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05 August 2005 [09:34]
The US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish will swear in the third group of Peace Corps volunteers comprising 36 USA citizens on 5 August.
05 August 2005 [08:38]
Two missions of World Health Organization (WHO) will be on a visit to Azerbaijan till 22 August.
05 August 2005 [08:32]
“Our team could score 2-3 goals instead of 1 in the match against “Anderlecht”. But excitation impeded this. In general, I was very satisfied with my team. If Allah permits, “Neftchi” will demonstrate better game in future”.
05 August 2005 [08:28]
The education minister Misir Mardanov signed a decree “On passing into 5-day education week in schools providing general education”.
04 August 2005 [11:08]
The USA Embassy in Azerbaijan established the next regional library information center in Gabala region in the frame of program “Development of regional libraries”.
04 August 2005 [10:55]
About 30 persons convicted in vahabbism were arrested in the result of the operation conducted by the National Security Ministry (NSM) in Novkhani settlement from 12 to 13 July.
04 August 2005 [10:48]
A sitting of the Executive Committee (EC) held in the headquarters of AFFA yesterday.
04 August 2005 [10:31]
7 Azerbaijani boxers continue to fight for medal at the European Championship started in Tallinn. Samir Mamadov (51 kg), Elshan Ismayilov (54 kg) Namig Jabrayilov (60 kg), Elchin ALizada (91 kg) Namik Husseynov (57 kg) and Natig Alishev (64 kg) achieved a success at the tournament.
04 August 2005 [10:21]
“The Asian Muslims Committee of Kuwait sent 14 tons of literature in Uzbek, Kazakh, Arabian, Azerbaijani and Russian languages to the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO).
04 August 2005 [10:19]
For the last 3-4 years 436 new schools have been built, the Education Minister of Azerbaijan Misir Mardanov told journalists on 3 August.
04 August 2005 [10:14]
The European chess championship between clubs continues in Getheborg city of Sweden.
04 August 2005 [09:50]
22 persons have drowned in the sea since beach season started.
04 August 2005 [09:15]
The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan recommended the country’s judicial bodies to consider appeal on changing the terms of convictions of persons, sentenced to the capital punishment within the acting legislation, the return letter of the Azerbaijan’s Constitutional Court Collegium addressed to the ombudsman of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova reads.
04 August 2005 [09:12]
Mehman Muradov who has been holding the revolt of the hungry since 1 August in the Gobustan closed prison also stopped the action yesterday.
03 August 2005 [10:37]
The associates of the National Security Ministry (NSM) arrested 11 persons by realizing a special operation in one of the mosques in the capital yesteday.
03 August 2005 [10:24]
Two of hunger-strikers in Gobustan closed prison stopped the strike.
02 August 2005 [11:16]
On 31 July on the area of the Ahmedagali village of Agdam region in Azerbaijan two brothers Suleymanovs, Emin and Elvin, 1990 and 1992 respectively, were blasted by anti-tank mine.
02 August 2005 [10:29]
Two rounds were played at the European Team Championship in Hottierburg, Sweden.
02 August 2005 [09:34]
28 prisoners serving their times in the Gobustan closed prison and imprisoned for life informed that they will start a permanent hunger protest action from day before yesterday.
01 August 2005 [10:41]
The number of diabetics in Azerbaijan speedily increases and the government should take active steps to change the situation, professor Massimo-Massi Benedetti, the Vice-President of the International Diabetes Federation, stated to a news-conference on 29 July.
01 August 2005 [10:34]
A total of 14,453 border violators have been detained over the past 3 years.
30 July 2005 [11:00]
The State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad will hold a practical conference dedicated to the problems of the Georgian Azerbaijanis in Baku.
30 July 2005 [09:43]
A roundtable on the problems caused by diabetes mellitus was held in the International Press Center with the participation of vise-president of International Diabetes Federation Massimo Massi Benedetti yesterday.
30 July 2005 [09:40]
The Embassy of France to Azerbaijan, the association of teachers of French and the Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Education hold a workshop for teachers of Gabala region.
30 July 2005 [09:27]
Weather is expected to be non-stable in the county in August.
30 July 2005 [09:19]
The World Chess Championship started in Belfor, France on 19 July ended the day before yesterday.
29 July 2005 [09:10]
?zerbaijan and Belarus will sign agreement on cooperation in the educational field, the Ministry of Education (ME) told Trend.
28 July 2005 [08:44]
The embassy of Norway in our country allocated grants for the local organizations in two phases together with the Eurasia Foundation for the purpose of supporting the development of civil society and democratic institutions in Azerbaijan.
28 July 2005 [08:39]
About 150 new schools will be built before the start of the new school year in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Education told Trend.
27 July 2005 [10:13]
Weather condition will be non-stable mainly at evening and night hours in the territory of the republic on July 27-30.
27 July 2005 [09:39]
The President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), Anvar Choudri, advised his Azerbaijani counterpart Agajan Abiyev to set up women boxing in the country.
27 July 2005 [09:06]
General Secretary of UEFA Ulf Crister Olssen will arrive in Baku in early November.
27 July 2005 [08:39]
The deputy of the prime-minister, chairman of the Republic Commission on International Humanitarian Aid and State Committee on Work with Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (SCWRIDP) Ali Hasanov received the new representative in Azerbaijan of the UNO Supreme Commissariat on Refugees William Toll.
26 July 2005 [10:51]
328 religious congregations have been registered in Azerbaijan by 1 July, according to the information from the state committee on work with the religious structures, Trend reports.
26 July 2005 [08:45]
In the evening of 25 July opening of the European classification tournament for Grand-Prix in the female volleyball-2006 took place at the Guba sports complex.
25 July 2005 [09:12]
The criminal group consisted of the residents of Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Dagestan, Turkey and Yemen was detained in Baku, according to the Central Polis Department of Baku and Office of Public Prosecutor.
25 July 2005 [08:24]
Azerbaijani teenager boxers are preparing for the prestigious tourney.
25 July 2005 [08:10]
None of the Azerbaijani tourists were injured in the result of the terrorist action happened in Egypt.
24 July 2005 [09:16]
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation created the Internet-portal «?zerbaijan» (www.azerbaijan.az).
24 July 2005 [08:51]
Rafael Martinneti, the President of International Wrestling Federation (FILA), will visit Azerbaijan on 4 August.
24 July 2005 [08:26]
The Baku representation of the Radio-Television Structure of Turkey intends to prepare a telecast consisting of 13 parts about lives and creations of the famous persons of Azerbaijan like Uzeyir Hajibayov, Nariman Narimanov, Samad Vurghun, Jafar Jabbarli, Ahmad Javad and others since September of this month.
24 July 2005 [08:08]
1465 crime facts related to drugs were registered in our country in 2005.
22 July 2005 [08:53]
The children violence in Azerbaijan will be the major topic of the forthcoming roundtable discussion on July 27, which will be organized by Azerbaijani government and the representative office of the UNICEF in Azerbaijan.
22 July 2005 [08:35]
The Health Ministry today delivered 92 ambulance cars to the health institutions in the regions and cities at Freedom Square.
21 July 2005 [09:35]
The worldwide football structure FIFA explained the rating table of the national teams for July yesterday.
21 July 2005 [09:21]
A branch of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy will open in Egypt, Trend reports quoting Azerbaijani Education Minister Misir Mardanov.
21 July 2005 [09:09]
26 persons have drowned, 77 have been rescued since beach season started this year.
20 July 2005 [09:10]
It turned out during the 6 months of this year that there are 108 persons infected with malaria in Azerbaijan. This infectious disease was found in 57 of them on June.
20 July 2005 [08:59]
Azerbaijani junior team of freestyle wrestlers won a silver medal and 4 bronze medals in the European Championship held in Tiran.
19 July 2005 [09:34]
President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the UNESCO Good Will Ambassador, the first lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has been conferred the honorable award “The Woman of the Year”.
18 July 2005 [08:19]
President of World Wrestling Federation Raphael Martinetti will come to Baku in early August.
18 July 2005 [08:13]
Asim Khudiyev, an inspector of the FIFA, was appointed inspector at match of European Cups of the season for the 2nd time. He will leave for Kiev to join the 1st single combat of the second round of Champions League, where Ukrainian ‘Dinamo’ will play with Swiss ‘Tun’.
16 July 2005 [10:27]
“I was imprisoned for five years sentence of the Supreme Court of Georgia. It is more than one year that I have been serving time in the Central Prison of Tbilisi. I was accused of a roguishness article”.
15 July 2005 [09:27]
On July 12 to 13 at night shooting happened in Novkhani settlement of Apsheron region.
15 July 2005 [08:55]
New criminal group has appeared in Baku. It was not possible to detain the criminal group which is involved in robbery in different districts of the capital for the time being.
15 July 2005 [08:42]
President Ilham Aliyev issued decree “On Granting Pensions of President of Azerbaijan Republic to the persons received the rank of National Hero”.
14 July 2005 [08:58]
Azeri sportsmen defeated Koreans with score 7:4 on the first day of the World Cup box tournament, which started in Moscow. Shahin Ismayilov (57 kg), Ramal Amanov (60 kg), Emin Maharramov (64 kg), Ruslan Khairov (69 kg), Javid Tagiyev (75 kg), Vugar Alakbarov (91 kg) and Mahammad Adamov (above 91 kg) gained a victory in their weight categories, Agajan Abiyev.
14 July 2005 [08:49]
$600,000 was allotted to the implementation of the ‘Development program on provision of secondary school system of Azerbaijan with pedagogic personnel for 2005-2009’ in 2005.
13 July 2005 [08:51]
The famous film producer Rustam Ibrahimbayov returned to the native land after finishing his visit in Kazakhstan last day.
13 July 2005 [08:42]
‘Neftchi’, an Azerbaijani football team, faced with problems on the eve of the host match within the first qualifying round of the Champions League against Icelandic ‘Hagnarfierdur’ to be held on Tuesday at Tofik Bahramov Republican stadium.
13 July 2005 [08:32]
Our 10 sportsmen left for Israel to participate in the 17th World Jewish Sports competitions called “Maccabiah”.
13 July 2005 [08:31]
Konchiro Matsaura, the UNESCO General Director, will visit Azerbaijan from 23 to 27 August 2005, Misir Mardanov, the Azerbaijani Education Minister, told Trend.
13 July 2005 [08:26]
Primary education in Azerbaijan is expected to last for 5 years by 2007. Besides, several subjects will be abolished and new subjects meeting modern standards will be taught instead.
12 July 2005 [08:51]
The Azerbaijanis formed Bavaria Medical Organization in Germany.
11 July 2005 [08:21]
This year 85512 school-leavers submitted their documents to be admitted to high schools.
09 July 2005 [08:13]
National holiday of France-Bastille Day will be celebrated in Baku.
09 July 2005 [07:57]
Police offices districts of Baku were given special instructions to increase vigilance after the terror acts in London.
07 July 2005 [08:54]
The number of population in cities has been decreasing sharply in Russia recent years.
07 July 2005 [08:45]
According to the information by July 1 of this year, the number of the population of Azerbaijan reached 8 million 388 thousand persons.
06 July 2005 [10:05]
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population revealed very serious facts in connection with the fake certificates of invalidity recently.
06 July 2005 [09:37]
The delegation led by the chairman of the State Social Defense Fund (SSDF) Salim Muslumov participated in the international conference held in the capital of Russia, Moscow from June 29 to 1 July.
06 July 2005 [09:22]
International organization of the United Kingdom on educational opportunities and cultural relations “British Council” in cooperation with “IFES” has been realizing project since the end of June.
06 July 2005 [08:58]
Monument to Heydar Aliyev will be erected in Moscow. The Moscow city public commission on monumental art approved on 5 July the proposal of the Azerbaijan’s Embassy to Russian Federation on installing the monument to the former President of Azerbaijan in the capital city, in the square, adjoining the ‘Baku” Cinema-and-Concert complex, Trend reports.
05 July 2005 [09:17]
The European championship held among the male chess-players in the capital of Poland, Warsaw finished.
05 July 2005 [08:41]
There is no criminal group in Baku, which could evolve problem for the police bodies, Maherram Aliyev, the chief of the Baku Central Police Department, told Trend.
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