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01 September 2008 [13:43]
A reliable source in the National Security Ministry told Day.Az that the recent explosion in Abu Bekir mosque was disclosed.
01 September 2008 [13:12]
One of the largest lakes in Azerbaijan – Hajigabul Lake evaporated fully and was erased from the map.
01 September 2008 [12:29]
Fire occurred in N military unit of Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, dislocated at Narimanov avenue in Ganja.
01 September 2008 [10:12]
Security measures, taken in several mosques of Baku, are aimed to ensure security of the religious people, announced Allahshukur Pashazade, chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Department, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
30 August 2008 [13:34]
Deputy chief of public policy department of Azerbaijani presidential administration Nazim Isayev died at the age of 49, reports Day.Az with reference to Azadlyg radio.
30 August 2008 [11:34]
The National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Azerbaijan plans to create monitoring centers.
30 August 2008 [11:04]
The Appellate Court, presided by judge Abid Abdinbekov held a court hearing on the appeal of journalists of Mukhalifat newspaper Yashar Aghazade and Rovshan Kabirli yesterday.
30 August 2008 [09:35]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Azerbaijani sportsmen who took part in the Olympic Games in Beijing yesterday.
30 August 2008 [09:02]
Additional security measures are taken in several mosques of Baku, reports a source from the State Committee for work with religious formations Friday, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
29 August 2008 [14:54]
The police did not allow people to pray in another mosque near Martyrs' Alley today, reports Day.Az with reference to ANS Press.
29 August 2008 [14:37]
The followers of the Vahhabi sect were not allowed to pray in Lezguin mosque, locating in Icherisheher.
29 August 2008 [10:42]
29 August 2008 [10:32]
29 August 2008 [09:31]
Night of acquaintance with Azerbaijan was held at the Swiss synagogue Or Hadash, reports Novosti-Azerbaijan with reference to the State Committee for work with Azerbaijanis residing abroad.
29 August 2008 [09:20]
The meeting of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with local sportsmen, taking part in the Olympic Games in Beijing will start in Retro club in Bilga settlement at 06.00 pm today.
28 August 2008 [17:43]
An event, dedicated to the birthday of Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth the Second will be held at Hyatt Regency hotel in Baku on September 9, said the press service for the British embassy to Azerbaijan, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
28 August 2008 [15:53]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of the Paralympic sport complex under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection in Sumgayit, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.
28 August 2008 [15:08]
A press conference with participation of President of the Youth Employment Systems Punam Akhluvalia was held today near the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
28 August 2008 [14:02]
The Eurovision-dance contest will be held in Scotland's Glasgow on September 6.
28 August 2008 [09:20]
The opening ceremony of a complex for paralympian sportsmen will open in Sumgayit tomorrow.
27 August 2008 [17:40]
The composite sketch of people, suspected in committing explosion at the Abu Bekir Mosque, locating in Narimanov district of Baku, has been drawn, said assistant of Baku city prosecutor's office Ramiz Rzayev.
27 August 2008 [16:47]
The Day of holding presidential elections in Azerbaijan - October 15 is declared a nonworking day, said spokesman for the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan Azer Sariyev, Day.Az reports.
27 August 2008 [15:38]
27 August 2008 [14:49]
The 24th Azerbaijan International Exhibition and Conference of Telecommunications and Information Technologies Bakutel will be held at the sport and concert complex named after Heydar Aliyev in Baku on November 11-14.
27 August 2008 [14:40]
Correspondents of Azadlyg radio station in Nakhchivan Malahat Nasibova and her husband Ilqar Nasibov were subjected to pressure while fulfilling their professional duties, reports Day.Az with reference to Azadlyg radio.
27 August 2008 [14:31]
September 30 and October 1 have been declared the nonworking days in Azerbaijan, said spokesman for the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
27 August 2008 [09:40]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has issued a decree for implementation of law on "Ecologically safe agriculture".
27 August 2008 [09:18]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has issued the next decree of pardon.
26 August 2008 [13:47]
Special representative of the CE Secretary General in Azerbaijan Veronika Kotek called on powers to free the three imprisoned journalists.
26 August 2008 [13:32]
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, presided by judge Ilham Jafarov considered the appeal of editor-in-chief of Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid against the Baku Appellate Court, reports journalist's defender Elchin Sadikhov.
26 August 2008 [11:45]
26 August 2008 [09:19]
Moscow representative office of the Heydar Aliyev's Foundation arranged a visit to the capital of Azerbaijan for children from children's home No 16 of Saint Petersburg.
25 August 2008 [13:35]
25 August 2008 [12:22]
A mass fight occurred between Russians and Azerbaijanis in Russian Yekaterinburg.
25 August 2008 [11:53]
The Yasamal district court of Baku, presided by judge Rahiba Qurbanova, is considering a claim of the Penitentiary system of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Justice, filed against Zerkalo newspaper and journalist Alena Myasnikova.
25 August 2008 [11:39]
Parents of editor-in-chief of the Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper Eynulla Fatullayev met him in correctional facility No 12.
25 August 2008 [09:55]
According to statistics, there are over 100,000 foreigners in Azerbaijan today, which makes the country a leader in the region, reports Day.Az with reference to Lider TV channel.
23 August 2008 [12:44]
Azerbaijani pilgrims will leave for Hajj in the second half of November this year, the press service of the Caucasian Muslims Office told APA.
23 August 2008 [12:21]
Quba region was hit by a strong hurricane last night.
23 August 2008 [09:07]
A strong blast occurred yesterday in the Khatai district of Baku, reports Day.Az with reference to ANS-Press.
22 August 2008 [15:17]
A soldier died in one of the military units of Geranboy region of Azerbaijan, as reports Day.Az with reference to ANS-Press.
22 August 2008 [13:51]
The detained criminal expert of the Sabail district police station Ali Akhundov is not involved in the explosion in Abu Bekir Mosque, said officer of the press service for the Internal Ministry of Azerbaijan Ehsan Zahidov, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
22 August 2008 [10:23]
An exhibition "Azerbaijan - Land of Fire" will be arranged in the Berlin Ethnology Museum (from late August until November of this year) and Drezden Ethnology Museum (from November, 2008 until March 2009) in the framework of the year of Azerbaijan in Germany.
22 August 2008 [09:27]
An unexpected turn in the investigation of a criminal case on explosion in the Abu Bekir mosque became a subject for discussions in the bodies of internal affairs.
21 August 2008 [15:22]
"Abu Bekir mosque will remain closed for some more days," imam of Abu Bekir mosque Haji Gamet Suleymanov told APA.
21 August 2008 [14:52]
"The overall state of prisons, investigation and temporary detention facilities of the police departments, is being improved each year", said chairman of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov.
21 August 2008 [14:33]
Wrestler Hetag Gazumov won the seventh award for Azerbaijan at the Olympic Freestyle 96 kg wrestling.
21 August 2008 [14:02]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev voiced his condolences to King of Spain Juan Carlos the First due to the airplane crash, which caused death to many people, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the Azerbaijani President.
21 August 2008 [09:27]
Rasulov Emin Aydin, 24, has been detained in connection with the explosion, which hit the Abu Bekir mosque in Narimanov District at 20.50 on August 17.
20 August 2008 [16:35]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Health Oqtay Shiraliyev received Israeli ambassador to our country Artur Lenk, said the press service for Azerbaijan's Minister of Health.
20 August 2008 [15:08]
The Society of Animals Defenders has prepared compiled laws on regulation of stray animals populations, said honored chairman of the society Azer Garayev.
20 August 2008 [13:57]
Young Koreans visited Lenkoran in the framework of cooperation between the Azerbaijan Ministry of Youth and Sport and Korea National Youth Commission.
20 August 2008 [13:19]
20 August 2008 [11:44]
20 August 2008 [09:05]
A group of religious figures made a statement on the explosion occurred in Abu Bekir mosque, APA reports.
19 August 2008 [14:34]
Chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin behbudov has today monitored detention facilities of police offices in Hajigabul, Kurdemir and Ujar regions.
19 August 2008 [14:14]
Defender Alaif Hasanov met with journalist of Azadlyg newspaper Mirza Sakit, held in correctional facility No 14, said the defender, Day.Az reports with reference to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
19 August 2008 [13:15]
19 August 2008 [10:05]
Azadlyg newspaper correspondent Mirza Sakit, held in correctional facility No 14, intends to hold an unlimited hunger-strike, said his spouse Rena Zahidova.
19 August 2008 [09:15]
Azerbaijani residents, using services of big cable operators KATV and B&B TV, have not been able to watch CNN TV channel, from about 18:00 of August 18.
18 August 2008 [17:22]
18 August 2008 [16:41]
18 August 2008 [15:30]
An explosion hit the Abu-Bekir Mosque on August 17.
18 August 2008 [15:08]
18 August 2008 [14:38]
16 August 2008 [13:21]
The Azerbaijani team has already won the fifth medal in Olympic Beijing.
16 August 2008 [09:00]
Due to deficit of medicines in Georgia, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev instructed the Ministry of Health to provide humanitarian aid to the neighbor country, said the press service for the Ministry of Health.
15 August 2008 [16:37]
The Russian Azerbaijanis Congress considers that despite the new tensions between Moscow and Tbilisi, there is no threat of growth of xenophobic moods in Russia", said first deputy chief executive of the congress Ilgar Hajiyev.
15 August 2008 [15:15]
Chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov monitored detention place of National Security Ministry.
15 August 2008 [13:45]
Former Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev transferred to correctional ward No 2, locating in Azizbeyov region of Baku, said Aliyev's defender Isakhan Ashurov.
15 August 2008 [13:18]
Co-chairs of the World Azerbaijanis Congress expressed concern over the termination of the Urmia lake, said co-chairs Sabir Rustamkhanly and Firudin Parvizniya.
15 August 2008 [12:42]
A fire hit the N military unit of the Defense Ministry, locating in Tagiyev settlement at Baku-Sumgayit highway, reports Day.Az with reference to ANS-Press.
15 August 2008 [09:37]
Imprisoned head of the anti-monopoly committee under Azerbaijan's Economic Development Ministry Samir Dadashev has earlier attempted suicide, said an informed source, according to Turan agency.
14 August 2008 [15:44]
Azerbaijani citizen Eyubov Arzu Nuraddin oghlu, held in captivity by Armenia, has been transferred to our country, says a statement, released by the State Commission on refugees, captives and missing.
14 August 2008 [13:30]
An Azerbaijani army soldier was wounded by Armenians, who fired from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan.
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