Society
10 July 2009 [13:55]
The first Friday prayers were held in Tezepir mosque in Baku after major overhaul.
10 July 2009 [12:55]
A book "Toward the Future", devoted to the 40th anniversary of Azerbaijan National leader Heydar Aliyev's accession to power was presented in Baku on July 10.
10 July 2009 [12:12]
Moscow militia released an Azerbaijani man captured by rackets for ransom.
10 July 2009 [10:26]
Icherisheher subway station will close for a time being in Baku.
10 July 2009 [10:10]
China has ordered mosques in its restive western city of Urumqi not to open for Friday prayers, BBC reported.
10 July 2009 [09:55]
10 July 2009 [08:35]
Chairman of Azerbaijan`s Supreme Court Ramiz Rzayev met program manager at the German society for technical co-operation (GTZ) Zeno Reichenbecher and newly appointed director of “Support of Legal and Judicial Reforms in Azerbaijan” project Anja Konigsmann on July 9.
09 July 2009 [16:25]
“The sanitary condition in sales outlets of doner is so bad that, if it keeps on like this, their sale will be banned.”
09 July 2009 [15:53]
National archive agencies of Azerbaijan and Georgia have signed a memorandum on cooperation, National Archive Agency Director Kamal Agayev said.
09 July 2009 [15:08]
Artificial islands are expected to be built near the costs of Baku on the Caspian Sea, the government sources said.
09 July 2009 [09:25]
Armenian armed forces has violated ceasefire again.
08 July 2009 [14:28]
The Youth Houses will be set in the regions of Azerbaijan to ensure efficient leisure of young people, Azerbaijani Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov said during his visit to Yevlakh.
08 July 2009 [14:17]
A star-studded public tribute to Michael Jackson was held Tuesday in Los Angeles with thousands of randomly selected fans joining family and friends to bid farewell to the King of Pop, Xinhua reported.
08 July 2009 [11:53]
The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry Central Security Department provides security of nearly 8,500 private and public facilities.
08 July 2009 [10:24]
08 July 2009 [09:29]
The chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Committee does not believe in efficiency of legislation prohibiting smoking in public places and facilities.
08 July 2009 [08:38]
State Committee on State Commission on POWS, Hostages and Missing Persons says 30 Azerbaijani citizens are kept as captives in Azerbaijan’s occupied lands.
07 July 2009 [17:34]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has decreed to apply the law which calls for issuing medal for merit in diplomatic services.
07 July 2009 [14:35]
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation overhauled the St. Maria Church in Baku as part of the project "Azerbaijan is Address of Tolerance", implemented jointly with the Roman Catholic religious community, the Foundation told Trend News on July 7.
07 July 2009 [14:21]
Delegation of the Georgian Justice Ministry National Archive will pay a two-day visit to Baku on July 8.
07 July 2009 [13:24]
Young representatives of Dashnaksutyun political organization appealed to Yerevan mayor Gagik Baglaryan to remove outward advertisement about holiday vacation in Turkey.
07 July 2009 [12:37]
Leader of Azerbaijani community in Lithuania and member of National Minorities’ Council at the Lithuanian government Mahir Hamzayev says Lithuanians have sharply changed attitude to Armenia.
07 July 2009 [12:13]
Due to high temperature, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev instructed to ban military exercises in hot hours of summer months.
07 July 2009 [11:04]
A total of 20 attempts to trespass Azerbaijani border were prevented in June 2009, Azerbaijani State Border Service said.
06 July 2009 [13:07]
Azerbaijani singer repeatedly sang the same song at the request of the audience.
04 July 2009 [12:59]
Paris will host World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE-2009) on July 5-8.
04 July 2009 [10:12]
Baku Metro plans to reduce work time
04 July 2009 [09:18]
Azerbaijan may announce non-working days in case of high temperature, the Cabinet of Ministers said.
04 July 2009 [08:42]
Trend News Agency was awarded the Progress premium for its significant contribution to the formation of a common information space in the Eurasian region and the development of Azerbaijani-Russian relations.
04 July 2009 [08:30]
Tests have confirmed the appearance of the first case of A/H1N1 flu in Croatia, the Western Balkan country's health minister said on Friday, Xinhua reported.
03 July 2009 [14:45]
Those who want to shoot a film in Icheri Shahar (Old City) historical monument in Baku must get a written permission.
03 July 2009 [13:53]
“I have decided never to part ways with Azerbaijan.”
03 July 2009 [08:45]
The public memorial for Michael Jackson will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Staples Cente in Los Angeles.
02 July 2009 [17:18]
Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora members held round table in a coordination center in Berlin with the support of the Azerbaijani embassy in Germany.
02 July 2009 [16:18]
Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has approved regulations on granting permission for temporary stay to foreign citizens and people without citizenship.
02 July 2009 [13:52]
I talked to the Ministry of Hajj of Saudi Arabia in connection with the reports that Hajj pilgrimage will be postponed because of the swine flu.
02 July 2009 [13:24]
Roughly 164 employees were dismissed from Azerbaijani interior agencies in 2008, deputy interior minister Asker Alekperov said in Azerbaijan interview with official press.
02 July 2009 [12:40]
A quake hit the town of Shirvan at about 22.12 on Wednesday.
02 July 2009 [12:38]
Azerbaijan office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has organized a regional conference on improving the model of assistance and social reintegration for human trafficking victims, APA reports.
02 July 2009 [11:32]
Number of crimes committed with gun reduced 7 times in Azerbaijan within the last 15 years, interior minister Ramil Usubov said in an interview with official media outlets.
02 July 2009 [11:26]
“Head of the Azerbaijani community Bayram Safarov is satisfied with the position of OSCE chairman-in-office Dora Bakoyanni on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict”.
02 July 2009 [10:43]
The Azerbaijani interior minister said that all law enforcement agecies were mobilized to protect security in Azerbaijan.
02 July 2009 [08:23]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev issued an order on protection and material and technical supply of “Ateshgah temple” state historical and architectural preserve.
01 July 2009 [15:18]
Astana can be ground for dialogue not only for resolution of the Arab-Israel conflict, but also Nagorno-Karabakh problem, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Clerical Office Sheik-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade said in his interview with Trend News correspondent in Astana.
01 July 2009 [14:59]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev awarded Rudolf Nikolaevich Ivanov "Dostlug" (Friendship) Order for his merits in strengthening cultural ties between Azerbaijan and Russia, AzerTaj news agency reported on July 1.
01 July 2009 [14:51]
The fifth session of the Association of Universities of the OIC member-states will be held in Baku, said rector of the Economic University Shamsaddin Hajiyev, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
01 July 2009 [13:35]
Head of the Azerbaijani Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Patent Ramiz Hasanov held meetings in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Austria to discuss action plan to launch dosimetric laboratory in Azerbaijan, the agency said.
01 July 2009 [13:08]
The Committee of Science and Education intends to put four draft laws for discussion during autumn session of Milli Medjlis, said committee chairman Shamsaddin Hajiyev, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
01 July 2009 [12:54]
01 July 2009 [12:27]
Heavy drugs are brought to Azerbaijan mainly from neighboring countries, Interior Ministry Central Department for Combating Drugs head said.
01 July 2009 [11:42]
Solemn opening ceremony of Azerbaijani Culture Days in Russia was held in Moscow, APA’s Moscow correspondent reports.
01 July 2009 [11:15]
An Azerbaijani court issued a verdict on the ex-chief editor of Khalg Gazeti newspaper and author of columns in Yeni Musavat newspaper Mahal Ismayiloglu.
01 July 2009 [09:01]
President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev today inaugurated new building of the Sport Society of Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.
30 June 2009 [16:06]
30 June 2009 [15:35]
The opening of the new building of the central police department of Baku under the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan was held, according to the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.
30 June 2009 [11:41]
30 June 2009 [10:41]
Day.Az interview with chairman of the Congress of Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Akif Gulmamedov.
29 June 2009 [17:24]
Preliminary hearing on the case of the organized gang, which is accused of forming a group “Forest brothers”, committing a number of crimes, including terror attack on Abu Bakr mosque, is held in the Court of Grave Crimes.
29 June 2009 [12:10]
Businessmen Bakhtiyar Mammadov, Rufat Gurbanov, Zefa Masimov, Isgandar Huseynov and Rovshan Babayev of Guba region appealed to the Interior Ministry Central Department for Combating Organized Crime and complained of journalists who blackmail them to get money.
27 June 2009 [08:38]
25 June 2009 [17:36]
Azerbaijani ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova called international organizations for uniting efforts in fight against occupation and ethnic purge on June 25.
25 June 2009 [16:06]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has issued a decree to ratify regulation and structure of the state statistical committee, according to AzerTac.
25 June 2009 [12:35]
Fund for State Support for Media Development under Azerbaijani president will provide 1.1 million manat for competitive projects.
24 June 2009 [15:57]
An exhibition of popular artists Arif Huseynov and Orkhan Huseynov opened in the exhibition hall "Baku-Berlin" functioning in Germany, according to the press service for the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
24 June 2009 [14:41]
Several laws will be added and changed due to use single window principle in migration process in Azerbaijan.
24 June 2009 [14:37]
Member of Azerbaijani parliament has proposed to increase benefits for newly-born babies.
24 June 2009 [13:14]
Azerbaijan's laws regarding non-governmental organizations must be improved due to tasks set by the State Program on Reduction of Poverty in Azerbaijan and Sustainable Development for 2008-2015.
24 June 2009 [09:43]
Azerbaijan will soon face a sharp need for internet shop where it would be possible to purchase audiovisual production, considers head of the Film directors guild Huseyn Mehtiyev as internet piracy is worsening and might soon reach Azerbaijan.
23 June 2009 [17:49]
The officers of the Azerbaijan National Security Ministry detained transnational organized criminal group engaged in withdrawing money from bank accounts of the foreign citizens in various banks through illegal entrance to database.
23 June 2009 [16:04]
National Mine Clearing Agency has launched operations to clear Guzdek settlement of Garadagh, said sources in the press service for ANAMA.
23 June 2009 [15:22]
Additions and Amendments to the Law on Freedom of Religion will lead to a more civilized regulation of relations between religion and state, Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Azerbaijani parliament said.
23 June 2009 [13:13]
Azerbaijan must shape its own religious model, State Committee for Religious Associations vice chairman said.
23 June 2009 [12:29]
Heavy blast hit the power substation of the railway station near the village of Delimemmedli of Goranboy Region, Azerbaijan.
23 June 2009 [11:54]
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry denied reports on the arrest of the group of senior officers due to violations in the ministry's training center.
23 June 2009 [11:14]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to approve the "National Program on arrangement and celebration of the 65th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 War", AzerTaj news agency reported.