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23 November 2006 [16:35]
Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
23 November 2006 [15:45]
FILA refused to mitigate the punishment of Azerbaijani wrestler Husameddin Rejebli, who was disqualified for two years because of found banned preparations in his blood.
23 November 2006 [10:50]
Fikret Amirov's 1001 Nights ballet will be staged in Cairo Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev told the journalists.
23 November 2006 [10:45]
Azerbaijan Football Federation Association (AFFA) moves to Nobel Avenue in early December.
23 November 2006 [10:43]
The health of two Independent Azerbaijan University students holding hunger strike in Musavat Party Office deteriorated.
23 November 2006 [10:40]
"If Ganimat Zahidov does not stop hunger strike, this is his right, we cannot exert pressure on him. But I offered him to stop the strike.
23 November 2006 [10:34]
The number of people living in the Azeri territories occupied by Armenia decreased compared with last year.
22 November 2006 [23:05]
The editor-in-chief of Azerbaijan's Senet newspaper and a correspondent of the newspaper Rafik Tagi committed a serious crime by publishing an anti-Islamic article in the newspaper, Deputy Azeri Prosecutor General Rustam Usubov told journalists on Wednesday.
22 November 2006 [23:03]
The health of an Azerbaijani opposition editor who went on hunger strike about two weeks ago to protest government pressure is deteriorating, an opposition spokesman said Wednesday.
22 November 2006 [22:10]
"50 percent increase of judges by the president will enable to consider the court cases efficiently," said Minister of Justice Fikret Mammadov.
22 November 2006 [22:08]
Lifer Dayanat Kerimov has appealed to President Ilham Aliyev and right defenders.
22 November 2006 [22:05]
"It is illegal to shut these kindergartens down in connection with privatization.
22 November 2006 [22:03]
FC Baku intends to transfer David Pyeppey Etoo, brother of Barcelona's forward, Samuel Eto'o.
22 November 2006 [21:58]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
22 November 2006 [21:38]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
22 November 2006 [21:18]
Iran border-guards first saw the destruction of the crosses in Armenian cemetery near the old Juga territory.
22 November 2006 [14:26]
The wedding party resulted in tragedy in Barda.
22 November 2006 [14:25]
Although Education Ministry rose an issue of abolishing Derbend branch of Azerbaijan State Economic University at the Cabinet, it was not accepted at the meeting presided over the President.
22 November 2006 [14:23]
"We persist in holding football match between Azerbaijan and Armenia in neutral field. At the same time, it does not matter where the match will take place," said AFFA Secretary General Fuad Asadov.
22 November 2006 [13:54]
The health of the hunger-striking editor of the daily Azadlig, Ganimat Zahidov, has deteriorated sharply but he rejected a plea from the journalists' union to end his fast as a campaign by journalists and opponents of President Ilham Aliyev against press freedom violations gained momentum.
22 November 2006 [13:48]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Qarayev met November 21 with Egyptian Deputy Minister of Culture Mohammed Anwar Ibrahim and his accompanying delegation who arrived in Baku to participate in the Week of Egyptian Culture in Azerbaijan.
22 November 2006 [13:45]
Participants of the PA BSEC 28th fall session in Baku the same day have familiarized with the Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Arts.
22 November 2006 [13:43]
The Week of Egyptian Culture in Azerbaijan opened November 21 at the 'Azerbaijan' movie theatre in Baku.
22 November 2006 [13:39]
With the participation of the Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan, Artur Lenk, and the rector of Azerbaijan University of Foreign Languages, the head of the Milli Majlis Standing Committee on International Relations and Inter-Parliamentary Ties, Samad Seyidov, the opening ceremony of the Week (Third) of Israeli films in Azerbaijan was held in Azerbaijan University of Foreign Languages.
22 November 2006 [13:12]
XII European film festival will be held in Baku November 23-25.
22 November 2006 [11:15]
Group of students of IAU have started hunger strike in the Musavat Party Office demanding restoration of their rights to education.
22 November 2006 [11:09]
Former Commander of the Special Police Force and ex-prisoner Fahmin Hajiyev's lawyer Ganira Iskenderova gave a press conference in Baku.
21 November 2006 [21:20]
The Basketball Week for mentally retarded persons and those with congenital disabilities organized by the Azerbaijan Special Olympic Committee will be held November 28-30.
21 November 2006 [20:58]
An Iranian cleric has offered his house as a reward to anyone who kills an Azeri writer he says insulted the Prophet Mohammad.
21 November 2006 [20:41]
The current challenges and future prospects of Azerbaijan's Public Television (PTV) were the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Office in Baku.
21 November 2006 [20:37]
Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, plans to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
21 November 2006 [20:32]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
21 November 2006 [20:06]
English singer, Azerbaijani by origin Sami Yusuf will have a concert in Heydar Aliyev Sport and Concert Complex.
21 November 2006 [20:04]
It is proposed to protract the execution of the project begun in early 2006 on the purpose of accommodation of Azerbaijani Penitentiary system to Europe standard, the chief of Penitentiary Service.
21 November 2006 [20:02]
Shuvalan detention ward 3 and Bayil detention ward 1 will be abolished, the chief of Penitentiary Service.
21 November 2006 [19:56]
Head of the Caucasian Muslims Office Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh appealed to the Azadliq editor-in-chief Ganimat Zahid and the journalists joining the strike to support him.
21 November 2006 [17:19]
"There are 6000 lists of medical preparations in the doping sector at the Youth and Education Ministry and these preparations are not banned in the world health. At the same time any sportsman can fail a dope-test," Ismayil Ismayilov, Youth and Sport Deputy Minister stated.
21 November 2006 [17:13]
Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
21 November 2006 [13:04]
The change of the leader of Turkish Culture and Arts Joint Management Association (TURKSOY) is on the agenda.
21 November 2006 [12:06]
Editors Union decided to hold protest actions, director of Azadliq newspaper Azer Ahmedov told.
21 November 2006 [12:01]
"Some radical religious groups exist in Azerbaijan. They are not some sects but private groups," chief of the State Committee on work with Religious Organizations, Hidayet Orucov stated.
21 November 2006 [11:50]
Investigation on criminal case concerning explosion of military helicopter "MI-8" by Armenians in Garakend has been stopped, Republic Prosecutor's Press Service told.
20 November 2006 [21:58]
An assessment report on Azerbaijan's Public Television (PTV) development needs, commissioned by the OSCE Office in Baku, was presented to the broadcaster's management on Monday.
20 November 2006 [21:23]
On Monday the trial on the case of the application lodged with the Court of Appeal by Natig Afendiyev has been over. The trial was presided over by Appeals Court chair Allahveren Hasanov.
20 November 2006 [21:14]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
20 November 2006 [17:40]
367 religious communities have been registered in Azerbaijan up to now, Hidayat Orujoov the chief of the State Committee on Work with Religious Organizations told.
20 November 2006 [15:46]
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Teymur Rajabov snatched third place in the international Blitz Cup of Mikhail Tal tournament in the Russian capital of Moscow.
20 November 2006 [15:28]
The European Court of Human Rights' judgement on the case of Fahmin Hajiyev will become effective in February -after three months from the date on which the judgement was passed.
20 November 2006 [15:04]
Local Economic Court 1 decided to stop the activity of Baku branch of Moscow State Open University.
20 November 2006 [15:01]
The samples taken from the birds during the monitoring held by State Veterinary Service will be have been analyzed by November 27.
20 November 2006 [14:58]
Independent Azerbaijan University sophomores will start hunger strike in the Musavat Party Office from 12.00 on Tuesday.
20 November 2006 [14:41]
UEFA may punish Azerbaijani national team midfielder Sergey Sokolov for a log time, as illicit dope has been found in his blood samples.
20 November 2006 [14:37]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
20 November 2006 [13:53]
The draft amendments to the Television and Radio Broadcasting Law have been submitted to the President's Office, National Broadcasting Council chairman Nushiravan Maharramli told.
20 November 2006 [12:34]
The unstable weather will change starting from Tuesday.
19 November 2006 [12:50]
First lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva met with first lady of Turkey Semra Sezer in Antalya, where Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is participating in the eighth Summit of the Heads of Turkish-speaking States.
18 November 2006 [20:37]
Nijat Daglar, the Azadliq newspaper correspondent and Vidadi Bayramov, Hurriyyat newspaper correspondent joined to the hunger strikers.
18 November 2006 [16:00]
Artur Arutunyan, President of Armenian Association in Murmansk, Russia, was found dead outside his house.
18 November 2006 [14:39]
Azerbaijani Artist Gulshan Gurbanova, 56, died of infarction last night?
18 November 2006 [13:57]
Shoddy buildings will pose the biggest danger to Istanbul when the next big earthquake hits and more than 100,000 people could be killed, Turkey's top seismologist warned on Friday.
18 November 2006 [13:43]
The International Committee of the Red Cross together with the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) and the Azerbaijan Campaign to Ban Landmines held a workshop for local journalists to raise awareness about the important role of the media in reducing the problems caused by mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW).
18 November 2006 [13:42]
Azerbaijan's mugham singer Aygun Bayramova performed at Switzerland's Bern Conservatory, press service of Azerbaijan's Embassy to Switzerland said.
18 November 2006 [12:36]
The trial on the case of Ramil Safarov for the claim raised by jailers was held yesterday in Budapesht.
17 November 2006 [19:37]
Outside of the capital cities of the Caucasus and Central Asia, many non-governmental organizations struggle to take root. Would-be civil society actors lack experience and find it hard to access international assistance. In some areas this kind of activity is virtually unheard of.
17 November 2006 [19:23]
In theocratic Iran, the campaign by the Iranian government to silence dissident voices extends even to clerics.
17 November 2006 [19:02]
The blast happened in an apartment in the region of Ganja injured 61-year-old Turkish citizen Nejmi Tekme.
17 November 2006 [18:59]
The trial on the case of Ramil Safarov, sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Armenian Army officer Gurgen Margaryan, for the claim raised by jailers has started today in Budapesht.
17 November 2006 [18:56]
An unknown person broke into the shop of Mirzaaga Seyidzade at night. The shop-lifter threatened the shopkeeper with a knife in his hand, and demanded money.
17 November 2006 [14:41]
The qualifying round games of the European women's football championship kick off in Romania November 18.
17 November 2006 [02:11]
Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan Fizuli Alekberov and Director of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) European Region Friedrich Buttler signed November 15 in Geneva the Program of decent work in the Azerbaijan Republic for 2006-2009 whose provisions include such priorities as improvement of employment policy, creation of decent jobs, intensification of social dialogue and more effective use of international labor standards.
17 November 2006 [02:03]
Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Organization for Social Insurance Suliman Al-Humaid and his accompanying delegation today visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation (HAF).
17 November 2006 [01:54]
"The chief of Gobustan jail Sedaget Agayev was dismissed because of non-execution of his duties within given three months," said the deputy Justice Minister, the chief of Penitentiary Service Nazim Alekberov.
17 November 2006 [01:51]
Baku Main Education Office (BMEO) announced the results of the monitoring held in 305 schools, the chief of BMEO department for international and public relations Zemine Aligizi said in the press conference.
17 November 2006 [01:46]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
17 November 2006 [01:43]
"There is no state committee on work with religious organizations in the US. Religious organizations function freely and are not registered," Anne Derse U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan said during the round table talk on the theme "Example of tolerance - Azerbaijan."
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