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Chairman of municipality arrested in Azerbaijan

17.05.2012 06:22 GMT

Chairman of the municipality was arrested in Azerbaijan on corruption charge, press service of the General Prosecutor’s Office reports.

UN Azerbaijan office ready to cooperate with NGOs and civil society

17.05.2012 06:12 GMT

The UN Office in Azerbaijan is always ready for cooperation with NGOs and civil society in the country.

'The fight against corruption in Azerbaijan is of long-term'

17.05.2012 06:02 GMT

News.Az interviews Rovshan Rzayev, the deputy chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament's law policy and state building committee.

Azerbaijan, Italy discuss cooperation in education

17.05.2012 04:16 GMT

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Education Misir Mardanov met Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mario Corco Stefano Baldi.

UN Special Rapporteur visits Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Health

17.05.2012 04:08 GMT

The delegation led by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Anand Grover visited Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan.

“Moldoskiye Vedomosti” publish interview with Azerbaijan’s ambassador

16.05.2012 17:02 GMT

The "Moldovskiye Vedomosti” newspaper published an interview with the ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Moldova Professor Namik Aliyev.

Names of the road crash victims in Gobustan announced

16.05.2012 16:33 GMT

The names of the 4 persons died and one injured at the road accident on Baku-Shamakhi highway became known, APA reports.

French magazine writes about Azerbaijani wine

16.05.2012 15:31 GMT

An article about Azerbaijani wine was presented in the pages of the French authoritative magazine known as «Sommeliers International».

Azerbaijani cookery experts participating in International Culinary Championship

16.05.2012 14:17 GMT

Canary Islands have been hosting International Culinary Championship.

LPG truck accident kills four in Azerbaijan

16.05.2012 13:33 GMT

As a result of fatal traffic accident in Azerbaijan, four people died and one was injured.

'Intention to politicize Youth Parliament contrary to structure's goals'

16.05.2012 12:00 GMT

Establishment of the Youth Parliament in Azerbaijan will help identify young, intelligent and creative people who can initiate and lead the public debate and discussion.

Over 5,000 tourists book rooms in hotels

16.05.2012 10:09 GMT

In connection with Eurovision-2012 Song Contest, over 5,000 tourists have booked rooms in Azerbaijani hotels, head of the Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTA) Nahid Bagirov has said.

Prosecution continues investigation of Khadija Ismayilova's case

16.05.2012 10:00 GMT

The Prosecutor's Office continues investigation of a criminal case on the fact of interference with the private life of journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

Schools recessed in Azerbaijan's quake-affected Zagatala

16.05.2012 09:33 GMT