Society
14 July 2005 [08:58]
Azeri sportsmen defeated Koreans with score 7:4 on the first day of the World Cup box tournament, which started in Moscow. Shahin Ismayilov (57 kg), Ramal Amanov (60 kg), Emin Maharramov (64 kg), Ruslan Khairov (69 kg), Javid Tagiyev (75 kg), Vugar Alakbarov (91 kg) and Mahammad Adamov (above 91 kg) gained a victory in their weight categories, Agajan Abiyev.
14 July 2005 [08:49]
$600,000 was allotted to the implementation of the ‘Development program on provision of secondary school system of Azerbaijan with pedagogic personnel for 2005-2009’ in 2005.
13 July 2005 [08:51]
The famous film producer Rustam Ibrahimbayov returned to the native land after finishing his visit in Kazakhstan last day.
13 July 2005 [08:42]
‘Neftchi’, an Azerbaijani football team, faced with problems on the eve of the host match within the first qualifying round of the Champions League against Icelandic ‘Hagnarfierdur’ to be held on Tuesday at Tofik Bahramov Republican stadium.
13 July 2005 [08:32]
Our 10 sportsmen left for Israel to participate in the 17th World Jewish Sports competitions called “Maccabiah”.
13 July 2005 [08:31]
Konchiro Matsaura, the UNESCO General Director, will visit Azerbaijan from 23 to 27 August 2005, Misir Mardanov, the Azerbaijani Education Minister, told Trend.
13 July 2005 [08:26]
Primary education in Azerbaijan is expected to last for 5 years by 2007. Besides, several subjects will be abolished and new subjects meeting modern standards will be taught instead.
12 July 2005 [08:51]
The Azerbaijanis formed Bavaria Medical Organization in Germany.
11 July 2005 [08:21]
This year 85512 school-leavers submitted their documents to be admitted to high schools.
09 July 2005 [08:13]
National holiday of France-Bastille Day will be celebrated in Baku.
09 July 2005 [07:57]
Police offices districts of Baku were given special instructions to increase vigilance after the terror acts in London.
07 July 2005 [08:54]
The number of population in cities has been decreasing sharply in Russia recent years.
07 July 2005 [08:45]
According to the information by July 1 of this year, the number of the population of Azerbaijan reached 8 million 388 thousand persons.
06 July 2005 [10:05]
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population revealed very serious facts in connection with the fake certificates of invalidity recently.
06 July 2005 [09:37]
The delegation led by the chairman of the State Social Defense Fund (SSDF) Salim Muslumov participated in the international conference held in the capital of Russia, Moscow from June 29 to 1 July.
06 July 2005 [09:22]
International organization of the United Kingdom on educational opportunities and cultural relations “British Council” in cooperation with “IFES” has been realizing project since the end of June.
06 July 2005 [08:58]
Monument to Heydar Aliyev will be erected in Moscow. The Moscow city public commission on monumental art approved on 5 July the proposal of the Azerbaijan’s Embassy to Russian Federation on installing the monument to the former President of Azerbaijan in the capital city, in the square, adjoining the ‘Baku” Cinema-and-Concert complex, Trend reports.
05 July 2005 [09:17]
The European championship held among the male chess-players in the capital of Poland, Warsaw finished.
05 July 2005 [08:41]
There is no criminal group in Baku, which could evolve problem for the police bodies, Maherram Aliyev, the chief of the Baku Central Police Department, told Trend.
02 July 2005 [10:06]
A delegation, involving members of the Brussels-based European Youth Forum (EYF), will be visiting Azerbaijan July 20 through 25.
02 July 2005 [09:07]
About 3500 foreign students from 41 countries study in the high schools of our country at present.
02 July 2005 [08:25]
The Worldwide Chess federation FIDE announced its new rating list.
02 July 2005 [08:22]
The USA International Development Agency (USAID) is preparing a project directed to improving the primary health service together with the health Ministry.
01 July 2005 [09:31]
The International Student festival will be held in Baku in September of this year.
01 July 2005 [09:08]
On Friday, 1 July, the former Soviet passports will lose their validity term in the territory of Azerbaijan, the Interior Ministry announced. Along with the Soviet passports, Form 9 also becomes invalid in Azerbaijan.
30 June 2005 [08:46]
Azerbaijani teacher taking bribes from student in Turkey was arrested.
29 June 2005 [08:59]
Azerbaijan is ranked among the countries with lowest UEFA ratio for 2004/05 season.
29 June 2005 [08:48]
Situation on malaria will be studied in Azerbaijan soon. Experimental checking ups will be held in 10 regions covering all the regions of the country during this investigation held by local specialists.
28 June 2005 [09:12]
Though Catholic Church was expected to be built in Baku this year, this is delayed. It must be noted that, the Church is to be built in Nobel Avenue.
28 June 2005 [08:41]
«The official statistics of drug addicts number in Azerbaijan does not reflect the actual state of affairs in the country”, officials from the central Board on fighting drugs of the Interior Minister of Azerbaijan told Trend.
25 June 2005 [08:39]
The chairman of the State Committee on Work with Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, the deputy of the prime-minister Ali Hasanov held a press-conference in headquarters of YAP.
25 June 2005 [08:36]
Rhythmic gymnastics federations of 48 countries have applied for participation in the world championship tournament, to be hosted in Baku this autumn.
25 June 2005 [08:19]
The Azerbaijani culture days will be held in Sverdlovsk Province of Russia from 23 to 29 June under the Azerbaijani Year in Russia, the Azerbaijani Culture Minister announced.
22 June 2005 [08:55]
Document admission to the high schools for the 2005-2006 academic years is starting since today.
21 June 2005 [08:37]
There are 17.1 million refugees and 4.4 million internally displaced persons in the world at the moment.
19 June 2005 [08:28]
The government of Azerbaijan is preparing the plan of additional measures for solving the social problems of foreign citizens wanting to get refuge status.
17 June 2005 [09:26]
The right for study in Germany in 2005 received 57 citizens of Azerbaijan, the German Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Detlef Lingemann and the head of the DAAD information center in Baku, Ulrike Mitter stated during the ceremony at the German-Azerbaijan cultural center Kapellhaus” on 16 June.
15 June 2005 [09:24]
UNICEF is launching the second phase of the project, Taking care of all children in Azerbaijan, to cover 2005 through 2006.
15 June 2005 [08:56]
New Jersey The Azerbaijan Society of America, which has been serving the Azerbaijani-American community for 48 years, declared today that the venerable, long established organization has no connection, affiliation or common interest with an upstart Brooklyn, NY club using a very similar name.
14 June 2005 [09:38]
On 12 June a resident of the Arayatli village of Fizuli region, Gabil Safarov, 1968, was blown up by the anti tank mine, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) told Trend.
11 June 2005 [08:37]
For the moment in the intensive care unit of the Musa Nagiyev clinical hospital, 4 persons, injured on 8 June at the result of break down of an escalator at the Baksovet Metro station, remain, the registration office of this medical institution told Trend.
10 June 2005 [08:58]
The administration of AFFA sent the head-coach of the national team Carlos Alberto Torres to retirement after the national team lost the match against Poland in its own play-ground in the frame of the selecting group stage of the world championship will use services of the coach of the Olympic team Vagif Sadigov till the end of the season.
10 June 2005 [08:25]
132 school buildings will be build in Azerbaijan by autumn on the initiative of Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
09 June 2005 [09:20]
241 chess players will take part in the 6-th individual European championship to open on 17 June 2005 in the Polish Capital city, Warsaw.
09 June 2005 [09:12]
Tragic accident happened in the metro station “Baku Soveti” at about 13.41 yesterday.
09 June 2005 [08:48]
Flights from Baku to St. Petersburg are organized.
08 June 2005 [10:04]
A meeting was held in headquarter of AFFA with the participation of the administration of the federation yesterday.
08 June 2005 [09:55]
One suspect regarding the attack made to Turkish ambassador in our country Turan Morali has been detained.
07 June 2005 [08:56]
The embassy of Great Britain to Azerbaijan and the society of youth of Azerbaijan and Great Britain prepared and published the book “Great Britain: answers on 100 questions».
07 June 2005 [08:51]
The Azerbaijanis being the citizen of Russia 26 year old Teymur Naibov was murdered in Moscow.
07 June 2005 [08:33]
Turkish ambassador in Azerbaijan Turan Morali suffered from attack.
06 June 2005 [08:50]
27 state and 15 private high schools acted in Azerbaijan for the 2004-2005 academic year.
04 June 2005 [09:39]
Forty four year old Azerbaijani citizen, resident of Baku who wanted to burn himself and his son in Karlkrona hospital of Sweden was arrested the day before yesterday but was set free later on.
04 June 2005 [07:33]
Polad Bulbuloglu, the Azerbaijani Culture Minister, has been awarded ‘Peace Rose’ Gold Medal.
03 June 2005 [10:15]
The Iranian air company «Iran-?IR » launched a direct air route Baku-Tebriz and Tebriz-Baku, the Iranian Embassy to Azerbaijan told Trend.
02 June 2005 [14:36]
“Icherisheher festival” will be held in Baku with participation of local residents.
02 June 2005 [14:13]
Two-day seminar on application of distant education in Azerbaijan started in Azerbaijan State Economical University.
01 June 2005 [12:51]
A seminar on application of the distance learning in Azerbaijan will be held at the Azerbaijan State Economic University on 1-2 June 2005.
31 May 2005 [13:34]
As a result of operation-searching measures implemented by the National Security Ministry (NSM), Criminal group attempting to organize armed attack to collector car of Defense Ministry taking cash to the military unit # N of Defense Ministry was rendered harmless.
28 May 2005 [15:57]
The International Donor Day will be celebrated in Azerbaijan on June 14.
28 May 2005 [15:44]
A new Azerbaijani organization - Federation Canada-Azerbaijan is being set up.
27 May 2005 [14:44]
As of 31 May 2005, the month of smoking fighting will be held in Azerbaijan.
27 May 2005 [14:18]
The week of the Islamic ISESCO organization on education, science and culture started in on 26 May in Baku.
26 May 2005 [16:44]
Well-known American jazzman Big Hibilly Legrabe will give a concert in Baku Jazz Center on 2 June.
25 May 2005 [08:36]
Azerbaijan became the member of Bologna process.
21 May 2005 [09:44]
The VIII World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) started its work in the capital of Sweden Stockholm today.
21 May 2005 [09:21]
About 57,000 unemployed registered in Azerbaijan for today, Minister of labour and social security of Azerbaijan, Ali Nagiyev said on 20 May 2005 at the press-conference on results of works, carried out during the year, Trend reports.
19 May 2005 [14:19]
In January to April 2005 71 crimes per 100,000 people have been registered in Azerbaijan, According to the Interior Ministry. 2325 people suffered as a result of crimes, while 292 people died.
17 May 2005 [11:06]
The level of the Caspian Sea rose 8 centimeters last year. The level is expected to rise more 10-11 cms within this year.
17 May 2005 [10:58]
The famous poetess of Israel Mikhal Snunit visited Baku with her husband, the honorary Council of Turkey in Israel Svi Elpeleg yesterday.
17 May 2005 [10:48]
The first contest of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) cup on rhythmic gymnastics took place on 13-15 May, 2005 in Baku in Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concerts complex.
17 May 2005 [10:46]
The winner of the Champions League which is the most influential competition of Europe will be determined on May 25.
14 May 2005 [14:37]
The inhabitant of the Kalbahuseynli village of the Masalli region 13 years old Samadova Shahla hanged herself in the stable situated in their yard at about 21:30 yesterday.
14 May 2005 [13:58]
During the last 12 years international organizations rendered aid to refugees and internally displaced people (IDP) of Azerbaijan in the amount of $640 million, the State Committee on Refugees and IDP of Azerbaijan told Trend.
14 May 2005 [13:41]
UNICEF allocated $9,725 thousand for realization of the five-year (2005- 2009) program in Azerbaijan, the UNICEF office representative in Azerbaijan, Ayna Mollazade told Trend.
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