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Pakistan hosts round table on Khojaly massacre

23.02.2013 [13:19]
The Peace and Democracy Institute of Pakistan has organized a round table entitled “Khojaly tragedy-the dark side of humanity” in the French club “Baskin Chalet”. The round table was part of a series of events dedicated to the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide carried out by the Azerbaijani Embassy to Pakistan ...

French composer`s “Khojaly 613” to be presented at St John`s Smith Square in London

23.02.2013 [13:09]
Famous French composer Pierre Thilloy`s classical work named “Khojaly 613” which is dedicated to the Khojaly tragedy will be presented on February 26at St John`s Smith Square in London. The Orion Orchestra will be conducted by Laurent Petigirard ...

50 Pakistani eminent personalities sign Memorandum condemning Khojaly genocide

23.02.2013 [12:50]
The Pakistan Observer newspaper has published an article entitled “Memorandum condemning Khojali genocide presented to UN Representative”. The article reads: “A memorandum condemning diabolic killings in Nagorno Karabakh by the Armenian forces was presented to the Representative of United Nations here on ...

Apple`s iWatch patent revealed: Device with flexible touchscreen and `slap wrap` strap could be powered by movement of your arm

23.02.2013 [12:43]
A patent application filed by Apple has revealed that its long-mooted iWatch could use the same technology as a child`s slap wrap to mount a flexible touchscreen on a user`s wrist. The innovative design, published for the first time today, reveals the technologies that ...

Ukrainian “Domenik” keen on cooperation with Azerbaijan

23.02.2013 [12:42]
Domenik LTD, part of the Alliance Group of Companies that incorporates several dairy and meat processing factories in Ukraine, is interested in cooperation with Azerbaijani counterparts. According to the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO), the ...

International conference “Justice for Khojaly campaign: International Cooperation and Solidarity within Political and Legal Assessment” kicks off in Baku

23.02.2013 [12:06]
The Garadagh District Executive Authorities and the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) have today co-organized a two-day international conference titled “Justice for Khojaly campaign: International Cooperation and Solidarity within Political and Legal Assessment” at the Heydar Aliyev Center, Lokbatan settlement of Baku ...

Armenian Armed Forces continue violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan

23.02.2013 [11:56]
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire in Garagashli village of Aghdam region, Ashagi Seyidahmadli village of Fuzuli region, Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy region and nameliss hills of Khojavand region on ...

Soccer cup of Turkic countries to be held in Houston

23.02.2013 [10:45]
In relation to the upcoming Novruz holiday in March, a Turkic soccer cup will be held in Houston. Eight teams from six Turkic countries will be a part of the tournament, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, each ...

Protest was held in front of the Armenian Embassy in Washington

23.02.2013 [10:35]
On February 22, Azerbaijani-Americans held a rally in front of the Armenian Embassy in Washington. Members of the Azerbaijani community of Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas gathered to condemn the brutality of the Armenian armed forces against the residents of the town of Khojaly, occupied on February 25-26, 1992, as well as decried occupation of Azerbaijani lands and subsequent ethnic cleansing of ...

Azerbaijan`s MPs visit Sweden

22.02.2013 [22:40]
Members of Azerbaijan`s Parliament Elton Mammadov and Elman Mammadov will leave for Stockholm, Sweden to attend the events on the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly massacre perpetrated by Armenian armed forces on February 26 in 1992 ...

Snow in Aomori piles up to record high

22.02.2013 [22:22]
Snow in Aomori, northern Japan, has piled up to a record high. A local weather observatory says 5.15 meters of snow had accumulated at the hot spring resort of Sukayu in the Hakkoda mountain range by early Thursday afternoon. That's more than the previous record of 5.01 meters set in 2005 and the highest among ...

Azerbaijani President offers public holiday greetings to Sultan of Brunei Darussalam

22.02.2013 [22:16]
Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on the country`s public holiday. The Head of State expressed confidence that friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue developing and expanding for the interest of the two ...

Photo exhibition on "Azerbaijan – a country of contrasts" opens in Baku

22.02.2013 [22:07]
A photo exhibition entitled “Azerbaijan - a country of contrasts” has today opened at Kichik QalArt gallery in Baku. The exhibition co-organized by the Institute of France in Azerbaijan and Association of ...

Uruguayan solidarity for Khojaly Massacre victims

22.02.2013 [21:52]
The General Secretary of Asociación Internacional de ex-Becarios (AIBEX), Dr. Alfredo N. Baccino expressed solidarity to the Azerbaijani people for the upcoming 21st anniversary of the Khojaly Massacre. AIBEX is an international organization, composed of university professionals which facilitates ...

President Ilham Aliyev allocates AZN 3 million for construction of Alatamir-Marsan-Tasmali-Zayam-Lalali highway

22.02.2013 [21:33]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today signed an order to allocate AZN 3 million for construction of Alatamir-Marsan-Tasmali-Zayam-Lalali highway. The highway links 8 settlements with the total population of 7.000 people. The funds were allocated from the President`s 2013 reserve fund ...

Delegation of Argentine company “Investigacion Aplicada” visits Science Development Foundation

22.02.2013 [21:15]
A delegation of Argentina`s state owned company Investigacion Aplicada (INVAP) has visited the Science Development Foundation (SDF) under the President of Azerbaijan. The delegation included INVAP`s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Héctor Oteguy ...

Solar lighting can deliver major development and climate benefits – UN agency

22.02.2013 [21:07]
Countries that switch from lamps, candles, flashlights and other traditional lighting systems to solar power can recover the costs in less than one year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said Wednesday, highlighting ...

WFP And Sandbox Global Join Forces To Fight Hunger Online

22.02.2013 [20:54]
Online gamers and followers of fashion today have a new way to support the United Nations World Food Programme`s (WFP) emergency food assistance operation in Syria thanks to a ground-breaking initiative with Facebook game Stylista (https://apps.facebook.com/stylista). Stylista is the brainchild of Sandbox ...

Seminar on Bologna programs ends in Baku

22.02.2013 [20:52]
A seminar on discussions of doctor of philosophy programs within the Bologna process has today wrapped up in Azerbaijan`s capital. Co-organized by Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Education and Baku State University, the seminar brought together international experts from the European Union`s member ...

Paris hosts concert in honor of Khojaly victims` memory

22.02.2013 [20:48]
A concert in honor of memory of the Khojaly genocide victims has been held in the Church of Saint-Roch in Paris. The concert was organized by the European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS), a UK-registered pan-European organization. Head of the TEAS`s Paris office Eliza Pieter, prior to the concert, delivering a speech ...

Baku to host international judo tournament in memory of Hazi Aslanov

22.02.2013 [20:47]
The 36th international Baku judo tournament in memory of Hazi Aslanov, an Azerbaijani Major-General of the Soviet armored troops during World War II, will be held in the Shagan Olympic Sports Complex ...

MEPs concerned with airport re-opening in Nagorno-Karabakh

22.02.2013 [20:46]
The re-opening of the Khojaly airport in Nagorno-Karabakh “would seriously harm the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” MEP Inese Vaidere from Latvia said recently in an interview. “Firstly, the Armenian initiative to open the Khojaly airport can be seen as a claim of a ...

Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and Baku Slavic University sign agreement on cooperation

22.02.2013 [20:44]
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Vidas Gedvilas on Friday met with the rector of the Baku Slavic University, professor Kamal Abdulla, who is on a visit to Vilnius. The meeting focused on issues of cultural cooperation between Lithuania and Azerbaijan ...

Azeri boxers reach semifinal of Strandja tournament in Bulgaria

22.02.2013 [20:38]
Four Azerbaijani boxers have qualified for the semifinal of the Strandja tournament in Bulgaria. On the way to the final, Elvin Isayev weighing in at 64kg, Munasib Mammadov at 49kg, Javid Chalabiyev at 56kg and Abdurrahman Shirinov at 52kg will face Belarus Rustam Odinayev ...

Tokyo Girls Collection to be held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on March 2

22.02.2013 [20:32]
The 16th Tokyo Girls Collection 2013 Spring/Summer will be held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on March 2. The show returns to Yoyogi after a two-year hiatus. The wildly popular biannual collection, which lasts about six hours, draws well over 30,000 ...