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$ 200 000 stolen from a flat in Azerbaijan’s capital
$ 200 000 was stolen from the flat in Azerbaijan’s capital, Narimanov District Police Office reported.
5.05.10 Incident was recorded on the night of May 4 to 5 on Juma Street, building #7, flat #43.
Israel interested in cooperating with Azerbaijan in tourism
5.05.10 Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Diaspora Nazim Ibrahimov, who is visiting Israel, met with Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov on May 5. Press service of the committee told APA that the sides exchanged views on the tourism potential of the two countries.
Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister: “Armenia says it needs time to withdraw troops from Lachin and Kelbajar”
“Armenia told Baku that it needs time to withdraw troops from a part of occupied territories of Azerbaijan”, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict Araz Azimov told Public Television of Azerbaijan.
5.05.10 He also made comments on the conditions of opening the Turkish-Armenian borders.
Expert: Public catering establishments in Agsu pass must be urgently closed
Landslides increased in Azerbaijan by four times.
5.05.10 71 landslides occurred in Azerbaijan last year. 29 landslides were recorded within the first four months of last year.
Iran considers diplomas of Azerbaijan Medical University invalid
Azerbaijan Medical University: This is nothing but a political maneuver and blackmail
5.05.10 “During our recent visit to Azerbaijan we concerned ourselves with the problems of the Iranians studying there.
Baku hosts conference devoted to the 16th anniversary of Azerbaijan-NATO cooperation
Conference on “The role of NATO in ensuring the stability and security in Europe and in the strategic space” opens today in Baku.
4.05.10 The conference has been fixed up by the organization of the Public Association of Azerbaijan" Security and Defence Sector" and NATO’s mediator – Romanian embassy in Azerbaijan.
Oil Academy’s professor: “Farda Gadirov directed gun to me, pulled the trigger twice, but it didn’t fire”
On Tuesday, the Court of Grave Crimes has continued hearing on the criminal case related to the mass shooting at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy last April. Aggrieved persons have given testimony in the process presided over by Ramella Allahverdiyeva.
4.05.10 Student of the Academy Elshan Mammadov said he was at the canteen during the incident.
People leave flooded villages of Kurdamir
About 60 families living in Mollakend and Shushun villages of Kurdamir region along the Kura river left their houses on the night of May 4.
4.05.10 Resident of Shushun village Baha Mikayilov told APA that the river burst its banks and knocked down the main dam.
Helicopters deliver foods to isolated villages in landslide area
32 remote villages were isolated from the regional center as landslide destroyed Guba-Gonagkend road in Guba region. The villages faced with food problems.
4.05.10
Azerbaijan’s Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry: The level of water in the Kura river continues to rise
The level of water in the Kura river continued to rise at 8.00 this morning compared with 8.00 yesterday, senior hydrologist of the National Hydrometeorology Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Asif Verdiyev reported.
4.05.10 The rise in Zardab settlement of the Kura was 14cm, Surra settlement of Sabirabad 19cm, in Shirvan 23cm, Salyan 13cm and Banka settlement of Neftchala 8cm.
Azerbaijani President receives Iranian Interior Minister
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by Interior Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, APA reports. The head of state underlined that the relations between Azerbaijan and Iran were developing successfully.
4.05.10
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources spreads information on current situation in rivers of the republic
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources spread information on current situation in rivers of the republic and in transit rivers the ministery reported.
3.05.10 National Hydrometeorology Department told that level in most rivers has raised due to rains lately. There was undurable flood in the rivers of Guba-Khazmaz region.
Now the highest level is in the rivers of Guba-Khazmaz region of the Greater Caucasus. Ten-day norm is 90-170 percent in the rivers of Balakan-Shaki region, 120-145 percent in the rivers of Lankaran-Astara. In other rivers level is below norm. That is, the level in the rivers of Little Caucasus is 60-70 percent.
US maintains extra airport checks for countries on watch list
3.05.10 Foreign passengers flying into the United States from 14 mostly Muslim countries deemed to have links with terrorism face continuing heightened airport security checks amid increased nervousness in the US after the failed attempt to blow up a passenger jet on Christmas Day, guardian.co.uk reported.
