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Turkey’s Basaksehir transfer Demba Ba on loan

22.01.2019 [23:35]
The leader of Turkey’s top tier football league Medipol Basaksehir transferred Senegalese forward Demba Ba on loan, the Turkish club announced on Tuesday, according to Anadolu Agency. Turkish club transferred 33-year-old footballer on loan from China's Shanghai ...

Cardiff player reportedly on missing plane

22.01.2019 [23:31]
Fears have mounted that English Premier League player Emiliano Sala was on light aircraft which disappeared between France and Cardiff, Anadolu Agency reported. There is "genuine concern" that the 28-year-old was on the flight, BBC News reported on Tuesday ...

President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held informal meeting in Davos VIDEO

22.01.2019 [22:26]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan have held an informal meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. They discussed the current state of negotiations on the settlement ...

Suspected hijacker of Moscow-bound plane detained

22.01.2019 [22:22]
A man who attempted to hijack a passenger plane bound from Surgut to Moscow has been detained, Russian Investigative Committee Spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko told TASS. "The man has been detained, he is a citizen of Surgut, who was earlier convicted for damaging property," Petrenko said ...

Azerbaijan, Belarus mull over project to produce electric buses

22.01.2019 [22:14]
Belkommunmash engineering company and Ganja Automobile Plant are exploring a joint project to assemble electric buses in Azerbaijan, Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusy said as he met with head of Ganja City Executive Authority Niyazi Bayramov, BelTA has learned ...

Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia hail development of cooperation

22.01.2019 [22:07]
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with a delegation of the Interparliamentary Friendship Group with Azerbaijan in the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia led by Dr. Fayez bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-Shihri. Expressing his contentment with the development of relations in all spheres ...

President Ilham Aliyev`s interview to China's CGTN TV channel

22.01.2019 [21:20]
On January 21, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by China's CGTN (China Global Television Network) TV channel in Davos. AZERTAC presents the interview ...

® Residents of 6 regions receive FREE 5 GB of internet from Bakcell

22.01.2019 [20:48]
Bakcell customers residing in regions of the country are provided with a unique opportunity to test the 4G network and enjoy the high-speed internet completely free of charge. Bakcell, the First Mobile Operator and the Fastest Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan provides the residents ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with Chief Executive Officer of Signify VIDEO

22.01.2019 [20:32]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Chief Executive Officer of Signify company (former Philips Lighting) Eric Rondolat in Davos. Eric Rondolat said that Signify is one of the world`s leading companies specializing in the field of urban lighting ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with Microsoft vice president VIDEO

22.01.2019 [20:29]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Microsoft Vice President, President for Europe, Middle East and Africa Michel van der Bel in Davos. Michel van der Bel emphasized that Microsoft, the world’s leading technological company, will continue supporting the projects implemented ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with Total CEO VIDEO

22.01.2019 [19:39]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Chief Executive Officer of French Total company Patrick Pouyanné. They exchanged views on the projects implemented by Total in Azerbaijan, including the successfully realized Absheron ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with LUKOIL president in Davos VIDEO

22.01.2019 [19:06]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of Russian LUKOIL company Vahid Alakbarov in Davos. They discussed the LUKOIL-implemented projects in Azerbaijan, the issues relating to their execution, and the cooperation prospects ...

President Ilham Aliyev attended “Advancing the Belt and Road Initiative: China`s Trillion Dollar Vision” session in Davos VIDEO

22.01.2019 [19:00]
A session on “Advancing the Belt and Road Initiative: China`s Trillion Dollar Vision” has been held in Davos as part of the World Economic Forum. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the session ...

Buta Airways announces new destination in Russia

22.01.2019 [18:56]
Azerbaijan’s low-cost airline Buta Airways announced another new destination in Russia. Starting from May 12, the Airline will launch direct flights from Baku to Ufa. Flights will be operated twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays ...

Azerbaijan, Montenegro discuss cooperation opportunities in various areas

22.01.2019 [18:10]
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with a delegation led by Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry of Montenegro Veselin Sukovic. The sides hailed the development of friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Montenegro and stressed that high-level ...

® Azercell awards another 25 students this year

22.01.2019 [17:45]
“Azercell Telecom” LLC, the leader of mobile communication market in Azerbaijan, has selected the winners of Student Bursary Program for the academic year 2019, which is held every year with the view to support professional growth of students. This year, 25 students were honored ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with Georgian PM Mamuka Bakhtadze VIDEO

22.01.2019 [14:54]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze in Davos. They noted that bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia are developing successfully in a variety of areas. The sides stressed the importance of important ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with Chief Executive Officer for World Bank in Davos VIDEO

22.01.2019 [14:51]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Chief Executive Officer for the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva in Davos. Kristalina Georgieva congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on the successful reforms carried out in Azerbaijan ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with Chief Executive Officer of SAP SE VIDEO

22.01.2019 [14:20]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Chief Executive Officer of SAP SE Bill McDermott. Bill McDermott presented his book to the head of state. SAP SE CEO Bill McDermott hailed the cooperation with Azerbaijan, and underlined ...

“Generation Y and the New Work Place” topic presented to Baku Higher Oil School students

22.01.2019 [13:04]
Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) has hosted a presentation entitled “Generation Y and the New Work Place”. The presentation, which was conducted with financial and organizational support from SOCAR Turkey company, was made for the BHOS ...

Another humanistic step of Azerbaijani President

22.01.2019 [12:47]
Press service of the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s office has told AZERTAC that a group of human rights activists, as well as Mehman Huseynov, who is serving his sentence in Prison No14 of the Penitentiary Service, addressed an appeal to the President ...

Hungarian film producer and media mogul Andy Vajna dies

22.01.2019 [12:34]
Andy Vajna, 74, a prominent figure of the Hungarian and international film industry, has died after a long illness in his Budapest home, the Hungarian National Film Fund told MTI on Sunday, according to Daily News Hungary ...

Azerbaijan`s stand installed at cuisine festival in Kuwait

22.01.2019 [12:32]
Azerbaijani Embassy in Kuwait has joined the international cuisine festival, which brought together 19 embassies and nearly 30 local organizations and enterprises of Kuwait. The festival was held as a part of the 25th Al-Qurain Cultural Festival, organized by ...

President Ilham Aliyev met with CISCO Executive Vice President VIDEO

22.01.2019 [12:17]
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at CISCO Gerri Elliott in Davos. Gerri Elliot hailed CISCO’s cooperation with various state bodies of Azerbaijan. She described Azerbaijan as one of the most ...

United Airlines passengers delayed on board plane for 16 hours

22.01.2019 [12:13]
A United Airlines flight was forced to divert to a small airport in rural Canada on Sunday evening, leading to an hours-long delay on the tarmac in sub-zero temperatures. According to an airline statement sent to Euronews, UA flight 179 ...