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31 March 2009 [16:10]
The Institute of History of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences will publicize the results of its researches on 26 Baku Commissars in middle of April, director of the institute Yagub Mahmudov told APA.
31 March 2009 [15:52]
The logo of the international scientific Olympic games to be held in Baku in December has been made public, according to the press service for the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan.
31 March 2009 [14:56]
Member of the Azerbaijani parliament Ganira Pashayeva said the informational campaign informing the world about the genocide committed by Armenians in 1918 in Guba must continue.
31 March 2009 [11:50]
The action "Youth against terror" on the March genocide of Azerbaijanis, started in Baku Tuesday.
30 March 2009 [17:39]
The "Never-ending Fall of the Leaves" poem book by Azerbaijani poetess Khazangul Huseynova was presented by the Eurasian Union of Writers and Turkish National Library in Ankara.
30 March 2009 [15:19]
The rules of conscription have changed in Azerbaijan.
30 March 2009 [14:56]
"This year will be successful for ties between Azerbaijan and Korea and the global financial crisis will not have any influence on the economies of our countries", said Korean ambassador to Azerbaijan Lu Kwang Chul, according to AzerTac.
30 March 2009 [13:41]
An internet action "Youth against terror" on genocide, committed by Armenians in Baku in 1918 will start on March 31, according to the press service for the Ministry of youth and sports of Azerbaijan.
29 March 2009 [17:34]
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman has sent a statement on March 31 - Azerbaijani Genocide Day to international organizations.
29 March 2009 [17:31]
An exhibition on facts of genocide committed by Armenians against the Azerbaijani people will open at the exhibition hall of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, according to the press service for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
29 March 2009 [16:27]
Activist of the movement for rights of South Azerbaijanis Amir Abbas Benai Kazimi was arrested in Iranian city of Tebriz, according to the Congress of World Azerbaijanis.
29 March 2009 [15:55]
A book collection was sent to Azerbaijani embassy to Hungary for spreading information about Azerbaijan, close familiarization of European countries with our country, according to the press service for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
29 March 2009 [14:58]
There is a need to allocate a place on the city suburb, about 20-25 kilometers away from the center, to bury street and home animals in Baku, said Azer Garayev, head of the Azerbaijani association of animal protection.
29 March 2009 [14:37]
29 March 2009 [12:05]
New York-based Radio Turkum started to broadcast programs in Azeri at 11.00-13.00 on Saturdays and Sundays.
29 March 2009 [11:44]
One of the world’s oldest men lives in Kurdmashi village of Ismayilli region.
29 March 2009 [11:24]
A week of German culture is held in Goygol region.
29 March 2009 [09:39]
Windows Vista is now being translated into Azerbaijani.
19 March 2009 [18:21]
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse congratulated Azerbaijani people on Novruz holiday.
17 March 2009 [18:34]
Azerbaijan hosted a presentation of the Azerbaijani translated version of the book entitled "Towering in Canakkale" on March 17.
17 March 2009 [17:33]
The act of amnesty will release 12% of prisoners in Azerbaijan, said chairman of standing parliament commission on legal policy and state construction Ali Huseynov at the next plenary session of Milli Medjlis Tuesday.
17 March 2009 [17:08]
Religious communities in Azerbaijan said the struggle against extremist groups must strengthen.
17 March 2009 [14:48]
Snow of 50 cm thickness fell in the north-western regions of Azerbaijan. According to APA local bureau, intensive rainfalls have started in the north-western regions of the country since March 15 and it was replaced by slush and snow on March 16.
17 March 2009 [14:41]
The new Azerbaijani International TV channel is not intended for inner consumption, said chairman of the National Television and Radio Council Nushirevan Mehheremli.
17 March 2009 [12:45]
The Azerbaijani parliament has adopted an act of amnesty by initiative of president of Heydar Aliyev's Foundation, Milli Medjlis deputy Mehriban Aliyeva.
17 March 2009 [12:22]
The 9th Baku Book Festival will be held at Azerbaijan National Library of Akhundov on May 26, according to the press service for the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
17 March 2009 [11:55]
Representatives of the Irish community of Azerbaijan are preparing to mark the national holiday of Irish people - St.Patrick's Day, said representatives of the Irish community, residing in Baku.
17 March 2009 [11:11]
There is a plan to launch construction and reconstruction of 17 facilities of the defense industry in the framework of the investment program for 2009 by instruction of the head of the state, said Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
17 March 2009 [10:19]
An international symphonic forum will be held in the capital of Denmark - Copenhagen- on May 12-16 of 2009.
17 March 2009 [10:14]
An international scientific conference on results of international archaeological studies will be held in Baku in April, said the press service for the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
16 March 2009 [17:07]
Representative of the department of public information of the UN Azerbaijani office was robbed in one of the shops in Sabail district of Baku, according to the press service for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.
16 March 2009 [10:01]
President Ilham Aliyev visited newly repaired and reconstructed building of the Museum of Azerbaijan Literature named after great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi.
14 March 2009 [11:15]
13 March 2009 [16:00]
As it is impossible to clarify dates, during the census enumeration of Azerbaijan the number of Armenians, residing in Nagorno Karabakh will be fixed as was during the previous census enumeration of 120,000 people, said chairman of the State Statistical Committee Arif Veliyev.
13 March 2009 [15:00]
The monitoring performed by the Press Council uncovered 2,545 ethic code violations in a single month.
13 March 2009 [12:28]
President of Lukoil company, 58 year old Azerbaijani Vahit Alekperov is among hundred richest people of the planet.
12 March 2009 [11:59]
11 March 2009 [18:43]
Armenian soldier Paruyr Stepanyan fled into Azerbaijan in protest of violence and tyranny in Armenian Army, according to ANS-Press.
11 March 2009 [18:41]
The Baku police received a bomb alert at the Nizami metro station, according to ANS-Press.
11 March 2009 [18:09]
Family of the Bizim Yol newspaper correspondent Mushvig Huseynov met him in prison No 2, according to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
11 March 2009 [17:58]
Head of the National Assembly of Azerbaijanis of Georgia Dashgin Gulmamedov was arrested in Baku, said spokesman for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan Sadig Gezalov.
11 March 2009 [15:39]
The presentation of the book "Karabakh in the past, present and future" in Russian and English was held by initiative of the Organization for Karabakh Liberation, according to head of the Organization for Karabakh Liberation Akif Naghi.
11 March 2009 [15:02]
Officials of the Sabunchi police department held a successful operation during which they detained editors-in-chief of two newspapers, according to the press service for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.
11 March 2009 [14:48]
The Eurasian national university of Lev Gumilev and Baku State University signed a document of cooperation in Eurasia, according to AzerTac.
11 March 2009 [13:48]
An international conference on "The role of young women in intercultural dialogue" will be held in Azerbaijani capital - Baku on April 23-28, according to AzerTac.
11 March 2009 [13:34]
The research center World Public Opinion under the Maryland university held a poll among citizens of 19 countries of the world, according to AzerTac.
11 March 2009 [11:46]
Azerbaijan accounts for about 1.5 mln Internet users, according to Internet World Stats.
11 March 2009 [10:20]
Mehriban Aliyeva, Milli Medjlis deputy and president of Heydar Aliyev's foudation presented the draft Amnesty act on occasion of Novruz, according to the press service for Heydar Aliyev's Foundation.
10 March 2009 [18:02]
The US embassy to Baku in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and State Veterinarian Service of Azerbaijan will organize training courses this week.
10 March 2009 [14:20]
10 March 2009 [14:13]
Serious problems were caused by strong wind in three villages in the Dashkesan region of Azerbaijan yesterday, reports the press service for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.
10 March 2009 [11:58]
Hurricane caused a serious damage to residential houses of Guba (170 kilometers away from Baku in the northern region of Azerbaijan.
07 March 2009 [12:42]
Defender Isakhan Ashurov appealed to the Azizbeyov district court with a request to release Bizim Yol newspaper correspondent Mushvig Huseynov due to illness, according to the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety.
07 March 2009 [11:58]
Broadcast of Iran’s “Seher” channel has been prevented in some regions of Azerbaijan, APA’s Mil-Mughan bureau reports.
07 March 2009 [10:22]
Turkish company of computer programs Labris Teknoloji, specializing in the sphere of information technologies, will open an office in Azerbaijan, according to AzerTac.
06 March 2009 [11:48]
Yesterday editor-in-chief of the Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper Eynulla Fatullayev, held in jail No 12, met his father Emin Fatullayev, according to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
06 March 2009 [11:06]
Georgian state minister on diaspora issues Yulon Gagoshidze, visiting Baku, suggested to the Azerbaijani side to conclude a memo of cooperation of the state bodies on work with the diaspora of the two countries.
06 March 2009 [10:31]
News in Armenian on the newly created international television in Azerbaijan (ATV International) will deal only with Azerbaijan's propaganda, Natig Ibrahimov, Vice President of Azad Azərbaycan television, told Trend News on March 5.
06 March 2009 [10:21]
Azerbaijani scientists attended a conference "Influence of the Turkish language and culture on the Caucasus", held in Turkish Ardakhan, according to Turkish Cihan news agency.
05 March 2009 [18:45]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to ratify amendments and alterations to the law "On immigration" and "On state duties", according to AzerTac.
05 March 2009 [17:27]
The next session of the National Television and Radio Council will be held Thursday, according to the press service for the National Council.
05 March 2009 [14:57]
Members of the public committee for control over the penitentiary system of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice held a monitoring at the central medical center of the ministry and correctional facility No 1, according to human rights activist Chingiz Ganizade.
05 March 2009 [14:44]
05 March 2009 [14:28]
If the shortages in provision of internet services to Azerbaijani users are not removed in the shortest period, this issue will be discussed at the court hearing, said president of the National internet forum of Azerbaijan Osman Gunduz.
05 March 2009 [14:07]
"Application of the "single window" system while regulating the migration processes will improve the state of migrants in the country", said chairman of the parliamentary commission on social policy Hadi Rajabli.
05 March 2009 [11:43]
The global financial crisis has not seriously influenced ecological projects, the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry said.
05 March 2009 [11:09]
The friendship between Azerbaijan and Georgia will continue for centuries, said Georgian state minister on diaspora issues Yulon Gagoshidze.
05 March 2009 [10:37]
Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev decreed on improving management of migration processes, APA reports.
05 March 2009 [10:34]
04 March 2009 [16:15]
The scientists of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan took part in the archaeological diggings of the regions of our country according to AzerTac.
04 March 2009 [14:19]
04 March 2009 [13:34]
Officials of the state committee of standardization, metrology and patents of Azerbaijan has released an compliance of the certificate of products, imported by Lider SM LTD, said the press service for the state committee on standardization, metrology and patents.
04 March 2009 [11:37]
The opening of the Center of Italian language was held at the Azerbaijani University of Language, according to AzerTac.
04 March 2009 [10:17]
Currently Azerbaijan accounts for 8042 domains on .az, reports Day.Az with reference to the national system of WhoIs domains registration.
03 March 2009 [17:47]
The Diplomatic Academy of Azerbaijan and Italian institute of international relations of the Trento university signed a memo of mutual understanding Tuesday.