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22 July 2008 [12:28]
Heydar Aliyev's foundation, functioning in Azerbaijan, will present new buildings by the new academic year.
22 July 2008 [11:01]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has called back the concept of state support to mass media development for improvement purposes, said chief of public policy department of the presidential administration Ali Hasanov.
22 July 2008 [10:41]
Day.Az interview with Elchin Shikhlinski, chairman of Azerbaijan's Journalists Union and editor-in-chief of Zerkalo newspaper.
22 July 2008 [09:46]
Azerbaijan is marking the 133rd anniversary of national press today.
22 July 2008 [09:35]
21 July 2008 [17:50]
21 July 2008 [13:34]
Yeni Azerbaijan party has today held an event on the Day of National Press.
21 July 2008 [09:38]
ETTELAAT officials have detained activists of the movement for rights of South Azerbaijanis-Gamid Valai and Gulam Nadjafi, reports Day.Az with reference to the South Azerbaijani Independence Party.
21 July 2008 [09:34]
Azerbaijan accounted for 4,900,000 mobile communication subscribers as of July 1.
21 July 2008 [09:29]
Azerbaijani mountain climber Ismail Askerov within an international expedition plans to climb the highest peak of Kazakhstan-Khan Tengri (7010 meters).
21 July 2008 [09:24]
A fire exchange occurred late July 18 in the territory of the Fizuli region on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border, reports Day.Az with reference to ANS-PRESS.
19 July 2008 [12:27]
An Azerbaijani citizen found dead in Russia's Saint Petersburg.
19 July 2008 [09:55]
The Angoya Station of Baikal-Amur Railroad in Buryatia was given Azerbaijani nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev`s name.
18 July 2008 [17:28]
The decision, declared by the Federation of International Hockey (FIH) regarding two Spanish hockey players, whose doping tests were positive during the qualification finals in Baku, was surprising, to put it mildly.
18 July 2008 [17:05]
The US Embassy to Azerbaijan has allocated a grant of $53,109 for Fizuli manuscripts institute, said the press service for the embassy.
18 July 2008 [14:52]
Monitoring of water at Baku and Absheron beaches is currently being held, said Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Huseyn Baghirov.
18 July 2008 [13:12]
The decision regarding two Spanish hockey players, whose doping tests during the Olympic qualification final in Baku, were positive, has been declared.
18 July 2008 [12:46]
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan drew conclusions of the contest on "The best articles and TV video materials on the topic of environment".
18 July 2008 [11:09]
One of the most influential Jewish leaders of Los Angeles, rabbi Abraham Kuper, will soon visit Azerbaijan, said general consul of Azerbaijan Elin Suleymanov, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
18 July 2008 [09:09]
OSCE special rapporteur on freedom of press Miklos Kharashti condemned the verdict of the Nasimi District Court, passed against homosexual Sergey Strekalin, accused of stabbing Azadlyg newspaper correspondent Agil Halil.
17 July 2008 [16:29]
Kiev prosecutor's office has instituted a criminal case on provision of a status of a refugee to Rovshan Janiyev -Azerbaijani criminal, known as Rovshan Lenkoranski.
17 July 2008 [15:57]
17 July 2008 [14:46]
17 July 2008 [14:26]
Serviceman of the National Army of Azerbaijan, 19 year old Turam Musayev died in a result of an accident in N military unit in Ganja, reports Novosti-Azerbaijan with reference to local TV channels.
17 July 2008 [12:47]
17 July 2008 [12:00]
The Nasimi district court, presided by judge Ikram Shirinov, held a court hearing on the claim of Azadlyg newspaper correspondent Agil Halil, reharding the fact of his being beaten in the Olive Garden.
17 July 2008 [11:19]
The SOCAR commission on selection of scholars to study abroad has held a session and discussed results of a contest, held last month.
17 July 2008 [10:01]
Head of the representative office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Azerbaijan Martin Amasher met with vice speaker of Milli Medjlis Bahar Muradova, reports Day.Az with reference to AzTv channel.
17 July 2008 [09:18]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has ratified amendments to legislation, ensuring improvement of prisoners detainment conditions by its decree, reports Interfax-Azerbaijan with reference to the presidential administration.
17 July 2008 [09:04]
Officials of the Aghjebedi region police confiscated ammunitions from the director of the Abgel national park yesterday, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service for the Interior Ministry.
16 July 2008 [13:37]
Trainings started on the base of the Red Bridge frontier service under the OSCE auspices on July 16.
16 July 2008 [12:08]
According to Yeni Musavat newspaper, AZN 50,000 was stolen yesterday from the Tofas car, belonging to the head of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture, famous human rights activist Elchin Behbudov.
16 July 2008 [10:00]
16 July 2008 [09:59]
Officials of Azerbaijani ombudsman's office held a monitoring at Bail investigation ward No 1, reports the press service for the ombudsman's office.
16 July 2008 [09:14]
Azerbaijan lacks the system of blood security, which is a reason of infection with different infectious diseases, said head of the association of hemophilia patients Gulnara Huseynova, Echo reports with reference to Turan.
15 July 2008 [17:30]
15 July 2008 [17:04]
SOCAR president Rovnaq Abdullayev visited Turkey for participation at the next session of the board of Petkim petrochemical complex.
15 July 2008 [16:44]
The International meeting of religious hierarchs will be held on the high level in the Azerbaijani capital in 2009, reports the Caucasus Muslims Department.
15 July 2008 [15:13]
15 July 2008 [13:50]
15 July 2008 [13:15]
The number of HIV infected patients in Azerbaijan has made 1572 people since 1987 until July 1 of 2008, said the press service for the Azerbaijani Health Ministry.
15 July 2008 [12:33]
15 July 2008 [12:08]
The Nasimi district court presided by judge Shahin Abdullayev held a court hearing on the case of homosexual Sergey Strekalin, accused of stabbing Azadlyg newspaper correspondent Agil Halil, said general director of the newspaper Azer Ahmedov.
15 July 2008 [10:28]
Family members of Bizim yol newspaper correspondent Mushvig Huseynov met him in prison No 2.
15 July 2008 [10:04]
Day.Az reports with reference to AzerTac that a memorial complex of the return of National Leader of our people Heydar Aliyev to political power in 1969 was opened in Yeni Surakhany settlement on July 14 at July 14 street.
15 July 2008 [09:43]
The Council for Press has sent an appeal to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with a request to pardon the three imprisoned journalists.
15 July 2008 [09:37]
The Court of Grave Crimes under the chairmanship of Judge Rauf Aliyev issued a verdict on the case of men accused of blackmailing member of Parliament Ahad Ahmadov to squeeze money from him.
15 July 2008 [09:27]
Activists of the Public association of Turkic Movement held a protest in front of the office of the Russian community in the Azerbaijani capital, reports Interfax-Azerbaijan with reference to the public association.
15 July 2008 [08:55]
A regular session of the Judicial council was held under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan's Justice Ministry Fikret Mamadov, says the statement, released by the Judicial council.
14 July 2008 [16:12]
The Republic center of hygiene and epidemiology under Azerbaijan's Ministry of Public Health has finished laboratory researches held for control over the situation at the Baku beaches, reports Day.Az with reference to the Azerbaijani Health Ministry.
14 July 2008 [15:59]
A summer session on "Azerbaijan at the turn of civilizations" will be held in Azerbaijan on July 15-22.
14 July 2008 [15:19]
The Nasimi district court, presided by judge Shahin Abdullayev has held a court hearing on the case of "homosexual" Sergey Strekalin, facing charges of stabbing Azadlyg newspaper correspondent Agil Halil, said journalist's defender Elchin Sadikhov.
14 July 2008 [14:44]
14 July 2008 [13:19]
15 European students have arrived in Azerbaijani capital to study the national language.
14 July 2008 [12:52]
14 July 2008 [11:53]
Feminists and lesbians from 14 developing countries of Europe are invited to partake in a large scale cultural project support by the European commission.
14 July 2008 [09:31]
President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated on Saturday the Bibiheybat mosque shrine complex near capital Baku after it was completely overhauled and expanded.
14 July 2008 [09:12]
"Today most people say that intellectuals keep silent and are not able to settle existing problems, however, these accusations are unfounded", said chairman of the Azerbaijani Intellectuals Movement Eldeniz Guliyev.
12 July 2008 [10:31]
Day.Az reported previously that Azerbaijani Narmina Huseynova, residing in Belgium, continues successful participation in the Miss Belgian Beauty 2009 contest.
12 July 2008 [09:54]
The fifth all-Republican youth forum will be held in Baku on the first days of October.
12 July 2008 [09:41]
Day.Az reports with reference to AzerTac that the monument to national leader of Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev was opened in Ulyanovsk on July 11.
11 July 2008 [16:37]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has passed a decree to create the Azerbaijan Ethnography Museum, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the Azerbaijani President.
11 July 2008 [14:55]
A private conflict occurred between Azerbaijani native and two Georgian natives in Russian Yekaterinburg, which led to mass resentment among the Azerbaijani diaspora representative.
11 July 2008 [14:38]
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan received an appeal of Said Dadashbeyli and 14 persons, accused of high treason, said Dadashbeyli's defender Elchin Qambarov.
11 July 2008 [13:22]
The Sabail district court of Baku has received a claim filed against Bail investigation ward No 1, said defender Rashid Hajili.
11 July 2008 [13:01]
11 July 2008 [10:46]
A fishing vessel with four people on the board went missing in the Caspian Sea.
11 July 2008 [09:20]
About 200 people, taking a rest in Khaltan, have not been able to leave the area due to the landslide in Quba-Qusar region.
10 July 2008 [17:15]
A man fell down into the Qoshqarchay river of Dashkesan region of Azerbaijan during heavy rainfalls on July 8.
10 July 2008 [13:17]
The Baku international press center is to be closed for an indefinite period from July 11, said press center manager Ehtiran Kerimov.
10 July 2008 [12:41]
The Information ICT center has revealed the fact of selling porno computer games in big Baku shops.
10 July 2008 [11:25]
10 new school buildings will be commissioned by the new academic year in Lerik, Azerbaijan.
10 July 2008 [10:28]
"During confrontation in the Absheron police department servant of Interior Ministry's official Nasiba Safarova announced that correspondent of the Yeni Musavat newspaper Mahal Ismayiloghlu beat and abused her," according to journalist's defender Elchin Sadikhov.
10 July 2008 [09:35]
The population of Azerbaijan has risen by 46,100 people or 0.5% in the first half of the year.
09 July 2008 [16:26]
Training courses on "Methods of attracting drug addicts to treatment and rehabilitation" will be held at Delfin hotel in Baku on July 10-11 in the framework of South Caucasus Anti-Drug program.