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16 January 2008 [10:33]

Baku selected candidate for hosting Olympic games of 2016 first among CIS countries

The International Olympic Committee completed the receipt of appeals for hosting the Olympic games of 2016 on January 15.
16 January 2008 [10:13]

Major league of Azerbaijan's football championship to be renamed Premier League

Various alterations and additions were introduced to the AFFA charter at its urgent session yesterday.
15 January 2008 [18:39]

Azerbaijani films to be demonstrated in Germany

Azerbaijani films will be demonstrated in Germany in the framework of Year of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.
15 January 2008 [13:37]

Ombudsmen of Azerbaijan and Daghestan sign agreement on human rights protection

The Ombudsman offices of Azerbaijan and Daghestan have signed a bilateral agreement in the sphere of human rights protection.
15 January 2008 [13:17]

Vice President of Israel-Azerbaijan International Association declared "Personality of the Year" in Beer-Sheva

A ceremony of awarding for contributions before aliya was held in the Beer-Sheva city (Israel)
15 January 2008 [12:20]

Are Azercell employees prohibited wearing hidjab?

A signal on the violation of human rights has been received by the Center for Protection of Freedom of Consciousness and Religion (DEVAMM).
15 January 2008 [11:39]

Monitoring of avian flu held in Azerbaijan

The State Veterinary Service has launched a monitoring of avian flu due to the existent threat of the spread of the virus on the territory of Azerbaijan.
15 January 2008 [10:57]

International association AzIz opens representation in Ashdoda, Israel

Over 200 Bakuvians gathered in a cosy hall of the Ashdod restaurant "Kolizey" on January 12.
15 January 2008 [10:32]

Work group on concept of state support to Azerbaijani mass media holds session in Baku

The first session of the Work group developing the concept of state support of mass media was held yesterday, as reported by the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety.
15 January 2008 [10:25]

Conference on 120th jubilee of Russian writer Alexei Tolstoy to be held in Baku

A scientific conference dedicated to the creative activity of the world famous writer Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy will be held in the International Press Center of Baku on January 17.
14 January 2008 [18:03]

ANS Press files claim against Azadliq Fedaileri newspaper

The ANS Press publishing house has filed a claim against the Azadliq fedaileri newspaper and its officer Allahverdi Nabi.
14 January 2008 [13:17]

Rally on 1000 kilometers on country's ecology to take place in Azerbaijan

The Auto Dealers Association of Azerbaijan will hold a 1000 kilometers on protection of country's ecology and traffic development in Azerbaijan by the end of summer.
14 January 2008 [12:52]

UNESCO: "Young generation of Azerbaijan suffers from unemployment and absence of accommodation"

A report on the state of Azerbaijani youth has been prepared under support of the UNESCO office.
14 January 2008 [12:23]

Mikhail Saakashvili's wife takes part in New Year party for children in Baku

A New Year party was arranged for children in the Russian embassy to Azerbaijan on January 13.
14 January 2008 [09:56]

Three finalists to struggle for representing Azerbaijan in Eurovision-2008

Plans have changed again in Azerbaijan, on of the newcomers in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
12 January 2008 [13:06]

European Court of Human Rights to consider three cases concerning Azerbaijan

On January 17, European Court of Human Rights will consider three cases concerning Azerbaijan.
12 January 2008 [11:26]

Woman dies slipping on ice in Yasamal district of Baku, Azerbaijan

A women died slipping on the ice in the Yasamal district of Baku yesterday.
12 January 2008 [10:40]

Food lab to open in Azerbaijan

The State Service of Сontrol over the Consumer Market under the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan will create a food laboratory in Azerbaijan, as reported by the chief of the service Khaliq Mamedov.
12 January 2008 [10:23]

One of leaders of Iranian Azerbaijanis Abbas Lisani faces new charges

Iranian intelligence services have brought a new charge against one of the leaders of the movement for the rights of Iranian Azerbaijanis Abbas Lisani.
11 January 2008 [18:47]

Transparency International holds regular seminar for Baku police

The Azerbaijani office of the international nongovernmental organization Transparency International held seminars for police officers of the Yasamal and Surakhany district police stations of Baku by initiative of the Central Office of the Baku police on January 9 and 10.
11 January 2008 [18:28]

Court hearing on Eynulla Fatullayev's case to resume on January 15

The court hearing on the case of the editor-in-chief of the Gundelik Azerbaijan and Realny Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev regarding the complaint filed against the decision of the Court of Grave Crimes was held in the Baku Court of Appeal.
11 January 2008 [18:19]

Azerbaijan's first lady meets with Saakashvili's wife

The first lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyev met with the wife of the candidate to President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili Sandra Elizabeth Roelofs at Heydar Aliyev's Foundation in Baku.
11 January 2008 [17:08]

Arms cache revealed in Zardob, Azerbaijan

An arms cache has been found in the Zardob region of Azerbaijan in the result of a successful operation, carried out by law enforcement bodies, according to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
11 January 2008 [16:30]

Human rights activist to appeal to OSCE with request to protect imprisoned military men

Taisiya Gordeyeva, human rights activist and deputy chairman of the Committee of Mothers of Soldiers, intends to appeal to the OSCE and Council of Europe with a request to protect convicted military men.
11 January 2008 [16:17]

Nushirevan Magerramli: "Official Baku does not hurry to declare a tender for the frequency of the RTR TV channel"

Azerbaijan does not hurry to declare a tender on the frequency of the RTR-Planeta TV channel.
11 January 2008 [13:12]

Azerbaijan called most liberal country as to religious tolerance

Gabriel Learner, editor of the biggest Spanish language Los-Angeles newspaper "La Opinion", issued the article "Azeri Jews: Centuries of coexistence in Azerbaijan" in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal.
11 January 2008 [10:39]

Frostbite hits Azerbaijani army soldier

Frostbite hit the soldier of the National Army of Azerbaijan Heydar Safarov due to the sharp deterioration of wheather conditions in the Gazakh region of Azerbaijan.
11 January 2008 [10:27]

New "My country" magazine opens in Azerbaijan

The State Committee for work with Azerbaijanis living abroad has initiated publication of the "Olkem" "My country") magazine, as reported by the press service for the committee.
10 January 2008 [17:23]

Azerbaijan to take part in web-conference "Transition to unified communications from traditional telephony systems"

Owners of small and middle business of Azerbaijan have been invited to the third interactive web-conference in Russian, arranged by Cisco for the CIS countries on January 16.
10 January 2008 [16:08]

550 Azerbaijanis die in Armenian captivity

According to the state commission for war prisoners, hostages and missed people, 550 Azerbaijanis were killed in the Armenian captivity or died by different reasons (torture, diseases and others).
10 January 2008 [12:49]

Russia provides humanitarian aid to Azerbaijani refugees

The Russian government has sent humanitarian aid in the amount of $2 million to the refugees and IDP of Azerbaijan.
10 January 2008 [12:28]

New TV channel to open in Azerbaijan

"The activity of a single TV channel to broadcast on the territory of Turkic states and propagandize culture, has been discussed".
10 January 2008 [10:32]

100th anniversary of first Azerbaijani opera to be marked

The 100th anniversary of "Leyli and Medjnun", the first opera of the East, created by Uzeir Hajibeyov, will be marked in the House Museum of the famous composer.
10 January 2008 [10:03]

Car accident kills Azerbaijani studying in Egypt

Student of the famous Al-Azhar University of Egypt, 21-year-old Azerbaijani Farhad Hasanov died in a car accident, sources from the Azerbaijani embassy in Egypt reported.
09 January 2008 [15:08]

Azerbaijan joins Eastern European Regional Anti-doping Organization

Azerbaijan has become a member of the Eastern European Regional Anti-doping Organization, which comprises 10 countries.
09 January 2008 [14:33]

AIDS kills 7 in Lenkoran, Azerbaijan in 2007

Seven residents of the Lenkoran region died of AIDS in 2007, as reported by Remiali Ibishov, head of the HIV/AIDS diagnostics lab under the local Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said.
09 January 2008 [12:54]

Azerbaijani student takes part in activity of Hillary Clinton's election board

The Azerbaijani student of the Harvard University Bakhtiyar Gadjiyev took part in the preliminary elections, held in the US state of New Hampshire.
09 January 2008 [10:39]

WHO director general to visit Azerbaijan

The director general of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan will visit Azerbaijan on January 30, as reported from the local representation of the World Health Organization.
08 January 2008 [16:01]

Arms cache found in Babek region, Azerbaijan

An arms cache has been found in the Babek region of Azerbaijan in the result of a successful operation, carried out by law enforcement bodies, according to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
08 January 2008 [14:58]

Lerik resident marks her 110th jubilee

110th jubilee of Mahbuba Hasanverdi Fatullayev was marked on the initiative of officials of Long-Livers Museum in Lerik, Azerbaijan.
08 January 2008 [14:24]

Single public network of Azerbaijanis established in United States

A single public network of Azerbaijanis residing in the United States has commenced operation.
08 January 2008 [13:58]

Scientific conference in memory of Heydar Aliyev to be held in Bishkek

Possible conduction of a scientific conference in memory of the National Leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev has been discussed in Bishkek.
08 January 2008 [10:25]

Fines of vibration and noise affecting environment and human health increased in Azerbaijan

The Milli Medjlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan has introduced amendments and alterations to the Law "On Ecological Safety".
07 January 2008 [18:32]

Snowfall hampers air flights from Baku - UPDATED

Snowfall caused delay in several flights from the International Airport of Baku, according to some readers of our website, who were obliged to spend the night in the airport.
07 January 2008 [18:22]

Vatican state secretary to visit Baku

07 January 2008 [18:04]

Azeri TV channel punished for broadcasting film in Russian

Dubbed foreign films are broadcasted in Azerbaijani TV channels as of January 1.
07 January 2008 [18:01]

Azerbaijanis to be able to listen to news in Armenian on Turkish TRT channel

Ibragim Shahin, the newly appointed head of the Turkish TRT channel, signed a resolution on broadcasting news in Armenian, along with other seven languages, on these channel, as reported by ANS-press.
07 January 2008 [17:55]

Frostbite kills 4 in Baku, Azerbaijan

Snowfall and frost caused death to four citizens of Baku, as reported by the Yeni Musavat newspaper.
07 January 2008 [16:41]

Azerbaijani reporters to be presented information about activity of European Court of Human Rights

The youth association "A bridge to future", under financial assistance of the US Embassy to Azerbaijan, will hold a training for reporters in the framework of the project "The way to democracy passes via media" January 18, as reported by sources from the youth association.
07 January 2008 [14:14]

Arms cache found in Garadag, Baku

An arms cache has been found in the Garadag district of Baku, Azerbaijan, according to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
07 January 2008 [12:28]

Backbone of unknown gigantic animal found in Baku - PHOTO

A bone of an unknown gigantic animal has been found in Baku, according to Day.Az reader Ramiz Guseynov.
07 January 2008 [12:16]

Azerbaijani Army soldier killed

A soldier of Azerbaijan Army was killed on the frontline.
07 January 2008 [10:18]

Prisoner breaks out of prison in Gandja, Azerbaijan

A prisoner escaped from jail No2 in Gandja, one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan, at about 21.00 on January 4.
07 January 2008 [10:15]

Russian RTR taken off air in Azerbaijan

Russian RTR’s broadcasts have been cut off in Azerbaijan, according to the country’s National Television and Radio Council.
30 December 2007 [23:55]

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30 December 2007 [17:19]

Over 1,000 families of martyrs and disabled to get houses in Azerbaijan next year

"Over 1,000 families of the disabled and martyrs will be granted apartments in Azerbaijan next year", Fuzuli Alakbarov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection, said.
30 December 2007 [16:29]

Three Azerbaijani officers provoking a soldier to suicide put in jail

The Military Court of Grave Crimes has completed a court examination on the case of three officers, including Chingiz Javadov, Vagif Gasymov and Zaman Mirzoyev, charged with provoking soldier Jeyhun Baloglanov to suicide.
30 December 2007 [16:01]

Yashar Jafarli: "If we speak about problems in Azerbaijan, it would be better to speak about problems of the army"

Azerbaijani army is the largest and best-equipped one in the South Caucasus, but there are a number of problems, as reported by Yashar Jafarli, chairman of the Public Association of Retirees.
30 December 2007 [15:23]

Nazim Ibragimov: "Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations must participate in the social and political life of the countries of residence"

"Representatives of Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations throughout the world have passed the period of capital accumulation and entered a new stage", Nazim Ibragimov, chairman of the State Committee for work with Azerbaijan, living abroad, told reporters.
30 December 2007 [14:29]

Milli Medjlis appeals to World Azerbaijanis

The Milli Medjlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan adopted an appeal on the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis at its last autumn session.
30 December 2007 [12:30]

Azerbaijani human rights activists not leaving Work Group on Human Rights

The Work Group on Human Rights composed of the representatives of NGOs and authorities held a regular session to sum up results of 2007 on December 29.
30 December 2007 [10:43]

Work Group on Human Rughts sums up activity for 2007

On December 29, the Work Group consisting of representatives of NGOs dealing with human rights issues and those of Azerbaijani authorities held a meeting to sum up its work in 2007.
29 December 2007 [18:39]

Large video screen to be set in front of Nizami museum in Baku to demonstrate museum exhibits

"The Nizami museum is equipped with the modern and expensive equipment and facilities, which most world museums can not afford", director of the Nizami museum and Milli Medjlis deputy Rafael Guseynov announced.
29 December 2007 [17:15]

Reporter of Ayna-Zerkalo newspaper injured in a car accident

The reporter of the Ayna-Zerkalo newspaper Idrak Abbasov got injured in a car accident in the center of Baku.
29 December 2007 [15:43]

Explosion in the National Park of Baku - PHOTO

An explosion occurred on the territory of the National Park, near the children's theater in Baku at 01:40 p.m.
29 December 2007 [15:03]

Azerbaijani Students' Forum to be held in French Senate building

A regular Forum of Azerbaijani Students in Europe will be held in the French Senate building February 6-7 of 2008, as reported by one of the Forum founders Emin Milli.
29 December 2007 [11:04]

Unique musical fountain inaugurated in Baku, Azerbaijan

The inauguration of the newly reconstructed “Ag” musical fountain was held in the National Park, in front of the Museum Center on December 28.
29 December 2007 [10:20]

Azerbaijan's representation in UN marks Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis in New York

An event on the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year was held by the permanent representation of Azerbaijan in UN in the Baku Palace restaurant of New-York.