Society
12 January 2006 [20:40]
Rudolf Ivanov presents “Defense of Bayazet: the truth and the lie” in Azerbaijan.
12 January 2006 [20:30]
The exhibition of posters entitled “Discover Japan through Contemporary Posters” will open on 16 January at the Art and Exhibition Salon of the Culture Ministry of Azerbaijan.
12 January 2006 [16:27]
On Wednesday the Health Ministry held a meeting dedicated to the preventive and the anti-epidemic measures in relation to prevention of penetration of bird flu to Azerbaijan.
12 January 2006 [11:24]
British Council holds Old New Baku photo competition on the occasion of Youth Day on 2 February.
12 January 2006 [11:12]
Weather is forecasted to be unstable and cold in the second ten-day of January.
12 January 2006 [10:54]
Arabian film festival will be held in Baku on the initiative of Cinema Department acting under auspicious of Baku Executive Power.
12 January 2006 [10:33]
Madat Guliyev, the head of the Bureau told Trend about it.
12 January 2006 [10:27]
Turkish megastar Tarkan is expected to visit Baku in June.
12 January 2006 [09:35]
In 2006 the Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry intends to expand the area under the forest regeneration up to 10,000 hectares.
12 January 2006 [09:30]
A press-conference dedicated to the beginning of the “Netty-2006” Azerbaijan National Internet Prize was held yesterday.
12 January 2006 [09:15]
The US President George bush sent congratulation message to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the holy Gurban holiday.
12 January 2006 [09:05]
592.603 sq. meter territory was cleansed from mines and unexploded military supplies. 104 mines and unexploded supplies were found and rendered harmless.
06 January 2006 [12:11]
On Thursday at 00.40am [local time] the employees of the Coastguard Service of the Azerbaijani State Border Service (ASBS) saved a crewman of the fishing boat belonged to Astrakhan, Russia.
06 January 2006 [11:57]
“There is no Azerbaijani pilgrim among the victims of the building collapse in Mecca.
06 January 2006 [11:16]
International Chess Federation FIDE announced the first rating list of 2006.
28 December 2005 [10:09]
Divers of the frontier troops the day before yesterday managed to find the black box containing flight data recorder of the Azerbaijan Airlines’ (AZAL) AN-140 crashed on Saturday near Baku killing all 23 people including 8 foreign citizens on board, AZAL said.
28 December 2005 [09:49]
The frontier-guards found military supplies near Samur bridge of Russia-Azerbaijan frontier while checking the border this morning.
28 December 2005 [09:48]
230 medals were gained by Azerbaijani sportsmen at the international competitions in 2005.
28 December 2005 [09:47]
“The Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry studies the impact of the Gabala Radio Location Station (RLS) on environment,” Husseyn Baghirov, the Ecology and Natural resources Minister, stated on Tuesday, Trend reports.
28 December 2005 [09:46]
2876 traffic accident were registered during 11 months this year. 942 people died and 3337 were injured in these accidents.
28 December 2005 [09:42]
?bout 354 kg narcotics, psychotropic matters and precursors as well as 27.144 kg heroin, 42.271 kg opium, 48.282 hashish, 227.345 kg marihuana, 11936 pills and 90 ampoules psychotropic matters and 8.822 kg acid anhydrides were removed from the illegal turnover within January-November this year.
28 December 2005 [09:40]
World heavy athletics champion Nizami Pashayev was recognized as the best Azerbaijani sportsman on the results of 2005.
24 December 2005 [14:06]
18 passengers and 5 members of the crew died as a result of a jet crash near Baku (Nardaran village, outskirts Baku) on Friday at 22:27pm [local hours].
24 December 2005 [09:53]
Lawyer Adil Ismayilov, representative of parents of officer of Azerbaijani Army Ramil Safarov who is accused of murdering Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan held a press conference yesterday.
24 December 2005 [09:31]
The roundtable has been held on 23 December in Baku on mechanisms for funding the initial medical services.
24 December 2005 [09:27]
Radiation problems Institute of National Academy of Science launched examination to study the influence of Gabala Radar Station on the environment.
24 December 2005 [09:15]
Distribution of social aids to families of scanty means will be delayed. APA was given this information by the director of the addressed social aid sector of the Ministry of Labour and Social protection of Population (MLSPP) Vafa Mutallibova.
20 December 2005 [10:36]
In 2005 - around 3,500 students from 41 countries of the world study at the Azerbaijani universities against 1,500 students from 35 countries in 2004.
20 December 2005 [10:34]
Follow-up meeting on the implementation of the framework convention for the protection of national minorities was held in Baku yesterday.
19 December 2005 [18:04]
Construction of a fiber optic cable from Ali Bayramli to Sabirabad will be completed till the end of this year.
19 December 2005 [10:49]
Elmira Suleymanova, the Azerbaijani Ombudsman, received on Saturday the Director of the UNESCO Department for education policy and strategy, Mirasgar Husseyn, and a specialist on education, Dendev Badarchi.
17 December 2005 [16:03]
The international Jazz-Mugam festival dedicated to the memory of Vagif Mustafazade, the Azerbaijani pianist, will be held at "Mir" concert hall in Moscow on December 15-19.
17 December 2005 [10:17]
President Ilham Aliyev signed yesterday a decree establishing Ministry of Emergency Situations. The State Control over Safety in Industry and Mining Control Committee, Committee of Material Resources at the Cabinet of Ministers have been cancelled, their functions , their offices and subordinate organizations were transfered under the new ministry.
16 December 2005 [18:45]
Today at 11:21 a.m. a private German Cessna-525 jet aircraft flying on Frankfurt- Istanbul- Yerevan- Ashgabat- Kabul route made an emergency landing at the Baku Heydar Aliyev airport.
16 December 2005 [18:39]
The Azerbaijani Economic Development Ministry and the Asian Development Bank signed $500,000 grant agreement "Towns alliance". The program is jointly financed by the UNDP and Israeli embassy, the UNDP Baku Office told Trend.
16 December 2005 [18:11]
The Cabinet of Ministers is about to issue a decision on licensing of alcoholic drinks and tobacco products. The minister Ismat Abbasov reminding that from now on the Ministry of Agriculture will engage in licensing of alcoholic drinks and tobacco noted that this decision will allow clearing the market off fake goods with poor quality.
16 December 2005 [11:05]
The operator of the energy distribution networks of Baku and Sumgayit "Barmek Azerbaijan" on Thursday started measures against debtors in northeastern regions.
16 December 2005 [10:47]
The term of investigation conducted on Haji Mammadov, ex-chief of Main Crime Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and members of his gang was prolonged again.
16 December 2005 [10:27]
Yesterday in Budapest a court heard judgment of the third medical examination of Ramil Safarov. Experts unanimously declared that Azerbaijani officer unconsciously committed the crime under an influence of stress he had in childhood due to the Karabakh war.
15 December 2005 [19:32]
"The Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural resources Ministry addressed to the State Veterinary Service to consider raising of the ban imposed on fowling due to bird flu," said Sadagat Mammadova, head of a division in the Ministry of Ecology.
15 December 2005 [10:31]
Sheikh of All Caucasus Allahshukur Pashazadeh has been receiving congratulations on 25th anniversary of holding the post for some months already. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexei II visited Baku to congratulate Sheikh and Cardinal of Catholic Church visited Baku and congratulated Allahshukur Pashazadeh on behalf of Rome Pope Benedict XVI.
14 December 2005 [16:59]
State Committee on work with Internally Displaced People and Refugees appealed to local health organization to take precaution measures to prevent jaundice spread among IDPs settled in Barda.
14 December 2005 [16:44]
In commemoration of the 80-th anniversary for establishment of the Russian Centre for the international scientific and cultural cooperation (Roszarubejcenter) jointly with the Embassy of Russia to Azerbaijan a large-format photo-exhibition will take place in Baku on 21-24 December 2005.
14 December 2005 [16:07]
Counterpart International re-announces solicitation of Letters of Interest and invites NGOs from all regions of Azerbaijan to submit applications for Institutional Support Grants.
14 December 2005 [11:04]
The Ministry of Health is banning drug stores functioning in the Baku subway.
13 December 2005 [19:27]
Today in the morning a resident of Chamanli village of Aghdam district was killed by Armenian fire.
13 December 2005 [18:09]
Mj & Associates Company and Macmillan / McGrauu Hill's issued multimedia project as part of "World Voices" by professors of Indiana University, the United States, Meri Getse and Jeigh Fern. The project is aimed at familiarization of the U.S. pupils with world music.
13 December 2005 [11:14]
"The term of the contract signed on broadcasting of [Russian]"ORT" channel in Azerbaijan will be extended. It will enable this channel to be broadcasted in Azerbaijan for the next year," stated Vagif Sadigov, head of finance department of "TV and Radio" Production of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies.
13 December 2005 [10:51]
A visit of experts on the pharmacology program of the World Health Organization to Azerbaijan has started yesterday. The goal of the visit of the experts is to discuss results of the second year of co-operation between Azerbaijan and WHO on a pharmacology program.
12 December 2005 [20:22]
On Monday the Azerbaijani people started visiting the Cemetery of Honors to pay tribute to ex-President Heydar Aliyev on the second year of his death, Trend reports.
12 December 2005 [19:17]
The Peace Corps American charitable institution will function on the long-term basis in Azerbaijan, the evidence to which is the decision to send a new (the fourth) group of volunteers to the country, the Peace Corps country director for Azerbaijan Zoltan Sigety said in his interview with Trend.
12 December 2005 [19:14]
Spanish "Gypsies Band" will give concerts in Baku on December 31 at the Baku Jazz Center and January 1 at the Heydar Aliyev Palace.
12 December 2005 [19:02]
"The AzDATACOM express data transmission network will be ready in Azerbaijan by 2007," announced Ali Abbasov, the Communications and Information Technologies Minister.
12 December 2005 [18:35]
Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture along with Kapellhaus orginize tomorrow a concert dedicated to an anniversary of famous Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibayov and where will participate the best students of the two musical institutions: Baku Musical Academy and Azerbaijan National Conservatoire.
12 December 2005 [12:03]
The State Statistics Committee and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies plan to conduct a joint statistical experiment.
12 December 2005 [11:56]
Armenians breached the ceasefire on Aghdam front by firing at Chiragli village from the occupied Gulchuluk farm and at Orta Gishlag village from Bash Garvand village starting 17.30 till 22.30 on Friday.
12 December 2005 [11:49]
National NGO Forum sent questionnaire to relevant organizations, Ministries and committees to make an annual report on the activity of NGOs in Azerbaijan.
12 December 2005 [10:18]
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies released telephone numbers of "Inam" [Trust] telephone line where any citizen may call and express his/her opinion or make a proposal concerning the communication services in Azerbaijan.
10 December 2005 [19:07]
Yesterday President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva and UNDP resident representative Marco Borsotti signed a project On ensuring access to Information Communication Technologies for the blind and people with weak eyesight" yesterday. Mehriban Aliyeva called this document "the first foundation of the cooperation between the UN and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation".
10 December 2005 [18:09]
Rashad Gulamov, head of the representation of Nakhchivan AR in Baku informed APA news agency that bilateral talks have been initiated with Iranian authorities on opening Baku-Nakhchivan-Baku bus route via Iran.
10 December 2005 [11:02]
Lawyer Adil Ismayilov will leave for Budapest on December 11 to attend the trial of lieutenant-general of Azerbaijani Army Ramil Safarov who is on trial for killing Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan in Hungary.
10 December 2005 [10:40]
Motorway having total lenght of 38,4 kilometers will be constructed in Bileser, Gergiran and Gunehir villages of Lenkeran district of Azerbaijan.
09 December 2005 [18:54]
Today Khoshgadam Hamidova who allegedly was sexualy abused by ex-chief of crime-investigation department of Nizami district police in Ganja held a press conference. Hamidova stated that Koroglu Gasimov never even touched her and she will sue the media, which spread false information about her.
09 December 2005 [16:25]
Two men are dead and more are injured as a result of a traffic accident that happened on Baku-Gazakh highway on the territory of Ujar district.
09 December 2005 [11:54]
International Atomic Energy Agency sent a letter to relevant bodies of our country on being ready for a discussion of proposals on constructing nuclear power station in Azerbaijan.
09 December 2005 [11:30]
Ex-Defense Minister proposes to celebrate December 8 as an important event in the history of Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
09 December 2005 [10:55]
Minister of Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov signed an order expelling major Koroglu Gasimov, ex-chief of crime investigation department of Ganja Police Nizami district Office from law enforcement institutions.
09 December 2005 [10:46]
Construction of the Devechi circular road situated on the Baku-Guba highway will be started till the end of the year.
08 December 2005 [19:16]
According to the results of the first stage of land reforms, 869,268 of 873,618 families having the right to obtain a land plot or 3,420,778 individuals were given land.
08 December 2005 [18:20]
IV International Caucasus session was held in Warsaw, Poland on December 6-7 in memory of Georgia-born professor of Warsaw University Grigori Peradze killed by fascists in "Auschwitz" death camp.
08 December 2005 [18:06]
Press Council will conduct discussions on journalist behavior during protest actions. Recommendations consisting out of 13 points will be discussed at the meeting of Managing Staff of the organization.
08 December 2005 [10:57]
The Azerbaijani law enforcement and legal bodies participate in a new project on court hearings of teenagers, the press service of the Justice Ministry told Trend.
07 December 2005 [17:46]
ANAMA reports that during November of this year it has cleared 447.651 square meters of territory from mines and unexploded ordnances (UXO).
07 December 2005 [16:46]
Office of Caucasian Muslims informed APA news agency that quota for pilgrimage allocated by Saudi Arabia to Azerbaijan this year was increased.
07 December 2005 [11:45]
Two UK citizens have been detained by Baku police on a territory of a "strategically important object" and were accused of bio-terrorism. However, an investigation by MNS showed that "bio-terrorists" from UK were just peaceful joggers.
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