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19 December 2007 [10:28]
A session of the Pardon Commission under the President of Azerbaijan was held Tuesday.
18 December 2007 [15:33]
The Catholic Church in Baku is getting ready for Christmas Eve-the day before Christmas.
18 December 2007 [15:01]
A group of Azerbaijani reporters sent a message to the Secretary General of Council of Europe Terry Davis yesterday.
18 December 2007 [14:23]
The book "Ilham Aliyev: The Biography Continues", published by the publishing house "Molodaya gvardiya" within the famous series "Life of Outstanding People", has appeared in print in Moscow.
18 December 2007 [11:49]
The Public Television of Azerbaijan and Global service BBC are implementing a joint project, as stated in the joint announcement of these services.
17 December 2007 [13:42]
The Cabinet of Ministers of Azervaijan has passed a decree on the transfer of nonworking days falling on December 29 and December 30.
17 December 2007 [12:42]
Another claim has been filed to the Narimanov district court against the Khural newspaper by the chairman of Kurort JSC Akif Mamedov.
17 December 2007 [11:16]
According to the State Anti-drug Committee of Azerbaijan, 2,239 cases of drug crimes, including 785 cases of their sale, have been recorded in Azerbaijan through 11 months of 2007.
15 December 2007 [17:11]
An event, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the British-Azerbaijani Society, was held in one of the biggest halls of the British House of Lords, yesterday.
15 December 2007 [16:21]
A night of Azerbaijani jazz was held in Prague, the capital of Czechia, as reported by the spokesman for Azerbaijani Embassy to Czechia Arif Mammadov.
15 December 2007 [16:10]
Azerbaijani judoists have won 35 golden, 33 silver, and 48 bronze medals in the European and World championships, World Cup Contests and international tournaments this year.
15 December 2007 [13:13]
The State Veterinary Service will hold a monitoring on avian flue December 17 due to an existing threat of spread of the virus on the territory of Azerbaijan.
15 December 2007 [10:32]
Russia is said not to be ready to broadcast Azerbaijani channel on its territory.
14 December 2007 [18:45]
A concert on December 31-Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis will be held in the Baku Palace Restaurant on December 27, as reported from the State Committee on the Affairs of Azerbaijanis Living Abroad.
14 December 2007 [15:58]
The population of Azerbaijan made up 8,621,000 people as of November 2007.
14 December 2007 [10:27]
The evening of Azerbaijani and Turkish music was held by initiative of the Azerbaijan Turkey Businessmen Association and the International Bank of Azerbaijan in the Tower Hall of the Washington Mayflower Hotel on December 11.
13 December 2007 [14:11]
Israel will mark the 16th anniversary of the Hodjali tragedy in 2008 for the first time on the East.
13 December 2007 [13:26]
The Embassy of Egypt to Azerbaijan by the help of the Culture and Tourism Ministry of Azerbaijan will hold a week of Egyptian films in Baku.
13 December 2007 [12:31]
A delegation led by Human Rights Commissioner of the Azerbaijan Republic Elmira Suleymanova on 17-19 December will be visiting Strasbourg on the invitation of the Council of Europe.
13 December 2007 [10:54]
The international sporting dance contest came to an end in the American city of Las Vegas.
13 December 2007 [10:38]
OSCE Baku office held a training for journalists in Lenkoran.
12 December 2007 [12:34]
The Terter resident Anar Aliyev, taken hostage by Armenians on August 2, has been delivered to Azerbaijan today.
12 December 2007 [11:09]
The highest and largest flag in Azerbaijan has been raised in front of the Nizami district administration in Baku, as reported by Eldar Abbasov, assistant chief of Nizami district administration.
12 December 2007 [10:40]
Execution of the UN framework document "Assistance to development" (UNDAF), covering 2005-2009, has been discussed in the Ministry of Economic Development.
11 December 2007 [18:08]
The state committee of land and cartography in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is developing a map of historical monuments of Azerbaijan, as reported by the chairman of the committee Garib Mamedov.
11 December 2007 [17:56]
A revasculation surgery, available only in specialized clinics of the United States and Europe, has been performed on heart in the department of cardiovascular surgery of the Central Clinics for Oilmen, for the first time in the CIS states.
11 December 2007 [17:05]
The Baku city police will intensify work regime tomorrow, as reported by the first Deputy Foreign Ministry ofAzerbaijan Vilayat Eyvazov.
11 December 2007 [16:30]
65 cases of human trafficking have been fixed in Azerbaijan with 95 people brought to responsibility through 11 months of 2007, as reported by the first deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Vilayat Eyvazov.
11 December 2007 [16:06]
The winner of "The Best Model of Azerbaijan" 2006 Rustam Jabrailov won the 20th "Best Model of World" contest, held in Istanbul on December 8.
11 December 2007 [11:36]
The chief editor of the Yeni Musavat newspaper Rauf Arifoglu has gone on hunger strike in support of Ganimat Zahid.
10 December 2007 [15:47]
The days of European Cultural Heritage will be held in Baku in September, 2008, Abulfas Garayev, Culture and Tourism Minister, reported.
10 December 2007 [13:21]
Russia fixed 37,537 labor migrants from Azerbaijan in the first half of 2007, as reported by Rauf Tagiyev, the chief of Migration Department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Azerbaijan.
10 December 2007 [12:04]
Members of an investigation group of the General Prosecution and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, created to investigate two contract murders, committed in Baku, are currently on an official business trip in Moscow.
10 December 2007 [11:42]
The Embassy of France in Azerbaijan refused issuing visa to Jasur Mamedov (Sumerinli), the reporter of the Zerkalo and Ayna newspaper in Azerbaijan, without any cause
08 December 2007 [16:48]
A car accident which occurred near the Sabunchi circle at 06:55 p.m. yesterday caused death to 2 people.
12 July 2007 [13:26]
Baku will establish Organizational Committee for 3rd round matches of UEFA Futsal Cup.
12 July 2007 [13:16]
Incomplete facade repair works of Sport-Concert Complex named after Heydar Aliyev will be finished in late August, Complex director Rafig Beybutov told.
12 July 2007 [13:15]
Earthquake occurred in Azerbaijani southern region of Lenkeran at 11.50 today.
12 July 2007 [13:13]
Russian TV channel ORT’s broadcasting in Azerbaijan was stopped. The decision was passed at the meeting of the National Television and Radio Council on July 9.
11 July 2007 [08:34]
Azerbaijan National Rowing Federation’s (ARF) secretary-general Shahin Maharramov has been detained in result of operative search operations of the employees of Azerbaijani National Security Ministry.
09 July 2007 [13:31]
Russian TV channel ORT’s broadcasting will be stopped as from July 11, chief of National Television and Radio Council Nushiravan Maharramli said.
08 July 2007 [02:28]
Fire occurred in the administrative building of Experimental Hospital named after Topchubashov today.
07 July 2007 [00:54]
Respecting children’s rights is one of the main principles of the action plan between the European Union (EU) and Azerbaijan, EU special representative to Azerbaijan Alan Waddams told in an address at the National Conference “World Fit for Children” in Baku on the 5th anniversary of the Resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly.
07 July 2007 [00:46]
Azerbaijani Health Ministry and Finance Ministry prepared a new finance conception of health, Health Minister Ogtay Shiraliyev told journalists.
29 June 2007 [12:08]
Board meeting of Sport and Youth Ministry debated following issues today: sport successes in the six months of 2007, Sabirabad Youth and Sport Committee’s steps, working plan of the next six months and awarding of honoured names.
29 June 2007 [12:07]
Jazzman Vagif Mustafazade’s two-volume disc is being prepared.
29 June 2007 [12:07]
Construction of kindergartens and reconstruction of the existing kindergartens will start as from 2008, Education Minister Misir Mardanov said.
14 June 2007 [14:30]
With climate change, development, pollution and neglect destroying some of the world's most important destinations, Conde Nast Traveler has drawn up a list of "20 Places to See Before THEY Die."
14 June 2007 [14:29]
The 2nd Azerbaijan computer games championship final stage has been scheduled for June 15-17.
14 June 2007 [14:24]
The U.S State department of State released its 2007 trafficking in persons report.
06 June 2007 [11:00]
Blacksmith Institute non-commercial scientific research made a list of the most polluted industrial centers of the planet.
01 June 2007 [17:08]
Presentation of Children's Parliament was held on Friday in Azerbaijani Parliament.
01 June 2007 [17:02]
Azerbaijani Emergencies Ministry staff held a blood donation action for children sick with thalassemia on Child Protection Day on June 1.
01 June 2007 [15:53]
In the course of this week at least three children will be violently killed by parents or guardians in any one of the rich, European countries. Those children – the victims of an all too easily accepted violence – claim the headlines for a short moment, then disappear, just another shocking statistic in a world full of shocking statistics.
01 June 2007 [15:13]
The Fifth International Turkish Language Olympiad's final will be held in Istanbul, Turkey tomorrow. 20 students from different countries will compete in the final.
01 June 2007 [14:37]
Today court hearing on criminal case launched on ex-economic development minister Farhad Aliyev, Rafig Aliyev, former president of Azpetrol Group of Companies and 17 more defendants accused of corruption continued at Azerbaijani Grave Crimes Court.
01 June 2007 [14:07]
June 1 — is Child Protection Day is celebrated in Azerbaijan too, State Committee on Family, Women and Children Problems department chief Senuber Alizade told.
01 June 2007 [13:59]
The long anomalous hot weather is forecasted to change gradually from western regions beginning from June 2, Azerbaijan's Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry (ENRM) National Hydrometeorological Department's Forecasting Bureau chairwoman Umayra Tagiyeva told.
01 June 2007 [13:44]
2007-2010 State Program on Employment Strategy in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic has been approved.
01 June 2007 [13:43]
Court examinations on the case of Eldaniz Nuriyev, accused of parricide started today at Azerbaijan's Grievous Crimes Court under Judge Isgandar Hajiyev.
01 June 2007 [13:42]
Cadet of Azerbaijan National Security Academy lost his life yesterday.
01 June 2007 [13:03]
Investigative actions are being carried out regarding editor-in-chief of Gundalik Azerbaijan and Realny Azerbaijan newspapers who is kept in National Security Ministry's detention place.
01 June 2007 [12:18]
Names of 109 men recorded as missing by Azerbaijan’s State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons within five months of 2007 were removed from the list, the State Commission told.
01 June 2007 [09:54]
A seminar on trans-border ground waters of Caucasus and Central Asia is being held today in Almaty.
01 June 2007 [08:41]
Ramil Usubov said enrolment for Interior Ministry may be announced in autumn months.
01 June 2007 [08:40]
Ombudsman's representatives visited detention place #1.
01 June 2007 [08:28]
On Thursday cornerstone laying of Jewish school was held in Baku.
01 June 2007 [08:26]
Special Representative of Council of Europe Secretary General Denis Bribosia, representatives of OSCE Office in Baku, European Union, the US, United Kingdom, German and Norwegian Embassies monitored Gobustan jail together with head of Azerbaijan Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov.
01 June 2007 [08:13]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive order on granting individual scholarships to a group of education servants.
01 June 2007 [07:36]
Baku and Mainz have not concluded an agreement on becoming twin cities. The relations between the two cities were established in 1984 and still continue, head of Mainz municipality Yens Boytel said.
31 May 2007 [16:53]
Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry Gazakh and Beilegan Analytical Researches labs controlling over the state of water pollution in transbordering rivers monitored some territories.
31 May 2007 [15:12]
Today court hearing on criminal case on ex-economic development minister Farhad Aliyev, Rafig Aliyev, former president of Azpetrol Group of Companies and 17 more defendants accused of corruption continued at Court of Grave Crimes.
31 May 2007 [14:48]
Last bell rang in Azerbaijani secondary schools today, school leavers are celebrating Last bell ceremony in National Park.
31 May 2007 [14:06]
Azerbaijani and Poland defense ministers Ramil Usubov and Yanush Kochmarek will watch European championship qualifying match between the two national teams scheduled for June 2 in Baku.
31 May 2007 [13:39]
AFFA has signed a deal with Tofig Bahramov stadium - venue of European championship qualifying match between Azerbaijan and Poland scheduled for 2 June, stadium director Akif Ismailov told.
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