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20 April 2006 [16:30]
The Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on structure and staff of the Emergency Ministry.
20 April 2006 [16:04]
Possibility of extraditing convicted al-Qaeda member, Hadji Jankayev to Russia will soon be reviewed, the Head of International Relations Department of General Attorney Office, Ruslan Hajiyev told.
20 April 2006 [14:01]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent congratulatory letter to The Queen, Elizabeth II in connection with her jubilee birthday.
20 April 2006 [13:28]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the General Manager of ITAR-TASS, leading Russian news agency, Vitaly Ignatenko, on his 65th birthday.
20 April 2006 [12:57]
Article by Cem Oguz, The New Anatolian, Turkey
20 April 2006 [09:39]
As the decision of Baku Mayor's Office on restricting motion of heavy trucks in the capital gave no results, the Cabinet of Ministers issued a new order in this connection.
20 April 2006 [09:35]
"I do not want to leave for Hungary with my current responsibilities next time. They demand much from me but I do not have a right as a lawyer. I only represent Ramil Safarov's family in Hungary," legal representative of Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov's family, lawyer Adil Ismayilov said.
20 April 2006 [09:24]
An Azerbaijani court on serious crimes has convicted 16 members of various extremist organizations, including al-Qaeda.
20 April 2006 [09:00]
"I consider that substitution of Armenian Church in Baku with library is a right choice," Ministry of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev has told in his statement made to journalists.
20 April 2006 [08:34]
"Turkish law enforcement bodies in cooperation with their Azerbaijani counterparts were investigating the murder of Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Huseynov last year. However, Turkish law enforcement bodies refused to do it later on," Turkish Police Chief assistant Ramazan Ar announced.
19 April 2006 [22:47]
New generation of talented gymnasts is growing in Azerbaijan and they will soon appear in the international arena, Altay Hasanov, the Vice President of the National Gym Federation, stated.
19 April 2006 [22:42]
The Chairman of the CIS commission on standartization, registration and medicines quality control, Viktor Dmitriyev arrives to Baku April 19.
19 April 2006 [15:42]
Six Muslim women visit U.S. on State Department-sponsored program.
19 April 2006 [15:24]
Azerbaijan can be a model of high level tolerance for all world countries, Mehriban Aliyeva, the President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO, stated.
19 April 2006 [13:33]
Ural optic-mechanical plant (UOMP) is going to deliver the state-of-the-art medical equipment to clinics of Azerbaijan.
19 April 2006 [13:00]
Number of Bird flu virus-infected people in Azerbaijan totaled 13, 5 of which died regardless of treatment, Chief Epidemiologist of the Ministry of Health Ibadullah Agayev stated.
19 April 2006 [10:34]
The Republic Hygiene and Epidemiology Center implemented some precautions against communicable diseases and mass food poisoning in the country during the 1st quarter of this year.
19 April 2006 [10:31]
State Committee Chairman on Religious Issues (SCRI) Rafig Aliyev has met with the second secretary of the US Embassy to Azerbaijan Paul Nerein.
19 April 2006 [09:46]
Azerbaijan Ministry of Education will set up Working Group with regard to realization of State Program (2006-10) for talented children.
19 April 2006 [09:35]
Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteur, Russian PM Vera Oskina visits Baku today.
19 April 2006 [08:47]
Court of Appeal chaired by Judge Ismayil Valiyev has rejected ex-Health Minister Ali Insanov's claim against Lider TV and AzTV, ex-Minister's lawyer Togrul Babayev informs.
18 April 2006 [18:41]
9 killed in Israeli bombing.
18 April 2006 [17:15]
Monument to the Azerbaijani ex-president, Heydar Aliyev will be erected in Bishkek. The project has been initiated by the Kyrgyz association of Azerbaijanis – 'Azeri'.
18 April 2006 [17:11]
Azeri national sambo team won three awards at European championship that ended recently in Beograd.
18 April 2006 [16:22]
President Ilham Aliyev has been interviewed by the Turkish magazine, Ecovitrine.
18 April 2006 [15:31]
There is still large portion of population in Azerbaijan considered as internally displaced persons (IDP) as a result of "frozen" conflict in Nagorno Karabakh, the UNHCR report for CIS, released on April 18, says.
18 April 2006 [14:15]
The map of "The Great Iran" elaborated by the Iranian government includes territories of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Mediterranean coast, a section of Saudi Arabia and North Africa.
18 April 2006 [13:12]
Plans of admission in Azerbaijan's higher education institutions may change this year, Maleyka Abbaszadeh, Chairman of State Commission for Students Admission of Azerbaijan (SCSA), stated.
18 April 2006 [10:48]
The students of the Independent Azerbaijan University (IAU) will appeal to head of state Ilham Aliyev, embassies of foreign states in Azerbaijan, international organizations, Education Minister Misir Mardanov for legal solution of their problems.
18 April 2006 [10:33]
Officials of Azerbaijani Embassy in Georgia, authorities of Marneuli region and public representatives held protest action in front of the bas-relief of Azerbaijani prominent poet Nizami Ganjavi erected in the center of Marneuli, Georgia.
18 April 2006 [09:59]
The biggest Student Organization of the World AIESEC Azerbaijan representation will hold event for students called "Career days".
18 April 2006 [09:53]
The trial over 16-member gang was held in Azerbaijan's Court for Grave Crimes yesterday.
18 April 2006 [08:54]
"We prepare special program to improve the condition of libraries. Establishment of library and information centers within this program framework has been taken into consideration. First steps should be taken in this direction," Ministry of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev informed.
18 April 2006 [08:39]
Regular monitoring are held among domestic and wild birds.
17 April 2006 [22:54]
President Ilham Aliyev has adopted state program on strengthening social protection of elderly people.
17 April 2006 [18:22]
The Azerbaijani Deputy Justice Minister, Togrul Musayev and UN committee on children rights Chairman, Jacob Agbert Doek, who is currently on visit in Baku have discussed the children rights protection issues.
17 April 2006 [16:07]
As per the agreement signed between Azerbaijan Republic and the USA, workshop "BTC pipeline security: hazard analysis and risk assessment" is led April 17 to 24 in Baku, press service of Defense Ministry imports.
17 April 2006 [12:38]
Employees of the Press Council have conducted press condition monitoring in Azerbaijan's western regions, Ragim Guseynzadeh, secretary Executive of the Press Council, stated.
17 April 2006 [11:44]
Oktai Shiraliyev, the Azerbaijani Health Minister, has left for Moscow with a two-day visit, the Health Ministry announced.
17 April 2006 [11:38]
Delegation of the Chamber of Industry of the North Cyprus arrived in Baku last weekend as the NGO of Year. An awarding ceremony will be held in mid April.
17 April 2006 [09:11]
Special-purpose fair on sale of fowl and eggs was held in Sumgait yesterday.
17 April 2006 [09:05]
The first event was dedicated to the 15-year activity of the Lenkoran State University (LSU).
17 April 2006 [08:55]
Verdict of the officer of the Azerbaijani army Ramil Safarov by the court of Budapest city to life imprisonment without the right of amnesty for 30 years enraged Azeris living in foreign countries.
17 April 2006 [08:52]
Group of journalists on the initiative of "Friends of Army" Press club have visited Training-Education Center (TEC) of Defense Ministry.
17 April 2006 [08:45]
The great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi's bas-relief in the center of Marneuli region in Georgia suffered of insulting behavior April 13 to 14.
17 April 2006 [08:28]
International Republicans Institute (IRI) Baku Office Head Florid Dallas has met with Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) leadership.
15 April 2006 [16:13]
The Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev has congratulated the heads of state of Denmark Kingdom and Syrian Arab republic with their local holidays.
15 April 2006 [10:15]
The Moscow court held a preparatory session related to the assassination attempt against Soyun Sadighov, President of AZERROS Federal National-Cultural Autonomy of Russian Azerbaijanis.
15 April 2006 [10:06]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will start April 17 in Baku the 4-day training course on migration management for 23 migration practitioners from the Cabinet of Ministers, State Committee on Refugees and IDPs, MFA, State Border Service (SBS), Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population (MLSPP), Ministry of National Security (MNS), Azerbaijan Airlines State Concern, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Parliament of Azerbaijan.
15 April 2006 [09:59]
State Student Admission Committee (SSAC) has started holding seminar-training for teachers to participate as an invigilator in student admission to higher schools and technical schools.
15 April 2006 [09:45]
The World Health Organization (WHO) Mill Hill reference laboratory in London has announced the results of 43 samples taken from suspected bird flu patients in Azerbaijan.
15 April 2006 [08:00]
Exhibition-"International Day" was staged in American University in Cairo, Egypt, April 12.
14 April 2006 [22:22]
New Airbus A319 airplane provided for the President of Azerbaijan has already been brought to Baku.
14 April 2006 [21:52]
The Azerbaijan PM Arthur Rasi-zadeh met with the delegation from Turkish football federation (TFF) headed by Haluk Ulusoy April 14.
14 April 2006 [21:20]
Alongside the injustice shown at issuing the life sentence on Azeri military officer Ramil Safarov charged with killing Armenian officer in Hungary, the sentence itself is issued by the order of Armenian lobby, Mamed Alizadeh, Chairman of Deliberative Council and leader of Azerbaijan Democratic World Party, stated.
14 April 2006 [16:49]
The Ecology and Natural resources Ministry will carry out works within the frames of the international Earth day that is celebrated annually April 22 in many countries of the world.
14 April 2006 [16:42]
Reduction of police staff is voluntary, Deputy Interior Minister, Orudj Zalov stated.
14 April 2006 [16:32]
Meeting was held near the Huseyn Javid monument in Baku to protest the court sentence to the Azerbaijani officer, Ramil Safarov sentenced to life.
14 April 2006 [09:22]
UNO Child's Rights Committee Head Jakob Egbert Doek has visited Azerbaijan.
14 April 2006 [09:06]
"Friends of Army" Press Club plans to organize a visit of journalists to one of the military unit of Defense Ministry.
14 April 2006 [08:50]
The Azerbaijan Committee Against Tortures (ACAT) has announced its annual report 2005.
14 April 2006 [08:35]
The issue of extradition Armenian citizen Karen Ovannisian from Great Britain to Azerbaijan is discussed.
14 April 2006 [08:30]
Due to sharp increase of concentration of gases creating hothouse effect in the atmosphere of the Earth, the radiation balance of the planet became affected, what lead to global rise of annual yearly temperature.
14 April 2006 [08:20]
Chief of the Military Registration and Enlistment Office (MREO), major-general Aliagha Huseynov will be sent into retirement due to retirement age soon.
13 April 2006 [20:27]
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) culture committee decided to sent a British MP, Edward O’Hara to study the condition of historical and cultural monuments in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, including occupied Azerbaijani territories.
13 April 2006 [20:26]
Presentation of Azeri-English translation software Dilmanc has been held April 13 within the framework of "Creation and modernization of Azeri-English translation software" project executed jointly by the Ministry of Communications and IT and UNDP.
13 April 2006 [16:00]
However, Shamsaddin Hajiyev, Chairman of Milli Majlis Commission for Science & Education Affairs informed that the law on Education will be submitted to the MM spring session, but majority of Commission Members did not know about it.
13 April 2006 [15:56]
Recently the Public Association of Detention Places and Azerbaijan Regional Development Center held round table focused on "Prisoners' social problems and ways of their solution" at International Press Center.
13 April 2006 [14:28]
Debutant Hasan Kabze salvaged some pride for ten-man Turkey as his late goal earned a 1-1 friendly draw in Baku.
13 April 2006 [13:12]
On April 13 President Ilham Aliyev got familiar with the process of construction of a module power station in Shaki District, north Azerbaijan.
13 April 2006 [10:31]
The government is going to make decision on "golden amnesty", Society for Women Rights Defense named after Dilara Aliyeva informs.
13 April 2006 [10:28]
European Union expert Thomas Zabranski will visit Azerbaijan from 13 April to 15.
13 April 2006 [09:35]
The first national conference on juvenile justice, "Perspectives of Juvenile Justice Development in Azerbaijan", will be held at the Excelsior hotel in Baku Thursday and Friday.
13 April 2006 [09:33]
The implementation of the European Union-funded South Caucasus Anti-Drug (SCAD) program will be discussed at a three-day meeting of experts from the Ministries of Health and Justice, and the State Statistics Committee, due in Baku Thursday, the SCAD office said.
13 April 2006 [09:31]
A section of the website of the Iranian embassy in Baku, www.iranembassy.az, designed for its press-service has been launched.
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Chinese company breaks world record for solar panel efficiency
South Korea again issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-young
Brazil completes decoding of black boxes from AZAL plane crash as experts return to Kazakhstan
South Korean conductor to visit Baku
Venezuela severs diplomatic relations with Paraguay