [22:42]

Main State Traffic Police Office chief: "Proposals to tighten Traffic Regulations introduced to President's Office"

The proposals to tighten Traffic Regulations have been introduced to President's Office, said Main State Traffic Police Office chief Ramiz Zeynalov.
21 December 2006 [22:40]

Culture and Tourism minister: "Azerbaijan did not have candidate to TURKSOY Director General"

"Azerbaijan did not have candidate to TURKSOY Director General," said Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev.
21 December 2006 [17:05]

Migration Service Chief: "Most of illegal migrants are Pakistan citizens"

238 illegal migrants have been detained in Azerbaijani territory since Interior Ministry Migration Service was founded.
21 December 2006 [14:18]

Habil Aliyev: "I promised not to go on stage"

"This year some artists in Azerbaijan culture passed away. I feel sorry that, there is not any artist in Azerbaijan that brought up genius people," said People's Artist, kamancha-player Habil Aliyev.
21 December 2006 [11:04]

Prosecutor asks 99 years to 24 officers of Justice Ministry

On Wednesday Court of Grievous Crimes presided by Judge Eynulla Veliyev held the trial of former deputy chief of Justice Ministry Main office of execution of Court Decisions (MOECD) Gulmammad Mammadov, former chief of Procurement and Trade Base (PTB) Jabbarov Javanshir and more 22 former officers of Justice Ministry.
21 December 2006 [11:01]

Education Ministry begins inspections at non-registered branches of foreign universities

Education Ministry began inspections at non-registered branches of foreign universities in Azerbaijan.
21 December 2006 [10:46]

Azerbaijan to launch Epidemiologic Lab for Wild Nature

Azerbaijan will open the first laboratory for epidemiologic control over wild nature.
21 December 2006 [10:45]

Zabit Kazimov's trial to be held in Baku

Trial of Zabit Kazimov and Perviz Mammedov accused in assassination of Ganja Police Office Traffic Police department Chief Ikram Khalilov will be held in Grievous Crimes Court presided over by Imamali Asgerov on Dec 26.
21 December 2006 [10:44]

State educational institutions not to be privatized

"State educational institutions will not be privatized. They will remain under state control," said Minister of Education Misir Mardanov.
21 December 2006 [10:43]

Azerbaijani department opened in St. Petersburg Central Library

"National library" department was opened under the Lermontov Central library in St. Petersburg.
21 December 2006 [10:40]

Police on alert on holidays

Police will be put on alert on holidays to provide the security of the population and to keep the order in Baku.
20 December 2006 [20:43]

Northern regions supplied with ambulances

The measures are being taken to improve medical services in outlying mountainous villages of the northern regions of Azerbaijan.
20 December 2006 [20:33]

No Azeris among dead pilgrims

The first group of the pilgrims left for Hajj on December 13, already arrived in Saudi Arabia.
20 December 2006 [20:31]

Azad Rahimov elected National Olympic Committee's VP

The meeting of National Olympic Committee Executive committee was held on Wednesday.
20 December 2006 [20:30]

Senez Erzik: "I played great role in improving Azerbaijani football"

"Turkish football Federation President is Haluk Ulusoy. He does not intend to resign. Though the press writes about it, Ulusoy's intention is to execute his duties," said UEFA's vice-president Senez Erzik.
20 December 2006 [17:16]

97 people infected with hepatitis in Ganja

Today, the meeting was held with the presence of the first deputy chief of Ganja Major’s Office Rovshen Sadikhov.
20 December 2006 [16:31]

Public Prosecutor asks 99 years to 24 officers of Justice Ministry

Court of Grievous Crimes presided by Judge Eynulla Veliyev held the trial of former deputy chief of Justice Ministry Main office of execution of Court Decisions (MOECD) Gulmammad Mammadov, former chief of Procurement and Trade Base (PTB) Jabbarov Javanshir and more 22 former officers of Justice Ministry, Judge Eynulla Veliyev told.
20 December 2006 [16:00]

-5-10 degrees forecasted in Nakhchivan

It has been snowing in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic since morning.
20 December 2006 [15:55]

Azerbaijan's flights to Hajj restored

Azerbaijan's flights to Hajj will be realized at 03.30 and 05.45 today. Several more flights will be realized till December 24.
20 December 2006 [15:16]

Czech referees for ABU vs. Havre matches

20 December 2006 [15:14]

New medical center built in Ali Bayramli

Azerbaijan Ministry of Health said a new medical center was constructed in Ali Bayramli province.
20 December 2006 [15:13]

Khazar University's rector visits Turkey

20 December 2006 [15:11]

Driver killed in two-car collision

A man has died in a collision involving two cars in Goranboy province.
20 December 2006 [15:09]

Wrestlers to attend Zelenograd tournament

Azerbaijan Greco-Roman wrestlers headed to Zelenograd, Russia, to participate in the international tournament.
20 December 2006 [13:12]

Turkey Culture and Tourism minister Atilla Koch commissioned to TURKSOY leadership

The 23rd meeting of TURKSOY held in Ankara is over. The final document adopted as the result of two-day meeting.
20 December 2006 [12:49]

Azeri children with disabilities enjoy clowns and smiles

On International Day of People with Disabilities, World Vision Azerbaijan Children's Program bestowed special attention and gifts for very young beneficiaries of the project.
20 December 2006 [11:30]

Russian ballet troupe to present Fikret Amirov's "One Thousand and One Nights" at University of Florida

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia will present "One Thousand and One Nights" at the University of Florida's Phillips Center.
20 December 2006 [11:21]

'Leyli and Majnun' opera to be staged in Saudi Arabia

Uzeyir Hajibeyov's opera 'Leyli and Mejnun' will be performed in Saudi Arabia.
20 December 2006 [11:19]

Delay of flight to Hajj due to technical problems

Delay of flight to Hajj is related to technical problems.
20 December 2006 [11:18]

Criminal case launched on Shemkir ship explosion

Criminal case was launched on the fact of the explosion happened on the engine part of Shemkir oil tanker under repair in Paris Commune Dockyard.
20 December 2006 [11:16]

Mingechevir resident arrested on human traffic

The officers of Interior Ministry Department Fighting Human Traffic arrested Azerbaijani woman on human traffic.
20 December 2006 [11:08]

State program on education abroad to be presented to President

Education Ministry together with the representatives of mass media will hold raids in high schools to prevent the corruption during winter sessions, Education Minister Misir Mardanov said.
20 December 2006 [11:07]

Tabriz population boycotts Shimali Iran newspaper

The population of Tabriz boycotted the newspaper 'Shimali Iran' publishing threatening articles.
20 December 2006 [11:06]

Activities of civil servants to be assessed by new system

New bill concerning the amendments to the law of civil service has been worked out.
20 December 2006 [10:58]

Health minister to visit Sheki

Health minister Ogtay Shiraliyev will visit Sheki.
20 December 2006 [10:56]

Lawyers participating in Haji Mamadov's trial take stance to court investigation

"Zakir Nasirov and I were the only persons that tried to reveal the issue," a lawyer to former Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department chief Zakir Nasirov Adil Ismayilov said.
20 December 2006 [10:48]

35 policemen dismissed within nine months

"35 officers of Baku Main Police Board were dismissed because of irregularities," said Interior Ministry Traffic Police Office public relations department chief Arestun Mejidov.
20 December 2006 [10:45]

President Aliyev decrees on establishing Modern Cultural Center

President Ilham Aliyev decreed on establishing Modern Cultural Center.
19 December 2006 [23:31]

TURKSOY's temporary Director General elected

TURKSOY's temporary Director General was elected in the 23rd meeting of the organization.
19 December 2006 [15:41]

President Aliyev to meet with sportsmen

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev will meet with the winner sportsmen in World and European championships, as he did every year.
19 December 2006 [15:26]

Misir Mardanov: "Draft law about education was not presented to us"

Draft law about Education can be discussed in the next session of the parliament, Education Minister Misir Mardanov told.
19 December 2006 [13:34]

Sleet and snow expected in most regions this week

The temperature will fall 2-3 degrees beginning from the second half of the week in Azerbaijan.
19 December 2006 [13:33]

World Conservation Union to hold monitoring in occupied Azerbaijani territories

World Conservation Union (IUCN) will hold monitoring in the occupied Azerbaijani territories to investigate the ecological situation and harm on the biodiversity.