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Azerbaijan win 6th Baku International Futsal Tournament

16.02.2013 [21:55]
Azerbaijan have defeated Belarus 2-1 to claim the tile of the champions of the 6th Baku International Futsal Tournament. Azerbaijan`s goals came from Vitali Borisov and Felipe. Belarus` goal was scored by Sergey ...

US newspapers publish article on 21st anniversary of Khojaly genocide

16.02.2013 [21:44]
The US newspapers Santa Maria Times and Times Press Recorder have published an article on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. The article says: “On February 26, Azerbaijani-Americans and all friends ...

Heydar Aliyev Foundation to conduct new charitable event

16.02.2013 [21:08]
Initiated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Health training cources on heart and vascular disorders have been conducted at the Central Oil Workers Hospital in Baku from February 11 ...

Baku hosts conference on congenital heart defects

16.02.2013 [21:00]
A scientific-practical conference on the theme “Modern Approach to Congenital Heart Defects” has today been held at the Republican Diagnostics Center in Baku. Organized by the Azerbaijani Heart and Health Association, the conference was attended by local and foreign surgeons who mainly discussed diagnostic ...

Chairman of Ireli Public Union meets Pyatigorsk Mayor

16.02.2013 [20:20]
Chairman of the Ireli Public Union Rauf Mardiyev has met mayor of the Russian city of Pyatigorsk Lev Travnev as part of his visit to the country. They discussed a joint action plan, as well as establishment of internet radio and a television channel ...

Germany hosts BioFach exhibition

16.02.2013 [20:14]
World Organic Trade Fair BioFach-2013 has kicked off in Nuremberg, Germany. The 23rd BioFach trade fair brings together more than 2,000 visitors and above 40,000 manufacturers ...

Armenians` atrocities in Khojaly and occupation of Azerbaijan`s lands condemned in Romanian parliament

16.02.2013 [20:12]
Romanian Democratic Liberal Party group has presented a political statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which condemns Armenians` atrocities in Khojaly and occupation of Azerbaijan`s lands, to the parliament. MP Lucian Militaru read out the text of the statement ...

Almaty-based turkelpress.com online newspaper publishes AzerTAc`s articles

16.02.2013 [19:39]
Almaty-based turkelpress.com online newspaper has published Russian language news items of Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency, AzerTAc, on the country`s political life. The first article is called “AzerTAc`s appeal to world Azerbaijanis” ...

Azerbaijan to compete in Continental Judo Cup

16.02.2013 [19:32]
Azerbaijani national judo team will compete in Continental Cup to be held in Budapest. Azerbaijan`s squad will include Ali Rzayev, Nijat Shikhalizade, Rasim Asadullayev, Serkhan Ahmedov ...

Azerbaijani footballers to face Malta in friendly

16.02.2013 [19:24]
The Azerbaijan national football team will face Malta in a friendly. The game will take place in Azerbaijan`s capital on August 11 ...

Azeri chess player throught to Aeroflot rapid knockout final

16.02.2013 [19:23]
Top Azerbaijani chess player Rauf Mammadov has made it through to the Aeroflot rapid knockout final in Moscow. In the second leg of the knockout tournament, the Azerbaijani chess player qualified for ...

6th extraordinary congress of Azerbaijan Elders Council kicks off in Baku

16.02.2013 [19:19]
The 6th extraordinary congress of the Azerbaijan Elders Council has today started in Baku. The event brought together state and government officials, deputies of the Milli Majlis ...

Technical Delays, Budget Cuts Kill LEMV Airship

16.02.2013 [19:17]
Northrop Grumman`s Long-Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle (LEMV), a 300-ft.-long surveillance airship intended for deployment to Afghanistan to fly unmanned for up to three weeks, has been canceled by the U.S. Army ...

Georgia opens exhibition on Azerbaijani cultural heritage

16.02.2013 [19:10]
An exhibition dedicated to Azerbaijani cultural heritage has been launched at the Georgian National Museum`s Art Salon. The exhibition is co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of ...

Azerbaijani ambassador to U.S. to speak in Houston

16.02.2013 [18:24]
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States Elin Suleymanov on March 7 will deliver a lecture on theme "Azerbaijan and issues of regional energy security" at the World Affairs Council of Houston ...

Azerbaijani native becomes minister in biggest province of Canada

16.02.2013 [17:41]
Canadian parliamentarian, Azerbaijani ethnic Reza Moridi has been appointed Minister for Science and Innovations in the biggest province of Canada Ontario. Moridi, specialist in nuclear energy, is born in Azerbaijani-populated city of Urmia ...

Azerbaijan-2 futsal team lose to Moldova

16.02.2013 [17:05]
Azerbaijan-2 team have lost 3-5 to Moldova on penalties at Baku International Futsal Tournament. The tournament brings together Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan-2, Uzbekistan, Latvia, Belarus and Moldova ...

Trades at BICEX

16.02.2013 [16:31]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.7837 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (BICEX) on February 15. The average-weighted dollar exchange rate was 0.7834 AZN at the morning session on US currency in the BEST (Bourse E-system of trades). Deals worth 1.922.869 AZN were ...

Skype breaks records, traffic grows by 44 percent

16.02.2013 [15:00]
Microsoft`s call app increased its traffic in 2012 by twice the amount of all international phone carriers combined -- it`s calls are now equal to one third of all global phone traffic. Microsoft`s Skype is making some serious headway into the international phone traffic scene. New data (PDF) from telecom market research firm ...

Azerbaijani Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers to vie for world medals

16.02.2013 [13:43]
Azerbaijani Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestlers will compete at World Cups which kicks off in Tehran next week. Greco-Roman wrestling teams from Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Korea, Armenia and Hungary will test their strength to become the winner of the ...

Azerbaijani embassy in Moldova issues statement on Khojaly massacre

16.02.2013 [13:06]
Azerbaijani Embassy in Moldova has issued a statement on Khojaly tragedy. The document provides information about the bloodiest page in the history of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - the Khojaly genocide committed by the Armenian armed forces on February 26, 1992 ...

SOFAZ allocates AZN 103 million for development of broadband internet in Azerbaijan

16.02.2013 [12:17]
The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has allocated around AZN 103 million to implement a project for developing broadband Internet on the "Fiber to Home" model in Azerbaijan. The project is profitable and will be implemented in three phases. Beginning in 2014, around 30-35% of the total project cost will be backed by ...

Armenia continues violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan

16.02.2013 [12:01]
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire in nameless hills of Gadabay region, Gaymagli village of Gazakh region, Merzili and Sarijali villages of Agdam region, Horadiz, Gorgan and Garakhanbayli villages of Fuzuli region and ...

UNESCO, Azerbaijan agree to hold extraordinary meeting of Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport in Baku

16.02.2013 [11:50]
UNESCO and Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Youth and Sports have signed an agreement to hold an extraordinary meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport in Baku on March 13-15. The signing ceremony was attended by Azeri Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Ismayil ...

Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Building dialogue with Russia is one of key priorities of new government

16.02.2013 [11:44]
“Building dialogue with Russia is one of the main goals of the new government of Georgia,” said the country`s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Teymuraz Sharashenidze. “Georgia has taken concrete steps on this front. Both Georgia and Russia appointed ...