Society

26 July 2010 [18:00]

Midget wedding in Azerbaijan!

A recent wedding ceremony in Adnali village of Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi region caused a great interest.
26 July 2010 [16:55]

Over 317 kilograms of expired products revealed in Azerbaijan

The State Service for Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Protection under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development destroyed about 317 kilograms of expired products.
26 July 2010 [16:22]

Boeing 737-800 launches its first Nakhchivan-Moscow flight

Boeing 737-800 will make its first flight from Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan to Russian capital Moscow tomorrow.
26 July 2010 [15:57]

Hot weather conditions to dominate in Azerbaijan for 3 more days

Hot weather conditions will dominate in Azerbaijan in the coming three days, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources said.
26 July 2010 [15:23]

Azerbaijani connoisseurs take first place in South Caucasus Cup in Intellectual Games

Azerbaijani intellectuals have been highly successful at the XII Cup South Caucasus in Intellectual Games which ended on July 25.
26 July 2010 [14:07]

Contruction of memorial over mass burial site in Azerbaijan's Guba region started

A memorial complex is being constructed on the mass grave of victims of genocide committed by Armenians against Azerbaijani people in Guba region of Azerbaijan.
26 July 2010 [13:21]

Large-scale ecological campaign conducted in Sumgait

Ecological campaign under the slogan "Sumgait – common house, lets keep it clean" has been held on the seashore in Sumgait.
26 July 2010 [12:25]

Daylight tragedy: Man kills his wife in Ganja

A brutal murder was committed in Azerbaijan’s Ganja city on July 25.
26 July 2010 [09:35]

Azerbaijan presents country's anti-AIDS programs at international conference

The Azerbaijan delegation participated in the 18th international AIDs conference in Vienna on July 18-23.
24 July 2010 [11:55]

Photo exhibition "Agdam – Caucasian Hiroshima and a Ghost town" launched in Baku

A photo exhibition “Agdam – Caucasian Hiroshima and a Ghost town” organized by "Inam" pluralism center opened in Azerbaijan Artists' Union.
24 July 2010 [10:35]

Traffic to be blocked in Baku

23 July 2010 [18:07]

Azerbaijan-Russia train traffic restored

The train traffic, delayed due to explosion in Inchkhe-Izbirbash, has been restored, Azerbaijani Railways passenger carriages department head Elyar Muradov said.
23 July 2010 [17:45]

Car rams into traffic police motorcycle in Baku

A heavy traffic accident has occurred outside the Government House in Baku.
23 July 2010 [17:25]

Person trying to sneak drugs to jails in cotton sticks detained in Azerbaijan

An individual who tried to sneak heroin into jail has been detained in Azerbaijan.
23 July 2010 [17:07]

Floods cause damage to historical monuments in Azerbaijan's Sheki region

Floods have destroyed part of fortress walls of the Palace of Sheki Khans and have damaged museums.
23 July 2010 [15:23]

Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for individuals accused of committing terror act in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

The prosecutor demanded a life imprisonment for individuals accused of committing a terror act in the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (ASOA).
23 July 2010 [15:08]

Heavy traffic accident in Baku: people dead and injured

A heavy traffic accident in Baku has left two people dead and seven injured.
23 July 2010 [13:07]

Azerbaijani epidemiologists again warn of dangers of swimming in "Shikh" and "Sahil” beaches

"The risk of becoming infected with intestinal bacterium the number of which exceeds normal, in seawater many times still exists," Republican Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology official Leyla Tagizade said.
23 July 2010 [09:55]

17 years pass since occupation of Azerbaijan's Agdam region

Today, 17 years pass since occupation of Azerbaijan's Agdam region by Armenia.
23 July 2010 [09:00]

Azerbaijani president confers honorary titles upon press workers

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an Executive Order to confer honorary titles upon several press workers on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of the national press.
22 July 2010 [17:53]

367 kg of expired food found in retail outlets in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's State Service for Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economic Development has held a regular monitoring of food products sold in stores.
22 July 2010 [17:12]

Central database of registration of mobile phones to be created in Azerbaijan

The central database of registration of mobile phones will be created in Azerbaijan by the end of the year, Azerbaijan Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies said.
22 July 2010 [15:25]

Bakery not complying with state regulations revealed in Baku

The Azerbaijani State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patent has revealed bakery violating the rules for bread production.
22 July 2010 [11:45]

SOCAR, Grunt Geo LTD sign contract on lab services

The Grunt Geo Ltd and SOCAR's Environmental department signed a contract on "providing integrated lab services and conducting analysis."
22 July 2010 [11:25]

Quake jolts Azerbaijani-Georgian border area

An earthquake hit the Azerbaijani-Georgian border area.
22 July 2010 [09:45]

Samples of Azerbaijani literature published in Hungarian

With the support of the Azerbaijan State Diaspora Committee three books have been published in Hungary.
21 July 2010 [17:45]

New naming rules in Azerbaijan not to apply to citizens of different nationality

The mechanism of "traffic lights", to be used in naming in Azerbaijan, will not apply to representatives of other nationalities residing in the country.
21 July 2010 [17:10]

800 new jobs created in Sumgait

As many as 800 new jobs have been created in Sumgait as a result of measures taken in the first half of 2010, the Sumgait City Administration said.
21 July 2010 [16:35]

Russian airway company to launch Moscow-Nakhchivan-Moscow flight

Moscow government's Airline "Atlant-Soyuz" will launch new Moscow-Nakhchivan-Moscow flight from July 27, the company said.
21 July 2010 [14:32]

Azerbaijan National Security Ministry seizes 425 kg of drugs

15 drug smugglers were detained and 425 kg of drugs was confiscated during anti-drug operations conducted by the Ministry of National Security last month.
21 July 2010 [14:07]

17 people drown in Baku beaches this summer

17 people have drowned in the sea in Baku beaches this summer, chief doctor of the Baku Emergency Aid Station Rauf Nagiyev said.
21 July 2010 [13:55]

Extra Almaty-Baku-Almaty flight will be launched

From August 9, Air Astana Airline will open additional Almaty-Baku-Almaty flight, Airline's Baku Office said.
21 July 2010 [12:23]

Azerbaijani experts: Traffic police's chasing drivers can be life-threatening

Azerbaijani experts say police's chasing drivers is unacceptable except for exceptional cases.
21 July 2010 [09:25]

President Ilham Aliyev opens Park Bulvar Trade and Rest Center - PHOTO

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inaugurated Park Bulvar trade and rest center in Seaside National Park on July 20.
20 July 2010 [16:53]

Book on history of Azerbaijani press presented

The second volume of the book "History of the Azerbaijani press (1920-1990)" by Associate Professor Akif Ashirli was presented today at the Ataturk Center in Baku.
20 July 2010 [16:40]

About 90 people suffer from sunstroke in Baku

About 90 people have suffered from sunstroke in Baku, chief doctor of the Central City Station of Ambulance said.
20 July 2010 [16:05]

Baku to host 1st annual symposium of researchers of international relations

First annual symposium of the researchers of international relations will take place in Baku on October 22-23.
20 July 2010 [15:08]

Buildings under high-voltage power lines to be demolished in Azerbaijan

The buildings under high-voltage power lines will be demolished in Azerbaijan, Azerenergi senior official Nurali Yusifbayli said.
19 July 2010 [16:55]

Azerbaijan Social Protection Fund receives more appeals from abroad

The Azerbaijani State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) received more appeals (33-percent increase) from abroad in the first half of 2010 compared to the same period of 2009, the fund reported.
19 July 2010 [14:08]

Azerbaijan's Gabala region to host International Music Festival

The International Music Festival will take place in the Azerbaijani Gabala region on July 23-August 5 with the support of Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
19 July 2010 [13:22]

U.S. Navy Band holds workshop in Mardakan orphanage

The U.S. Navy Band Five Star Brass has organized a workshop for 15 young musicians in the Mardakan orphanage in Azerbaijan.
19 July 2010 [10:32]

Baku to host conference on cybernetics and informatics

The third international conference "Problems of Cybernetics and Informatics" will be held here on September 6-8.