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25 June 2010 [13:03]
The Islamic Development Bank, IDB, has held its 21st Annual Symposium on “Achieving Food Security in Member Countries in Post-Crisis World” in Baku.
25 June 2010 [12:45]
Senior hydrologist of the National Hydrometeorology Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Asif Verdiyev told APA that the temperature will be 28… 32 C in the daytime, 23… 25 C in the evening. The temperature of the seawater in Absheron beaches will be 26…27 C degrees.
25 June 2010 [12:13]
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25 June 2010 [10:11]
The country destroyed 2.7 tons of drugs seized by the court sentences in 2009.
25 June 2010 [09:55]
Azerbaijan has been elected a member of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, according to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
24 June 2010 [18:08]
There are 1.6 million women aged between 20 and 40 years in Azerbaijan. As may as 80,000 of them are single and 8,000 are divorced, the Azerbaijan State Statistics Committee said.
24 June 2010 [17:38]
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24 June 2010 [16:55]
Political scientists and energy experts have highlighted the role of Azerbaijan in Europe's energy security at an international conference organized in Ankara by the Turkish International Strategic Research Organization (USAK), Kondrad Adenauer Foundation and sponsored by BP.
24 June 2010 [16:19]
24 June 2010 [16:10]
An interview with chairman of the Civil Service Commission under the Azerbaijani President Bahram Khalilov.
24 June 2010 [15:07]
Alasgarovs family in Zabrat settlement in Baku outskirts have begun growing bananas on Absheron soil. Gulara Alasgarova says previous attempts to grow bananas in Azerbaijan have failed.
24 June 2010 [14:55]
A total of 55 tourist sites out of 452 are four are three or four-star facilities in Azerbaijan.
24 June 2010 [14:20]
The project developed by the order of the Executive Administration of Baku City is designed to create the new and modern centre of the capital city.
24 June 2010 [10:30]
The Azerbaijan government will continue measures to strengthen the material and technical base of press and improve living conditions of journalists, Ali Hasanov, Head of the Socio-Political Department of Presidential Administration stated.
24 June 2010 [09:25]
23 June 2010 [18:35]
A program will be implemented to alleviate poverty and ensure food security in Azerbaijan.
23 June 2010 [17:50]
23 June 2010 [17:24]
A bill on environmental impact assessment is being developed in Azerbaijan.
23 June 2010 [15:55]
Azerbaijan's capital has today hosted the opening of the Days of the Georgian Culture.
23 June 2010 [14:17]
Interview with Azerbaijan State Customs Committee Chuef Aydin Aliyev, who is on visit to Strasbourg.
23 June 2010 [14:08]
The Azerbaijani government plans a phased implementation of necessary measures to improve material and technical base of the press, social maintenance of media staff, the Presidential Administration socio-political department head Ali Hasanov said.
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23 June 2010 [11:51]
The Austrian Library has been opened in Baku today. "This library will play an important role in intensifying Azerbaijani-Austrian relations," Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said at the opening ceremony.
23 June 2010 [11:16]
Women participants of the Baku Strategic Partnership Forum of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have visited the International Mugham Center.
23 June 2010 [10:50]
Azerbaijan's capital has hosted A seminar on New Trends in Agricultural Financing.
23 June 2010 [10:13]
Interview with poet, translator and honored art figure of Azerbaijan Siyavush Mammadzade.
23 June 2010 [09:30]
The Baku Meeting to Develop the Road Map for Enhancing Intra-OIC Trade has wrapped up.
23 June 2010 [08:05]
Amendments and annexes to the “Traffic law” and Code of Administrative Offences have been discussed at the last meeting of the extraordinary session of the Azerbaijani parliament.
22 June 2010 [17:55]
The Azerbaijani parliament's extraordinary meeting held June 22 adopted a law on amendments and changes to the country's law "On the rules of traffic."
22 June 2010 [17:35]
22 June 2010 [17:25]
The Azerbaijani parliament's extraordinary meeting held June 22 adopted a law on amendments and changes to the country's laws "On Advertising", "On Broadcasting" and "On medicines".
22 June 2010 [16:45]
Agriculture Minister of Azerbaijan Ismet Abasov met with visiting President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Kanayo F. Nwanze.
22 June 2010 [16:29]
The Governmental Commission holds a meeting in the natural disaster zone, emerged as a result of floods in the Kur River. The Commission is at the session in Azerbaijan's Sabirabad region.
22 June 2010 [16:12]
"Azerenerji" is working to determine the amount of damage caused by floods and mudflows that occurred in April-May, the company said.
22 June 2010 [15:57]
22 June 2010 [15:20]
As many as 88,815 pupils out of 92,002 (96/54%) have participated in finals this year.
22 June 2010 [14:53]
Employees of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC went to Georgia to participate in the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC spokesman Nadir Azmammadov said.
22 June 2010 [14:13]
The law on amendments to the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "Courts and Judges" and "Legal and judicial council" were made at an extraordinary meeting of the Azerbaijani parliament.
22 June 2010 [13:52]
22 June 2010 [13:15]
A conference on fight human trafficking took place in Azerbaijani city Ganja.
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22 June 2010 [11:40]
Institute of Values has been founded to promote Western values in Georgia.
22 June 2010 [11:21]
Heavy rains in Ismayilli region disconnected three villages from the district center.
22 June 2010 [11:06]
22 June 2010 [10:35]
A seminar on “Utilization of Marginal Quality Water in Agriculture: Potential and Constraints was held in Baku as part of the 5th IDB Global Forum on Islamic Finance on June 21.
21 June 2010 [17:45]
Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azerbaijan-based Ziya Bunyadov Oriental Studies Institute, Romania-based Center for Turkic and Central Asia Studies and Azerbaijani embassy in Romania organized an international conference entitled “Dialogue between East and West” in Kluj-Napoka city of Romania on June 17-18.
21 June 2010 [17:37]
Application for pilgrimage to Hajj has been started. Caucasian Muslims Office said, that the application deadline is in September.
21 June 2010 [16:26]
About 60,000 hectares of cultivated land are under water as a result of natural disaster in Azeraijan, the Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Ismat Abbasov said today.
21 June 2010 [16:13]
21 June 2010 [15:44]
With a grant from Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation (OSI AF) Azerbaijan Media Center just kicked off the series of live online program for the first time in the Southern Caucasus.
21 June 2010 [15:35]
Baku police found weapons and ammunition in the house of an Iranian citizen.
21 June 2010 [14:55]
The U.S. Government has announced the completion of repair works in the Azerbaijan's Republican Veterinary Laboratory carried out under the project "Reduction of biological danger" .
21 June 2010 [14:35]
Heavy rains and hail are expected to in mountainous and lowlying areas of Azerbaijan in the coming days, chief hydrologist at the Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry's National Hydrometeorological Department Asif Verdiyev said.
21 June 2010 [14:25]
Population should be informed of health dangers of swimming in polluted Absheron Peninsula beaches to prevent attempts to swim in these beaches, chairman of the 'Green Movement' ecological organization Farid Huseynov said.
21 June 2010 [14:16]
21 June 2010 [13:35]
Azerbaijani embassy in Kyrgyzstan is working to help remaining Azerbaijanis to leave the country.
21 June 2010 [13:23]
21 June 2010 [13:14]
“Recently, an increase is observed in the number of rabies cases in animals in Azerbaijan”, Chief of the State Veterinary Service under the Azerbaijani Agriculture Ministry Siyala Rustamova told media.
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21 June 2010 [10:55]
A Scholarship named after Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev will be created in Greece.