Politics
20 October 2009 [11:42]
The Azerbaijani ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) disagrees with the FIFA decision banning to bring the Azerbaijani flags to the recent Turkey-Armenia football match.
20 October 2009 [11:33]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev paid an official visit to Switzerland on Oct. 18.
20 October 2009 [11:16]
Day.Az interview with Russian political scientist, head of the Political Forecasting Center for the Study of Post-Soviets Alexander Karavayev.
20 October 2009 [10:57]
The leader of Azerbaijan's opposition party says it important to meet with representatives of political parties in Turkey in connection with the signing of Turkey-Armenia protocols.
20 October 2009 [10:46]
Monitoring will be held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces near the Gapanli village in Azerbaijan's Terter region on Oct. 22.
20 October 2009 [10:22]
20 October 2009 [09:48]
Talks between Iran and world powers on a deal to allay concerns about Tehran's nuclear drive started well on Monday, the U.N. atomic agency chief said, despite Iran's reported refusal to negotiate with France, Reuters reported.
20 October 2009 [09:28]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared on television on Oct. 19 and thereby denied the rumors of his death which were previously spread by some media outlets.
20 October 2009 [08:36]
20 October 2009 [08:21]
On Oct. 19, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of condolence to President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the act of terror committed in Iran.
19 October 2009 [17:55]
Some nongovernmental organizations in the northern Azerbaijan are going to rally against the protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia.
19 October 2009 [17:31]
The Azerbaijani parliament will debate the Turkey-Armenia protocols.
19 October 2009 [17:22]
Day.Az interview with Richard Giragosian, Director of Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS).
19 October 2009 [16:40]
“Our government and people do not make difference between the Turkish and Azerbaijani flags."
19 October 2009 [16:08]
"We trust Azerbaijani people," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said commenting on removal of Turkish flags from the entry to Martyr's Lane in Baku, CNN Turk TV channel reported.
19 October 2009 [15:51]
The Committee for the Protection of Political Prisoners in Armenia sent an open letter to United States President Barack Obama, French President Nikolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
19 October 2009 [15:38]
“The recent removal of foreign flags, including Turkish, in Baku and other places of Azerbaijan is not related to repairs or any other works”, Chief of the Public Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov said.
19 October 2009 [15:26]
Azerbaijan is shooting a film about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
19 October 2009 [15:16]
Day.Az interview with Azerbaijan political expert and historian Yunus Oguz.
19 October 2009 [14:38]
Iran said on Monday it will start enriching its uranium up to the 20 percent level if talks in Vienna fail to provide Iran the "desired results," the official IRNA news agency reported,
19 October 2009 [14:12]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev's official visit to Switzerland is expected to focus on economic issues, Azerbaijani Ambassador to this country Elchin Amirbayov said.
19 October 2009 [13:53]
The Azerbaijani Parliament will discuss the amendments and changes to the law on "Prosecutor's Office" at the next meeting.
19 October 2009 [13:18]
Leader of the Azerbaijani opposition movement admits that the opposition faces a very difficult situation.
19 October 2009 [12:57]
Renowned American expert on Eurasia, an expert on foreign policy, security and international relations and head of Russian-Eurasian programs at the Heritage Foundation, Ariel Cohen, spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
19 October 2009 [12:48]
Azerbaijani member of parliament Elmira Akhundova will take part in a workshop to be held in Lithuania.
19 October 2009 [12:37]
Day.Az interview with famous Azerbaijani lawyer Aslan Ismayilov.
19 October 2009 [12:28]
"Azerbaijan's concerns over the Turkey-Armenia normalization are understandable."
19 October 2009 [11:56]
Turkey-Armenia relations and stability in South Caucasus remain delicate given the lack of significant progress in solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani Consul General to Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov said.
19 October 2009 [11:45]
19 October 2009 [11:32]
The Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in his interview with TRT1 TV channel that there was progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, CNN Turk reported with the reference to the TRT1 TV channel.
19 October 2009 [10:55]
The UN highly appreciated Azerbaijan's initiative on implementation of Transnational-Eurasian Information Super Highway project.
19 October 2009 [10:39]
Day.Az interview with Armenian expert and chairman of the Caucasus Center of Peace Initiatives Georgi Vanyan.
19 October 2009 [10:23]
Chairman of the Moldovan parliamentary commission for elections Ion Pleshka said it was impossible to hold elections on the non-alternative basis.
19 October 2009 [09:41]
At least 44 Houthi fighters have been killed near the Yemen-Saudi border in a series of air strikes by the Yemen Army, a senior government official says, Press TV reported.
19 October 2009 [09:11]
19 October 2009 [08:54]
Taliban fighters mounted fierce resistance as jets pounded their bases and troops bore down on their leader's hometown Sunday, in a major offensive Pakistan says has killed 60 militants, AFP reported.
19 October 2009 [08:47]
U.S. President Barack Obama calls his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gül on Oct. 17 to discuss a range of issues, 'reflecting the broad strategic dialogue the United States conducts with this key ally,' according to a White House statement, Huriyyet Daily reported.
19 October 2009 [08:33]
17 October 2009 [23:05]
On Oct.18, Azerbaijan is celebrating the State Independence Day.
17 October 2009 [12:15]
Day.Az interview with senior research fellow at the Center for Caucasusian Studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations Nikolai Silayev.
17 October 2009 [11:52]
The UN has paid special thanks to Azerbaijan and 18 other member countries for totally fulfilling their peacekeeping assessments, financed by UN.
17 October 2009 [11:35]
17 October 2009 [11:02]
Azerbaijan Liberal Democratic Party (ALDP) has held its next meeting, ALDP chairman Fuad Aliyev said.
17 October 2009 [10:48]
17 October 2009 [10:11]
A total of 45 countries have already applied to participate in the 4th International Junior Science Olympiad that will be held in Baku in Dec., the Azerbaijani Youth and Sport Ministry said.
17 October 2009 [09:44]
"I do not think that the CSTO could accomplish the mission that NATO does today,” Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijani parliament’s Security and Defense Committee Aydin Mirzazade said commenting on reports that the CSTO has asked the UN status similar to NATO.
17 October 2009 [09:35]
17 October 2009 [09:09]
Azerbaijan's opposition's Musavat Party issued a statement on the coming municipal elections that will be held on Dec. 23.
17 October 2009 [08:56]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Friday presided over a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on the outcomes of socio-economic development for nine months of 2009.
17 October 2009 [08:42]
The district election commissions have approved 915 candidates for municipal elections so far in Azerbaijan.
17 October 2009 [08:33]
17 October 2009 [08:21]
We can not say that the last meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents' in Chisinau was constructive,Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
16 October 2009 [17:17]
Azerbaijan Democratic Party refused to participate in the municipal elections to be held on on Dec. 23.
16 October 2009 [16:57]
TURKSOY's members negotiate with Russia's Federal Ministry in terms of providing Russia with an observer status in the Turkic-speaking countries' organization, TURKSOY Secretary General Dyusen Kaseinov said.
16 October 2009 [16:41]
The Turkish Ministry of Culture says insulting Azerbaijani flag is inadmissible.
16 October 2009 [16:28]
Parents of the Armenia-captured Azerbaijani soldiers – Anar Hajiyev and Rafig Hasanov – are concerned that they have not received any letter from the sons for three months.
16 October 2009 [16:10]
Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Eldar Namazov.
16 October 2009 [15:26]
The Azerbaijani MPs want punishment for all those who insulted Azerbaijani flag in Turkey.
16 October 2009 [15:03]
Azerbaijani members of parliament describe their visit to Ankara as positive.
16 October 2009 [14:30]
Turkish security forces detained 32 suspected members of the militant group al Qaeda believed to have been planning attacks on NATO, U.S. and Israeli targets, state-run news agency Anatolian reported on Thursday, Reuters reported.
16 October 2009 [13:58]
"Turkey and Armenia reached a symbolic deal Oct. 10 toward normalizing relations, but several important and interwoven hurdles still remain."
16 October 2009 [12:34]
U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington.
16 October 2009 [12:11]
16 October 2009 [11:53]
Ireland completed its ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, intensifying the pressure on the Czech Republic to overcome its objections and become the final member state to pass the treaty, AFP reported.
16 October 2009 [11:36]
Day.Az interview with Senior research fellow at the European Policy Center and an expert on Southern Caucasus Amanda Akcakoca.
16 October 2009 [11:13]
Bosnia and Lebanon won seats Thursday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the U.N.'s most powerful body while serving their two-year terms, AP reported.
16 October 2009 [10:09]
In the interview with the French L`Express magazine, the Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that Ankara did not face any pressure in order to normalize his country's relations with Armenia, the Turkish ANADOLU news agency reported.
16 October 2009 [09:04]
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met visiting Lithuanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavicius on Oct. 15.
16 October 2009 [08:45]
U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people on the Day of State Independence on behalf of the American people, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
16 October 2009 [08:33]
OSCE PA Special Representative on Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia Goran Lennmarker will visit all three countries in the South Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in November.
16 October 2009 [08:21]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received head of the Iranian Presidential Office Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie on Oct. 15.
15 October 2009 [17:58]
15 October 2009 [17:15]
15 October 2009 [16:56]
Opening Turkish-Armenian border without the liberation of occupied lands will be a blow to the back of Azerbaijan, said the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan.
15 October 2009 [16:45]
Iran’s Embassy to Armenia said rumors spread over iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death are slander and has nothing to do with the reality.