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17 March 2009 [14:41]
The new Azerbaijani International TV channel is not intended for inner consumption, said chairman of the National Television and Radio Council Nushirevan Mehheremli.
17 March 2009 [12:45]
The Azerbaijani parliament has adopted an act of amnesty by initiative of president of Heydar Aliyev's Foundation, Milli Medjlis deputy Mehriban Aliyeva.
17 March 2009 [12:22]
The 9th Baku Book Festival will be held at Azerbaijan National Library of Akhundov on May 26, according to the press service for the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
17 March 2009 [11:55]
Representatives of the Irish community of Azerbaijan are preparing to mark the national holiday of Irish people - St.Patrick's Day, said representatives of the Irish community, residing in Baku.
17 March 2009 [11:11]
There is a plan to launch construction and reconstruction of 17 facilities of the defense industry in the framework of the investment program for 2009 by instruction of the head of the state, said Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
17 March 2009 [10:19]
An international symphonic forum will be held in the capital of Denmark - Copenhagen- on May 12-16 of 2009.
17 March 2009 [10:14]
An international scientific conference on results of international archaeological studies will be held in Baku in April, said the press service for the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
16 March 2009 [17:07]
Representative of the department of public information of the UN Azerbaijani office was robbed in one of the shops in Sabail district of Baku, according to the press service for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.
16 March 2009 [10:01]
President Ilham Aliyev visited newly repaired and reconstructed building of the Museum of Azerbaijan Literature named after great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi.
14 March 2009 [11:15]
13 March 2009 [16:00]
As it is impossible to clarify dates, during the census enumeration of Azerbaijan the number of Armenians, residing in Nagorno Karabakh will be fixed as was during the previous census enumeration of 120,000 people, said chairman of the State Statistical Committee Arif Veliyev.
13 March 2009 [15:00]
The monitoring performed by the Press Council uncovered 2,545 ethic code violations in a single month.
13 March 2009 [12:28]
President of Lukoil company, 58 year old Azerbaijani Vahit Alekperov is among hundred richest people of the planet.
12 March 2009 [11:59]
11 March 2009 [18:43]
Armenian soldier Paruyr Stepanyan fled into Azerbaijan in protest of violence and tyranny in Armenian Army, according to ANS-Press.
11 March 2009 [18:41]
The Baku police received a bomb alert at the Nizami metro station, according to ANS-Press.
11 March 2009 [18:09]
Family of the Bizim Yol newspaper correspondent Mushvig Huseynov met him in prison No 2, according to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
11 March 2009 [17:58]
Head of the National Assembly of Azerbaijanis of Georgia Dashgin Gulmamedov was arrested in Baku, said spokesman for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan Sadig Gezalov.
11 March 2009 [15:39]
The presentation of the book "Karabakh in the past, present and future" in Russian and English was held by initiative of the Organization for Karabakh Liberation, according to head of the Organization for Karabakh Liberation Akif Naghi.
11 March 2009 [15:02]
Officials of the Sabunchi police department held a successful operation during which they detained editors-in-chief of two newspapers, according to the press service for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.
11 March 2009 [14:48]
The Eurasian national university of Lev Gumilev and Baku State University signed a document of cooperation in Eurasia, according to AzerTac.
11 March 2009 [13:48]
An international conference on "The role of young women in intercultural dialogue" will be held in Azerbaijani capital - Baku on April 23-28, according to AzerTac.
11 March 2009 [13:34]
The research center World Public Opinion under the Maryland university held a poll among citizens of 19 countries of the world, according to AzerTac.
11 March 2009 [11:46]
Azerbaijan accounts for about 1.5 mln Internet users, according to Internet World Stats.
11 March 2009 [10:20]
Mehriban Aliyeva, Milli Medjlis deputy and president of Heydar Aliyev's foudation presented the draft Amnesty act on occasion of Novruz, according to the press service for Heydar Aliyev's Foundation.
10 March 2009 [18:02]
The US embassy to Baku in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and State Veterinarian Service of Azerbaijan will organize training courses this week.
10 March 2009 [14:20]
10 March 2009 [14:13]
Serious problems were caused by strong wind in three villages in the Dashkesan region of Azerbaijan yesterday, reports the press service for the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.
10 March 2009 [11:58]
Hurricane caused a serious damage to residential houses of Guba (170 kilometers away from Baku in the northern region of Azerbaijan.
07 March 2009 [12:42]
Defender Isakhan Ashurov appealed to the Azizbeyov district court with a request to release Bizim Yol newspaper correspondent Mushvig Huseynov due to illness, according to the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety.
07 March 2009 [11:58]
Broadcast of Iran’s “Seher” channel has been prevented in some regions of Azerbaijan, APA’s Mil-Mughan bureau reports.
07 March 2009 [10:22]
Turkish company of computer programs Labris Teknoloji, specializing in the sphere of information technologies, will open an office in Azerbaijan, according to AzerTac.
06 March 2009 [11:48]
Yesterday editor-in-chief of the Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper Eynulla Fatullayev, held in jail No 12, met his father Emin Fatullayev, according to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
06 March 2009 [11:06]
Georgian state minister on diaspora issues Yulon Gagoshidze, visiting Baku, suggested to the Azerbaijani side to conclude a memo of cooperation of the state bodies on work with the diaspora of the two countries.
06 March 2009 [10:31]
News in Armenian on the newly created international television in Azerbaijan (ATV International) will deal only with Azerbaijan's propaganda, Natig Ibrahimov, Vice President of Azad Azərbaycan television, told Trend News on March 5.
06 March 2009 [10:21]
Azerbaijani scientists attended a conference "Influence of the Turkish language and culture on the Caucasus", held in Turkish Ardakhan, according to Turkish Cihan news agency.
05 March 2009 [18:45]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to ratify amendments and alterations to the law "On immigration" and "On state duties", according to AzerTac.
05 March 2009 [17:27]
The next session of the National Television and Radio Council will be held Thursday, according to the press service for the National Council.
05 March 2009 [14:57]
Members of the public committee for control over the penitentiary system of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice held a monitoring at the central medical center of the ministry and correctional facility No 1, according to human rights activist Chingiz Ganizade.
05 March 2009 [14:44]
05 March 2009 [14:28]
If the shortages in provision of internet services to Azerbaijani users are not removed in the shortest period, this issue will be discussed at the court hearing, said president of the National internet forum of Azerbaijan Osman Gunduz.
05 March 2009 [14:07]
"Application of the "single window" system while regulating the migration processes will improve the state of migrants in the country", said chairman of the parliamentary commission on social policy Hadi Rajabli.
05 March 2009 [11:43]
The global financial crisis has not seriously influenced ecological projects, the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry said.
05 March 2009 [11:09]
The friendship between Azerbaijan and Georgia will continue for centuries, said Georgian state minister on diaspora issues Yulon Gagoshidze.
05 March 2009 [10:37]
Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev decreed on improving management of migration processes, APA reports.
05 March 2009 [10:34]
04 March 2009 [16:15]
The scientists of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan took part in the archaeological diggings of the regions of our country according to AzerTac.
04 March 2009 [14:19]
04 March 2009 [13:34]
Officials of the state committee of standardization, metrology and patents of Azerbaijan has released an compliance of the certificate of products, imported by Lider SM LTD, said the press service for the state committee on standardization, metrology and patents.
04 March 2009 [11:37]
The opening of the Center of Italian language was held at the Azerbaijani University of Language, according to AzerTac.
04 March 2009 [10:17]
Currently Azerbaijan accounts for 8042 domains on .az, reports Day.Az with reference to the national system of WhoIs domains registration.
03 March 2009 [17:47]
The Diplomatic Academy of Azerbaijan and Italian institute of international relations of the Trento university signed a memo of mutual understanding Tuesday.
03 March 2009 [17:19]
The international symposium on "Holy Muhammed on our cultural geography", according to Turkish Cihan.
03 March 2009 [10:38]
02 March 2009 [18:43]
The preparation for creation of the association of the Azerbaijanis of Poland is underway, reports the press service for the State Committee of Azerbaijan for work with diaspora.
02 March 2009 [15:48]
A new international television channel will be opened in Azerbaijan soon, Chairman of the National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) Nushiravan Maharramli told APA exclusively.
02 March 2009 [13:40]
Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sport has prepared a number of measures on the Day of Physical Training and Sport to be marked on March 5.
02 March 2009 [11:40]
The party of Azerbaijan on occasion of the Novruz holiday will be organized in Canada on March 21, reports the press service for the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
02 March 2009 [11:07]
On March 2, Azerbaijani MPs, including vice-speaker of the Parliament Bahar Muradova, Elton Mammadov, Asaf Hajiyev, Azay Guliyev and Asim Mollazade will head to Switzerland.
02 March 2009 [10:44]
The court trial on the case of former serviceman of the armed forces of Azerbaijan, resident of the Gusar region Elmar Guliyev born in 1966 ended in the Military Court of Grave Crimes.
02 March 2009 [10:00]
Three Armenians in a combat uniform have been detained in the Aghdam region, according to ANS Press.
28 February 2009 [13:15]
Blast occurred in a residential house in Nizami district of Baku this morning.
28 February 2009 [10:26]
Azerbaijani Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova submitted an annual 2008 report on Provision and Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in Azerbaijan to the President and Parliament, Ombudsman Office told Trend News on Feb. 27.
28 February 2009 [10:13]
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan declared March 27 the non-working day this year.
28 February 2009 [09:50]
The official opening of the Baku affiliate of the Moscow State University was held in Baku Friday.
27 February 2009 [17:11]
Two musical quintets of the European command of the US armed forces will give concerts in Azerbaijan, according to the press service for the US embassy to Azerbaijan.
27 February 2009 [16:25]
27 February 2009 [14:12]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is invited to participate in the second UN forum "Alliance of civilizations" to be held in Istanbul on April 6-7 of 2009, according to sources from the steering committee of the forum, Novosti-Azerbaijan reports.
27 February 2009 [11:09]
A meeting with Korean ambassador to our country Lu Kwang Chul was held at the Institute of Petrochemical Processes under National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, according to AzerTac.
27 February 2009 [10:12]
26 February 2009 [17:21]
A group of Azerbaijani parliamentarians will leave for Bern at the beginning of March to attend a meeting of Azerbaijan-Switzerland inter-parliamentary friendship group.
26 February 2009 [17:05]
The Azerbaijan National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) considers impossible to forbid TV channels to air criminal telecasts and movies in evening hours.
26 February 2009 [16:52]
Azerbaijani police have detained Iranian citizen engaged in drug trafficking.
26 February 2009 [14:00]
A conference on the 17th anniversary of Khojaly genocide was held by initiative of the Veten association in the Danish city of Erlev, according to the press service for the state committee for work with diaspora.
26 February 2009 [11:06]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev voiced condolences to Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, according to the official website of the Azerbaijani President.