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16 September 2009 [16:34]

One more mosque closed in Azerbaijan

One more mosque has been closed in Azerbaijan.
16 September 2009 [13:33]

Facebook now has 300 million users

The social networking giant announced late this afternoon that it had grabbed its 300 millionth user and claimed that it became "cash flow positive" months ahead of expectations, 'Computer World' reported.
16 September 2009 [12:59]

New school opened in Azerbaijan with U.S. support

A new school built with the support of the United States, was put into operation in Azerbaijan on Sept. 15.
16 September 2009 [12:27]

Ensign of Azerbaijani army wounds himself as a result of reckless handling of firearm

An ensign of the Azerbaijani National Army wounded himself as a result of reckless handling of firearm.
16 September 2009 [11:05]

Azerbaijani soldier wounded after shooting on contact line

Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire in Terter at early morning today.
16 September 2009 [10:50]

House reprimands Rep. Joe Wilson for yelling 'You lie' at Obama

Rep. Joe Wilson was formally rebuked by the House on Tuesday for his outburst during President Barack Obama's health-care address, New York Times reported.
16 September 2009 [09:57]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

16 September 2009 [09:08]

Heydar Aliyev Foundation President attends opening ceremony of secondary schools after major overhaul – Photo

President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony of secondary schools in Shuvalan and Turkan villages in Baku suburbs after major overhaul on Sept. 15.
16 September 2009 [08:54]

CoE secretary general special envoy to Azerbaijan meets leadership of Fund for State Support to Media Development

Veronika Kotek, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, visited the Fund for State Support to Media Development under Azerbaijani President, press office of the fund said.
15 September 2009 [16:35]

Azerbaijani president visits elite gymnasium after overhaul - Photo session

On the occasion of the Knowledge Day, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today familiarized himself with the newly-rebuilt elite gymnasium located in the Nasimi district, Baku.
15 September 2009 [15:47]

Azerbaijani ombudsman applies to transport minister

The Azerbaijani Ombudsman has applied to Transport Minister.
15 September 2009 [14:58]

Caucasus Muslims Board chief comments on demolition of mosques

Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board (CMB) Sheik-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade is against demolition of mosques in Azerbaijan.
15 September 2009 [14:38]

Heads of ten states invited to Baku

Heads of 10 states have been invited to the jubilee of chief of the Caucasus Muslims Board Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade.
15 September 2009 [14:19]

91 years pass since liberation of Baku

91 years have passed since Baku was liberated from the occupation of Bolshevik-Dashnak armed units.
15 September 2009 [13:56]

Culture ministers of Islamic countries to meet in Baku

Azerbaijan will host a meeting of culture ministers of Islamic countries in Oct.
15 September 2009 [13:28]

OIC Youth Forum congratulates Azerbaijani, Turkish judo fighters on victory in Yerevan

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation has congratulated Azerbaijani judo fighters who claimed 5 medals in a recent European junior championships in Yerevan.
15 September 2009 [13:03]

Caucasus Muslims Board chief is against erecting gravestones

Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board (CMD) Sheikhulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade opposes erecting gravestones.
15 September 2009 [12:37]

Academicians' task is to teach truth to future generations: director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina:

Egypt recognizes occupation of Azerbaijan's territory and protests against non-fulfillment of the UN resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Ismail Serageldin said.
15 September 2009 [11:22]

Azerbaijani president visits elite gymnasium after overhaul

On the occasion of the Knowledge Day, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today familiarized himself with the newly-rebuilt elite gymnasium located in the Nasimi district, Baku.
15 September 2009 [11:15]

Armenian Armed Forces begin large-scale exercises in Azerbaijan's occupied lands

Armenian Armed Forces have launched large-scale exercises in the occupied part of Azerbaijan’s Aghdam region.
15 September 2009 [10:46]

New school year starts in Azerbaijan - Photo session

Azerbaijan marks Day of Knowledge on Sept. 15.
15 September 2009 [10:35]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

15 September 2009 [09:43]

Venice Commission ready to consider amendments to Azerbaijani Election Code

The Venice Commission is ready to work over amendments to the Election Code of Azerbaijan if it receives the relevant request from country's Baku, Representative of the Council of Europe (CE) Venice Commission Sergei Kuznetsov said.
15 September 2009 [09:20]

Azerbaijan marks Day of Knowledge

Under presidential decree dated Aug. 21 2004, the academic year in Azerbaijan begins on Sept. 15.
15 September 2009 [09:08]

Azerbaijani junior judo team returns Baku from Yerevan - Photo session

Azerbaijani junior judo team returned Baku from Yerevan which hosted European Junior Judo Championships.
15 September 2009 [08:55]

Azerbaijani president receives national judo team

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received members of the Azerbaijan national judo team who competed in the European junior championship in Yerevan.
15 September 2009 [08:47]

I am very glad that Azerbaijan's national anthem was sounded in enemy country: European champion

Azerbaijani sportsmen who gained five medals at the European Judo Championship returned to home on Sept. 14.
14 September 2009 [17:05]

Azerbaijani national academy of sciences debates establishing museum in Guba mass burial site

Presidium of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) discussed the establishment of memorial on the mass grave in Guba to immortalize memory of the victims of genocide committed by Armenians in 1918.
14 September 2009 [15:37]

Permanent Secretariat of Turkic-speaking states' PA to function at Azerbaijani Parliament

The Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-speaking states will operate at the Parliament of Azerbaijan, Co-Chair of the working group on the Azerbaijani-Turkish Intergovernmental Affairs Nizami Jafarov said.
14 September 2009 [14:29]

China to build new satellite launch site

China is planning to build a new satellite launch site - the country's fourth - to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported Sunday.
14 September 2009 [14:08]

Nearly 1.5 million pupils to study in Azerbaijani secondary schools this year

In the new 2009-2010 academic year, 1,427,910 pupils will study at 4,569 secondary schools in Azerbaijan.
14 September 2009 [13:47]

Azerbaijan may establish Alimony Fund

The Azerbaijani State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs has proposed to launch Alimony Fund to ensure fulfillment of court decisions on payment of alimony, a member of the committee's law department Taliya Ibrahimova said.
14 September 2009 [12:38]

Azerbaijani police will tighten security

The Azerbaijani police will tighten security to ensure peaceful new academic year.
14 September 2009 [12:23]

Victory of Azerbaijani judo fighter who claimed gold in championships in Yerevan celebrated in Baku

Members of the public movement "Irali" ("Forward") celebrated the Azerbaijani judo fighter Elmar Gasymov's victory who won a gold medal at the European Youth Championship in Yerevan.
14 September 2009 [12:07]

Azerbaijan's ecology ministry releases results of monitoring in Kura, Aras Rivers

The level of contamination of the Azerbaijani Transboundary Rivers by Georgia and Armenia exceeds the norm.
14 September 2009 [11:49]

Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences launches working group on national strategy: president

Real steps will be made toward implementation of the National Strategy for Scientific Development in 2009-2015 after the recommendations of UNESCO experts, President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Mahmoud Karimov said.
14 September 2009 [11:34]

Classical architecture of Baku - Photo session

We offer our readers to enjoy views of classical architecture in Baku.
14 September 2009 [09:39]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

14 September 2009 [09:04]

Fire at Kazakhstan health clinic kills 38

A fire at a clinic for drug addicts in the southeastern Kazakh city of Taldykorgan killed 38 people on Sunday, the Central Asian state's government said, Reuters reported.
14 September 2009 [08:32]

Azerbaijani judo fighter wins gold in European championship in Yerevan

Azerbaijan`s anthem will be sounded in Yerevan.
12 September 2009 [11:53]

Azerbaijani ombudsperson meets employee of Danish consulting company

Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova met Friday with Albina Shuyska, employee of the Danish Consulting Company, COWI.
12 September 2009 [10:12]

Azerbaijani army soldier wounded

12 September 2009 [09:38]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

11 September 2009 [17:54]

Azerbaijani judo team wins three medals in European champonships in Yerevan (UPDATE)

Azerbaijani judo team is participating in a European Judo Championships for Youth in Yerevan.
11 September 2009 [17:44]

Trading house of Minsk oblast companies to open in Azerbaijan

A trading house to promote products manufactured by the enterprises of the Minsk oblast is to be set up in Baku, Belta news agency reported.
11 September 2009 [17:17]

German Language Center opened in Baku

The German language Center was opened in Baku on Sept.11.
11 September 2009 [13:08]

Silver medal winner of world gymnastics championships: We showed what Azerbaijani team is capable of

The fourth day of the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Mie, Japan turned out very successful for the Azerbaijani gymnasts.
11 September 2009 [12:56]

Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh considers data on number of Armenian community oversized

The Public Association Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan Republic believes the date on the number of the Armenian community of Nagorno-Karabakh does not reflect reality.
11 September 2009 [12:41]

New York on Sept. 11, 2001 - Photo session

On the morning of September 11, 2001 the biggest terrorist attack in human history was committed. A group of terrorists seized airplanes and sent them to the World Trade Center in New York.
11 September 2009 [11:43]

Baku to host workshop on spiritual heritage

The workshop in Baku will focus on raising skills of spiritual heritage specialists, Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry said.
11 September 2009 [10:13]

Azerbaijani parliament develops Social Protection Code

Azerbaijani parliament is developing Social Protection Code, Azerbaijani parliament’s social policy committee chair Hadi Rajabli said in an interview with ruling New Azerbaijan Party Web site.
11 September 2009 [09:12]

Heydar Aliyev Foundation implements 'Support to Education' project

Azerbaijan's Heydar Aliyev Foundation will donate school accessories to more than 10,000 first-year pupils from refugee and IDP families.
11 September 2009 [09:06]

Azerbaijani gymnast wins world silver

Azerbaijani gymnast Aliya Garayeva has claimed silver medal in the World championship in Mie, Japan.
10 September 2009 [16:38]

Azerbaijan to launch agency to provide low-income families with lawyers

Azerbaijan will launch an agency to provide low-income families with with lawyers.
10 September 2009 [15:23]

Azerbaijani Supreme Court concerned with courts' frequent decisions on arrest

Chairman of the Azerbaijani Supreme Court is concerned with frequent arrest decisions by courts.
10 September 2009 [14:36]

Azerbaijan's Education Code will be ready in two years: MP

Bill on 'Science Policy' will be discussed in the fall session of the parliament, Chairman of the Parliament’s Standing Committee for Science and Education Shamsaddin Hajiyev said.
10 September 2009 [14:29]

International Education and Career Exhibition kicks off in Azerbaijan

The 3rd Azerbaijan International Education and Career Exhibition has opened today in the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku.
10 September 2009 [13:33]

Soldier wounds his fellow in western Azerbaijan

A soldier of a military unit in Azerbaijan's Tovuz region (420 kilometers west of Baku) wounded his fellow from a firearm.
10 September 2009 [12:11]

Azerbaijanis in Georgia will be provided with better conditions to study native tounge: education minister

Azerbaijani Education Minister Misir Mardanov spoke to Trend News in an exclusive interview.
10 September 2009 [11:36]

Match between German, Azerbaijani soccer teams - Photo session

A qualifying match of World Cup 2010 between soccer teams of Germany and Azerbaijan took place in Hanover, Germany on Sept. 9.
10 September 2009 [10:57]

Azerbaijani education minister comments on proposals to include religious themes to school textbooks

Azerbaijani secondary schools have been teaching religious themes for a long time.
10 September 2009 [10:34]

Azerbaijan launches month of children's safety on roads

On Sept.10, a month of safe traffic named "Attention, children!" was launched in Azerbaijan.
10 September 2009 [10:23]

Azerbaijan invited to Paris tourism exhibition

Azerbaijan has been invited to the international tourism exhibition TOP RESA to be held in Paris on Sept. 22 to 25, Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.
10 September 2009 [09:09]

Azerbaijani president signs decree on conscription to active military service

On Sept. 9, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev decreed on call-up of Azerbaijani citizens from October 1 to 30, 2009 and retirement of the military servicemen.
10 September 2009 [08:58]

Azerbaijan-Germany football match ends with score 0:4

Qualifier 2010 World Championship between the national teams of Germany and Azerbaijan finished with a score of 0:4 in favor of the national team of Germany.
10 September 2009 [08:39]

Azerbaijani ombudsman meets OSCE representative on freedom of media

On Sept. 9, Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova has met today with visiting OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti.
09 September 2009 [17:57]

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan to mull cooperation in youth sphere

The official delegation comprising four representatives of the Kazakh Education and Science Ministry will visit Azerbaijan on Sept. 9 to 13, the Azerbaijani Youth and Sport Ministry said.
09 September 2009 [17:48]

Azerbaijani president inspects draft project of major overhaul of Azerbaijan State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet - Photo

On Sept. 9, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva inspected draft project of major overhaul of Azerbaijan State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
09 September 2009 [17:26]

Percentage of people employed with vocational education high in Azerbaijan

Percentage of people employed with vocational education is higher in Azerbaijan than people employed with higher education.
09 September 2009 [17:17]

Azerbaijani president inspects a newly overhauled park of National Academy of Sciences - Photo

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva visited the park of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences after major overhaul on Sept. 9.
09 September 2009 [17:01]

Azerbaijani education minister dissatisfied with level of local educational institutions' participation in int'l exhibition

The Azerbaijani education minister is dissatisfied with the level of the country's educational institutions' participation in the "3rd Azerbaijan International and Career Exhibition".