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16 February 2007 [07:50]
Shakir Geribov, 51, appointed as a head coach of Azerbaijan's U-21 team.
16 February 2007 [07:40]
President of European Association of Football Feerations Michel Platini will pay his first business visit to Georgia.
16 February 2007 [07:20]
Azerbaijan's Education Minister Misir Mardanov, visiting Ganja, attended the opening ceremony of 650-student school #21 in Sevinj settlement of Ganja.
16 February 2007 [07:15]
Issues concerning test exams for the lawyer were discussed in the meeting.
16 February 2007 [07:10]
The number of voters in Khankendi election constituency #122 increased.
16 February 2007 [07:00]
Results of second-stage examination of candidates to judgeship have been released.
15 February 2007 [23:09]
Agriculture authorities on Thursday announced that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has been detected in three villages following an outbreak in another southeastern village.
15 February 2007 [19:00]
The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office has sent to court the criminal case of editor in chief of the Senet (Profession) small circulation newspaper Samir Huseynov and newspaper staff member Rafig Tagi.
15 February 2007 [16:11]
One of the leading British institutes, St. Andrew University, on 13 February held discussions on problems of the South Caucasus. Azerbaijan's ambassador to the United Kingdom Rafael Ibrahimov took part at the action.
15 February 2007 [13:56]
European cold weather will cool Azerbaijani weather starting from Friday evening.
15 February 2007 [13:55]
Military Prosecutor's Office of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (AR) will be established.
15 February 2007 [13:32]
Although the deadly strain of avian influenza was confirmed in poultry in the Gercus township of Batman, no cases of the virus in humans have been confirmed.
15 February 2007 [13:26]
Police officer Vugar Orujov shot at his neighbor Rufet Allahverdiyev in Ganja city of Azerbaijan.
15 February 2007 [13:04]
Baku FC defender Rail Melikov refused to play in Azerbaijani national squad. He explained the decision with always staying in the reversed crew. The player said he is deprived of playing in the squad.
15 February 2007 [10:05]
A shadowy Sunni Muslim group has claimed responsibility for bombing a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards in Iran, killing 11 people.
15 February 2007 [09:45]
Member of Azerbaijan Artists Union Anvar Garayev will exhibit his works in Turkey, Iran and Moscow on occasion of his 60th anniversary.
15 February 2007 [09:35]
The appeal of Azadliq newspaper will be considered on Thursday, the director general of the newspaper Azer Ahmadov said.
15 February 2007 [09:30]
Press conference on the activity of "Architecture, Construction and Design" Public Union was held.
15 February 2007 [09:25]
Azeri newspaper has been banned in Ardebil, Iran.
15 February 2007 [09:20]
State Committee to solve the problems of Azerbaijanis trading in Russia held meeting.
15 February 2007 [09:10]
"Trafficking problem exists in many countries as well as Azerbaijan. This training is held for those investigating the trafficking cases. I think it is a good opportunity for Azerbaijan," deputy head of OSCE Office in Baku Robin Seaword said.
15 February 2007 [08:55]
The first part of Linares chess tournament will be held in Morelia, Mexico, on February 16-20.
15 February 2007 [08:25]
Republic Anti-Doping Conference with participation of sportsmen, trainers and specialists will for the first time be held in Baku on March 3.
15 February 2007 [08:20]
Three persons have been arrested on illicit drug trade in the Azerbaijani region of Balaken.
15 February 2007 [08:05]
Azerbaijani chess player Shahriyar Mammadyarov will defend his title at the Villa Canada de Calatrava chess festival to start on April 6 in Spain.
15 February 2007 [07:30]
On Tuesday, Zagatala resident Elnur Abakarov, 34, committed suicide by throwing himself from the balcony of his apartment situated in Sulh Street.
15 February 2007 [07:25]
Azerbaijani Youth Forum will be held in Berlin on February 19.
15 February 2007 [07:20]
The delegation led by Georgian Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources David Kezerashvili will visit Azerbaijan on February 20-21.
15 February 2007 [07:15]
President of the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) Holly G. Atkinson appealed to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on behalf of his organization.
15 February 2007 [07:10]
Demonstrations on 15th anniversary of Khojali genocide will be organized in Washington and New York.
15 February 2007 [07:05]
Trust Line has been launched in the Republic Military Prosecutor's Office.
14 February 2007 [16:51]
"As a head coach of the national team I am not allowed to make public my monthly salary. There is an item in the agreement with AFFA that neither federation leadership nor I can say the amount," said Azeri National football squad coach Shahin Diniyev.
14 February 2007 [16:13]
Fire occured in Zabrat airport today, AZAL State Concern informs.
14 February 2007 [16:10]
On Wednesday the officials of International Committee or Red Cross Azerbaijani Office delivered captured soldier of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Samir Mammadov's third letter to his family.
14 February 2007 [15:58]
Narcotic drugs have been found on two prisoners in detention place #6 and 9.
14 February 2007 [15:52]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive order on 2007-2012 State Program on establishment of biometric identification system.
14 February 2007 [15:50]
On February 23-24 the first night of Fikret Amirov's '1001 Nights' ballet will take place in Cairo Opera and Ballet Theatre.
14 February 2007 [15:47]
Azerbaijan's parliament is preparing a new version of the law on freedom of religion to impose tougher state control over missionary organizations.
14 February 2007 [14:00]
Four under school age children were killed and 15 injured in road accidents happened last month. Two were killed and nine injured in pedestrian accidents.
14 February 2007 [13:57]
Reports claiming that bird flu cases were registered in Azerbaijan recently are not true.
14 February 2007 [12:45]
Restoration of the cultural institutions burnt by Armenians in the liberated territories of Azerbaijani region of Fuzuli has started.
14 February 2007 [12:44]
Azerbaijani and Turkish communities will organize a march-protest action on the 15th anniversary of Khojali genocide outside the capital of Austria on February 24.
14 February 2007 [09:15]
FC Neftchi Veterans football club will participate in the 5th Valeri Lobanovski memorial tournament to start in mid-May in Odessa.
14 February 2007 [09:10]
Moscow government made a decision on suspending the application of amendments to the migration law, which came into force on January 15.
14 February 2007 [08:55]
12 fire incidents were recorded in Ganja during last month.
14 February 2007 [08:50]
National TV and Radio Council is going to announce elections to the places of 3 members of ITV Broadcast Council whose tenures have expired.
14 February 2007 [08:45]
Ombudsman's representatives inspected jails #12,13 14.
14 February 2007 [08:40]
"Russian Azerbaijanis will be issued passports made in Azerbaijan from February 20 this year. All technical issues, which may cause problems with Russia, have been solved," Labor and Social Protection Ministry migration department Chief Rauf Tagiyev said.
14 February 2007 [08:30]
Health Ministry held a board meeting on overall results of 2006.
14 February 2007 [08:15]
Officers of Azerbaijani region of Jalilabad Police Department has found great amount of illicit drugs.
14 February 2007 [08:05]
On Tuesday the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yerevan visited Azerbaijani soldier Samir Mammadov, who was captured by Armenian militants on December 24, 2006.
14 February 2007 [08:00]
Migration Code wil be prepared in 2007-2007, said Department Chief of the Ministry of Labour and Social Defence of Population Rauf Tagiyev.
14 February 2007 [07:55]
Sidney Olympics gold medal and Athens Olympics bronze medal winner Zemfira Meftaheddinova is going to join international tournaments by April.
14 February 2007 [07:25]
13-year-old resident of Bala Bahmenli village of Azerbaijani region of Fuzuli committed suicide.
14 February 2007 [07:20]
On Tuesday Supreme Court started the trial on the appeal of Mushviq Medetov, former chief of Nizami Police Department #23.
14 February 2007 [07:15]
Two buses were exploded near the city of Bikfaya, a mainly Christian town in Lebanon, killing 12 people and wounding over 10.
14 February 2007 [07:10]
OSCE Office in Baku will implement a project on traffic police, Robin Seaword, deputy head of the OSCE Office in Baku told journalists.
13 February 2007 [20:52]
Azerbaijani Commissioner on Human Rights Elmira Suleymanova has met with former ministers Farhad Aliyev, Ali Insanov, the chief Azpetrol Company Rafig Aliyev in the jail of Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry (NSM).
13 February 2007 [20:35]
Azerbaijan's refugees see little hope.
13 February 2007 [20:25]
Today's draw in Stockholm for the U21 UEFA European Championship which will be played in 2009 is finished and the Qualifying Groups are complete.
13 February 2007 [19:58]
South Korea's SKS Corporation is developing a project for Intellectual Control of Transport in Baku.
13 February 2007 [16:48]
The damage of arson committed by Armenians in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan has been calculated to be AZN159.5mln.
13 February 2007 [14:11]
"No bird flu virus has been found in Azerbaijan," Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Ismet Abbasov said.
13 February 2007 [12:03]
Ecology and Natural Recourses Ministry publicized the results of the monitoring held to prevent the spread of Bird flu.
13 February 2007 [12:00]
Azerbaijani Press Council will hold a roundtable on the theme "Khojali genocide in Azerbaijani media" February 23.
13 February 2007 [11:38]
A group of journalists from the United States will visit Nakhchivan AR on February 15, representative of Nakhchivan AR Rashad Gulamov stated.
13 February 2007 [11:19]
Economic Court considered Independent Azerbaijan University students' appeal against Economic Court #1.
13 February 2007 [11:17]
European Azerbaijanis Congress II Forum will be held on March 10 in Baku.
13 February 2007 [11:16]
Azerbaijani Consul General to Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov visited Salt Lake City of Utah State.
13 February 2007 [11:11]
President Ilham Aliyev presented a group of intellectuals with orders and honorary titles.
13 February 2007 [10:54]
The second edition of Former Health Minister Ali Insanov's book on tuberculosis has been published in Moscow.
13 February 2007 [10:53]
Minister of Education Misir Mardanov received deputy head of OSCE Office in Baku Robin Seaword.
13 February 2007 [10:46]
Representatives of International Crisis Group (ICG) and NGOs of Georgia held meetings in Marneuli region, Sadakhli settlement and Demye Golarkhi village of Georgia on "Azerbaijani and Armenian national minorities in Georgia " ICG's report.
13 February 2007 [10:33]
"I am going to run for AFFA presidency in the next elections. I'll fight till the end," said veteran football player Isgender Javadov.
13 February 2007 [02:31]
A Chechen Ingush ethnic leader said on Monday Russian police have forced two Azeri witnesses to leave a northwest Russian town to prevent them from testifying on a brawl which sparked deadly inter-ethnic riots.
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