Society
10 September 2006 [14:11]
Azerbaijan Minister of Youth and Tourism Azad Rahimov has met with the visiting delegation of Saudi Arabia led by Chief of the Department of Travels, Festivals and International Relations of the country's General Presidency of Youth Welfare Abdulaziz Al-Dahil.
10 September 2006 [13:59]
Demonstration of erotic films at 7th East-West cinema festival were not welcomed.
09 September 2006 [13:31]
Kapaz, a football club of Ganja of Azerbaijan, has solved all financial problems to participate in the 15th national championship.
09 September 2006 [08:52]
Warmer weather is forecast in Azerbaijan on September 9-10, Umayra Tagiyeva, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorology Department bureau head informed.
09 September 2006 [08:49]
The Central Election Commission Training Group gave training in two more constituencies today due to repeat, additional, new and first local elections, Azer Sariyev, CEC press service chief told.
09 September 2006 [08:44]
Lawyers for Azerbaijani ex-economic development minister Farhad Aliyev protested against the prosecutor-general and all members of the investigating group.
08 September 2006 [22:35]
The young editor of an Armenian newspaper critical of the government was found guilty of illegally avoiding military service and sentenced to four years in prison by a Yerevan court on Friday.
08 September 2006 [22:21]
A Sunday school for Azerbaijani children initiated by Finland-Azerbaijan Friendship Society has been opened in Helsinki, Finland.
08 September 2006 [22:18]
Delegation comprised of the representatives of Azerbaijan government, UNICEF Baku office and Azerbaijan NGOs Alliance on Children' Rights will leave for Great Britain to study the country’s juvenile justice system and apply its experience in Azerbaijan.
08 September 2006 [21:49]
Azerbaijan's number one Teymur Rajabov finished third in the World Blitz chess championship which was won by Grandmaster Alexander Grischuk of Russia.
08 September 2006 [21:31]
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.
08 September 2006 [21:25]
The Festival was opened in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku on 5 September.
08 September 2006 [16:09]
"I want to renounce Azerbaijani citizenship because of my son’s unemployment," Irada Aliyeva, Azerbaijan Prosecutors' Office Grave Crimes Investigation Department former deputy chief, chief criminalist Rovshan Aliyev's widow, stated.
08 September 2006 [15:22]
Students of University of Independent Azerbaijan agreed to the proposal of the Education Ministry of Azerbaijan on transfer of first, third and fourth-year students to the other universities.
08 September 2006 [14:59]
"I think the appeal sent to the European Court on Farhad and Rafig Aliyev brothers cannot possible be considered now. Because, no trial hearing has been held on them."
08 September 2006 [14:32]
New uniforms will be distributed to Interior Minsitry officers from the beginning of next year, Gamber Zeynalov, IM Maintenance Office chief told.
08 September 2006 [14:11]
Strong fire broke out in the largest trade center Inam in the Azerbaijani region of Ganja yesterday evening.
08 September 2006 [10:04]
Traffic accidents committed during past eight months represent a rise of 203 as against the same period last year.
08 September 2006 [10:01]
500-600 underground shocks recorded in Azerbaijan in 8 months of this year.
08 September 2006 [09:59]
Former president of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Science Eldar Salayev's treatment has not ended.
08 September 2006 [09:53]
A mine explosion occurred in the Azerbaijani region of Goranboy on Thursday.
08 September 2006 [09:49]
As from today the Ministry of Transportation of Azerbaijan is checking and monitoring safety of intercity and in-city passenger buses.
08 September 2006 [09:39]
On Thursday in the Almaty State Academic Kazakh Theater for Children and Youth named after G. Mussrepov took place a solemn opening of the I International Theatre Festival of Central Asia, our correspondent reports.
08 September 2006 [09:32]
Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry Office to Fight Human Traffic arrested one more Azerbaijani woman, who was involed ib trafficking.
08 September 2006 [09:30]
The conference of the World Association of Press Councils (WAPC) will be held in Bulgaria on September 13-17, 2006.
08 September 2006 [09:30]
Azerbaijani was murdered near the Russian capital, Moscow.
07 September 2006 [22:11]
Getty Images announced the final three winners of its 2006 Grants for Editorial Photography.
07 September 2006 [20:54]
The Embassy of the United States of America in Azerbaijan is pleased to announce the opening of the Fall 2006 Round of the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.
07 September 2006 [20:26]
Azerbaijan's Dashkesen region court ended the trial of former senior police officer Natig Afandiyev.
07 September 2006 [20:25]
The World Health Organization three or four experts will arrive in Azerbaijan in October related to precautions against human to human transmission of bird flu.
07 September 2006 [20:24]
07 September 2006 [20:18]
A murder was committed in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku at Thursday noon.
07 September 2006 [20:14]
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.
07 September 2006 [16:01]
"Sabir Rustemkhanli misappropriated my 'Javad Khan' novel and wrote a screenplay on it under a contract with the Culture and Tourism Ministry. This is immorality by an Azerbaijani writer," said Nushabe Memmedova, writer and journalist, the author of 'Javad Khan'.
07 September 2006 [15:58]
20 prisoners sentenced in Russia were handed over to Azerbaijan on September 3.
07 September 2006 [14:40]
The Press Council (PC) will appeal to President Ilham Aliyev for meeting next week.
07 September 2006 [14:37]
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.
07 September 2006 [14:32]
Hotline will operate related to bird flu in the Azerbaijan's Republic Anti-Plague Hospital in October.
07 September 2006 [14:11]
Armenian and Azeri youth had a meeting at Gugark children's and youth camp in Lori region of Armenia.
07 September 2006 [09:34]
Expert group on exchange of books between CIS libraries at discount mail price met in Minsk.
07 September 2006 [09:25]
Huseyn Huseynov, who committed skirmish in Huseyn Javid Avenue the capital Baku on Tuesday, has been detained.
07 September 2006 [09:22]
World Judo Championship among servicemen in Vinkovsti, Croatia ended.
07 September 2006 [09:15]
2.660.748 sq. meters of area was cleared from mines and UXO in Azerbaijan in August this year.
06 September 2006 [23:43]
Daniel Van Buyten headed in the only goal in the 41st minute Wednesday to help Belgium beat Armenia 1-0 in a European Championship qualifier.
06 September 2006 [22:28]
NGOs and paper editorial offices will be moved from the Government House, APA reports. Azerbaijan's State Committee for Management of Public Property (SCMPP) notified the organizations in the building.
06 September 2006 [21:50]
Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry has neutralized a transnational organized gang, which were smuggling narcotic drugs via Iran-Azerbaijan-Russia route.
06 September 2006 [21:43]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the 26-member gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
06 September 2006 [21:38]
Azerbaijan were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Kazakhstan in their Group A Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday.
06 September 2006 [21:28]
There are 399 foreign prisoners in Azerbaijan, Rafig Ramazanov, Justice Ministry Main Office to Implement Court Decisions deputy chief told.
06 September 2006 [14:54]
The National TV and Radio Council will consider license issue for transmission of foreign TV channel in Azerbaijan, Nushirevan Menerremli, NTRC chief told.
06 September 2006 [13:56]
The European Union TACIS program having been administered in the CIS including Azerbaijan since 1992 is finishing, Coordinator of the Europa House, Wolfgang Sporrer, said.
06 September 2006 [10:33]
Prisoner Azer Nuriyev stitched his mouth in Bayil Jail #1 on August6 29, his mother Zamina Nuriyeva told.
06 September 2006 [09:51]
Iranian director Jafar Panahi's controversial flick "Offside" will be screened at the 8th International East-West Film Festival opened in Baku, capital of Republic of Azerbaijan.
06 September 2006 [09:43]
The last week in Romania took place the 8th international festival of short documentaries Eko-Ethno-Folk, organized by Independent Cultural Fund Neste Tarane in association with Romanian Ministry of Culture and Religion, and Cinematography Association.
06 September 2006 [09:08]
The 3rd World Youth Employment Summit will take place in Kenya from September 13 till 16.
06 September 2006 [08:44]
Turkish Delta FM radio began broadcasting a program named "The voice of Azerbaijan".
05 September 2006 [21:58]
The head of the Azerbaijani presidential administration said on Tuesday that the level of Russian language teaching in the former Soviet republic must be improved.
05 September 2006 [20:55]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the 26-member gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
05 September 2006 [20:49]
Azerbaijani publishing companies will be represented at the annual Frankfurt International Book Fair to be held from 4 to 8 October, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.
05 September 2006 [20:47]
Deputy Director of Z. Buniadov Institute of Oriental Studies Shahin Mustafayev has returned from a trip to the United States.
05 September 2006 [20:46]
Geology Institute of ANAS (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences) has signed collaboration agreement with Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Researches.
05 September 2006 [20:26]
05 September 2006 [20:17]
Artyom Khachaturyan, professor of the Yerevan Slavic University called Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov "successor of barbarians."
05 September 2006 [20:02]
Eleven people, including a 2-year old baby, died and the same number were injured Tuesday when a bus collided with a truck, officials said.
05 September 2006 [16:19]
Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the 26-member gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
05 September 2006 [14:27]
The life-term prisoners of Gobustan jail of Azerbaijan have appealed to prosecutor-general Zakir Garalov, Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova and human rights activists.
05 September 2006 [09:27]
The International Visual Arts Festival will be held in Ganja from the 8th till 10th of September 2006.
05 September 2006 [09:08]
Azerbaijani Military Prosecutors' Office officer Fuzuli Mammadov, who shot his son and himself on family dispute on 28 August, this year, is still in coma.
05 September 2006 [08:59]
Elchin Behbudov, chief of the Azerbaijan Commission against Torture appealed to President Ilham Aliyev for releasing national hero Rasim Akberov, who is held in Detention Place #1.
04 September 2006 [20:21]
Religious activists in predominantly Shiite Muslim Azerbaijan Monday called for officials to change rules barring headscarves in ID photos, saying that the law violated observant women's civil rights.
04 September 2006 [20:13]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the 26-member gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
04 September 2006 [20:05]
The building in Hajikand settlement, in which two Azerbaijani displaced families from Khojali were housed, collapsed.
04 September 2006 [19:58]
Two-month arsons completely destroyed the villages of Yusifjanli, Novruzlu, Baghbanlar, Saybali, Sarijali and Bash Garvand of Aghdam District.
04 September 2006 [19:56]
"The editors-in-chief of some newspapers want to meet with the President to ask for stopping prosecution of journalists."
04 September 2006 [16:41]
On Tuesday, Hungarian court will hold next hearing on jailer's claim against Ramil Safarov, Azerbaijani Army officer, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Markarian in Hungary.
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