Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani prominent film director Vagif Mustafayev leads the 3rd Turkish World Documentary Film Festival jury, the gala night and awarding ceremony of which was realized with the participation of eight countries. Organized by the Journalists Association of the Turkish World, the festival hosted 140 documentaries from eight countries and 28 …

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation has presented a calendar of international competitions in the branches of gymnastics to be held in Baku in 2019, the Federation said in a statement. On February 16-17, the World Cup in trampoline tumbling will be launched, the message says. One month later, on March 14-17, …

By Laman Ismayilova Azerbaijan’s First International Animation Festival (ANIMAFILM) was held at Yarat Contemporary Art Space on October 19-21. The project aims to develop creative and production activities of filmmakers, film and animation studios of the country, review various genres of professional animation by foreign directors and exchange experience. The festival …

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. …