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10 February 2009 [17:56]
In Iran officials of the Ardebil department Ettelaat arrested three activists of the movement for rights of South Azerbaijanis, according to Mediaforum website.
10 February 2009 [12:11]
The Baku Appellate Court will consider appeal of imprisoned editor-in-chief of Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper Eynulla Fatullayev against Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mamedyarov, according to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
06 February 2009 [18:35]
06 February 2009 [16:38]
Spokesman for the Armenian Apostle church Vagran Melikyan said Catholicos has not yet received any official invitations from Pashazade.
06 February 2009 [16:08]
The ceremonial opening of the year "Baku- the capital of Islamic culture - 2009" will be held at Heydar Aliyev palace on February 18, said spokesman for the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism Zohra Aliyeva.
06 February 2009 [15:01]
The session of the steering committee of the South Caucasus Anti-Drug program, attended by representatives of the governments of the three countries of the region, was held in Tbilisi Friday.
06 February 2009 [11:37]
Aysel Teymurzadeh, who will represent Azerbaijan in Eurovision-2009 in Moscow in May, will sing "Always" written by South Azerbaijan-born composer and singer Arash.
06 February 2009 [11:19]
Head of the Caucasus Muslims Department Allahshukur Pashazade will send an invitation to Armenian Cathalicos Garegin the Second for participation at the international conference on interreligious dialogue and cooperation in Baku, according to ANS Tv channel.
05 February 2009 [17:33]
05 February 2009 [16:18]
Azerbaijani detainee Polad Sirajov, who is detained in Guantanamo Bay detention facility, wants to live in Europe, APA reports quoting international news agencies.
04 February 2009 [17:37]
04 February 2009 [16:25]
As is reported, our compatriot Famil Sadikhov was appointed deputy chairman of the board of Gazprombank.
04 February 2009 [14:48]
Yesterday founder and editor-in-chief of the Gundelik Azerbaijan and Realni Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev, held in prison No 12, met with his father Emin Fatullayev, reports Day.Az with reference to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
04 February 2009 [13:08]
The protest action against the arrest of Nardaran residents Haji Ali Huseynov and Haji Hikmet Veliyev was postponed, Mashadi Natig Karmiov, member of Nardaran Village Council told APA that it was linked with not clearing up the negotiations on the issue.
04 February 2009 [12:23]
Activist of the movement for rights of South Azerbaijanis Said Rezevi Fagih was arrested in Iran, according to the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
04 February 2009 [11:30]
Officer of the post patrol service of the Sabail district police station of Baku Taleh Ismaylov, according to ANS-Press.
03 February 2009 [13:53]
Azerbaijan Ministry of Communication and Informational Technologies held the first session of the Academy of the National Internet award Netty 2009. The event participants defined terms, rules and procedures of the contest holding.
03 February 2009 [13:05]
Azerbaijani human rights activist Nafisa Azadi was arrested in Iranian capital, Tehran, according to the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
03 February 2009 [12:03]
European Broadcasting Union and Eurovision TV declared that the third dance contest Eurovision will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the sport and concert complex of Heydar Aliyev in September of this year.
03 February 2009 [11:40]
The South Azerbaijan Independence Party has sent an appeal to US President Barack Obama due to discrimination of Azerbaijanis, residing in Iran, according to World Azerbaijanis Congress.
03 February 2009 [10:44]
The week of Iranian cinema will open at the Actor's House on February 6, according to AzerTac.
02 February 2009 [15:17]
"99.4% crimes, committed in the armed forces of Azerbaijan were solved last year", said military prosecutor of Azerbaijan Khanlar Veliyev, speaking at the session of the collegium.
02 February 2009 [14:35]
Azerbaijan is marking the Day of Youth today.
02 February 2009 [11:12]
"About 5000 citizens of Azerbaijan went missing during the occupational policy of the terrorist state of Armenia in 1992-1995", said Esmira Orujeva, chairman of the public association of assistance to captives and hostages Hasret Yolu.
31 January 2009 [12:51]
Turkish traveler couple Mehmet and Shaziya Sheker are planning to visit Azerbaijan in April.
30 January 2009 [13:46]
A blast has occurred in a residential house in Baku.
30 January 2009 [09:55]
The Polish ambassador to Azerbaijan Kshishtof Krayevski has visited Samukh.
29 January 2009 [15:43]
The airplane of Armenian Delegation flying back from Strasburg landed in Trabzon, Turkey.
29 January 2009 [11:26]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan sent a message of congratulations to the newly elected Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia His Eminence Metropolitan Kirill.
27 January 2009 [18:32]
Professor Ahmed Omid Yezdani, chairman of the Azerbaijan-Germany academic society in Berlin, has sent an appeal to US President Barack Obama, reports the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
27 January 2009 [16:13]
27 January 2009 [12:02]
"The judicial system of Azerbaijan plays a weak role in combat with human trafficking", said US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse at an event on the presentation of Azerbaijani network against human trafficking.
26 January 2009 [18:35]
Wife of editor-in-chief of Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid Ayanda Mursalova met him in correctional facility No 17, reports Day.Az with reference to Mediaforum.
26 January 2009 [18:07]
During perestroika in the mid 1980s press contained many publications that English men did not shot all 26 Baku commissars dead, said deputy Nasib Nasibli, commenting on the information that residuals of three people were not found under the memorial to Baku commissars.
26 January 2009 [17:10]
26 January 2009 [16:37]
Defender of previously beaten journalist of Yeni Musavat newspaper Zamin Hajili Fariz Namazli appealed to investigator of the Binagadi district prosecutor's office Ilyas Seidov, reports Day.Az with reference to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
26 January 2009 [11:13]
Soldier Elbrus Rahimov hung himself in the military part he served in.
26 January 2009 [10:49]
A winter boulevard will be built from Heydar Aliyev's palace to Fizuli in Baku.
26 January 2009 [10:26]
Azerbaijan has launched the fifth stage of the program of control over drugs in the South Caucasus (SCAD) aiming to assess the overall state of the National Legislation on combating illegal drug trafficking and drug addition.
24 January 2009 [14:02]
A Volvo truck, transporting 7 new Honda cars from Turkey to Azerbaijan ignited in Garadagh region.
24 January 2009 [13:12]
An event in memory of Muslim Magomayev was held by Bakili society, functioning in Berlin, under support of the Azerbaijani embassy to Germany, according to sources in the Azerbaijani embassy to Germany.
24 January 2009 [12:00]
"The aim of the OSCE Minsk Group on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict is attainment of mutually profitable concessions", said French ambassador to Armenia Serzh Smessov.
24 January 2009 [11:32]
From February of this year Baku will be declared the capital of Islamic culture.
24 January 2009 [09:55]
On January 21 of 2009 representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross held a meeting with Armenian-captured Azerbaijani serviceman Rafig Hasanov on January 21 of 2009, said spokesman for the ICRC Baku office of the Gulnaz Guliyeva.
23 January 2009 [18:20]
23 January 2009 [14:56]
The State Statistical Committee intends to involve 25,000 people to conduct the census enumeration in Azerbaijan, said chairman of the State statistical committee of Azerbaijan Arif Veliyev at a press conference today.
23 January 2009 [10:49]
AzerTac reports with reference to the Ministry of Communication and Informational Technologies that two global orbital positions in the framework of the AzerSat project, envisioning launching of national communication satellite.
23 January 2009 [10:32]
The work on turning the Azerbaijani capital city cinema Nizami into the cinema complex of the European level has been launched in Azerbaijan.
22 January 2009 [14:19]
In three years the European Commission will allot EUR 16 mln for development of the judicial system of Azerbaijan, said director of AIDCO (European Commission) Marcus Cornado.
21 January 2009 [15:58]
"Armenia must not view Azerbaijan as guilty of attacking about 100 Armenian websites", said Azerbaijani Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov at a session today.
21 January 2009 [15:49]
21 January 2009 [15:40]
On January 20 the frontier service of Turkey detained 93 people, attempting to trespass the border.
21 January 2009 [15:27]
"Armenian Ministry of Communication and Transport filed a claim against Azerbaijan to the International Telecommunication Union", said Azerbaijani Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov.
21 January 2009 [13:40]
"Considering high activeness of Azerbaijani economy, Internet prices in Azerbaijan should be reduced several times", said Azerbaijani Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov at a session today.
21 January 2009 [12:14]
79 900 marriages were registered in Azerbaijan during 2008, compared to 7 900 divorces, said the State Statistical Committee.
19 January 2009 [17:22]
Editor-in-chief of Tolshi Sado newspaper Novruzali Mamedov, sentenced for high treason has been placed in a digger, said chairman of the Committee of Novruzali Mamedov's rights protection Hilal Mamedov.
19 January 2009 [15:51]
The Baku Appellate Court has received a claim of Azadlyg newspaper correspondent Mirza Sakit against the decision of the Narimanov district court, said defender Isakhan Ashurov.
19 January 2009 [15:21]
The international festival of 100-second movies will be held in Tehran (Iran).
19 January 2009 [13:49]
One has been arrested over the building blast in Javad Khan Street, 30 of Nasimi district, Baku Main Police Office told APA.
19 January 2009 [13:05]
The Confederation of Azerbaijani Entrepreneurs in cooperation with the Institute of Industrial Association of Federal land of Germany Meklenburg Forpommern is launching a three year old project on "Cooperation in the sphere of a social dialogue".
19 January 2009 [10:36]
The longest bridge in the country is under construction in Sheki, Azerbaijan.
17 January 2009 [12:19]
The information is provided by ANS-Press.
16 January 2009 [18:45]
Strong blast occurred in Nasimi district of Baku. Nasimi district police office told APA that it happened in the fifth floor of the five-storey building in Javad Khan Street, 30.
16 January 2009 [15:00]
Association of Parliamentary Journalists of Azerbaijan has declared results of a poll, held among journalists, accredited in Milli Medjlis on the active work of the deputies.
16 January 2009 [13:41]
The World Azerbaijanis Congress released a statement due to the abuse of WAC co-chairman Sabir Rustamkhanly, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service for the congress.
16 January 2009 [10:56]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will arrive in Baku on January 19.
15 January 2009 [17:54]
The Council of Press of Azerbaijan has sent an appeal connected to racketeering newspapers to the publishing houses, distribution companies, different structures, reports Day.Az with reference to the Azerbaijani Council of Press.
15 January 2009 [17:24]
Six-member commission announced the medical judgment on the examination of former Health Minister Ali Insanov, who is held in the medical unit of Justice Ministry, chief of Main Medical Department of Justice Ministry Rafael Mehdiyev told APA.
15 January 2009 [17:08]
15 January 2009 [16:20]
15 January 2009 [14:43]
An event on "The South Caucasus at the junction of East and West considering actual conflicts" was held in Berlin.
15 January 2009 [13:18]
Journalist of Azadlyg newspaper Mirza Sakit, held in prison No 10, has sent an appeal to Azerbaijani Minister of Justice Fikret Mamedov, reports Day.Az with reference to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
15 January 2009 [13:02]
"I am concerned with the growing radicalization of the society", said deputy of Milli Medjlis Elmira Akhundova speaking about the recent statements that Azerbaijan is following the way of Islamic radicalism.
15 January 2009 [12:36]
A group of young people from England has sent an appeal to the founder and editor-in-chief of Gundelik Azerbaijan and Realny Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev, held in prison No 12, reports Day.Az with reference to the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety.
15 January 2009 [11:24]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to execute an optional protocol of the UN convention against torture and other inhumane treatment and punishment, reports Day.Az with reference to AzerTac.
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