The State Committee for Family, Woman and Children Problems together with other governmental bodies is carrying out large-scale activity to fight against domestic violence, and this is a component part of state policy, HIjran ...

Khoja, a movie by Azerbaijani filmmaker Vahid Mustafayev, will be demonstrated in the Kyrgyz language. Popular poet Mukan Asanaliev translates the film, as if made to order by the ...

Azerbaijan- America Alliance has launched a new campaign towards introducing Khojaly genocide to the world community. As a part of the project, posters highlighting Khojaly genocide have been displayed ...

The world`s oldest aid organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, is marking its 150th anniversary. Since its inception, the ICRC has brought relief to the victims of war, bringing help to the destitute, visiting prisoners, uniting families ...

Two years after the Egyptian revolution that ousted an authoritarian regime, liberals are increasingly concerned that the ruling Islamists are out to curb personal freedoms and build a society in their own image. Alcohol, prohibited by most Islamic scholars, is one area where the new authorities are introducing controversial ...

President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus has signed a bill enabling the use of marijuana for medical purposes, namely for the mitigation of some serious diseases´ symptoms, into law, Presidential Office spokesman Radim Ochvat has told CTK ...

A troupe of the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators will attend the Colombo International Theatre Festival on March 27-April 4. Azerbaijani Honored Artist Shovgi Huseynov will perform “The Double Bass” mono play by Patrick Süskind in the festival organized by the International Association of Theatre for ...

Azerbaijani female wrestlers have claimed a clutch of 5 medals, including 3 golds in the 51st International Tournament in memory of the famed Bulgarian wrestlers Dan Kolov and Nikola Petrov in Plovdiv. In women`s 51 kg weight category, Azerbaijani wrestler Patimat Bagomedova mounted ...

Azerbaijan`s Defense Minister, Colonel General Safar Abiyev has started a visit to Ankara on the invitation of Turkish Minister of National Defense Ismet Yilmaz to discuss intergovernmental military ...

Head coach of the Azerbaijani national chess team Vladimir Tukmakov will participate in a tournament commemorating grand master Yuri Razuyev in the US. The tournament that will be held in Maryland this August will bring together Razuyev`s ...

Conferences marking the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide were arranged in Kars and Iğdır cities of Turkey. The conference held in Kars saw speeches by deputy of the Milli Majlis Aydin Mirzazade ...

Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire in Shikhlar village of Agdam region, Garakhanbayli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of Fuzuli region, Chilaburt village of Tartar region, Tap Garagoyunlu village of Goranboy region and ...

On the New York Stock Exchange NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) cost of the US Light crude oil has fallen $1.45 to stand at $95.86. Price of British Brent crude oil at the London ICE (InterContinental Exchange Futures) decreased $0.34 to trade at ...

A project of socio-economic empowerment and gender education for women – victims of domestic violence in Azerbaijan has been presented. The project was initiated by State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of ...

An international boxing tournament has ended in Astana. Kazakh boxers topped the table of the tournament. Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine ended 2nd, 3rd and 4th ...

Azerbaijan`s first communications satellite Azerspace/Africasat-1a will reach its orbital position on February 19, Azercosmos has said. Azerspace-1 was launched from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou in French Guiana February ...

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has announced its updated rankings of best clubs for February 2013, in which Azerbaijani Neftchi and Garabagh ranked 226th and 227th respectively. Other Azeri clubs, including Baki, Inter and Khazar Lankaran ranked 270th, 294th and 322nd respectively. ...

Representatives of the Azerbaijani and Turkish diasporas in the Netherlands will organize a commemorative event marking the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide in the Hague. The event, to be arranged by the Association of Dutch friends of Azerbaijan, Union of ...

“Russia makes every possible effort towards settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” said Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin. Dorokhin noted Russia still co-chaired OSCE Minsk group which remained one of the main tools for fair settlement of the conflict. ...

Azerbaijani Culture Days will be held in Kuwait on February 18-23. An Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Adalat Valiyev will visit Kuwait to participate in the events. The delegation will include Farhad Badalbeyli, Rector of Baku Music Academy, as well as ...

Azerbaijan`s ambassador to the South African Republic Elkhan Polukhov has met chairman of the country`s Parliamentary Trade and Industry Committee Joanmarie Fubbs to discuss prospects for developing the bilateral relations. ...

Professor of Georgia State University of the U.S. Tad D. Ransopher has visited Azerbaijan University. He met rector of the University Eldar Gahramanov to discuss a range of issues including experience exchange and joint certificate programs between the two higher schools. ...

Germany-based “Neues Deutschland” newspaper has published an article “The wounded and suffered.” The article deals with the plight of those driven out of their homes as a result of Armenia`s aggression against Azerbaijan. The article says though the Council of Europe, European Parliament, OSCE and UN Security ...

Chingiz Mustafayev Foundation, VMF Group of Companies of ANS and “Caran d`Ache” Company have today held a presentation of a limited edition of platinum pen award marking the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev titled “…Azerbaijani” ...