Society
17 May 2005 [10:58]
The famous poetess of Israel Mikhal Snunit visited Baku with her husband, the honorary Council of Turkey in Israel Svi Elpeleg yesterday.
17 May 2005 [10:48]
The first contest of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) cup on rhythmic gymnastics took place on 13-15 May, 2005 in Baku in Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concerts complex.
17 May 2005 [10:46]
The winner of the Champions League which is the most influential competition of Europe will be determined on May 25.
14 May 2005 [14:37]
The inhabitant of the Kalbahuseynli village of the Masalli region 13 years old Samadova Shahla hanged herself in the stable situated in their yard at about 21:30 yesterday.
14 May 2005 [13:58]
During the last 12 years international organizations rendered aid to refugees and internally displaced people (IDP) of Azerbaijan in the amount of $640 million, the State Committee on Refugees and IDP of Azerbaijan told Trend.
14 May 2005 [13:41]
UNICEF allocated $9,725 thousand for realization of the five-year (2005- 2009) program in Azerbaijan, the UNICEF office representative in Azerbaijan, Ayna Mollazade told Trend.
12 May 2005 [18:25]
The National Migration Program will be adopted in Azerbaijan till the end of the year, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social protection told Trend.
12 May 2005 [18:22]
The "Gelap International" International Sociological Investigations Center held an inquiry for the purpose of familiarizing with attitudes of Azerbaijanis, Georgians, and Armenians to some countries and theirs first persons on April.
11 May 2005 [18:57]
Russians in Azerbaijan have never undergone discrimination on national or religious ground; retaining their ethnical customs, language and culture they actively participated in socio- political, economic and cultural life of the country.
07 May 2005 [18:09]
The 93% of the population at the age of 16-39 and 80% of among 40-49, and 70% among 50-59, and 46% among 60-69 feel themselves healthy.
07 May 2005 [17:56]
2 projects about Azerbaijan will be looked on in World Bank Directors' Office on May 17.
06 May 2005 [15:45]
A new demining machine will be supplied to Azerbaijan late this May. The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) told Trend a relevant agreement was reached during the recent of Hazim Ismayilov, Director of ANAMA, to Slovakia on 27-29 April.
06 May 2005 [15:36]
The World Bank (WB) is intending to hold new project in the health field in the country.
06 May 2005 [14:39]
Azerbaijan National Day to be held in Ekspo-2005 World Exhibition in Aichi, Japan on May 17. APA was informed of it from the Embassy of Japan in Azerbaijan.
06 May 2005 [14:25]
Five Azerbaijani war veterans will leave for Moscow to attend the ceremonies on the occasion 60th anniversary of the victory over fascism on May 6.
06 May 2005 [14:18]
Kholokosta Day - the day of destroying the European Jews was celebrated in the Cinematographs' Hall the day before yesterday.
05 May 2005 [19:13]
The monument to the former Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev is supposed to be erected, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia reported Trend.
05 May 2005 [19:11]
According to State Statistics Committee, the population of Azerbaijan came to 8 mln.367 thousands, as of April 1, 2005, having increased during last 3 months by 19,7 thousands.
03 May 2005 [14:09]
The son of family migrated from Azerbaijan to Israel last year, aged 16 Fuad Melikov Rishon le-Chion was murdered during hand-to-hand combat in night bar.
02 May 2005 [12:20]
The first world championship held among the chess player of school pupils in Halkidiki of Greece ended.
02 May 2005 [12:19]
About 55,000 people in Azerbaijan have been registered as struck by diabetes, the Health Ministry told Trend.
30 April 2005 [15:52]
Beggars were prohibited to enter Baku Metropolitan. It is already for several days that, polices of subway prohibited beggars to enter there.
30 April 2005 [15:34]
The ICESCO (the Organization for Education, Science and Culture of the Islamic countries) week will be held in Azerbaijan from 23 till 28 May, 2005, head of the foreign relations and coordination department under the Ministry of Education Mahir Aliyev told Trend.
30 April 2005 [15:33]
Four days ago the beards of the religious men of the regions whose names are Alimat Muslumov, Azad and Raset were cut by using force in the police station of Khachmaz region of Azerbaijan.
29 April 2005 [16:17]
In May the average monthly temperature in Baku and the Apsheron peninsular is expected to be 16-17 degrees above zero that is lower by 1 degree than the climatic norm, the National Hydrometeorological department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan told Trend.
29 April 2005 [15:09]
Ruhiya returned home late and was pretty tired. She had been looking for work all day.
28 April 2005 [19:47]
To date 320 religious congregations have been registered in Azerbaijan, the State Committee on religious structures told to Trend.
26 April 2005 [13:47]
Festival of Indian films, organized by the Indian Embassy in Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Culture will be held in Baku in autumn, the Indian Embassy told Trend.
26 April 2005 [13:19]
Baku City Head Health Office (BCHHO) holds talks for Azerbaijani patients to be cured in sanatorium - resorts of different countries free of charge.
23 April 2005 [09:12]
It is planned to start census of population in 2009 in Azerbaijan.
23 April 2005 [08:53]
The agency Trend reports, the chairman of the state committee on statistics Arif Veliyev informed 22 April.
23 April 2005 [08:04]
The participants in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) will receive OKA automobiles in gift, Hadi Rajabli, the chairman of the permanent parliamentary commission on social policy, told Trend.
22 April 2005 [19:09]
On 20 April, the resident of Agbulag village of Towuz district Tagiyeva Gguylbakh lost her right leg as result of antipersonnel mine blast, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Actions (ANAMA) told Trend.
22 April 2005 [18:45]
The number of the ones developing cancer in Baku increases.
22 April 2005 [18:01]
Beach season will be started on June 1. Director of propaganda and organization sector of State Center of Rescue from Waters Rafig Aghayev in his information to APA stated that, renovation works at the beaches began in April and 200.000 manat was shared for renovation works.
21 April 2005 [16:57]
I Solidarity Games of Islamic countries held in four cities of Saudi Arabia will finish yesterday.
21 April 2005 [16:29]
Our compatriot from South Azerbaijan Hamid Shirvani has been elected the president of California State University in Stanislaus.
19 April 2005 [13:57]
Yesterday the campaign "Days of fighting against the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)" of Monitoring Foundation of Azerbaijan Ecological Standards was put an end in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Recourses.
16 April 2005 [12:13]
Coach of Azerbaijan national football team Carlos Alberto Torres is under doctor's control. 61 year old Brazilian specialist has got health problem and is cured in domestic conditions.
16 April 2005 [12:06]
Yesterday ceremonial measure was held in Azadlig Square dedicated to the delivery of "Volkswagen" motorway patrol automobiles to the institutions of State Road Police.
15 April 2005 [16:02]
At the end of April an international expert will come to Baku to teach the world experience in the field of educating the children of early ages.
15 April 2005 [15:55]
The International Festival Baku-Jazz 2005 organized by the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism, Friends of Azerbaijani Culture Fund, Baku Jazz Center and Joint Venture AzEuroTel ended on April 12.
14 April 2005 [13:42]
According to the information for 1 April, the number of population of the country reached to 8 million 367 thousand people. In the first three months of this year, the population increased 19.7 thousand people or 0.24%.
13 April 2005 [15:24]
Even in the 21st century, cases of underage, forced marriages are still widespread in the regions of Azerbaijan. In these cases, parents force their underage daughters against their will into wedlock. This is despite the fact that Azerbaijani law forbids women under 17 and men under 18 to marry.
12 April 2005 [14:30]
The highest increase tempo in population in Europe has been registered in Turkey, Albania, Ireland and Azerbaijan.
12 April 2005 [14:28]
Seventh day of Baku-Jazz 2005 International Festival on 11 April hosted great pianist and composer Joe Zawinul and 'Syndicate' Group (Austria).
12 April 2005 [13:49]
Opening ceremony of French Culture Center has been held in Baku yesterday.
08 April 2005 [16:08]
Exhibition called "Thought simplicity. Appearing of alternative production culture" consisting of selected exhibits of new German design of Institute of Foreign Relations will be put on in the gallery of Artists Union of Azerbaijan.
07 April 2005 [15:59]
Mugham is a bright monument of the cultural-spiritual heritage of the Azerbaijani people.
07 April 2005 [15:53]
According to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism, 90 percent of State Program for Tourism Development's targets have been hit.
07 April 2005 [15:48]
Insult of State attribute - Azerbaijan flag is an inadmissible act.
07 April 2005 [15:45]
"If trade unions are formed in foreign companies activating in Azerbaijan, neither our flag would be insulted, nor our compatriots working there". This was stated by the chief of Azerbaijan Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) Sattar Mehbaliyev.
07 April 2005 [15:42]
Ex-chief of Head Crime Investigation Office of The Ministry of Internal Affairs colonel Kamil Sadraddinov confessed voluntarily his participation in intentional human murder, kidnap and other especially hard crimes.
05 April 2005 [09:23]
Yesterday in headquarters of AFFA meeting of Executive Committee members was held. In closed meeting by the participation of head coaches of national teams as well, guest games with Poland and England were discussed.
05 April 2005 [09:20]
The days of Azerbaijan culture are scheduled in Cairo according to the agreement by November this year, in Egypt.
03 April 2005 [18:38]
Every month about 500 Azerbaijani women are taken to Turkey and about 4000 to Dubai.
02 April 2005 [16:45]
42 thousand persons migrated to Azerbaijan during 1995-2004.
02 April 2005 [16:14]
State Committee on Women's Problems (SCWP) and Development Bank of Asia held a seminar on the topic "Including gender components to the strategy of decreasing of poverty".
31 March 2005 [01:19]
World Cup European zone, Group Six qualifier.
30 March 2005 [14:23]
French pianist Francois Shafle will give a concert in Baku Musical Academy on 6 April. Works by Shopen, Skryabin and Dibyusin will be performed in the concert.
30 March 2005 [13:51]
The Center of French culture is to start functioning in the first half of April, in Baku.
29 March 2005 [15:31]
Brazilian Carlos Alberto is determined to stay on as Azerbaijan coach despite his team's humiliating 8-0 defeat in a World Cup qualifier at the weekend.
28 March 2005 [20:03]
Today, plane trip from Baku to Tabriz and from Tabriz to Baku was realized for the first time.
26 March 2005 [16:38]
International jazz festival "Baku Jazz-2005" organized by the Azerbaijani Culture Friends Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, "Azeurotel" joint venture will be held in Baku from 5 to 12 April.
26 March 2005 [16:37]
US embassy to Azerbaijan announced the opening of new round of Democracy commission of program of small grants. According to agency Trend, press service of embassy informed, proposals on projects are to be adopted 25 March-19 April.
26 March 2005 [16:21]
As a result of operation-investigation measures held by the associates of The Ministries of National Security and International Affairs, people activating in groups who are engaged in illegal circulation of narcotic drugs on Iran-Azerbaijan itinerary were exposed.
25 March 2005 [17:14]
Scientific conference was held at medical school #2 dedicated to 24 March - global fight against tuberculosis.
24 March 2005 [14:35]
Military review on March 9 in Azerbaijan within the 60th anniversary of the victory on fascism will not be held.
19 March 2005 [14:38]
America-Azerbaijan society, acting in New-Jersey USA, will celebrate Novruz holiday.
18 March 2005 [19:15]
Two-day seminar on rights for intellectual ?ro?erty was held 16-17 March in Baku, in Euro?e hotel. Agency Trend re?orts, the seminar was organized by Office of ?atent and trademarks of USA, US embassy to Baku and Re?ublic agency on author rights.
18 March 2005 [01:28]
At the result of operation held by the associates of Head Office on Struggle against Organized Criminality of Ministry for Internal Affairs (MIA) two persons involved in human trafficking were detained.
16 March 2005 [14:12]
75 vehicles fell per 1000 men in Azerbaijan, Natik Zarbaliyev, the chairman of the Association of Automobile Dealers, told journalists.
16 March 2005 [00:16]
Last week in the territory of republic 41 road accidents were registered.
11 March 2005 [20:00]
Israel culture days were held in State Drama Theatre of Ganja named after Jafar Jabbarli.
11 March 2005 [18:12]
Deputy in chief of former BUSBank and present "Capitalbank" Elchin Aliyev was arrested.
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