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02 September 2009 [10:08]
02 September 2009 [09:19]
Azerbaijan grandmaster Teymour Radjabov has found himself in the eight spot in the new rating list as of September 2009 published by the FIDE (International Chess Federation).
02 September 2009 [09:12]
Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Culture considers it possible to create a cultural channel under one of the local TV channels.
01 September 2009 [17:43]
The officers of the Azerbaijani interior ministry have rendered harmless the gang engaged in petrol theft in Baku.
01 September 2009 [16:59]
On September 1, the building of Union of Azerbaijan Composers reopened after overhaul and reconstruction.
01 September 2009 [16:12]
01 September 2009 [15:49]
There is a need to hold a dialogue between officials and journalists on the bill on 'Defamation', Chairman of the Azerbaijani Press Council Aflatun Amashov said.
01 September 2009 [15:18]
A accident took place in Mozdok-Tbilisi gas pipeline section running via Ingushetia on Sept. 1.
01 September 2009 [12:34]
On Sept. 1, Fund for State Support to Media Development under the Azerbaijani President has released results of the competition for media outlets to get financial support in 2009.
01 September 2009 [11:17]
The global financial crisis has not impacted implementation of social projects in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani parliament’s standing social policy committee chair Hadi Rajabli said.
01 September 2009 [09:52]
01 September 2009 [09:31]
The captain of a Turkish oil tanker seized by Georgia in mid-August has been sentenced by a Georgian court to 24 years in custody for customs violations, Georgian border police said on Monday.
31 August 2009 [17:57]
From Sept. 1, Delta Telecom (initial provider)will reduce internet tariffs for providers up to 110 manat per 1 Mbit compared to current 275 manat, Deputy Communication Minister Elmir Velizade said.
31 August 2009 [17:46]
A 36-year-ol man attempted to commit suicide in the center of Baku.
31 August 2009 [16:37]
An Azerbaijani court has extended a term of the investigation into the armed attack on the State Oil Academy that led to human loss.
31 August 2009 [16:06]
Special Commission launched by by the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) conducts research to determine the format of the national surnames.
31 August 2009 [15:41]
The Tbilisi police arrested murderers, two Kurdish teenagers, who killed 8-year old Azerbaijani Alaverd Bayramov.
31 August 2009 [15:23]
Marriage age for women will be raised in Azerbaijan, chairman of the parliament’s committee for social policy Hadi Rajabli said.
31 August 2009 [14:36]
31 August 2009 [13:26]
Turkish President Abdullah Gul plans to visit Azerbaijan to attend the summit of the Turkish-speaking counties, Adviser to Turkish President Huseyn Avni Karslioglu said.
31 August 2009 [13:11]
'Land of Fire', a section exhibiting materials about Azerbaijan’s foreign and domestic policy, economy, culture, tourism opportunities and other spheres, has been opened in the library of the Korean leading educational center - Seoul National University by the Azerbaijani embassy in Korea, the embassy source said.
31 August 2009 [12:10]
President of ANS Group of Companies Vahid Mustafayev has met serous traffic accident.
31 August 2009 [11:51]
We offer our readers enjoy views of parks in Baku.
31 August 2009 [11:13]
The Azerbaijani capital is the world center for the dialogue of civilizations, ISESCO Director General Abdulaziz bin Osman al-Tuveirji said in an interview with the Russian Itar Tass news agency.
31 August 2009 [11:03]
President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev has today inaugurated 'Sarhadchi' (Frontier Guard) Sport Complex in Baku.
31 August 2009 [10:54]
On Aug. 31, The Gagra City Court (based in Poti and owned by Abkhazia Autonomous Republic) will consider the case of the captain and crew of the Turkish 'Buket' ship, among whom there are four Azerbaijanis.
31 August 2009 [10:14]
31 August 2009 [08:45]
President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a recent summit along with the Colombia leader, authorities said Sunday, AP reported.
29 August 2009 [12:56]
Azerbaijani ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova has appealed to Education Minister Misir Mardanov.
29 August 2009 [12:12]
Azerbaijani parliament’s social policy committee is developing bills to be debated at the autumn session, the committee chair Hadi Rajabli said.
29 August 2009 [11:51]
“Chairman of the Jordan National Commission for Women’s Affairs Asma Khidir will arrive in Azerbaijan on Oct. 14,” Azerbaijani ambassador to Jordan Elman Arasli said.
29 August 2009 [11:34]
The information about a bomb planted at Baku railway station was not confirmed, Azerbaijani Railway Office spokesperson Nadir Azmammadov said.
29 August 2009 [11:29]
29 August 2009 [10:39]
On Aug. 28, the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at Azerbaijani troops.
29 August 2009 [10:26]
A call about the bomb planted in the building of the railway station in Baku was made on Saturday at 8 am.
29 August 2009 [09:35]
Head of the Caucasian Muslims` Board Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade hosted Iftar party on occasion of the holy month of Ramadan at his residence on Friday.
29 August 2009 [08:47]
The death of Michael Jackson was homicide due to intoxication by anaesthetic, an LA coroner has said.
29 August 2009 [08:28]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of condolence to Andrey Konchalovsky over the death of his father Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian literature classic, outstanding poet and playwright.
28 August 2009 [17:45]
A fine worth 60,000 manat has been imposed due to felling of trees in Baku over the last 2 to 3 months.
28 August 2009 [17:33]
The Baku Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of arrested bloggers.
28 August 2009 [16:59]
Two servicemen died during the military exercise in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
28 August 2009 [15:49]
Some leading countries do not care about ecological state of the Caspian Sea, said the Azerbaijani Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.
28 August 2009 [14:39]
A book about Azerbaijan has been published in Turkey.
28 August 2009 [13:45]
A suicide bomber lightly wounded a senior prince largely credited for Saudi Arabia's anti-terrorism campaign when he blew himself up just before going into a gathering of well-wishers for the Muslim holy month of Ramazan, the state news agency said Friday.
28 August 2009 [12:33]
“Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey contacted railway office of the country which said the train crash has killed 5 and injured 21,” consul at Azerbaijani embassy Elchin Rzayev said.
28 August 2009 [10:39]
28 August 2009 [10:09]
A train crashed into a construction vehicle in northwestern Turkey on Thursday, killing at least four passengers and injuring 17 others, Cihan news agency reported.
28 August 2009 [09:16]
The UK population increased by a record amount last year to top 61 million for the first time, figures revealed on Aug. 27, independent.co.uk reported.
28 August 2009 [08:48]
“Draft amendments to the Labor Code will be brought up for discussions in Milli Majlis (parliament) at the autumn session,” parliament’s social policy committee chair Hadi Rajabli said in an interview with ruling party Web site.
28 August 2009 [08:37]
Brazil’s A/H1N1 flu death toll reached 557 on Wednesday, making it the highest in the world, according to the health authorities, momento24.com reported.
27 August 2009 [17:09]
The Azerbaijani Central State Police Offices has proposed an increase in fines imposed on drivers blocking pedestrian crossings.
27 August 2009 [16:53]
Azerbaijani judoka, Kifayat Gasimova has qualified for the quarter finals of the World Championship in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.
27 August 2009 [16:34]
Community of Meskhetian Turks entitled ‘Vatan’ (‘Homeland’) will suspend activities in Azerbaijan next year, head of the community Ibrahim Burhanov said.
27 August 2009 [15:17]
Azerbaijani parliament's social policy committee deputy chair Musa Guliyev says it is necessary to adopt a bill on domestic violence.
27 August 2009 [14:39]
On the occasion of August 31 - International Day of Missing Persons, the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Red Crescent Society met with the families of the missing people in Ganja, Azerbaijan.
27 August 2009 [13:34]
The leader of Iraq's largest Shiite party, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, died on Wednesday in a Tehran hospital after a battle with lung cancer, five months before key parliamentary elections in Iraq, AFP reported.
27 August 2009 [12:52]
The Azerbaijani Press Council received 20 complaints about racketeering activities of some newspapers.
27 August 2009 [11:35]
Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patent plans to launch a technical committee for traffic management, the state committee said in a statement.
27 August 2009 [11:24]
On Aug. 26, Armenian Armed Forces fired at Azerbaijani Armed Forces located in Tovuz region from near Mosesgeh village of Armenia’s Berd region at 19.45 and 19.55.
27 August 2009 [10:51]
The initial investigation into the criminal case launched against Azerbaijani bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli has ended and the materials have been submitted to court, spokesman for Prosecutor General’s Office Eldar Sultanov said.
27 August 2009 [10:37]
On Aug. 26, a square was named after Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev in Ulyanovsk, Russia, ITAR-TASS reported.
27 August 2009 [10:26]
Four of the five Azerbaijanis on the board of the ship owned by Turkish 'Akar qrup' arrested on the Indian cost have returned home.
27 August 2009 [10:12]
On 26 August, Heydar Aliyev Foundation organized in hotel “Crescent Beach” a cheerful holiday for children from the children homes in Nizami, Surakhani and Khatai districts of Baku.
27 August 2009 [09:49]
Azerbaijani Labor and Social Protection Ministry proposes to implement reforms to improve the legislation in 2009-2010.
27 August 2009 [09:38]
Groundbreaking ceremony for gymnastics complex took place in Baku on Aug. 26.
27 August 2009 [09:23]
Poti Court of Georgia sentenced former captain of Buket ship, Azerbaijani citizen Ilgar Imanverdiyev, to two months in jail as a preliminary measure, a source at the Poti Court said.
27 August 2009 [08:21]
“In an interview with APA, Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan Michael Lavon-Lotem commented on the issue of addressing problem of air flight between Baku and Tel Aviv.
26 August 2009 [17:18]
Media reports about corruption figures included in Transparency International are not true, head of the Azerbaijani office of Transparency International said.
26 August 2009 [16:41]
The Israeli Foreign Ministry is working to facilitate visa regime for Israeli citizens traveling to Azerbaijan. It will promote tourism cooperation, new Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Michael Lavon-Lotem said.
26 August 2009 [15:09]
Number of people infected with A/H1N1 has reached 285 in Iran, Irna news agency quoted member of the center for infectious decease under the Iranian Health Ministry Bizhan Sadrizade as saying.
26 August 2009 [14:58]
Currently, Azerbaijani parliament’s science and education committee is working out four new bills, the committee chair Shamsaddin Hajiyev said.
26 August 2009 [14:43]
Ministries of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan signed protocol on mutual cooperation in Baku on Aug. 26.
26 August 2009 [14:33]
Azerbaijani sailors who were on a Turkish ship detained on the coast of India were allowed to leave the country and tonight they will return to their homeland, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said.
26 August 2009 [13:42]
Azerbaijani education ministry’s data base includes data about over 1.4 million pupils and 200,000 teachers, the ministry said in a statement.
26 August 2009 [13:26]
A total of 14 "swine flu" (A/H1N1) cases have been revealed in Georgia.
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