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06 June 2006 [20:59]
"If the Azerbaijan's Chess Federation had been interested in our national team's success in the Olympiad, it would have sent an optimal staff to Turin. However, focusing on their own interests, the Federation officials did not do it and led our team to failure. I regret for that," said Shahriyar Mammadyarov, one of the two top chess-players of Azerbaijan.
06 June 2006 [16:00]
Federal Security Service imprisoned Armenian senator of Kalmykia Levon Chakmakyan while taking bribe 300.000 dollars, as a result of operation implemented in Transaero air company, General Prosecutor's Office of Russia informed.
06 June 2006 [15:14]
Conference on Azerbaijan National Association of City Local Authorities, of District Local Authorities and of Village Local Authorities was held in Baku today.
06 June 2006 [13:12]
Hot weather condition will last in June in the territory of Azerbaijan; even the temperature will reach 40 degrees.
06 June 2006 [12:27]
Azerbaijan's Education Ministry satisfied the demands of protesting students of the Independent Azerbaijan University.
06 June 2006 [09:11]
World Azerbaijanis Intellectuals Congress Forum has launched its work in Antalia, Turkey.
06 June 2006 [08:56]
Health Minister of Azerbaijan Ogtay Shiraliyev by the proposal of European bureau, Luxembourg and Portugal representatives and unanimous voice of WHO Executive Committee representatives, was selected as vise-president of Executive Committee.
05 June 2006 [21:18]
Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in Azerbaijan has issued statement on printing caricatures of Imam Khomeini, Ayatollah Khamnei, ex and present presidents' caricatures in Azeri press.
05 June 2006 [18:14]
On Monday morning Baku-Georgia train #2646 has crashed in Hajigabul, 15 tank-wagons overturned, and driver injured.
05 June 2006 [18:09]
A 45-year-old man was killed by a lion in the Kiev zoo after he lowered himself by rope into the lion's cage, local police reported Monday.
05 June 2006 [16:26]
Independent Azerbaijan University (IAU) students, who have been holding protest action for 5 days, today conducted press conference.
05 June 2006 [13:10]
109 life sentenced prisoner of Gobustan detention place have applied to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
05 June 2006 [08:19]
Turkey Culture and Tourism Ministry representative dr.Sheyda Odabasi has paid a visit to Ganja.
05 June 2006 [07:57]
The Baku Prosecutor's Office has launched criminal case against newspapers "New Fact" and "Gun" over the charges of abusing powers, provoking national, religious conflict under articles 308.1 and 283.1 of Criminal Code.
04 June 2006 [17:33]
World Health Organization, World Bank, European Bank and Health Care Development Center of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan initiated the Flagship workshop in Bishkek on health care development in CIS member-countries.
04 June 2006 [17:31]
As world musicians tuned up in the ancient Moroccan town of Fez for a festival of religious music, political figures and thinkers debated ways to bring spiritual harmony to a globalised world.
03 June 2006 [22:47]
On May 31, 2006, the Azerbaijani American Council of California (AACC) joined the official reception organized in Los Angeles, celebrating the 88th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Republic's Day. The reception was hosted at Beverly Hills Country Club by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles.
03 June 2006 [15:02]
Minister of Education Misir Mardanov met with James Stevens, team leader of World Bank's Education Sector Development Project (ESDP.
03 June 2006 [13:51]
More than 60 students of the Independent Azerbaijan University (IAU) keep on going on hunger strike protesting against the Education Ministry's decision to close the private university.
03 June 2006 [13:31]
03 June 2006 [10:02]
"The situation on freedom of expression and press in Azerbaijan was not so pleasant last month, the requirements of the law on getting information were not complied with," "RUH" Committee for Journalist Defense states.
03 June 2006 [09:43]
Though wild birds are not found to die of Bird flue lately, but Bird flu pandemic spread has not liquidated yet.
03 June 2006 [09:33]
Counterpart International in honor of Child Protection Day - June 1, rendered humanitarian distribution of hygiene kits to 50 internally-displaced families settled in Surakhani district.
03 June 2006 [09:26]
Religious figures Summit will be held July 2-5 in Moscow.
03 June 2006 [09:17]
People's artist Mobil Ahmadov died in his 75 after long lasting disease.
02 June 2006 [22:38]
State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) pays nothing to pensioners who were awarded supplementary payments.
02 June 2006 [22:26]
Group of students from the private Independent Azerbaijan University (IAU) are going on hunger strike protesting against the Education Ministry's decision to close the University.
02 June 2006 [22:10]
Asked by a reporter for his final thoughts on the controversy - how he could have been certain the ball had crossed the line in the 1966 World Cup final? - Tofik Bakhramov apparently answered with a single word: "Stalingrad."
02 June 2006 [15:46]
Methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Turkey, village of Odakoy in Balikesir province, killing 17 miners and injuring five others, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said.
02 June 2006 [13:47]
Azerbaijani women field hockey club Atasport will attend the 32nd European Winners' Cup to be held in German capital, Berlin, June 2-5.
01 June 2006 [21:06]
Doubts raised about new law designed to help revive the country's struggling theatres.
01 June 2006 [20:59]
Asker Abdullayev has been appointed as the new coach of Azerbaijani side FK Olimpik Baku after Serbo-Montenegrin coach Petar Kurbicic was not offered a new contract, having led his side to a 12th-placed finish in 2005/06.
01 June 2006 [19:24]
Officers of the Investigation Department of Financial Police of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara detained Najaf Garandalov, citizen of Azerbaijan for smuggling on Thursday.
01 June 2006 [17:24]
The field assistant of personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Imre Palatinus has been offended in Baku.
01 June 2006 [17:22]
A 25-year-old Azerbaijani was knifed in western Moscow. He was immediately hospitalized with many injures caused by stabbing in his stomach.
01 June 2006 [17:19]
Azerbaijani Polad Sirajov, who was detained in US-led Guantanamo detention camp facing the charge of having links with al-Gaeda, has not been proved to commit a crime.
01 June 2006 [15:06]
A gas explosion in the basement of a building injured at least 14 people in Istanbul on Thursday.
01 June 2006 [09:19]
Experts who investigated two clusters of human cases of H5N1 avian influenza in Azerbaijan in March concluded that one cluster marked the first time humans probably contracted the disease from wild birds—in this case, dead swans.
01 June 2006 [08:37]
Grant agreement on the Project "Improvement of Mushfig Substation in Baku" has today been signed between Azerbaijani and Japanese Government, concerning the provision of 880 million Japanese Yen (8 million USD).
01 June 2006 [08:12]
Azerbaijan Agency for Land Rehabilitation and Reconstruction has declared two-staged open tender on Azerbaijan History Museum.
01 June 2006 [07:50]
Summer tourism season is announced open in Azerbaijan from today.
01 June 2006 [07:44]
Humanitarian aid of another 200 tons will be brought through Imam Khomeini Aid Committee from Iran to Azerbaijan within the next few days.
01 June 2006 [07:40]
Materials of the preliminary investigation into the case of the gang led by Haji Mammadov-former official of Main Crime Investigation Department (MCID) of Azerbaijani Interior Ministry have been submitted to the Court on Grave Crimes.
31 May 2006 [17:46]
Azerbaijanis constitute 8.1 percent of the population in the Russian capital, Moscow, according to the statistics of the Civil Situation Acts Registration.
31 May 2006 [15:36]
A strong fire broke out in Sariyer, Istanbul in Turkey at about 1:30 by local time last night.
31 May 2006 [15:35]
State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) will start the process of distributing social insurance certificates for employed citizens from June, 5.
31 May 2006 [15:13]
Azerbaijan's national Kung fu team won ten gold and one bronze medal at the 16th world championship in Perugia, Italy.
31 May 2006 [10:33]
Black Sea Associations of National News Agencies (BSANNA) was established by representatives of national news agencies in Black Sea littoral countries in a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine on Tuesday.
31 May 2006 [10:11]
A day after he began a three-day visit to France, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev was today reminded by Reporters Without Borders that there is more violence against journalists in his country than in any other former Soviet state, with more than 50 attacks last year.
31 May 2006 [09:12]
Turan Football Club Managing Staff held meeting aimed at selecting president to the post which was vacant after Tahir Yusifov's resignation three days ago.
31 May 2006 [09:01]
Third echelon loaded with military equipment withdrawn from the Russian 62nd military base in Akhalkalak, Georgia, set off in Salka railway station today.
31 May 2006 [08:57]
Dedication of great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Haibayov's bas-relief took place in Vienna, Austria.
31 May 2006 [08:41]
Working Group of Coordinating Council struggle against tobacco established at Health Ministry on the initiative of World Health Organization Azerbaijan representation in 1995 has prepared a National Program struggle against tobacco.
31 May 2006 [08:37]
The name of the new head of the World Health Organization representative office in Azerbaijan is due to be announced in a month.
31 May 2006 [08:30]
Today round table organized by Whole republic and Specialized Court Judges and Press Council (PC) on the subject "Court judges and mass media role in juridical state."
31 May 2006 [08:09]
Ceremony of the monument for Alimerdan Bey Topchubashov's erection, one of the founders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918) and its Prime Minister will be held in the French capital, Paris, tomorrow.
30 May 2006 [20:10]
"The Final Bell" Party will be held in all secondary schools in Azerbaijan on the occasion of the end of the 2005-2006 school-year.
30 May 2006 [20:04]
An official permission was given to 10 juvenile prisoners of detention place #1 to get their education in higher and technical schools of Azerbaijan.
30 May 2006 [16:28]
"As a result of the land reforms in Georgia in the past two months, lands were distributed to over 5,000 families, including Azerbaijanis living in Georgia. These families previously had no lands."
30 May 2006 [15:19]
On the invitation of ministry for sports and tourism of Azerbaijan, deputy chief of the Main Department on Youth, the Prince of Saudi Arabia Emir Navvaf ibn Feisal ibn Fahd ibn Abdelaziz has arrived in Azerbaijan.
30 May 2006 [08:37]
Residents in south part have problems in watching TV channels, interference of neighbour Iran TV channels' broadcast creates some problems of Lider and ANS' transmission in south region.
30 May 2006 [08:32]
May 26 measure was held dedicated to Independence Day of Georgia in Toronto city of Canada.
30 May 2006 [08:16]
37 Internally displaced people families from Lachin will be provided with new houses nearby Takhta korpu settlement for IDP of Aghjabedi region.
29 May 2006 [19:36]
More a case of communities than community.
29 May 2006 [19:21]
Zaman-Azerbaijan, celebrating its 15th anniversary, was awarded by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev with a state medal.
28 May 2006 [23:46]
A frantic search for survivors is continuing after a strong earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 5,000 people.
28 May 2006 [17:44]
Judo European Championship is underway in Tampere, Finland.
27 May 2006 [20:53]
Reporters Without Borders today called for the "immediate release" of two Azeri journalists, Amin Movahedi, who was detained yesterday in the northern city of Meshkinshar, and Orouj Amiri, detained the day before in the nearby city of Marannd.
27 May 2006 [13:58]
Azerbaijani and Georgian young people had a traditional friendly meeting in Girmizi Korpu border post in Gazakh region yesterday.
27 May 2006 [13:55]
"Amnesty will be declared in autumn this year. The mechanisms of the amnesty are being considered now," said human rights activist Saida Gojamanli.
27 May 2006 [13:49]
More than 3,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured by a strong earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java, officials have said.
27 May 2006 [10:30]
Judo European Championship is underway in Tampere, Finland.
27 May 2006 [10:15]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received delegation led by member of Board of the "Faza Gazetchilik" Anonymous Company, editor-in-chief of the Turkish "Zaman" newspaper, Ekrem Dumanli.
27 May 2006 [08:29]
Azerbaijani Embassy in France will move to new premises. Solemn ceremony will be held on this occasion May 29.
26 May 2006 [15:30]
Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation said the final round of the International Golden Grand Prix tournament will be held in Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku, June 23-25.
Culture Minister meets with Kyrgyz counterpart in Bishkek
Trump sees hope for Ukraine-Russia deal, analysts remain skeptical
Leyla Aliyeva visits school for visually impaired in Hanoi
Azerbaijan's Chamber of Accounts urges strengthening audits on renewables & green budgeting
Baku to Host Second Turkic Trade and Investment Forum in June
Baku court resumes trial of Armenian-origin individuals accused of war crimes
Azerbaijan and China sign mutual visa exemption agreement for ordinary passport holders