Society
09 October 2006 [15:57]
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's spouse Sandra Elizabeth Roelofs arrived October 8 in Azerbaijan.
09 October 2006 [15:26]
The Northern Ireland under-19 women's team wilted in 30 degree heat yesterday as they ended their European qualifying campaign with a third straight defeat.
09 October 2006 [15:14]
"The fact of including the articles denouncing journalists' arrest into international organizations’ report is discussing," Ali Hasanov, the President's Office Sociopolitical Department chief told.
09 October 2006 [13:34]
The weather will be unstable beginning from October 10, Umayra Tagiyeva, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry (ENRM) National Hydrometeorology Department bureau chief told.
09 October 2006 [10:38]
10 972 UXO and mines were destroyed in this period.
09 October 2006 [10:36]
A delegation of Dagestan Republic will visit Azerbaijan within Russian Days in Azerbaijan.
09 October 2006 [10:35]
Bill on Education will be submitted to Milli Majlis and the discussion of the public.
09 October 2006 [10:34]
A new demining vehicle has been brought to Azerbaijan.
09 October 2006 [10:33]
The sophomores of the privately-owned Azerbaijan Independent University resumed hunger strike in the medical station of the university.
09 October 2006 [09:13]
Georgians across the city abandoned their market stalls and closed their restaurants to lie low over the weekend, fearing deportation and police checks amid a growing crackdown.
08 October 2006 [22:42]
Azerbaijan's national Coach, Shahin Diniyev, was proud of the fight that his men put up in Boavista's Bessa stadium in the northern Portuguese city of Porto last night.
08 October 2006 [02:52]
On October 7, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended ceremonies to open a motorway connecting the town of Guba with Khinaliyg, a four thousand year old backcountry village located 2,3 km above sea level.
08 October 2006 [02:40]
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals Saturday to give Portugal a 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan in a European Championship qualifier.
07 October 2006 [17:40]
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Arhur Rasizade met October 7 with Nikolay Belev, deputy Director General of the International Epizootic Bureau (IEB).
07 October 2006 [15:34]
Azerbaijani Education Minister Misir Mardanov presented a group of education employees who were awarded by presidential decree with medals and orders.
07 October 2006 [15:31]
Visiting Azerbaijan the delegation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) led by its vice-president Alexander Andreyev had a meeting on October 6 at the Presidium of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS).
07 October 2006 [15:01]
A search for Ravana Zeynalova, 19, who was reported to be kidnapped, continues.
07 October 2006 [15:00]
All entrants will have to pass a math in entrance exams for universities irrespective of the fields they choose.
07 October 2006 [14:30]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev today visited Guba, a northern region of Azerbaijan.
07 October 2006 [10:06]
Azerbaijani Emergencies Situations Minister Colonel-General Kamaladdin Heydarov who paid business visit to France at invitation of French Interior and Renovations Ministry has today concluded his visit.
07 October 2006 [09:56]
From this year Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) will pay to Azerbaijan for broadcasting in this country.
07 October 2006 [09:51]
IAU some students placed picket outside the university building and Education Ministry.
06 October 2006 [20:09]
Portugal wants its first victory in the 2008 European Championship qualifiers on Saturday and Azerbaijan promised to defend.
06 October 2006 [19:33]
Hidayet Orujov, the chief of the State Committee on work with Religious organizations met with the heads of non-Islamic religious organizations.
06 October 2006 [19:32]
Lenkeran region Kohnegegir village local authority head Mehman Novruzov and his brother were arrested by Masalli region police officers.
06 October 2006 [19:30]
Revane Zeynalova, kidnapped by unidentified persons in Mehdiabad phoned her mother, Nazile Zeynalova.
06 October 2006 [19:16]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Andreyev.
06 October 2006 [13:59]
More stable and warmer weather is forecasted in Azerbaijan at the weekend.
06 October 2006 [13:56]
Abandoned new-born girl found in Ali Bayramli, Valida Samadova, Ali Bayramli Maternity Hospital head physician reports.
06 October 2006 [13:46]
International Epizootic Bureau has today started a workshop in Baku on dialogue and joint activities among the EU member-states and Regional Commission for Europe member-states.
06 October 2006 [10:43]
"Kramnik won two games and played to two draws out of 12 games. I think Kramnik did not need this scandal. Topalov gained one score and psychological advantage," Shehriyar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijani grand master told.
06 October 2006 [10:37]
The Rights Defense Committee of the late Alihuseyn Shaliyev, Economic Development Ministry Enterprise Development Department chief will be establishe, his brother Zabit Shaliyev told.
06 October 2006 [09:58]
The names of Azerbaijani boxers participating in World Cup in Baku on October 16 were announced, Mammad Eyvazov, the national team head coach told.
06 October 2006 [09:16]
International Telecommunication Union has registered Shusha TV channel as Azerbaijan's although it is being used by Armenians, Azerbaijani CIT Ministry's Teleradio Unit technical director Mikayil Abbasov stated.
06 October 2006 [09:06]
Mahmud Kerimov, the president of Azerbaijan National Academy of Science (ANAS) will visit Kazakhstan on October 12-13.
06 October 2006 [00:02]
More than 4,000 birds have mysteriously died near a city in the north-western Iranian province of West Azerbaijan.
05 October 2006 [19:54]
540 secondary schools were postponed due to the local elections, Mazahir Panahov, Central Election Commission (CEC) chief told journalists.
05 October 2006 [19:07]
One of Azerbaijan's top players has switched to basketball after coming home to find that the summer transfer window had already closed.
05 October 2006 [18:48]
Azerbaijani junior judoists will compete in the 13th World Judo Championship to be held October 12 in Dominican Republic.
05 October 2006 [18:47]
The meeting with representatives of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) was held in the Azerbaijan Technical University (ATU).
05 October 2006 [18:40]
Ramil Safarov sentenced for lifetime prison for murdering Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian called the legal representative of his family.
05 October 2006 [18:37]
Ganja Police Patrol Service (PPS) sergeant Zaur Isayev savagely beat the other police sergeant Mubariz Ahmedov.
05 October 2006 [18:34]
Baroness Vivien Stern, a member of the House of Lords in British parliament who is in visit to Baku to get acquainted with the penal system held a Press Conference saying that her visit is very interesting.
05 October 2006 [18:30]
A Farewell ceremony with Hajibaba Bagirov, People’s artist took place in Azerbaijan State Comedy Theatre.
05 October 2006 [15:34]
Ramil Safarov, sentenced for lifetime prison for murdering Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian, called the legal representative of his family Ikram Shirinov, the lawyer told.
05 October 2006 [14:07]
The interference of outside TV channels in Azerbaijan's airspace has decreased by 85-90%.
05 October 2006 [13:58]
International Telecommunication Union has registered Shusha TV channel as Azerbaijan's although it is being used by Armenians.
05 October 2006 [12:50]
"The reason for delay of issuance of a license to ANS is that it was given a number of severe warnings," stated Nushirevan Meherremli, National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) chief.
05 October 2006 [10:01]
Next monitoring on Bird flu will be held in Azerbaijan in mid-October. It will be the fifth monitoring in Azerbaijan conducted after April, State Veterinary Service at the Agricultural Ministry told.
05 October 2006 [09:36]
The delegation headed by Yuri Osipov, the president of Russian Academy of Science visits Azerbaijan today on the occasion of the start of Russia year in Azerbaijan.
05 October 2006 [09:22]
Anticorruption Department at the Prosecutor's office received 205 applications.
05 October 2006 [09:14]
The first session of Iran-Azerbaijan Friendship Group's General Assembly convened here on Wednesday evening, following the appointment of five new members of its board of governors.
04 October 2006 [20:16]
Strong lightening recorded in Baku and Absheron peninsula at the night October 3 to 4 from 00.00 to 03.00.
04 October 2006 [20:01]
Interior Ministry Migration Service officers detained three persons on charge of counterfeiting of money and use of counterfeit money.
04 October 2006 [19:59]
Today Terter region court reviewed Terter regional Education Department chief Fazil Museyibov's case.
04 October 2006 [19:55]
Azerbaijani Emergencies Situations Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov met with French Interior and Renovations Minister Nikola Sarkozi.
04 October 2006 [19:53]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
04 October 2006 [18:44]
Qualifying round of the European Women’s U-19 championship kicked off October 3 in Baku.
04 October 2006 [18:42]
Russian laureate of international contests, pianist Rem Urasi will give a concerto October 6 at the Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philarmony.
04 October 2006 [16:35]
"Investigations proved evasion of tax by Independent Azerbaijan University (IAU) administration," Namig Askerov, chief of Anticorruption Department at Prosecutor's Office told.
04 October 2006 [14:44]
Man who hijacked Turkish Airways plane flying from Tirana to Istanbul has surrendered after the Boeing 737 landed at Brindisi in southern Italy.
04 October 2006 [14:17]
Amendments will be made in Azerbaijan Criminal, Sentence Execution Codes and Code of Procedure, Musa Humbatov, Justice Ministry Penitentiary Service Defense Unit chief told.
04 October 2006 [13:53]
Grave Crimes Court presided by Judge Azer Orujov read out announced verdict against Mirza Sakit, journalist of Azadliq newspaper.
04 October 2006 [10:10]
"Dirol company service car ran over Julfa residents Ruhiyye and Gulshan Aliyevas in Babek Avenue on July 7," Khanlar Aliyev, the children's father told.
04 October 2006 [09:14]
Ecological situation at Baku Bay will be improved by President-approved Measures Plan for improvement of ecological situation during 2006-2010.
03 October 2006 [22:32]
Azerbaijani boxers are participating in the world students championship in the Kazakh capital Astana.
03 October 2006 [22:30]
A Japanese optometrist who has won the world's top award for assisting refugees has pledged to pour the prize money back into the work that led to the honour – working with the United Nations refugee agency to help displaced vision-impaired people in Azerbaijan and Armenia.
03 October 2006 [22:30]
Two Turkish hijackers seeking to communicate with Pope Benedict seized a Turkish airliner flying from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and diverted it to Italy before surrendering.
03 October 2006 [20:34]
The 32-year-old dairy truck driver who stormed a one-room school and killed five girls apparently chose the schoolhouse because it was an easy target rather than because he had a grudge against the Amish, police said.
03 October 2006 [19:31]
On Tuesday at about 11:30 a.m. for the first time in recent history Tupolev 134 belonging to AZAL landed in Yerevan's "Zvartnots" airport.
03 October 2006 [19:19]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
03 October 2006 [18:58]
Ukrainian Azerbaijani Congress chairman Ogtay Afandiyev has already resigned.
03 October 2006 [18:56]
Vladimir Kramnik of Russia and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria played to a draw on Monday after appeasing the scandal.
03 October 2006 [18:54]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive order on conferring honorary titles, medals and orders on several education employees for their contributions to development of education.
03 October 2006 [18:50]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
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