Azerbaijan clinch Novruz Cup title
...winners. The fourth victory came against Russian UrFU 88:67. Zaur Pashayev (186-G-83) nailed 24 points in the winning effort. Azerbaijan wrapped up their campaign on a high note defeating Kyrgyzstan 76:73 to keep a perfect record. Araz wrap up regular season...info
Powering Growth and Saving the Environment in Azerbaijan
...associated gas recovery plan will put 1.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas to productive use in five years. This will power Azerbaijan's economy and development. More importantly, it will assure a cleaner environment for generations of Azerbaijanis....info
Azerbaijan LOC to deliver World Cup vision at European Forum
...Federations of Azerbaijan and LOC chairman, said: "We are very much looking forward to sharing the activity that is happening in Azerbaijan this year with regards to the Women's U-17 FIFA World Cup and the business opportunities that Azerbaijan offers to the...info
Azerbaijan:Azerbaijan to set up polypropylene plant
...State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) will be building a petrochemical complex having a capacity to produce 550,000 tons of polypropylene, which is widely used in the textile industry, Vice President of SOCAR, Tofig Gahramanov, has announced. SOCAR...info
Azerbaijan 2012: Maidens will qualify today
...their place in the finals to be hosted by Azerbaijan later this year. Ghana are chasing one of the three final slots for places in Azerbaijan 2012. Qualification to the World Cup will make it a third successive appearance for the Black Maidens on the world...info
Minsk Group Urges Armenia, Azerbaijan To Settle Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
...of both sides "to prepare their populations for peace, not war." Armenians beat the Azerbaijanis for control of the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Karabakh and adjoining areas in a war that ended in 1994. The two countries have since failed to negotiate a...info
Azerbaijan: Disco for Democracy?
...brass player Natiq Kalmilov, both 24, were reportedly brutally beaten and then arrested after they hurled verbal abuse against Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a sanctioned March 17 protest rally in Baku. The event’s organizer, 25-year-old Etibar Salmanli,...info
Rights groups slam Azerbaijan rock band arrests
...investigation" into the alleged beatings "because of public holidays" in the country this week. The authorities in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan want to use the Eurovision pop extravaganza in May to boost the international image of a country until now mainly known...info
Armenia And Azerbaijan Are Still Fighting Over This Piece of Land
...was made in 2009, progress has since stalled, and a number of soldiers have been killed in ceasefire violations on both sides. Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened to use force to get back Karabakh if negotiations fail, but Yerevan has warned of large-scale...info
Azerbaijan warms up for Eurovision by torturing musicians
...they had been beaten by police, and were refused contact with their families or lawyers. Amnesty International called on the Azerbaijani authorities to launch an independent investigation yesterday. "It's deeply ironic that only two months before Baku takes...info