Azerbaijan News

A fatal shooting incident at a military base west of Baku is raising questions about the extent of hazing in Azerbaijan's armed forces.

Date : Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:52:45 PST Vahram Atanesyan: Azerbaijani communities in Europe made Euronews broadcast one-sided reportage 06.02.2010 13:04 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ `Forgotten Victims of a Frozen Conflict' Euronews reportage dated February 1, 2010, goes contrary to journalist ethics, said the chairman of the NKR committee on external ...

Iran's Sahar TV has been broadcasting a video sequence linking the Azerbaijani president, Israeli officials and victims of Israel's shelling of Gaza.

In 2009 Azerbaijan supplied Israel with $4bn worth of oil. Azerbaijan meets approximately 20% of Israel's oil needs and is the country's second largest oil supplier, after Russia.

Most of the Azerbaijani capital Baku was left without power for 15 to 20 minutes at midday today.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend Capital U. Ismayilova /

The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers approved a trilateral general collective agreement between the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan, National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) and the Cabinet of Ministers over 2010-2011.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend News U.Sadikhova /

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov held talks with his Israeli Counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, during which the sides discussed political and economic relations between the two countries, the Israeli embassy in Baku told Trend News.

The oil price of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) continued falling at the start of the week, the cartel announced Tuesday.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend News H.Bagirov /

A court passed a sentence on person accused of drug smuggling from Iran to Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend News A. Huseynbala /

During the Munich Conference on Security Azerbaijan was able to show its problems in a number of challenges of global security, MP said.

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Power supply was suspended in most Baku districts, OJSC Bakielektrikshebeke (distribution of Electric Power in Baku) reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.9 / Trend News, M.Aliyev /

The Azerbaijani education minister declared 2010 the Year of ICT Use in the Educational System.

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Technically, Iran could bring the enrichment of its uranium to 20 percent during the year. However, the statements by the Iranian authorities regarding their intention to start pre-enrichment is rather feeling out of position than making decision, says Russia's leading analyst on Iran, Vladimir Yevseyev.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend Capital H.Valiyev /

Azerbaijan intends to adopt Belarus's experience in the creation of regional innovation zones (RIZ), Azerbaijani Communications and IT Minister Ali Abbasov said at the first Belarusian-Azerbaijani Forum on IT today.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend Capital H.Valiyev /

The representatives of the Belarusian Communications Ministry and telecommunications companies discussed the issue of participation in the project on e-government and the High Technology Park (HTP) in Azerbaijan with their Azerbaijani colleagues at the first Azerbaijan-Belarus Information Technology Forum, Belarusian High Technologies Park Director Valery Tsepkalo said.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.8 / Trend News, M.Aliyev /

Azerbaijani Justice Minister Fikrat Mammadov received his Norwegian counterpartKnut Storberget at a meeting this week.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend News U.Sadikhova /

Today Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has launched his three-day official visit to Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 / Trend News K.Zarbaliyeva /

An Azerbaijani Interior Troops soldier died from a disease Dec. 25.

Based on a preliminary medical report, Azerbaijani soldier Ibrahim Aliyev died of acute inflammation accompanied by hemorrhage, employee of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's pres service Abbas Shirinov told Trend News.

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Feb.9, the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at Azerbaijani troops from positions outside the Sarijali village in the Agdam region at 00.05- 00.10, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb 8 / Trend News U. Sadikhova /

If the negotiations between Syria and Israel resume, Washington will still play a key mediating role of a third party, U.S professor on Middle East politics Joshua Landis said.