Azerbaijan

Herbs and spices have been used for both culinary and medicinal purposes for centuries. Some spices were once worth their weight in gold. The use of foods for their medicinal purposes dates back hundreds of years. Most herbs and spices posses a number of beneficial properties and work to reduce …

Flowers and their history are very mysterious and thrilling. Different legends and often-true stories encompass this natural beauties. There are thousands and may be millions kinds of flowers around the world but only some of them have become popular by chance. In the late 1800s, the idea that flowers represented …

At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, bordered by the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, it was an important thoroughfare on the Silk Road, the ancient web of trade routes linking East and West. By the 19th century, Sheki, on the Silk Road path through northwest Azerbaijan, was an …

Gunay Hasanova – MA in International Affairs and Diplomacy «Situational Analysis of Higher Education in Azerbaijan after the 1992 Reform » Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to shed light on the educational system of Azerbaijan after the reforms done in 1992 by Ministry of Education and State …

Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games has today launched the Journey from the Caspian, which started with a ceremony at the Stone Chronical Museum. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, chairperson of the Organizing Committee of Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Mehriban Aliyeva and Prince of Saudi Arabia, President …

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order simplifying visa procedures for foreigners and stateless persons traveling to Azerbaijan in connection with the Final Round of the 2017 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women. Under the presidential order, foreign citizens and stateless persons traveling to the country in connection with the …

“The April battles demonstrate the power of the Azerbaijani state and unity of the people,” said Vice-President of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva as she met with a group of soldiers and officers of the Azerbaijani army who were wounded during the April battles of 2016. …

Engineering services firm EnerMech said that it had won £40million worth of contracts in the Caspian region, according to Energy Voice. The Aberdeen-headquartered firm said the raft of new deals included a three-year agreement to manage all of BP Exploration’s crane operations in Azerbaijan. The contract covers assets spread over …

On April 4, Azerbaijan Islamic Solidarity Games Operations Committee (AISGOC) conducted tree-planting campaign within “Successful Future” project as a part of the Development Program of Volunteers implemented in partnership with BP. By planting green trees, this campaign aimed to enhance social activeness of Baku-2017 Volunteers, also to encourage them to …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has issued a statement on the terror acts perpetrated in Saint Petersburg metro. The statement says: “We condemn in strongest terms the bloody terror acts perpetrated in Saint Petersburg metro, which caused for many deaths and injuries. We convey our heartfelt condolences to …