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26 October 2010 [16:45]

Human Rights Watch releases report on freedom of expression in Azerbaijan

Human Rights Watch released report on freedom of expression in Azerbaijan.
26 October 2010 [12:58]

People injured in Baku market fire - UPDATE - PHOTOS

A fire occurred at the territory of trade fair adjacent to market in 8-th kilometre settlement in Baku about 10:30 pm on Monday.
26 October 2010 [10:22]

Azerbaijan's minister of culture and tourism meets delegation of Uzbek filmmakers

Azerbaijani minister of culture and tourism Abulfas Garayev held a meeting with Uzbek filmmakers.
25 October 2010 [17:06]

Azerbaijan sets no age restrictions for Hajj pilgrims this year

Azerbaijan has set no age restrictions for those who will head to Mecca to perform Hajj pilgrimage this year, the Caucasus Muslims Board said.
25 October 2010 [16:52]

Azerbaijan to be represented at International Islamic Tourism Conference

Azerbaijan will be represented in Islamic Tourism Conference & Travel Mart (ITCM) 2010 to be scheduled for 28 to 31 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
25 October 2010 [14:57]

Azerbaijan to be represented at world innovative teacher competition

Azerbaijan will be represented at the world competition of innovative teachers, to be held in Cape Town (South Africa) on Oct.26-29, Microsoft Azerbaijan said.
25 October 2010 [14:25]

Azerbaijan's IT ministry adopts standards on information security

The Technical Committee on Standardization Information-Communication Technologies under the Communication and IT ministry adopted standards on information security, the ministry said.
23 October 2010 [13:23]

South Caucasus in Changing World Annual Symposium ends with declaration in Baku

Baku Annual Symposium "South Caucasus in a Changing World" has ended today with adoption of a declaration.
23 October 2010 [12:42]

Baku unites world's philologists

The 4th conference on comparative study of literature and 1st symposium on teaching Turkish languages and literature to the memory of people`s poet Bakhtiyar Bahabzade started in Baku.
22 October 2010 [17:26]

AeroSvit to carry out its flights from Kiev to Nakhchivan

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Eynulla Madatli met with the official of Ukraine's AeroSvit Company Alexander Avdeev in Kiev.
22 October 2010 [17:06]

Tremors occur in Caspian Sea near Azerbaijan

A number of tremors occurred south-east of Astara region of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea in the territory of Iran today.
22 October 2010 [16:35]

Mobile internet users in Azerbaijan outnumber broadband internet users by 5%

The users of mobile internet outnumber those of ADSL broadband internet by 5 percent in Azerbaijan.
22 October 2010 [15:50]

Azerbaijan to attend autumn session of Administrative Council of Universal Postal Union

An autumn session of Administrative Council of Universal Postal Union will be held in Bern, Switzerland, from October 25 to November 12.
22 October 2010 [15:43]

Baku hosts symposium of international relations scholars

A symposium of international relations scholars on the subject “South Caucasus in a changing world” started in Baku.
22 October 2010 [14:55]

Azerbaijani interior ministry issues statement on breaking down of an elevator in Baku building

The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry has today issued a statement about the breaking down of a lift in a many-storey building in Baku.
22 October 2010 [13:20]

Azerbaijani Parliament adopts draft 2011 state budget

Azerbaijani Parliament adopted a draft of the 2011-state budget with 104 votes "for" and 5 "against" at a meeting today.
21 October 2010 [18:22]

Divorce cases on rise in Azerbaijan

The divorce cases exceed the marriages registered in January-September 2010 in Azerbaijan.
21 October 2010 [16:45]

Elevator breaks down in many-storey building in Baku leaving seven people injured - UPDATE

The number of people injured as a result of breaking down of an elevator in a multi-storey building in Baku has been defined.