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07 January 2010 [18:20]

Azerbaijani judge nominees pass trainings in Turkey

A total of 80 judge nominees have passed long-term educational training organized by the Turkey’s Justice Academy before taking posts of judges in Azerbaijan, Legal-Court Council said.
07 January 2010 [16:14]

Appartment fire in Baku leaves one dead

Fire took place in a residential building in Baku's Khatai district on Jan. 7.
07 January 2010 [16:05]

Azerbaijan State Commission: Missing Tovuz resident captured by Armenian side

Azerbaijani's State Commission on Hostages, POWs and Missing People has issued a statement about resident of Alibeyli village of Tovuz region who reportedly went missing.
07 January 2010 [15:27]

Letter of Armenian-captured Azerbaijani soldier delivered to his family

The letter of the Azerbaijani soldier captured by Armenians Anar Hajiyev has been delivered to his family on Jan. 7.
07 January 2010 [13:52]

Food quality & safety lab established in Azerbaijan

A new laboratory has been set up under the State Service for Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Rights Protection to supervise quality of bakery products.
07 January 2010 [13:15]

Orthodox Christians of Azerbaijan mark Christmas

Orthodox Christians of world mark blest birth of Prophet Jesus.
07 January 2010 [11:35]

Gulf Traveller’s story features Azerbaijani tourism

Gulf Traveller, Kuwait's and Persian Gulf's leading tourism magazine, published an article about tourism potential of Azerbaijan based on an interview with Minister of Culture Abulfaz Garayev.
07 January 2010 [10:55]

Azerbaijani Press Council appeals to interior minister to ensure fair investigation of imprisoned journalist's case

Azerbaijani Press Council has appealed to Interior Minister Ramil Usubov in connection with imprisoned journalist Eynulla Fatullayev, chairman of the council Aflatun Amashov said.
07 January 2010 [09:21]

Heydar Aliyev Foundation's projects on care for disabled persons in country underway

Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s projects on care for disabled persons in the country are underway.
06 January 2010 [17:05]

Major terrorist attack prevented on railroad leading from Azerbaijan to Russia

A major terrorist attack along the Baku-Moscow railway in Makhachkala has been prevented, Russia’s Federal Security Service Dagestan bureau said.
06 January 2010 [16:26]

Azerbaijani documentary wins Russian festival award

Sonet-129 by Azerbaijani filmmaker Ilgar Safat has claimed an award at the Golden Net international film festival in Russia.
05 January 2010 [18:06]

Baku's secondary school takes 1st place in Brazil competition

A secondary school located in Azerbaijan's capital has occupied the first place in a competition that took place in Salvador, Brazil.
05 January 2010 [14:38]

Public prosecutor demands 15-year sentence for editor-in-chief of newspaper in Azerbaijan

The Court for Serious Crimes held a hearing on the case of Nazim Guliyev, founder and editor-in-chief of the Ideal newspaper on Jan. 5.
05 January 2010 [13:36]

Soldier of Azerbaijani army dies

The soldier of the Azerbaijani army has died.
05 January 2010 [11:51]

WHO swine flu vaccine to be delivered to Azerbaijan on Jan. 7

Anti-A/H1N1 (anti-swine flu) vaccines sent by the World Health Organization to Azerbaijan will reach destination on Jan. 7, the Azerbaijan Health Ministry said.
05 January 2010 [10:34]

Seven members of a family poisoned in Azerbaijan, one dead

Seven members of a family are poisoned by marinated tomatoes in Garalar village of Beylagan region of Azerbaijan.
04 January 2010 [15:58]

World's tallest building set to open in Dubai - PHOTOS

In recent years Dubai has grabbed the headlines with audacious offshore islands, rotating buildings and a seven star hotel.
04 January 2010 [14:32]

11 more people sentenced to life imprisonment in Azerbaijan last year

11 people were sentenced to life imprisonment in Azerbaijan in 2009.
04 January 2010 [10:53]

Strong storm causes power outage in Azerbaijan's two regions

A strong hurricane in the southern region of Azerbaijan has completely left Lerik and Yardimli regions without electricity.
30 December 2009 [16:16]

Azerbaijani president inaugurates second exit of “28 May” metro station

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today opened the second exit of the “28 May” metro station here.
30 December 2009 [14:00]

Azerbaijani president inaugurates Azadlyg Prospekti metro station

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today inaugurated a new "Azadlyg prospekti" metro station here.
30 December 2009 [13:35]

Nearly 3,000 individuals underwent swine flu check-up in Azerbaijan

“No new cases of swine flu has been revealed in Azerbaijan,” Republican Anti-Plague Center Deputy Director Shair Gurbanov said.
30 December 2009 [12:27]

Azerbaijanis mark Solidarity Day in Netherlands

The Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress (BAC) has hosted a ceremony in the Netherlands to mark the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis.
30 December 2009 [12:00]

Head of UNICEF office in Azerbaijan: It is important to work with parents who do not let children with disabilities study

Day.Az interview with head of UNICEF office in Azerbaijan Mark Hereward.
30 December 2009 [11:04]

Azerbaijan building 35 new hotels

A total of 35 new hotels are under construction in Azerbaijan, Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev said.
30 December 2009 [10:10]

Azerbaijan General Prosecutor's Office: Number of crimes considerably reduced in 2009

Azerbaijan General Prosecutor's Office says the number of crimes considerably reduced in 2009.
29 December 2009 [18:45]

Heydar Aliyev Foundation organizes festivities on World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and New Year

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation is organizing festivities on World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and New Year in the palace Buta from Dec. 29-31.
29 December 2009 [17:34]

Azerbaijani education minister: New education law contains some misunderstandings

“The issues of teachers' age requirement is still under discussion”, said Minister of Education at a press conference on Dec. 29.
29 December 2009 [17:07]

Azerbaijan to abolish basic portion of pension

The basic portion of pension benefits will be abolished in Azerbaijan, said Salim Muslimov, Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF).
29 December 2009 [16:35]

Azerbaijani president attends groundbreaking ceremony for State Oil Fund’s new administrative building

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended groundbreaking ceremony for a new administrative building of the State Oil Fund on Dec. 29.
29 December 2009 [15:51]

U.S. Census Bureau to count Azerbaijanis and Turks in U.S. next year

The U.S. Census Bureau is going also to find out the number of Azerbaijanis and Turks living in the country next year.
29 December 2009 [15:32]

Over 1.3 million tourists visited Azerbaijan in past nine months

More than 1.3 million tourists visited Azerbaijan in the past nine months, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfas Garayev said.
29 December 2009 [15:10]

Azerbaijan's culture minister to trip to Turkey

Solemn opening ceremony will be held on the occasion of “Istanbul - European Capital of Culture 2010” on Jan. 16.
29 December 2009 [14:17]

Azerbaijan's Icherisheher State Historic-Architectural Reserve launches website

Icherisheher (Old City) State Historic-Architectural Reserve launched its website www.icherisheher.gov.az, the Old City Reserve Office under the Cabinet of Ministers said.
29 December 2009 [13:56]

Boeing–757 first landed in Azerbaijan’s Lankaran international airport from Moscow

Boeing-757 Airliner taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport first landed in Lankaran International Airport of Azerbaijan.
29 December 2009 [13:33]

U.S. releases postage stamp on 260th anniversary of Azerbaijan's Shusha town

On this Christmas, one of the holiday items of the U.S. Postal Service (PS) was a stamp dedicated to the Shusha town of Azerbaijan founded by Panakh Ali Khan Javanshir in 1751.
29 December 2009 [10:38]

Azerbaijani president inspects reconstruction works in Baku gardens

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva viewed reconstruction works in capital's Samad Vurgun and Mugam Gardens on Dec. 28.
29 December 2009 [09:21]

Heydar Aliyev Foundation donates four buses to people in Azerbaijan's region

On the occasion of the New Year holiday, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation presented four buses to the Shamakhy region to launch new bus services to mountainous villages.
28 December 2009 [18:57]

Azerbaijani president inaugurates Republic Perinatal Center

Republic Perinatal Center was opened in Baku on December 28.
28 December 2009 [18:26]

Mass burial site in Guba may completely disappear

A mass burial site that appeared as a result of genocide committed by Armenians in Guba region of Azerbaijan faces with a landslide threat.
28 December 2009 [17:18]

Azerbaijan may host Eurovision dance contest next year

Eurovision Dance Contest 2009 was be held in Azerbaijan, but European Broadcasting Council postponed it until 2010 because of a small number of participants.
28 December 2009 [16:07]

London to host Azerbaijani Culture Days

Azerbaijani Culture Days are planned to be held in London on Feb. 1-8, 2010, Secretary of the Azerbaijan Artists Union, Honorary Artist Anvar Garayev said.
28 December 2009 [15:08]

Demobilized soldier of Azerbaijani army dies of disease

Azerbaijani soldier demobilized from army because of a disease has died.
28 December 2009 [13:17]

World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day marked in Belarus

A concert on the occasion of World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day organized by Azerbaijani Embassy to Belarus took place in Belarus State Philharmonic.
28 December 2009 [10:57]

French school to be opened in Azerbaijan

A secondary French school will be opened in Azerbaijan upon initiative of French embassy in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan's Education Minister Misir Mardanov said.
26 December 2009 [13:57]

Azerbaijani parliament adopts bill on cotton growing in first reading

Azerbaijani parliament discussed a bill on cotton growing in the first reading on Dec. 25.
26 December 2009 [13:20]

Turkish-American TV opened in Washington DC

A new TV channel highlighting Turkish problems in the world and U.S. in particular was recently opened in Washington DC.
26 December 2009 [13:08]

Julio Iglesias to give concert in Baku

Famous singer Julio Iglesias will visit Baku next year.
26 December 2009 [12:55]

Azerbaijan pardons foreign prisoners

Foreign prisoners pardoned by the presidential decree issued in Azerbaijan were released from jails on Dec. 26.
26 December 2009 [12:36]

American pianist gives concert in Baku

26 December 2009 [11:54]

Azerbaijani journalist released from jail under pardon decree

A decree of pardon issued by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Dec. 25 started to be implemented on Dec. 26.
26 December 2009 [11:24]

Baku hosts seminar on assistance to human trafficking victims

A seminar on assistance to human trafficking victims was held in Baku on Dec. 25.
26 December 2009 [10:58]

Russian embassy in Azerbaijan completes competition for young journalists

A Russian embassy-announced competition for young journalists on the theme of “Russia-Azerbaijan: strategic partnership for peace and stability” ended on Dec. 25.
26 December 2009 [10:15]

Azerbaijani MP: More efforts should be made to identify secret HIV-positive people

Member of the Azerbaijani parliament says more efforts must be made to identify secret HIV-positive people.
25 December 2009 [18:52]

Ecology Ministry official: Trees are cut down in Baku by individuals in most cases

Day.Az interview with Director of Environmental Protection Department under the Azerbaijan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Khaligverdi Huseynov.
25 December 2009 [18:15]

Azerbaijani president opens olympics and sports complex - PHOTOS

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated an Olympics and Sports Complex in Shaghan settlement on Dec. 25.