Tag Archives: Baku

Baku City Circuit has announced that Sam Smith will no longer be able to perform in Baku this Saturday. “In the wake of having to cut his South African Tour short last week and after having a short break, Sam has been instructed by medical specialists that he requires further …

Dedicated to the 96th anniversary of national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, the 4th SOCAR International Caspian and Central Asia Downstream Forum: Trading, Logistics, Refining, Petrochemicals has got underway in Baku. Addressing the event, Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev, First …

By the 11th and 12th centuries, Baku had become a large commercial seaport on the Caspian Sea. For safety reasons, the Shirvanshah dynasty initiated a large-scale building project to strengthen the city’s fortification works. A fortress, protected with three rows of walls, was built around Baku, and also a deep …

The 13th meeting of the Joint Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) has kicked off in Baku. 14 oil producing countries, and OPEC Secretariat are highly represented at the meeting. Participants in the event include OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC president, People’s …

The final competitions of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup are underway at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on March 17, Trend reports. The finals in certain competitions are being held today. The FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup is being held at the National Gymnastics …

“Love and Death” ballet by Polad Bulbuloglu, an Azerbaijani people’s artist and the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia, will be presented in Baku. The ballet will be staged at Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre on March 23, Day.Az reported. For the first time the ballet “Love and Death” was …

Maslenitsa folk festival has been celebrated in Baku. A series of events were held in Azerbaijan’s capital city as part of the festival. Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan Eparchy Alexander attended the exhibition entitled ” Moscow – Baku. Female look” as part of the celebration, Trend Life reported. The exhibition tells about women who have …

French Institute in Azerbaijan will present a selection of short films in Baku on March 13-19. Film screenings followed by discussion will take place at the Institute’s library. The event will be held as part of the International Short Film Festival, organized by the National Center for Cinema and Animation …

The Mobile Training Team of NATO’s Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) is conducting a seminar on the subject of “Air Operations with the participation of helicopters” in Baku. The briefings on various topics will be presented during the seminar.

The Organizing Committee for the 43rd session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee to be held in Baku in June this year has convened its next meeting. Addressing the event, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev highlighted the works done and the tasks set ahead. He described …