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20 April 2007 [15:17]
Azerbaijan's government is expected to soon approve the program paving the way for transition from analog transmission to digital transmission, Teleradio Unit Technical Director Mikayil Abbasov told.
20 April 2007 [14:08]
Father of Samir Mammadov, Azerbaijani soldier captured by Armenian Armed Forces again wrote to his son.
20 April 2007 [13:42]
The preliminary trial on the appeal filed against the court decision on Haji Mammadov, leader of criminal gang, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department and other gang members fixed to May 8.
20 April 2007 [13:15]
254 scientists will participate in the election of full and associate membership of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS).
20 April 2007 [12:01]
Azerbaijan may pull Turkish TRT TV off the air.
20 April 2007 [11:45]
OSCE Office in Baku intends to open anti-corruption centers in some Azerbaijani regions.
20 April 2007 [11:42]
APA has opened a press representative office in Israel. The press representative of the agency has already been accredited in Israel.
20 April 2007 [11:28]
The director of Azerbaijan State Philharmonic, honorary artist Murad Adigozalzadeh visited Moscow.
20 April 2007 [11:26]
International Medical Corps (IMC), TOTAL E&P Azerbaijan Company and Republic Center against AIDS will implement a new anti-AIDS program in Azerbaijan.
20 April 2007 [11:25]
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) is working out application to be addressed to corresponding bodies.
20 April 2007 [11:13]
Ten more life-term prisoners joined the hunger strike in Gobustan jail of Azerbaijan, which started on April 16 ith demand of commuting the punishment.
20 April 2007 [10:03]
Five men were detained for police questioning after three people were found with their throats slit in a publishing house in eastern Turkey that prints Bibles and other Christian literature.
20 April 2007 [09:54]
VI Eurasian Media Forum will continue on Friday in Almaty.
20 April 2007 [08:40]
The motives of the suicide are not known yet.
20 April 2007 [08:37]
A debate dedicated to the results of investigations held in kindergartens of the capital was held in Baku secondary school #1.
20 April 2007 [08:35]
A leading Moscow university ordered its foreign students on Thursday to stay in their dormitories for the next three days due to fears of ethnic violence before and after Adolf Hitler's birthday.
20 April 2007 [08:32]
Vandals painted swastikas and other Nazi insignia on dozens of tombs in the Muslim section of a World War I cemetery in northern France, police said Thursday.
20 April 2007 [08:12]
The date of the preliminary court proceeding on case of former chief of Terter Education Department Fazil Museyibov ahs been fixed to April 25.
20 April 2007 [07:52]
Ministry of Awqaf (endowment) and Islamic Affairs Dr. Adel Al-Falah said Thursday Kuwait was implementing a large-scale humanitarian and charitable campaign that resulted in landmark effects thanks to God and instructions of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
19 April 2007 [22:19]
Mysterious deaths mount in high security prison.
19 April 2007 [22:09]
Trial on case of two officers of Azerbaijani Defense ministry military unit in Gazakh and one region resident started at Court Martial on Grave Crimes.
19 April 2007 [22:07]
A gunfight broke out in Yerevan in broad daylight on Thursday, in what police believe was an attempt on the life of a reputed crime figure.
19 April 2007 [21:43]
Japanese optometrist Akio Kanai has used all the prize money that came with his Nansen Refugee Award to assist refugees and internally displaced in Azerbaijan and Armenia, countries where he has been helping victims on both sides of the conflict for almost a decade.
19 April 2007 [21:38]
The first forum of Azerbaijani scientists living abroad will be held on June 4-10 in Antalya, Turkey.
19 April 2007 [21:36]
Azerbaijani National Security Ministry and Republic Prosecutor's Office officers, forensic examination specialists surveyed newly-discovered mass graves in Guba region.
19 April 2007 [21:31]
Azerbaijani National Security Ministry and Republic Prosecutor's Office officers, forensic examination specialists surveyed newly-discovered mass graves in Guba region, Yusif Abidov, Guba Executive Power deputy chief told.
19 April 2007 [21:30]
A conference dedicated to historical border issues in Turkish-Armenian relations will be held in Igdir, Turkey on 22 April.
19 April 2007 [15:52]
Ismayilli district resident Ramil Valiyev's Mercedes crashed into Baku resident Musa Samadov's VAZ-2104 on April 18 at 11.00 a.m.
19 April 2007 [13:52]
Six hunger-striking prisoners of Gobustan jail stopped the strike on April 16, Justice Ministry Penitentiary service told.
19 April 2007 [13:38]
As of April 1, Azerbaijan's population reached 8.557 million, up 0.3% or 24,000 from New Year's Day 2007, the State Statistical Committee informs.
19 April 2007 [13:17]
Azerbaijan Airlines' (AzAL) Tu-154 en route from Baku to Kabul could not land as security of the airport was not guaranteed, Maharram Seferli, officer of Azerbaijan Airlines State Company told.
19 April 2007 [13:03]
"If Fazail Agamali protests to the decision of Disciplinary commission, it may be reconsidered," Agajan Abiyev, chief of parliament's disciplinary commission told.
19 April 2007 [08:52]
Within the framework of a state program on education of Azerbaijani youths abroad, State Students' Admission Commission (SSAC), Commission for State Service (CSS) and Azerbaijan's Economic Development Ministry (EDM) will select the students to be educated abroad, SSAC Chairwoman Maleyka Abbaszade said at the press conference.
19 April 2007 [08:04]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive or the amendments to the executive order "Salary of Associate and full members of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences."
19 April 2007 [08:02]
Azerbaijan women taekwondo team is going to attend a training camp in Incheon, Korea.
19 April 2007 [08:00]
FIFA has released new ranking list of national squads.
19 April 2007 [07:51]
Head of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov will monitor Bayil jail #1.
18 April 2007 [21:40]
775 crimes on illicit drug trafficking were recorded in Azerbaijan in the first quarter of this year.
18 April 2007 [21:37]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive order on setting up the post of advisor of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS).
18 April 2007 [21:34]
Azerbaijan's Emergences Ministry started to examine the quality of materials used in construction, brick and concrete plants in the Republic.
18 April 2007 [21:31]
State Pantomime Theater showed "Kosa and Moritto" performance and Bakustik jazz group held show "Azerbaijani jazz: Dialogue of generations" in the closing ceremony.
18 April 2007 [21:29]
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Secretary-General Christian Bode arrived for a two-day visit in Azerbaijan.
18 April 2007 [21:08]
AFFA president returns Baku from Cardiff.
18 April 2007 [20:58]
"I have no information on persons detained lately. If the detainees are radical, then they are not people who come to our Mosque. It is not right to call all the detainees wahhabists. What happens wahhabists names are mentioned. There is not such sect at all," Abu Bakir Mosque's imam Gamat Suleyman said.
18 April 2007 [20:53]
4,114 crimes were recorded in Azerbaijan in the first three months of 2007.
18 April 2007 [20:51]
"State Student Admission Commission (SSAC) does not assume responsibility for the quality and composition of the exams held by 'Araz' and other education courses."
18 April 2007 [20:44]
The finals of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship will be held in Ukraine and Poland. The decision to this effect was passed Wednesday through UEFA executive committee voting in Cardiff (UK).
18 April 2007 [15:10]
The acting chairperson of Austrian Constitutional Court is to arrive in Azerbaijan with three-day visit.
18 April 2007 [12:57]
"Israel businessmen are interested of investing in Azerbaijan's tourism, agriculture and high technology sectors," said Yevda Abramov, Azerbaijan MP, chairman of Azerbaijan-Israel Friendship Society.
18 April 2007 [12:51]
Several Wahhabi propagators have been detained in Gakh region.
18 April 2007 [12:50]
Life-term prisoners of Gobustan jail of Azerbaijan continue to go on hunger strike since April 16, demanding commuting their punishment.
18 April 2007 [10:49]
Shutting down of Russian TV broadcasting in Azerbaijan should not be regarded as my caprices, said Nushiravan Mahharamli, head of National Television and Radio Council (NTRC).
18 April 2007 [10:46]
Fatal road accident occurred in Barda at 1700 hrs on Tuesday.
18 April 2007 [10:37]
Azerbaijan Greco-Roman wrestling squad has left the country.
18 April 2007 [10:31]
Sumgayit residents were detained for propagation of religious movement in Davachi.
18 April 2007 [09:42]
International junior judo tournament held in Tver, Russia, is over.
18 April 2007 [08:42]
Azerbaijan national boxing team will participate in international tournament to start May 1 in Vroslav, Poland, head coach Shamil Alimjanov informed.
17 April 2007 [21:18]
17 April 2007 [21:05]
"Mirza Sakit, correspondent of Azadliq newspaper kept in the detention place #14 was sent to punishment cell for propaganda against the state," said Elchin Behbudov, chief of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture.
17 April 2007 [20:53]
Landslide occurred in Vasha village of Ismayilli two weeks ago becomes slower.
17 April 2007 [20:51]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive order on celebration of 125th jubilee of prominent poet and playwright Huseyn Javid.
17 April 2007 [20:50]
National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) made decision on considering the issue on ANS TV and ANS ChM frequency on April 27.
17 April 2007 [17:19]
"Anar Ismayilov, accused of killing my brother Nadir Hasanguliyev and arrested, wrote to me and wanted to meet with me. Though I appealed to relevant bodies we could not meet," parliamentarian Gudret Hasanguliyev said at the briefing.
17 April 2007 [17:15]
A group of journalists tried to picket in Sabir garden. Sabail police officers did not allow the picketers to enter the garden.
17 April 2007 [16:57]
Specialist in theatre study, Professor Ilham Rahimli was appointed chief of Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting CJSC Education Studio.
17 April 2007 [15:55]
The weather is forecasted to be changeable and cloudy in the second ten-day of April, it will sometimes rain at night and in the evening, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorological Department bureau told.
17 April 2007 [15:45]
Some media reports on my deteriorating health and my being out-patient are groundless, Azerbaijani Parliament's former vice-speaker, parliamentarian Murtuz Alasgarov told.
17 April 2007 [14:51]
The issue on the composition of the Public Television Broadcasting Council was considered in today's session of Azerbaijani Parliament.
17 April 2007 [13:08]
Israeli Knesset's vice-speakers Amnon Koen, Gideon Saar, MPs Ran Koen and Robert Ilatov participated in the event on Holocaust held at the Azerbaijan University of Languages at the invitation of "Sokhnut" Worldwide Jewish Agency.
17 April 2007 [13:01]
Doctor of philosophical sciences, head of the executive office of President Ramiz Mehdiyev's new book "On the way to Democracy: thoughts on heritage" will be presented tomorrow at "Gulustan" Palace.
17 April 2007 [12:37]
Life-term prisoners of Gobustan jail of Azerbaijan continue to go on hunger strike demanding commuting their punishment.
17 April 2007 [11:41]
Scientific-literary conference dedicated to prominent Azerbaijani poet and statesman Shah Ismail Khatayi’s life and literary activity will be held in Strasburg.
17 April 2007 [09:07]
Thirty-two people were killed, along with a gunman, and at least 15 injured in two shooting attacks at Virginia Tech Monday during three hours of horror and chaos on this sprawling campus.
17 April 2007 [09:02]
Union of Editors-in-chief will picket on Tuesday in Sabir garden.
17 April 2007 [09:01]
Correspondent of Azadliq newspaper has started hunger strike.
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