Society

02 June 2009 [10:13]

MP: Law on social protection of young families to be adopted

"The world dedicates only a day to children while Azerbaijan allocates a year, said MP Hadi Racabli, who is also a chairman of the parliamentary commission on social policy, according to Lenkoran's Cenub TV.
02 June 2009 [09:55]

Country house of Azerbaijan's ambassador to Russia attacked

A group of unknowns attacked the country house of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia Polad Bul-Bul oglu, located in the village of Nardaran.
02 June 2009 [09:15]

June 15 is a non-working day in Azerbaijan

June 15 will be a holiday in Azerbaijan, according to spokesman for the Cabinet Akif Ali.
02 June 2009 [08:47]

Investigation materials of criminal case on gang accused of committing terror attack on Abu Bakr mosque sent to court

The investigation materials of the criminal case on the organized gang accused of committing terror attack on Abu Bakr mosque have been submitted to the Court of Grave Crimes, the court told APA.
01 June 2009 [17:50]

Average monthly temperature to be close to normal in Azerbaijan in June

The average monthly temperature is expected to be close normal in Azerbaijan in June, chief hydrologist of National Hydrometeorological Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry Asif Verdiyev told APA.
01 June 2009 [16:18]

21 Azerbaijanis taken hostage as child still held in Armenia and occupied Nagorno Karabakh

“Armenia violates human values and international laws by refusing to release Azerbaijani children taken hostage during the military operations,” chairperson of “Hesret Yolu” Public Union for Assistance to Captives and Hostages Esmira Orujova told APA.
01 June 2009 [13:57]

Baku police receives bomb alert

The Baku police received alert about an installed bomb at the Zengi Lyceum, according to the press service of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
01 June 2009 [10:57]

Azerbaijani state commission says it is aware of capture of two Armenian soldiers

State Commission on Hostages, POWs and Missing People is aware of capture of two Armenian soldiers by Azerbaijani army.
01 June 2009 [10:29]

Foreigner missing in Baku

A foreigner has gone missing in the Yasamal district of Baku, sources in the Yasamal police station of Baku report.
01 June 2009 [10:21]

Georgia launches Association of Azerbaijani students

Association of Azerbaijani students held the first meeting, which identified priorities and goals.
30 May 2009 [11:36]

Three criminals charged with committing a blast in Mosque executed in Iran

Three people, who were party to a blast in Zahidan, Iran, on May 28 were executed on Saturday morning, MEHR news agency cited Sistan and Baluchistan Province police commander General Asgarpur.
30 May 2009 [10:52]

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry divulges expert opinion on incident at Training Centre

A diagnosis of functional gastrointestinal disorder has been set to Azerbaijani soldiers at the military training center Garaheybet in Garadagh district.
30 May 2009 [08:50]

Ombudsman Office holds investigation on mass food poisoning

Office of the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan has conducted an investigation on the mass food poisoning in the Garaheybat Military Training Center.
29 May 2009 [17:14]

Group smuggling large consignment of drugs from Iran, Russia detained in Azerbaijan

The National Security Ministry (NSM) of Azerbaijan has detained individuals smuggling large consignment of drugs to Azerbaijan from Iran and Russia.
29 May 2009 [16:28]

Soldiers were not poisoned from food in Azerbaijan: first vice speaker

First Vice Speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament says soldiers were not poisoned from food in a mass manner in the Garaheybat Troop Training Center in Garadagh District of Baku.
29 May 2009 [16:05]

Chairman of Azerbaijan's Cossacks community: It is a great pity that Armenia has not a single Cossack with a Slavic surname

After getting familiar with the recent interview of the head of the International Armenian Cossacks Association Sergey Madatyan, I would like to say that his information is false, said chairman of the Azerbaijan's Cossacks Community, ataman Viktor Mereshkin.
29 May 2009 [15:50]

Ammunition found in Ganja

Officers of the Ganja police have found and confiscated weapons and ammunition, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
29 May 2009 [14:56]

Azerbaijani Embassy in Latvia marks Republic Day

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Latvia held an official reception ceremony at the Latvian Society House in the centre of Riga on the occasion of the May 28 - the Republic Day.
29 May 2009 [14:17]

Azerbaijani state committee urges Azerbaijani youth studying abroad to be active in diaspora's activity

The Azerbaijani State Committee on Diaspora Affairs urged the Azerbaijani youth studying abroad to be more active in the diaspora movement.
29 May 2009 [13:09]

3rd Eurovision Dance Contest postponed to 2010

The European Broadcasting Union is postponing the 3rd running of the Eurovision Dance Contest, which is to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in the autumn of 2010, according to the official website of the Eurovision Dance Contest.
29 May 2009 [11:32]

Buffer zone of Ichari Shahar Baku reserve to be formed

The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has decided to establish a protection (buffer) zone of the Ichari Shahar (Inner City) State Historical-Architectural Reserve.
29 May 2009 [11:26]

Day of Republic in Azerbaijan celebrated in Astana

The Day of Republic in Azerbaijan was celebrated in Astana.
29 May 2009 [11:24]

Soldiers poisoned in Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s Garaheybet Training Center feel better

The soldiers, who were poisoned in Garaheybet Training center of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry on May 26, feel better, spokesman for Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-Colonel Eldar Sabiroglu told APA.
29 May 2009 [09:06]

Canned fish made in Kaliningrad, which has caused mass poisonings of Azerbaijani soldiers, was eligible for usage

Canned fish, included in the diet of soldiers during the mass poisonings in Garaheybat Troop Training Center in Garadagh District of Baku, was eligible for usage.
27 May 2009 [17:21]

SSAC announces Turkish universities Master Program for Azerbaijani students

State Student Admission Commission (SSAC) has announced Turkish universities Master’s Program for Azerbaijani students for 2009-2010, SSAC press service told APA.
27 May 2009 [16:07]

Azerbaijani members of parliament: mass food poisoning in military unit is not provocation

Azerbaijani members of parliament say mass food poisoning in the Garaheybat Troop Training Center in Garadagh District of Baku is not provocation.
27 May 2009 [15:41]

Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan congratulates Azerbaijani people on Republic Day

Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohammad Bagir Bahrami congratulated Azerbaijani people and state on Republic Day which is marked on May 28.
27 May 2009 [15:20]

Lebanese planning to commit terror act against Gabala radar station and Israeli embassy undergo trial in Azerbaijan - UPDATED

Today the Court of Grave Crimes held a preliminary hearing on a criminal case of members of the organized criminal gang charged with high treason and espionage.
27 May 2009 [15:00]

Shop assistant stabbed and AZN 48.000 stolen as result of assault in a shop in Baku

A shop has been subjected to an armed assault in the territory of the Nasimi district of Baku at 9:00 pm yesterday, according to the public television.
27 May 2009 [13:08]

Licenses given to educational establishments of foreign countries in Azerbaijan to have validity term

Draft law on education will be put to the third reading with several serious amendments.
27 May 2009 [12:45]

Mass food poisoning at one of Azerbaijani military units - PHOTO - UPDATED

Mass poisoning occurred at one of the military units of Mushvigabad village of Garadagh settlement of Baku.
27 May 2009 [11:21]

Azerbaijani crew members of Mira vessel return home

8 Azerbaijanis, crew members of the Mira vessel, arrested in India's territorial waters for five months, returned home.
27 May 2009 [10:39]

Azerbaijani Supreme Court not resumes Abu Bakr Mosque's activity

The Azerbaijani Supreme Court has not permitted to resume the Abu Bakr Mosque's activity.
27 May 2009 [10:13]

10 Azerbaijanis to be released from custody in Georgia

Commission of Pardon under the President of Georgia held its meeting on Tuesday.
26 May 2009 [16:46]

So-called Abu Bakr mosque in Baku to re-open: state committee official

Azerbaijani State Committee for Religious Associations says the so-called Abu Bakr mosque in Baku will re-open.
26 May 2009 [16:42]

Interior Ministry says it enhances safety of country's educational institutions

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan is enhancing the safety of educational institutions after the tragedy on 30 April in Baku, when fire at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy left dead and wounded, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports.
26 May 2009 [16:19]

Capital city police to strengthen security measures on school graduation day

The capital police will take serious security measures on May 30, the day of graduation ceremony at the secondary schools, deputy chief of the Baku Police Headquarters General-Major Yashar Aliyev told APA.
26 May 2009 [12:53]

Most of the population of Baku do not know location of municipalities: POLL

Some 92 percent of the population of Baku does not know the location of municipalities, the poll report by the ELS Research Centre says. The monitoring was held in six districts of Baku in April-May.
26 May 2009 [12:42]

State Committee: Orphanages, functioning in Azerbaijan, might be abolished by 2015

Orphanages, functioning in Azerbaijan might be eliminated by 2015, said Chairman of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Hijran Huseynova.
25 May 2009 [16:28]

Social insurance, pension provision booklets published in Azerbaijan

Booklets for receivers of social payments and pensioners have been published in Azerbaijan as a part of the reforms in the insurance and payment system.
25 May 2009 [15:53]

Member of Milli Majlis to represent Azerbaijan at the world championships in judo

Judo World Championship among veterans will be held in German Zindelfingen on May 28-31.
25 May 2009 [14:49]

Azerbaijan can carry out gas "swap" operations with Russia: SOCAR official

Azerbaijan can carry out "swap" gas deliveries to Iran as part of the agreement on the Russian gas deliveries to this country, a senior official of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) said.
25 May 2009 [14:41]

Azerbaijani crew members of the ship Mira depart India for Turkey

Eight Azerbaijani crew members of the ship Mira detained in India left this country with the support of Azerbaijani embassy, Ambassador Tamerlan Garayev told APA.
25 May 2009 [14:33]

Azerbaijani family's disease symptoms not indicates "swine flu": preliminary estimates

According to preliminary estimates, disease symptoms of five members of the family in the Naharli village of Azerbaijan's Saatli region do not indicate presence of A(H1N1) virus, Deputy Chief of the Republican Antiplague Station Shair Gurbanov said on May 25.
25 May 2009 [14:02]

Earthquake hits Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi Region

Earthquake hit Shamaki Region of Azerbaijan on Monday.
25 May 2009 [13:46]

Rain, hail forecasted in Azerbaijani regions

It will be cloudy, mainly rainless in Baku and Absheron peninsula on May 25.
25 May 2009 [13:40]

Five soldiers shot in result of careless gun handling - UPDATED

Day.Az reports with reference to APA that a soldier of the Azerbaijani armed forces as a result of careless handling of weapons shot his five fellows.
25 May 2009 [13:32]

Azerbaijan to contribute to development of intercultural and international dialogue

Azerbaijani young leaders will make recommendations on qualified intercultural and international dialogue among Muslim countries.
25 May 2009 [09:46]

Azerbaijani artist from UK takes part in an exhibition in Zurich

The exhibition Art Show Zurich was held in Zurich on May 14-17.
23 May 2009 [12:39]

Environment workers of Azerbaijan mark their professional day on May 23

Today is the professional holiday of environment workers, Day.Az reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan.
23 May 2009 [12:13]

Minister: We are negotiating with Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue and Shakira to host the Eurovision Dance 2009 in Azerbaijan

The hosting of Eurovision Dance 2009 in Azerbaijan in September is negotiated with world stars Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue and Shakira, said Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov, APA reports.
23 May 2009 [11:26]

Tree felling significantly reduces in Azerbaijan: minister

Tree felling has significantly reduced in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Hussein Bagirov told reporters.
23 May 2009 [08:45]

Smugglers, trying to import drugs from Iran, Russia to Azerbaijan, neutralized

Contraband, trying to smuggle drugs from Iran and Russia to Azerbaijan, was neutralized as the result of operative measures of the Azerbaijani National Security Ministry.
22 May 2009 [16:33]

Two injured in the shooting at Azerbaijan State Oil Academy sign out of hospital

Today, two more victims in the shooting at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy have been discharged from hospital, said assistant chief physician of the Clinical Medical Center, surgeon Adil Salah.
22 May 2009 [13:55]

Suspension of activity of some mosques in Baku considered in Azerbaijani parliament

A deputy of Azerbaijani parliament asked to clarify the issue on suspension of activity of some mosques in Baku.
22 May 2009 [13:49]

Cloudy weather condition over weekend

Lightening might also strike in some regions.
22 May 2009 [11:39]

Azerbaijani crew of Mira vessel to return in two-three days: FM

Eight Azerbaijani citizens - crew members of the Mira vessel detained in India's territorial water can return to the motherland in next two or three days.
22 May 2009 [10:21]

CE hopes for Azerbaijan's support to reforms in European judicial system

May 27 will be open for signatures on the 14th Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.
22 May 2009 [08:58]

Organized criminal gang engaged in drug trafficking defused in Azerbaijan

Employees of the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan defused two organized criminal gangs engaged in drug trafficking.
21 May 2009 [15:45]

Azerbaijani Commission on Pardon to consider appeals after implementation of Amnesty Act

The Commission on Pardon under the President of Azerbaijan does not hold meeting as the implementation of the Amnesty Act has not finished.
21 May 2009 [15:06]

Co-founder of Azerbaijan Anti-Torture Committee arrested

Persons attempting to counterfeit and sell ID cards were arrested in Azerbaijan, Interior Ministry’s press service told APA.
21 May 2009 [14:12]

Red Cross calls on Azerbaijani leadership to adopt a law on missing persons

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has invited the leadership of Azerbaijan to adopt a national law on missing persons and is, in turn, ready to participate in this process.
21 May 2009 [13:00]

California and New Mexico governors Schwarzenegger and Richardson congratulate Azerbaijanis on May 28, the Republic Day

Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson sent congratulatory messages to the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles.
21 May 2009 [12:43]

MSU Baku Branch announces students' admission for 2009-2010 academic year

The M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) Baku Branch announced students' admission for 2009-2010 academic year on bachelor specialists, including philology (25 vacancies), applied mathematics (25 vacancies) and chemistry (25 vacancies).
21 May 2009 [10:35]

Administrative courts to be established in Azerbaijan

Administrative courts will be established in Azerbaijan starting from 2010.
21 May 2009 [09:27]

Head of Caucasus Muslims clerical office visits Iraq

Head of the Caucasus Muslms Clerical Office Sheikulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade has today left for Iraq.
20 May 2009 [16:11]

India allows Azerbaijani crew members of the ship Mira to disembark - UPDATED

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India allowed the ship Mira to approach the coast and Azerbaijani crew members on board to disembark, Azerbaijani ambassador to India Tamerlan Garayev told APA.
20 May 2009 [12:24]

Sudanese suffering from shooting at Azerbaijani high school discharged home

Three of the victims in the shooting at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy have been discharged from the hospital, reported the deputy chief physician of the Clinical Medical Center, surgeon Adil Salah.