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05 December 2006 [10:38]

AFFA and head coach Shahin Diniyev agrees on prolongation of contract

Azerbaijan Football Federations Association (AFFA) have not signed official document on prolongation of the contract with Shahin Diniyev, the head coach of the Azerbaijan national team.
05 December 2006 [10:29]

Azeri Pilgrim in 4,000-Kilometer Odyssey

Narrowly escaping death six times and negotiating ferocious wolves and highway robbers, a modern-day Ibn Batuta has so far trekked 4,000 km on foot from his native Azerbaijan across Iran, Kuwait and then Saudi Arabia on the way to Makkah in time for the annual Hajj, which is set to take place in a few weeks.
05 December 2006 [10:20]

Analysis of dead birds in Ganja to be announced soon

The pathological samples taken from the dead birds in Ganja will be announced in a few days.
05 December 2006 [10:19]

Translation of Georgian textbooks into Azeri to be done step-by-step

The translation of Georgian textbooks into the Azeri and Armenian languages will be done step-by-step taking into account the position of pedagogical community.
05 December 2006 [10:15]

Rafael Huseynov to participate in PACE Culture, Education and Science Committee meeting

MP Rafael Huseynov participate in the meeting of PACE Culture, Education and Science Committee to be held in Paris.
05 December 2006 [10:14]

Cultural heritage in South Caucasus to be discussed in Paris

PACE commission on procedure rules and immunity will hold an assembly in Paris on December 7.
05 December 2006 [10:12]

Samad Seyidov: "All discussions concerning human rights admissible"

All discussions with NGO concerning human rights are admissible, said Milli Majlis International relations and interparliamentary relations permanent commission head Samad Seyidov.
04 December 2006 [20:57]

Kemaleddin Heydarov receives World Taekwondo Federation chief Chungwon Choue

Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation president, World Taekwondo Federation vice-president Kemaleddin Heydarov has received the delegation led by World Taekwondo Federation president Chungwon Choue.
04 December 2006 [20:54]

Azerbaijan to miss Eurovision-2007

Azerbaijan will not be represented in Eurovision-2007, because Azerbaijan Tele-radio Programs Closed Joint-Stock Company is not a full member of European Broadcasting Union so far.
04 December 2006 [20:52]

Closing ceremony of Year of Russia

The closing ceremony of Year of Russia was held in Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
04 December 2006 [20:41]

Amendments expected to Labour Code

It is considered to increase holidays to 20 days.
04 December 2006 [16:58]

Only 5 newsstands left in Sabunchu

There are only 5 newsstands in Sabunchu district; three of them are in Bakikhanov settlement.
04 December 2006 [15:50]

President Aliyev receives World Taekwondo Federation chief

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received World Taekwondo Federation president Chungwon Choue.
04 December 2006 [15:13]

Iran-Azerbaijan hold herbal plants research

Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) chief in Shahid Beheshti University, Dr. Mojtaba Moghbel Al-Hussein informed that Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan were to maintain future ties in the field of science and research.
04 December 2006 [14:09]

Iranian scientists and ex-president of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences appeal to President for Ali Insanov's release

22 scientists of Tehran universities and scientific centers, as well as Valentin Pokrovski, ex-president of Russian Academy of Sciences appealed to the President for ex-minister of Health Ali Insanov's release from prison, ex-minister's lawyer Togrul Babayev stated.
04 December 2006 [13:35]

Azerbaijan's joining to trans-boundary television European Convention to be discussed in Ankara

Azaerbaijan National Television and Radio Council, Turkish Radio-Television Council and Council of Europe will hold a session on Dec 14 in Ankara.
04 December 2006 [13:32]

Temperature to rise in 2-3 days

Gradual rise of temperature is forecasted in 2-3 days in Azerbaijan.
04 December 2006 [13:32]

Mass death of birds in Ganja

Mass death of birds was reported in Ganja.
04 December 2006 [13:30]

Education Ministry to conduct inspections in branches of foreign university

Education Ministry will begin to conduct inspections in the branches of foreign universities in Azerbaijan at the beginning of the week.
03 December 2006 [12:38]

50 state radio associates to be dismissed

"Staff reduction in Azerbaijan television and radio programs Closed Joint Stock Company will continue," said chief of AzTV Personnel Department Mansur Bayramov.
03 December 2006 [12:07]

Russian language festival opens in Azerbaijan

A Russian language festival and Russian Education Days opened in the Azerbaijani capital on Saturday.
02 December 2006 [14:05]

Criminal case launched against Sedaget Agayev and Elshan Mammadov

Criminal case was launched against chief of Gobustan jail Sedaget Agayev and Commander Elshen Mammadov in Prosecutor's Office, deputy Justice Minister, the chief of Penitentiary Service Nazim Alekberov told.
01 December 2006 [17:13]

Health Ministry bans prozerin

Health Ministry banned the use of one more medicine.
01 December 2006 [17:08]

Draw held for Commonwealth Cup football tournament

The draw has been held for the group stage of the 15th Commonwealth Cup football tournament due to be held in the Russian capital Moscow.
01 December 2006 [14:52]

Armenia's forests could disapear

Armenia faces its worst environmental crisis in its history. At current rates of deforestation, World Bank estimates it will be a desert in about 20 years.
01 December 2006 [14:39]

Ex-ANS associates not to participate in tender

"I do not intend to open a TV channel," said Ekinchi Production chief, ex-ANS associate Shakir Eminbeyli.
01 December 2006 [10:46]

Shahriyar Mammadyarov takes time off

Azerbaijani grand master Shahriyar Mammadyarov will take part at the contest held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
01 December 2006 [10:45]

AFFA not invited to gala night in Zurich

FIFA will organize presentation ceremony on the occasion of rewarding the best football player of the world in Zurich, Switzerland, on December 18.
01 December 2006 [10:43]

16 year old Azeri killed in Moscow

16 year-old Azeri was killed in the south-east of Russian capital of Moscow on Wednesday.
01 December 2006 [10:40]

US Department of State issues statement about media freedoms in Azerbaijan

US Department of State Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey made a statement about media freedom in Azerbaijan.
01 December 2006 [10:38]

Amendments possible to 2007-2008 state entrance plan to higher schools

The change of entrance rules to the higher schools will not influence state entrance plan.
01 December 2006 [10:30]

Former prisoners arrested for organizing brothels

Interior Ministry (IM) Office to Fight against Human Traffic officers found brothels in Delfin restaurant in Shuvalan settlement.
01 December 2006 [10:19]

Man commits suicide in Aghdam

Yashar Aliyev, 27, settled in refugee settlement Stone Houses in Guzanli village of Aghdam region committed suicide by burning himself.
01 December 2006 [00:42]

ABA/CEELI director holds meeting with Azeri journalists

The ABA/CEELI (American Bar Association/ Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative) director for Research and Program Development Wendy Patten during her visit to Azerbaijan hosted roundtable discussion on trafficking in humans, which gathered the Azerbaijani journalists.
01 December 2006 [00:20]

47 tubercular patients died in prisons

916 prisoners are being cured in T.B prophylactic center 3, Nizami Guliyev the chief of the center told journalists.
01 December 2006 [00:15]

Haji Mammadov: "I told some people that I was pursued by NSM"

Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
01 December 2006 [00:05]

200 AzTV associates dismissed

200 associates of "Azerbaijani television and radio programs" Closed Joint Stock Company were dismissed.
01 December 2006 [00:02]

Ali Guliyev: "Elmar disagreed to hide armed man in the boot of his car"

Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
30 November 2006 [14:39]

Khirdalan settlement receives a city status

The presidential decree on granting a city status to Khirdalan settlement within Khirdalan administrative territorial unit of Absheron region has entered into force on Thursday.
30 November 2006 [14:34]

Stable weather to be observed in early December

Stable weather will be observed in Azerbaijan during the first week of December.
30 November 2006 [14:17]

Paraflu spread in Azerbaijan

"The disease spread in Azerbaijan is not flu, but paraflu. This disease resembles flu by its symptoms," head infectionist of the republic Namig Aliyev said.
30 November 2006 [13:07]

Fighting corruption in education system vital for Azerbaijan's sustainable future, says OSCE Office

Ways of eliminating corruption in Azerbaijan's education system will be discussed at a two-day conference which opened in Baku on Wednesday.
30 November 2006 [12:52]

Canada-Azerbaijan Partnership Association becomes member of UNA Canada's Council of organizations

Canada-Azerbaijan Partnership Association has become the member of the UNA Canada's Council of organizations.
30 November 2006 [12:48]

University tuition fee to be set by Tariff Council

University tuition will be set by Tariff Council, said education Minister Misir Mardanov.
30 November 2006 [12:43]

Addressing chronic disease in the South Caucasus

The American International Health Alliance (AIHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe are co-hosting a conference in Tbilisi on chronic diseases under the title "Preventing Chronic Disease - International and National Perspectives".
30 November 2006 [11:49]

Iran issues fatwa on Azeri writer

One of Iran's most senior clergymen has issued a fatwa on an Azeri writer said to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad.
30 November 2006 [10:12]

Former Binagadi police department chief works as teacher

Former Binagadi Police department chief Nazim Nagiyev works as a teacher in Aviation Academy.
30 November 2006 [10:09]

Fuad Musayev: "I don't know the reason of standing aside of AFFA"

"I do not want to speak about Azerbaijani football. I do not know the reasons of standing aside of AFFA," said former president of AFFA.
29 November 2006 [23:48]

Shaig Salmanov: "I told Rustem Usubov about my doubts concerning Rena's death"

Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
29 November 2006 [17:26]

ANS does not appeal to take part in tender

ANS Group of Companies did not appeal to take part in the tender of the frequency announced by National Television and Radio Council.
29 November 2006 [17:26]

Azeri journalists visit Armenia

"Do you know where you are going? Are you sure where you are going? Have you thought it over well enough?" - these were the questions the confused Georgian frontier guard asked the Azeri journalists who were coming to Armenia. The journalists themselves told about it today in Armenia who explained half-jokingly what results the mutual visits can have.
29 November 2006 [17:22]

New school to be constructed in Lankaran

Construction of a new secondary school will commence in Lankaran province in 2007.
29 November 2006 [17:20]

Azeri boxers win four gold in Ukraine

29 November 2006 [17:18]

Azerrail defeated in home clash

29 November 2006 [17:17]

New mosque for Dashkasan believers

29 November 2006 [17:05]

Azeri journalists attending ITAR-TASS seminar

Azerbaijani journalists are in the Russian capital, Moscow, for the "Russia today" seminar of the Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, ITAR-TASS.
29 November 2006 [16:51]

Lawyer Hezi Mammadov: "There is no force in Azerbaijan to bring Zakir Nasirov come to court"

Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
29 November 2006 [16:17]

Seminar on Media freedom and Ethics: European dimension in the professional education and training of journalists

Today, two-day seminar on Media freedom and ethics: European dimension in the professional education and training of journalists began in Baku.
29 November 2006 [14:42]

OSCE Office helps discuss challenges facing women lawyers in Azerbaijan

Challenges facing women lawyers in Azerbaijan and ways of enhancing their role in society were the main topics of an OSCE-organized international conference which ended in Baku on Tuesday.
29 November 2006 [11:55]

Turan take the long-term view

PFK Turan Tovuz abandoned their title hopes in Azerbaijan by focusing on local talent, but their bold move may pay dividends for football in the future.
29 November 2006 [11:54]

Akif Muradverdiyev's appeal to be presided by Qayil Mammedov

The court received the appeal in connection with the judgment on ex-chief of Administrative Department Akif Muradverdiyev today.
29 November 2006 [11:36]

Azeris amongst detained on Moscow market

Migration authorities detained 60 illegal aliens from CIS countries at the Luzhniki trade center on Tuesday, said spokeswoman for the Moscow department of the Federal Migration Service /FMS/ Zalina Filimonova.
29 November 2006 [11:31]

Bird flu hits another farm in South Korea

A second outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu at another poultry farm has been confirmed by South Korean authorities; the farm is just 3 km from the first case in North Cholla province in the country's southwest.
29 November 2006 [00:40]

Azerbaijani answer to oil glut: Bathe in it

Outside this improbable spa in a remote part of the former Soviet Union, oil rigs bob on a hardscrabble plain of rocks, shrubs and rusting industrial equipment that could easily pass for a stretch of West Texas.
28 November 2006 [23:01]

Validity period of foreign passports increased from 5 to 10 years

"Migration and passport" bill caused a special discussion for the second time.
28 November 2006 [23:00]

Adil Ismayilov solicits for Maharram Aliyev and Zakir Garalov to give testimony

Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
28 November 2006 [15:39]

Zakir Nasirov: "I'm ready to serve my time, if I am guilty"

Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
28 November 2006 [15:32]

Education Minister holds press conference

Minister of Education Misir Mardanov held the conference on November 27, dedicated to his participation at the third Islamic conference of Ministers of Education held in Kuwait.
28 November 2006 [15:24]

Chechen refugees move to Russia through Azerbaijan

A group of Chechen refugees settled in Georgia moved to Russia through Azerbaijan.
28 November 2006 [13:16]

Women lawyers gather in int'l conference in Baku

For the first time in the CIS space, an international conference of the jurist women is taking place in Baku's Park INN Azerbaijan hotel, 27 November.
28 November 2006 [13:14]

Education Ministry begins inspections concerning student transfer

The Education Ministry began inspections in Baku State University, State Economic University and Azerbaijan University of Languages concerning student transfer.
28 November 2006 [11:38]

Baku to host IV conference of Islamic countries' Education Ministers

The IV conference of Education Ministers of Islamic countries will be held in Baku in September, 2008, Education Minister Misir Mardanov told in the press conference concerning overall results of his Kuwait visit.
28 November 2006 [11:36]

Tarkan's Baku concert not to take place

Turkish mega-star Tarkan's Baku concert to be held in the Heydar Aliyev Palace in December 23-24 will not take place.
28 November 2006 [11:27]

Ganimat Zahid discharged

Azadliq editor Ganimat Zahid has been discharged from hospital #5.
28 November 2006 [11:23]

Most of prisoners in Azerbaijan are Russia, Georgia and Iran citizens

Four documents on legal assistance and cooperation were signed between Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates (UAE).