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31 May 2007 [13:29]
A criminal investigation has been launched after an Azerbaijani market worker was found dead in an apartment in south Moscow, a local police spokesman said.
31 May 2007 [12:28]
General Prosecutor's Office Department to Combat Corruption receive complaints about judicial system and interior bodies, prosecutor general Zakir Garalov said.
31 May 2007 [12:27]
Scientists are investigating mass graves in Guba and Neftchala. Officials of Archeology and Ethnography Institute and medical examiners of the Health Ministry are mainly involved in the case, Azerbaijani Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov said.
31 May 2007 [12:19]
"Azerbaijan Interior Ministry's staff is reduced until now sufficiently. For the present moment staff reduces are not expected," Interior Ministry Ramil Usubov told.
31 May 2007 [12:11]
"No problem in my testifying in ex-Economic Development Minister Ferhad Aliyev's trial," Prosecutor general Zakir Garalov said.
31 May 2007 [08:51]
Today in the second half of the day, court hearing on case of president of Barmek Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC Huseyn Arabul and six more company officials, who are accused of abuse of power, embezzlement and negligence of court judgements, continued at Court of Grave Crimes.
31 May 2007 [08:46]
The Spanish Olympic Committee approved Madrid's candidacy Wednesday for the 2016 Olympics, two years after it lost out to London for the 2012 Games.
31 May 2007 [08:25]
Chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov monitored Bayil detention place #1.
31 May 2007 [08:04]
Working together, World Food Programme (WFP) Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Health and the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation (VRF) have successfully completed a deworming campaign that has significantly reduced worm infections among thousands of primary school children in Azerbaijan.
30 May 2007 [22:46]
Bird flu threat in Azerbaijan has already been over. Monitoring of H5N1 virus in the country will be over this month.
30 May 2007 [22:33]
Transfer of imprisoned editor of Gundalik Azerbaijan and Realny Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fetullayev to National Security Ministry detention place is related to the criminal case under article 214 (threatening with terrorism) of the Criminal Code, the ministry's press service told.
30 May 2007 [21:59]
President Ilham Aliyev visited Tovuz region in the second half of the day within his visit to western region.
30 May 2007 [15:55]
"The reports on pulling down the mosque situated in the Martyrs' Alley are not true," advisor on religious affairs of Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan Muzeffer Shahin told.
30 May 2007 [15:53]
Bust to Heydar Aliyev was opened today in Government House.
30 May 2007 [15:17]
Azeri judo wrestlers were not invited to the President's cup tournament to start June 15 in Moscow, Russia. Sambo Federation president Jeyhun Mammedov told that he will observe the competition.
30 May 2007 [14:44]
Azerbaijani judo team will attend a training camp between 4 and 19 June in Ismailli to prepare for world championship, head coach Agayar Akhundzade told.
30 May 2007 [13:54]
Azerbaijan approach Elite round Group 5 against home side Norway, Iceland and Spain.
30 May 2007 [12:42]
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 started at Court of Grave Crimes.
30 May 2007 [12:37]
Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev started his visit to the western Azerbaijan regions today.
30 May 2007 [11:49]
The newspaper Baku Khabar stopped its activity.
30 May 2007 [08:47]
The next meeting of Board of Directors of Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation (VRF) will unveil the name of new president of body.
30 May 2007 [08:37]
Louvre Museum director Henri Loyrette visiting Baku according to the protocol signed between Culture and Tourism Ministry and French Culture and Communication Ministry today visited monument to Heydar Aliyev.
30 May 2007 [08:36]
Azerbaijani writer Mir Jalal Pashayev's memorial house is being constructed in Ganja.
30 May 2007 [08:34]
Department editor of Mukhalifet (opposition) newspaper Yashar Agazede kept in Bayil detention place #1 started hunger strike.
30 May 2007 [08:31]
The application for the employment in Foreign Ministry will end on June 5, Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikhov told journalists.
30 May 2007 [08:28]
Programs broadcasted on Hungarian Duna TV on May 29 are devoted to Azerbaijan.
30 May 2007 [08:26]
Another way to promote bilateral relations.
30 May 2007 [07:48]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has reversed a controversial ban on mosques from using loudspeakers for the Muslim call to prayer that had sparked widespread outrage, a senior aide said Tuesday.
29 May 2007 [22:26]
The inauguration of Azerbaijan Sunday school will be held in Riga tomorrow, Azerbaijani extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Latvia Tofig Zulfugarov told.
29 May 2007 [22:08]
Editor-in-chief of Gundalik Azerbaijan and Realny Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev kept in Bayil detention place #1 was transferred to the detention place of National Security Ministry today at 12.00, lawyer for the editor-in-chief Isakhan Ashurov told.
29 May 2007 [21:28]
Azerbaijan's and Russia's Foreign Ministries are negotiating on maintenance of Russian ORT and RTR broadcasting.
29 May 2007 [15:55]
Azerbaijan president received Louvre's director Henri Loyrette.
29 May 2007 [15:38]
Armenians destructed all the ancient historical monuments in the occupied villages of Kazakh region of Azerbaijan. The chief of Culture and Tourism office of Kazakh region Valeh Hajiyev told.
29 May 2007 [14:42]
The meeting of Education and technology Ministers of Organization for Islamic countries will be held in Baku in 2008, deputy FM Vagif Sadikhov told the press conference.
29 May 2007 [14:31]
Today court hearing on case of president of Barmek Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC Huseyn Arabul and six more company officials, who are accused of abuse of power, embezzlement and negligence of court judgements, started at Court of Grave Crimes.
29 May 2007 [13:41]
The results of next monitoring held in Azerbaijan on bird flu will be unveiled on June, 2.
29 May 2007 [12:46]
Baku Electricity Networks has started to replace the power lines around historic and architectural monuments in the capital city.
29 May 2007 [12:34]
Court hearing with regard to the appeal against the verdict on Haji Mammadov, gang leader, former official of Crime Investigation Department of Interior Ministry and other members of the gang started at Azerbaijan's Court of Appeal.
28 May 2007 [21:16]
Khazar Lenkaran completed a league and cup double when they beat Araz Imishli 1-0 in the Azerbaijan Cup final on Monday.
28 May 2007 [11:56]
The message from the Cannes Film Festival juries was clear: Romania rules.
28 May 2007 [09:54]
First Lady of Azerbaijan, UNESCO Goodwill ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva received the Golden Heart International Award.
27 May 2007 [13:43]
Azerbaijani chess team member Vugar Hashimov won twice in the international tournament in memory of Jose Raul Kapablan?a in Havana, the capital of Cuba.
27 May 2007 [13:42]
Winner of 13th Azerbaijani Cup on Footzal will be known tomorrow. Araz will play against Miri Grand club.
27 May 2007 [13:40]
Turkish national women's team under 17 today arrived in Azerbaijan. Two friendly matches will be held between Turkish and Azerbaijani teams.
27 May 2007 [11:43]
The National Institute of Manuscripts of Turkmenistan has presented a poetry book by Magtymguly translated for the first time into Azeri. The research work "Creative world of Magtymguly" has been also presented.
26 May 2007 [14:48]
Azerbaijan's parliament, Milli Majlis, will approve appointment of a group of judges in a few days.
26 May 2007 [14:27]
Earth tremors occurred in the regions Guba, Gusar and Khachmaz at about 10.26 today, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Seismological Service Center informs.
26 May 2007 [14:11]
Court hearing on appeal of former deputy chief of the Department of Implementation of Court Decisions of Justice Ministry Gulmemmed Mammadov, former chief of trade base Javanshir Jabbarov and five more former officers was started today in Court of Appeals, the court told.
26 May 2007 [14:05]
Forum of Azerbaijani Scientists living abroad to be held in Anatolia, Turkey in early June has been postponed, Nazim Ibrahimov, the chairman of the State Committee for Azerbaijanis Living Abroad Nazim Ibrahimov told journalists.
26 May 2007 [13:36]
Realniy Azerbaijan and Gundalik Azerbaijan newspapers' belongings have been removed from their editorial office, Shahvalad Chobanoghlu, chief editor of Gundalik Azerbaijan told.
26 May 2007 [13:33]
Iran has proposed to celebrate Caspian Sea day. Fatima Javahir, first vice-president of Iran proposed at the conference for the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea hosted in Baku.
26 May 2007 [13:25]
The Caspian Integration Business Club is working on a new project- Caspian Energy Cup-an international child football tournament.
26 May 2007 [12:06]
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Azerbaijani government signed a protocol on participation of Azerbaijani scientific-research institutes in CERN physics experiments, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences told.
26 May 2007 [11:13]
Chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov will appeal to Justice Ministry for improving detention conditions of the Court of Grave Crimes, the committee chief told.
26 May 2007 [10:10]
The medicine "rezorbin" which I have discovered is effective in the treatment of oncological diseases, including cancer, ANAS correspondent member, doctor of biological sciences, the chief of the laboratory of ANAS Institute of Botany Khalil Gasimov told.
26 May 2007 [10:07]
Azerbaijani Interior Minister Ramil Usubov is expected to meet his Dagestani counterpart Adilgerey Magomedtagirov on May 27, this year.
26 May 2007 [09:10]
Fourfold Azerbaijani champ Neftchi has made a statement.
25 May 2007 [14:21]
City of Union City, California will officially mark May 28 as Azerbaijan's Republic Day.
25 May 2007 [14:20]
International scientific practical conference has started on the occasion 60th anniversary of Health Ministry Scientific research Traumatology and Orthopedic Institute.
25 May 2007 [13:58]
Kazakhstan National Security Committee's Border Service has detained five Azerbaijanis involved in the illegal fishing in the Kazakh section of the Caspian Sea.
25 May 2007 [11:57]
World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) will hold its 9th conference in Cologne, Germany on July 7-8.
25 May 2007 [11:55]
Victor Sadovnichy, rector of Moscow State University during his visit in Azerbaijan had a meeting at Baku State University.
25 May 2007 [11:53]
13% of Russian citizens support union of the country with Azerbaijan.
25 May 2007 [08:36]
The Justice Ministry is considering about 60 inquiries on extradition of foreign citizens detained in Azerbaijan.
25 May 2007 [08:35]
International conference on the theme "Self regulation in mass media" will be held in Bishkek on June 12-15.
25 May 2007 [08:01]
Azeri chess player is to participate in Dortmund super tournament to start June 23 in Germany.
24 May 2007 [22:19]
Ping-Pong Federation leadership are dissatisfied with the achievement in world championship held in Zagreb, Croatia, federation secretary general Ismet Efendiyev told.
24 May 2007 [22:03]
A gas explosion ripped through a Siberian mine today, killing at least 38 people. The disaster came weeks after the worst mining accident in Russia occurred at a nearby mine owned by the same company, Yuzhkuzbassugol, killing 110 people.
24 May 2007 [16:17]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan received at the Presidential Palace Rector of the Moscow State University (MSU) Viktor Sadovnichiy.
24 May 2007 [16:09]
Six army officers were killed and nine injured when a roadside mine exploded in southeast Turkey, the local broadcaster NTV said Thursday. It said the mine had been planted by Kurdish militants.
24 May 2007 [16:03]
Preliminary court proceeding on criminal case of Eldeniz Nuriyev accused of parricide will be held ate Military Court of Grave Crimes.
24 May 2007 [12:31]
"It is a pity that our team suffered failure this season," FC Karvan head coach Yunis Huseynov told.
24 May 2007 [11:43]
Soil samples taken from Guba mass burials will be ready for analyze after 10-15 days.
24 May 2007 [11:10]
Editor of Gundalik Azerbaijan newspaper Uzeyir Jafarov underwent assault on April 20 will apply for asylum as a protest to this incident and happenings against the newspaper.
24 May 2007 [09:30]
First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva received the Golden Heart International Award, for large-scale charity activity.