Society
08 January 2008 [16:01]
An arms cache has been found in the Babek region of Azerbaijan in the result of a successful operation, carried out by law enforcement bodies, according to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
08 January 2008 [14:58]
110th jubilee of Mahbuba Hasanverdi Fatullayev was marked on the initiative of officials of Long-Livers Museum in Lerik, Azerbaijan.
08 January 2008 [14:24]
A single public network of Azerbaijanis residing in the United States has commenced operation.
08 January 2008 [13:58]
Possible conduction of a scientific conference in memory of the National Leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev has been discussed in Bishkek.
08 January 2008 [10:25]
The Milli Medjlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan has introduced amendments and alterations to the Law "On Ecological Safety".
07 January 2008 [18:32]
Snowfall caused delay in several flights from the International Airport of Baku, according to some readers of our website, who were obliged to spend the night in the airport.
07 January 2008 [18:22]
07 January 2008 [18:04]
Dubbed foreign films are broadcasted in Azerbaijani TV channels as of January 1.
07 January 2008 [18:01]
Ibragim Shahin, the newly appointed head of the Turkish TRT channel, signed a resolution on broadcasting news in Armenian, along with other seven languages, on these channel, as reported by ANS-press.
07 January 2008 [17:55]
Snowfall and frost caused death to four citizens of Baku, as reported by the Yeni Musavat newspaper.
07 January 2008 [16:41]
The youth association "A bridge to future", under financial assistance of the US Embassy to Azerbaijan, will hold a training for reporters in the framework of the project "The way to democracy passes via media" January 18, as reported by sources from the youth association.
07 January 2008 [14:14]
An arms cache has been found in the Garadag district of Baku, Azerbaijan, according to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.
07 January 2008 [12:28]
A bone of an unknown gigantic animal has been found in Baku, according to Day.Az reader Ramiz Guseynov.
07 January 2008 [12:16]
A soldier of Azerbaijan Army was killed on the frontline.
07 January 2008 [10:18]
A prisoner escaped from jail No2 in Gandja, one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan, at about 21.00 on January 4.
07 January 2008 [10:15]
Russian RTR’s broadcasts have been cut off in Azerbaijan, according to the country’s National Television and Radio Council.
07 January 2008 [10:08]
30 December 2007 [23:55]
30 December 2007 [17:19]
"Over 1,000 families of the disabled and martyrs will be granted apartments in Azerbaijan next year", Fuzuli Alakbarov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection, said.
30 December 2007 [16:29]
The Military Court of Grave Crimes has completed a court examination on the case of three officers, including Chingiz Javadov, Vagif Gasymov and Zaman Mirzoyev, charged with provoking soldier Jeyhun Baloglanov to suicide.
30 December 2007 [16:01]
Azerbaijani army is the largest and best-equipped one in the South Caucasus, but there are a number of problems, as reported by Yashar Jafarli, chairman of the Public Association of Retirees.
30 December 2007 [15:23]
"Representatives of Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations throughout the world have passed the period of capital accumulation and entered a new stage", Nazim Ibragimov, chairman of the State Committee for work with Azerbaijan, living abroad, told reporters.
30 December 2007 [14:29]
The Milli Medjlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan adopted an appeal on the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis at its last autumn session.
30 December 2007 [12:30]
The Work Group on Human Rights composed of the representatives of NGOs and authorities held a regular session to sum up results of 2007 on December 29.
30 December 2007 [10:43]
On December 29, the Work Group consisting of representatives of NGOs dealing with human rights issues and those of Azerbaijani authorities held a meeting to sum up its work in 2007.
29 December 2007 [18:39]
"The Nizami museum is equipped with the modern and expensive equipment and facilities, which most world museums can not afford", director of the Nizami museum and Milli Medjlis deputy Rafael Guseynov announced.
29 December 2007 [17:15]
The reporter of the Ayna-Zerkalo newspaper Idrak Abbasov got injured in a car accident in the center of Baku.
29 December 2007 [16:53]
29 December 2007 [15:43]
An explosion occurred on the territory of the National Park, near the children's theater in Baku at 01:40 p.m.
29 December 2007 [15:03]
A regular Forum of Azerbaijani Students in Europe will be held in the French Senate building February 6-7 of 2008, as reported by one of the Forum founders Emin Milli.
29 December 2007 [11:04]
The inauguration of the newly reconstructed “Ag” musical fountain was held in the National Park, in front of the Museum Center on December 28.
29 December 2007 [10:20]
An event on the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year was held by the permanent representation of Azerbaijan in UN in the Baku Palace restaurant of New-York.
28 December 2007 [18:38]
Azerbaijani representation of the Transparency International NGO held seminars for police officers of the Nasimi and Nizami district police stations of Baku inspired by the central police department of Baku on December 26 and 27.
28 December 2007 [18:25]
Nagorno Garabagh was called the territory of Armenia in telephone directory for 2006 "Golden pages of Ukraine" of Ukrainian publishing house "Nika Ltd".
28 December 2007 [16:59]
Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety has appealed to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with a request to pardon all convicted reporters, as reported from the institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
28 December 2007 [15:48]
28 December 2007 [14:39]
The decision to permit wearing hijab in educational institutions can be adopted only by the heads of educational institutions.
28 December 2007 [13:32]
An unusual event occurred in the Ashagi Kasaman village of Aghstafa region: a three-legged calf was born at a farm of the village resident Jamal Mustafayev eight months ago.
28 December 2007 [12:16]
Azerbaijani Diaspora in Lithuania held event on Gurban Holiday and Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis, according to the secretariat of the Diaspora.
28 December 2007 [11:07]
The ceremony of awarding the Olympic Order to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took place in the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan.
27 December 2007 [18:57]
The telephone directory for 2006 "Golden pages of Ukraine" published by the Ukrainian publishing-house Nika LTD, sites Azerbaijan's Nagorno Garabagh among Armenian lands.
27 December 2007 [18:08]
The Baku police revealed that one of Baku beggars has saved over $58,000.
27 December 2007 [17:45]
27 December 2007 [15:06]
A work group to coordinate combat with corruption has been created under the Azerbaijan Ministry of Education.
27 December 2007 [13:27]
A police sergeant hang himself in Baku.
27 December 2007 [13:15]
A photo exhibition on Azerbaijani culture is to open in Crimea (Ukraine) today.
27 December 2007 [10:23]
Azeri-language TV channel InterAz, which had been broadcasted in Moscow, Russia's capital city by July of this year, will resume its operation.
26 December 2007 [17:48]
Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva have taken part in the opening of the State Puppet Theater following its major repair
26 December 2007 [16:23]
Namig Agamirov, president of the Сongress of Azerbaijanis in Europe (CAE) and member of the Directors' Board of the Coordination Council of World Azerbaijanis Congress, visiting Baku, met with the Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan Heydar Babayev.
26 December 2007 [15:35]
Imprisoned editor-in-chief of Ideal newspaper Nazim Guliyev has been released today, according to his brother Bahruz Guliyev.
26 December 2007 [11:36]
Wi-Fi standard wireless Internet services will be rendered in Baku.
26 December 2007 [11:08]
A model from Azerbaijan Aliya Matkazina was declared a winner of the international contest Model of the Universe, recently held in Turkey.
25 December 2007 [15:56]
25 December 2007 [13:26]
25 December 2007 [12:44]
The imprisoned adviser of Nota Bene newspaper Faramaz Novruzoglu, kept in the hospital of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice, sent a petition for pardon to President Ilham Aliyev, his wife Taira Allahverdiyeva said.
25 December 2007 [11:32]
The first republican meeting of students took place in the Azerbaijan Academic State Opera and Ballet Theater.
25 December 2007 [11:06]
The Pardoning Commission under the President of Azerbaijan has finished discussions, concerning the decree of pardon, as reported by member of commission Vagif Samedoglu.
24 December 2007 [17:16]
The Council on Press has appealed to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with a request to pardon imprisoned reporters, as reported by the chairman of the Council Aflatun Amashov.
24 December 2007 [15:44]
The December issue of the English version of the "One World" magazine, published in Bulgaria, is devoted to Azerbaijan, as reported by the Embassy of Azerbaijan to Bulgaria.
24 December 2007 [15:13]
The number of drug-related crimes recorded in Azerbaijan within 11 months of 2007, reached 2239, as reported by sources from the State Anti-Drug Commission.
24 December 2007 [10:21]
The Embassy of Azerbaijan to the United States will hold an event on the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis at Holiday Inn, one of the central hotels of Washington, on December 28, as reported by sources from the Azerbaijani Embassy.
20 December 2007 [15:57]
A Christian pastor has been threatened with jail if he continues to allow children into church services.
20 December 2007 [14:45]
The organization of Azerbaijani intellectuals will present a new draft concept on the cultural development of Azerbaijan in the second half of January, 2008.
20 December 2007 [13:38]
A ceremonial presentation of a new elite magazine "Baku" took place at Moscow hotel "Ritz".
20 December 2007 [13:12]
The Union of Architects of Azerbaijan will hold an International Festival of Architecture in Baku next year.
20 December 2007 [10:56]
Polish masters will help their Azerbaijani colleagues restore the historical monuments of the country, as reported by the Polish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kshishtof Krayevski, who added that the Culture Ministries of Azerbaijan and Poland carry out definite work in this direction.
20 December 2007 [10:44]
The President of Azerbaijan congratulated the Azerbaijani people on Gurban holiday, as reported by the press service for the President.
20 December 2007 [10:28]
"I support the initiative of holding a Week of Azerbaijan In Armenia", Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus said.
20 December 2007 [10:16]
Azerbaijan's Association of New York has initiated publication of the Azerbaijan Review newspaper in English, as reported by the press service for the State Committee for Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad.
19 December 2007 [16:26]
The Azerbaijani city of Lenkoran takes the third place in Azerbaijan by the number of HIV-infected people.
19 December 2007 [16:12]
"One the one hand, Armenia holds talks regarding peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict and at the same time continues committing arsons on the occupied Azerbaijani lands", Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Guseyn Bagirov said
19 December 2007 [14:42]
The Center of Enlightenment on Human Rights has prepared a report on the gender situation among lawyers in Azerbaijan.
19 December 2007 [13:58]
The Azerbaijani police will work more intensively on the day of Gurban, as reported by the Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Oruj Zalov.
19 December 2007 [11:03]
The spouse of Mirza Sakit, convicted officer of the Azadlyg newspaper, Rena Zahidova, sent a letter to the Justice Minister of Azerbaijan Fikret Mamedov and chief of the Penitentiary Service under the Justice Ministry of Azerbaijan Nazim Alekperov.
19 December 2007 [10:40]
“Azerbaijan needs $600 million to clear its occupied lands from mines and unexploded ordnance”, Nazim Ismayilov, chief of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said.
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