The first American Film Festival has solemnly opened in Baku. The event is co-organized by the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan and Park Cinema. The opening ceremony took place at Park Cinema Flame Towers on May 1, Trend Life reported. Representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in the country, famous cultural and art figures …
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Baku to host first American Film Festival
In cooperation with the Park Cinema, the United States Embassy in Azerbaijan will sponsor the first American Film Festival in Baku. All films will be shown at the Park Cinema Flame Towers on May 1-5, 2019 and will showcase the Power of the Human Spirit. Five remarkable and diverse films …
Read More »Formula 1: The favourites for pole, points and victory in Baku
The official website of Formula 1 has published an article highlighting the favourites of the Formula 1 SOCAR Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019 in Baku. AZERTAC presents the article. “Formula 1 returns to the super-speedy street circuit in the city of Baku this weekend for the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The three races …
Read More »Baku City Circuit: Sam Smith’s concert in Baku canceled
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 …
Read More »4th SOCAR Forum kicks off in Baku
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 …
Read More »Baku sightseeing
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 …
Read More »13th meeting of OPEC-non-OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee gets underway in Baku
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 …
Read More »Final competitions of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup continue in Baku
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 …
Read More »“Love and Death” ballet to be staged in Baku
“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 …
Read More »Baku celebrates Slavic folk festival
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 …
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