The measures, which are supposed to be in effect for only a week but are widely expected to be extended in some form well into the future, will prohibit electronic transfer of funds from Cyprus to other countries. In addition, individuals will not be allowed to take more than 3,000 euros (about $3,860) in cash ...

Greenland`s glaciers and ice caps are melting to such a degree that they are "significant" contributors to global sea level rise and constitute 20 percent of Greenland`s overall mass loss, according to a new study. The research breaks new ground in measuring the melting dynamic of Greenland`s local glaciers separately from its ...

A festive event dedicated to Novruz was held in the Ethnological Museum in Berlin. The event was supported by the embassies of countries where Novruz is celebrated - Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey ...

The new study, by the same Harvard research team, linked excessive salt consumption to nearly 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2010. One in 10 Americans dies from eating too much salt, the researchers found ...

Azerbaijan’s first professional boxer Fariz Mammadov has gained a victory over Poland Mariusz Biskupski in Berlin, Germany. It was the second fight of the boxer after an 8-day recess. Mammadov has defeated ...

A study of 6,500 UK men and women aged over 52 found that being isolated from family and friends was linked with a 26% higher death risk over seven years. Whether or not participants felt lonely did not alter the impact of social isolation ...

Zagatala has been declared a "2013 Folk capital of Azerbaijan." According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the year several events will be held in Zagatala to popularize Azerbaijani folk art and cuisine. The folk festival will be held in ...

Azerbaijani documentary film `Sari Gelin` (Yellow Bride) produced originally in German language received a screening at the Astor Film Lounge, Berlin ...

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, best known as one of the pioneering inventor of the World Wide Web has won the first global engineering prize- Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, in recognition of his work of excellence in internet ...

IDEA campaign has announced an International Festival titled "Green Graffiti" for the first time in Azerbaijan. The Festival will kick off in May 2013 and aims to promote the settlement of the environmental problems and to preserve harmony ...

“Ukraine has to play active role for settlement of Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during its OSCE presidency. The country can make a turnpoint in settlement of the conflict, ” said chairman of the center for political ...

Uzbek touristic company “Jannat oromi” has launched naftalan.uz site about Naftalan oil, the diseases it cure. The site posts articles on miraculous effects of Naftalan oil in treatment of the diseases like ...

Multiple Awards winning jazz queen Keiko Matsui has lit the hearts of her numerous fans at the Heydar Aliyev Palace. The concert opened with the performance of young Azerbaijani talent, winner of the International Montreux Jazz festival Isfar Sarabski ...

Qafqaz University has organized Spring School on computer programming for the students who will participate in the local and international Olympiads. The trainings were hold by the Kiev State University`s cybernetics faculty associate professor Mikhail Medvedev. ...

Representative of the Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) under the President of Azerbaijan Republic Gulmira Rzayeva is attending the 12th Georgian International Oil, Gas, Infrastructure and Energy Conference (GIOGIE) ...

Azerbaijan`s furniture company Embawood have opened up sales office in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The opening event was attended by Azerbaijan`s Consul General in Aktau Rashad ...

A new program is underway at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop protocols to make military wireless networks more secure ...

The city of Astrakhan, Russian Federation, hosted a “round table” dedicated to the 90th birthday of Azerbaijan’s national leader Heydar Aliyev. The event was attended by representatives of public organizations, veterans and youth ...

Azerbaijani MP Sevinj Fataliyeva will attend the first session of the CIS Assembly of Young Parliamentarians to be held on March 28-29in St Petersburg. The Young CIS Parliamentarians Assembly was established by the decision of the IPA CIS ...

Azerbaijan`s embassy to the Republic of Korea and “Buta” Student Organization have co-organized a celebrative event to mark Nowruz holiday in Seoul. According to the embassy, the event brought together embassy`s employees as well as ...

A 44-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic is the winner of a $338 million Powerball lottery jackpot. Pedro Quezada learned of his good fortune when he walked into the Eagle Liquors in ...

The price of oil has continued to rise in the world markets. On the New York Stock Exchange NYMEX (New York Merchantile Exchange) cost of the US Light crude oil raised $1.19 to stand at $109.36 ...

Absolutely irresistible in front of 7,000 people at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, the Otamans have probably secured a decisive advantage against Azerbaijan Baku Fires in the first leg of this World Series of Boxing (WSB) quarter-final ...

The Arab League on Tuesday approved a Qatari proposal to set up a $1 billion fund for Arab East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the capital of an independent state under any peace deal with Israel ...

Azerbaijan was represented at the “Central Asian Spring Festival 2013” organized in the University College London (UCL), the United Kingdom. Azerbaijani stand supported by the Azerbaijan`s Embassy in UK and SOCAR featured ...