Society

20 February 2007 [09:00]

Transnational park to be established on Azerbaijan-Georgia border

The project on establishing a transnational park on Azerbaijan-Georgia border will be discussed during the visit of Georgian Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection David Tkeshelashvili to Baku.
20 February 2007 [08:45]

Another prisoner dies in Gobustan jail

Lifer Ayaz Imanov died in Gobustan jail on February 17 this year.
20 February 2007 [08:40]

Transnational park to be established on Azerbaijan-Georgia border

The project on establishing a transnational park on Azerbaijan-Georgia border will be discussed during the visit of Georgian Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection David Tkeshelashvili to Baku.
20 February 2007 [08:35]

Budapest court to consider Ramil Safarov's appeal Feb 22

February 22 Budapest court will consider the appeal of officer of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Ramil Safarov on courts' April 13, 2006 decision, lawyer Ikram Shirinov stated.
20 February 2007 [08:25]

Azerbaijani citizen attempts suicide in Nijni Novgorod

47-year-old Azerbaijani citizen murdered 20 year-old girl in Nijni Novgorod, Russia.
20 February 2007 [07:55]

International Mother Language Day to be celebrated in Azerbaijan

International Mother Language Day announced by the UNESCO General Conference in 1999 will for the first time be celebrated in Azerbaijan on February 21.
20 February 2007 [07:44]

State Academic Dramatic Theater to be reconstructed

State Academic Dramatic Theater will be reconstructed from April 1, the director of the theatre Magbet Bunyatoiv stated.
20 February 2007 [07:34]

Results of Bird flu monitoring to be publicized, Feb.24

State Veterinary Service under Agriculture Ministry has finished the next monitoring on Bird flu February 16.
20 February 2007 [07:30]

631 children in 10,000 are born with genetic defects in Azerbaijani

631 children in 10,000 are born with genetic defects in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is included in the list of unsuccessful Post-Soviet countries side-by-side with Tajikistan (752 in 10,000) and Kyrgyzstan (735).
20 February 2007 [07:15]

President Aliyev decrees on development of theatre

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev decreed on development of Azerbaijani theatre.
20 February 2007 [07:00]

H5N1 bird flu came to Russia from Azerbaijan, Russian official stated

Moscow's best-known pet market was in quarantine on Monday as health officials confirmed a strain of H5N1, potentially lethal to humans, was responsible for five bird flu outbreaks around the Russian capital.
19 February 2007 [23:17]

Fire kills one

Fire took place in Azizbayov district Bina settlement at 17.07 on Monday.
19 February 2007 [23:16]

National TV and Radio Council to ban films in foreign languages in Azerbaijani channels

Azerbaijani National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) will prohibit broadcast of films (feature, documental, cartoon) in foreign languages on all Azerbaijani TV channels.
19 February 2007 [23:08]

Azeri physician contributes to cancer treatment

Young Azerbaijani doctor Vugar Yagublu was awarded Doctor of Medicine by Heldelberg University of Germany.
19 February 2007 [23:01]

Captured Azerbaijani soldier's family sends their next letter

The family of captured Azerbaijani soldier Samir Mammadov Nazim presented their next letter to their son the officers of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Azerbaijani Office.
19 February 2007 [22:51]

Over 500 drivers fined for ignoring safety belts

The officers of Baku Traffic Police Department (BTPD) conduct raids in the capital to control use of safety belts.
19 February 2007 [22:48]

Azeri Chess Federation makes statement condemning robbery in Mexico

Azerbaijani Chess Federation has made a statement that condemns Teymour Radjabov's being robbed in Mexico.
19 February 2007 [22:46]

Book "Khojali genocide: million signatures, one demand" presented

The Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA) held the presentation of the book "Khojali genocide: million signatures, one demand," Vice- President of the Association Veli Alibayov introduced the book to the participants.
19 February 2007 [22:28]

11 lifers appeal to Omb

11 life-term prisoners in Gobustan jail appealed to ombudsperson Elmira Suleymanova.
19 February 2007 [17:09]

Pardon Commission starts meetings

Pardon Commission under President started meetings.
19 February 2007 [14:40]

Unstable weather forecast in Azerbaijan in three days

The weather is forecasted to be changeable cloudy and mainly rainless on February 20-21 in Baku and Absheron peninsula.
19 February 2007 [14:10]

Georgian Azerbaijanis detained by Armenian frontier guards released

Azerbaijani residents of Tezekend village, Georgia, Mehman Asgerov, Kamandar Mustafayev and Sadakhli village resident Huseyn Mammedov, who were detained by Armenian frontier guards, were released lat week.
19 February 2007 [13:29]

Strong flood hits Azerbaijani southern region

Heavy rain on the night from February 17 to 18 caused serious damages in Azerbaijani region of Astara.
19 February 2007 [12:24]

Lenkeran resident commits suicide

Suicide was committed in Azerbaijani region Lenkeran on February 18.
18 February 2007 [01:28]

Firearms found in Balaken

Police found some illegal firearms in Balaken.
18 February 2007 [01:27]

World Azerbaijanis' Defence Committee appeals to Amnesty International, UNO and CE

World Azerbaijanis Defence Committee has appealed Amnesty International, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Council of Europe and world media to draw the attention to Iran’s ban on the national language of Southern Azeris.
17 February 2007 [16:57]

Turkish ambassador meets with universities' presidents

Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Husein Avni Garslioglu has met with higher educational institution presidents.
17 February 2007 [14:29]

Culture Days of Azerbaijan to start in Arkhangelski

Culture Days of Azerbaijan will start in Arkhangelski, Russia.
17 February 2007 [13:57]

CEC completed monitoring ConECs

Central Electoral Commission has completed monitoring constituency election commissions (ConEC).
17 February 2007 [13:52]

H5N1 kills poultry in Moscow area

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed poultry in the Moscow region for the first time.
17 February 2007 [13:26]

Houston to host 15th anniversary of Khojaly Genocide

The 15th anniversary of Khojaly Genocide will be remembered in Houston, Texas on February 24.
17 February 2007 [13:22]

Benelux Azerbaijan Congress protests genocide against Iraqi Turkmen

Benelux Azerbaijan Congress (BAC) and other five Turkmen Societies held rally in Amsterdam, Netherlands, protesting the genocide against Iraqi Turkmen.
17 February 2007 [09:15]

Education Minister meets WB official

Azerbaijan's Education Minister Misir Mardanov met with the Manager of World Bank Office in Azerbaijan Gregory Jedzejczak.
17 February 2007 [09:05]

FAO, US embassy reps to visit Azerbaijani region

Representative of UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Doctor Golan Klani, officers of the US embassy in Baku, Doctors Ami Nibi and Susan Kait on February 15 visited the village Boyati in Neftchala related to the reports on bird flu virus 15.
17 February 2007 [09:00]

Parliament discusses private security service law

Azerbaijani Parliament today approved the law 'Private security service.'
17 February 2007 [08:55]

Leader of Crimean Tatars to visit Azerbaijan

The leader of Crimean Tatars, MP Mustafa Jamilov has received the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Talat Aliyev.
17 February 2007 [08:05]

Baku to host European billiard championship

Azerbaijan Billiard Federation plans to hold European championship in Baku in 2008.
17 February 2007 [07:45]

Alyona Gurkova removed from Azerrail

Azerbaijani women volleyball team Azerrail has removed Belarusian player Alyona Gurkova from the team.
17 February 2007 [07:25]

68 earthquakes took place in Azerbaijan in Jan-Feb

Azerbaijani seismological stations registered 167 tremors in January-February this year.
17 February 2007 [07:20]

Misir Mardanov: "Educational institutions will be supplied with computers for five more years"

"The educational institutions will be supplied with computers for five more years," Azerbaijan's Education Minister Misir Mardanov told journalists after the meeting held in Ganja with the participation of the chiefs of educational institutions.
17 February 2007 [07:15]

America-Azerbaijan Women Organization established in California

New Azerbaijani organization has been officially registered in California, the chairman of the organization.
17 February 2007 [07:10]

Two Uzbeks killed in brawl near St. Petersburg, Russia

Two Uzbeks were killed in a brawl in a town outside St. Petersburg on Friday, Friday, Russian news agencies reported, but it was not immediately clear who else was involved in the fight and whether it was motivated by ethnic bias.
16 February 2007 [20:25]

Administrative building in Lenkeran faces danger of collapse

On Friday at about 1700 hrs, the administrative building where National Bank's Lenkeran Department, International Bank's Lenkeran department, State Social Defense Fund's local department, Azersighorta State Insurance Commercial company local departments are situated, faced collapse danger.
16 February 2007 [17:28]

WHO not confirms bird flu death, Azeri officials say

World Health Organization announced the results of the blood tests of the resident of Azerbaijan's region Neftchala, 38-year old Zamina Zeynalova died of double-sided pneumonia on February 6.
16 February 2007 [17:22]

Teimour Radjabov robbed in Mexico, withdraws from Morelia-Linares - UPDATED

Azerbaijani grandmaster Teimour Radjabov refused to participate in the Linares tournament started in Morelia, Mexico, after being robbed in the hotel.
16 February 2007 [14:36]

Georgian Azerbaijanis detained in Armenia not released yet

Azerbaijani residents of Tezekend village, Georgia, Mehman Asgerov, Kamandar Mustafayev, who were detained on February 7 and Sadakhli village resident Huseyn Mammedov detained on February 10 by Armenian frontier guards, haven't been released yet.
16 February 2007 [13:31]

"Good Bye, Southern City" participates in 57th International Berlin Film Festival

The 57th International Berlin Film Festival opened in Berlin last Thursday with "La Mome" (2007), the life story of the legendary French singer Edith Piaf by French director Olivier Dahan. Running through Sunday, the festival presents more than 370 films from almost 60 countries in various programs and nominations, including the 22 films competing for the Golden and Silver Bear awards.
16 February 2007 [13:00]

Police on alert to detain Khudat gunman

The gunman, who resisted the police yesterday in Azerbaijani northern region of Khudat, has been identified.
16 February 2007 [09:20]

Justice Ministry's Social Committee holds next meeting

Social Committee under Justice Ministry held next meeting.
16 February 2007 [09:15]

Prisoner attempts suicide in Gobustan jail

Lifer Mehman Muradov, serving his punishment in Gobustan jail, attempted to suicide.
16 February 2007 [09:10]

Azeri businessman killed in Moscow

Azerbaijani businessman Chingiz Sariyev was murdered by an unknown person in the Russian capital of Moscow.
16 February 2007 [09:05]

Appeals court considered Mayor's claim

Apelas Court considered Baku Mayor Hajibala Abutalibov's claim against Azadliq newspaper.
16 February 2007 [09:00]

Two Georgian Azerbaijanis detained by Armenian frontier guards released

Two of three Georgian Azerbaijanis, who were detained by Armenian frontier guards have been released.
16 February 2007 [08:55]

Volleyball Federation plans to hold international tournament

Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation plans to hold international woman volleyball tournament in August.
16 February 2007 [08:15]

Roundtable on discussion of state program project on media development to be held

A roundtable on the topic of discussion of state program project on media development, organized by Azerbaijan Press Council, will be held on Friday.
16 February 2007 [08:10]

Sabail court rejects claim on destruction of Old City

Sabail Court rejected the claim of Public Committee of History, Culture and Preserve of Natural Heritage on destruction of the Old City (Icherisheher) in Baku.
16 February 2007 [07:50]

New coach for national U-21 team

Shakir Geribov, 51, appointed as a head coach of Azerbaijan's U-21 team.
16 February 2007 [07:40]

UEFA president to visit Georgia

President of European Association of Football Feerations Michel Platini will pay his first business visit to Georgia.
16 February 2007 [07:20]

Education Minister attends opening ceremony of school in Ganja

Azerbaijan's Education Minister Misir Mardanov, visiting Ganja, attended the opening ceremony of 650-student school #21 in Sevinj settlement of Ganja.
16 February 2007 [07:15]

The Bar Presidium holds meeting

Issues concerning test exams for the lawyer were discussed in the meeting.
16 February 2007 [07:10]

Number of voters in Khankendi election constituency increase

The number of voters in Khankendi election constituency #122 increased.
16 February 2007 [07:00]

Results of second-stage examination of candidates to judgeship released

Results of second-stage examination of candidates to judgeship have been released.
15 February 2007 [23:09]

Turkish authorities confirm H5N1 bird flu virus in fowl in several southeastern villages

Agriculture authorities on Thursday announced that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has been detected in three villages following an outbreak in another southeastern village.
15 February 2007 [19:00]

Journalists on trial in Azerbaijan for 'insulting Prophet Muhammad'

The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office has sent to court the criminal case of editor in chief of the Senet (Profession) small circulation newspaper Samir Huseynov and newspaper staff member Rafig Tagi.
15 February 2007 [16:11]

British university discusses South Caucasus problems

One of the leading British institutes, St. Andrew University, on 13 February held discussions on problems of the South Caucasus. Azerbaijan's ambassador to the United Kingdom Rafael Ibrahimov took part at the action.
15 February 2007 [13:56]

Temperature to fall by 5-8 degrees

European cold weather will cool Azerbaijani weather starting from Friday evening.
15 February 2007 [13:55]

Nakhchivan Military Prosecutor's Office of to be established

Military Prosecutor's Office of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (AR) will be established.
15 February 2007 [13:32]

Second outbreak of bird flu suspected in Turkey's southeast

Although the deadly strain of avian influenza was confirmed in poultry in the Gercus township of Batman, no cases of the virus in humans have been confirmed.
15 February 2007 [13:26]

Police officer shoots his neighbor dead

Police officer Vugar Orujov shot at his neighbor Rufet Allahverdiyev in Ganja city of Azerbaijan.
15 February 2007 [13:04]

Shahin Diniyev: "Rail Melikov not invited to the national squad"

Baku FC defender Rail Melikov refused to play in Azerbaijani national squad. He explained the decision with always staying in the reversed crew. The player said he is deprived of playing in the squad.
15 February 2007 [10:05]

Iran blast points to ethnic tensions

A shadowy Sunni Muslim group has claimed responsibility for bombing a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards in Iran, killing 11 people.
15 February 2007 [09:45]

Azeri artist to exhibit his works in Turkey, Iran and Moscow

Member of Azerbaijan Artists Union Anvar Garayev will exhibit his works in Turkey, Iran and Moscow on occasion of his 60th anniversary.
15 February 2007 [09:35]

Azadliq newspaper's appeal to be considered tomorrow

The appeal of Azadliq newspaper will be considered on Thursday, the director general of the newspaper Azer Ahmadov said.