Azerbaijan

The 8th Azerbaijani-Russian Youth Forum was held virtually on December 22. The forum, chaired by Chairman of the National Council of Youth Organizations Azer Aliyev and Chairman of the Russian Council of Youth and Children’s Organizations Grigory Petushkov, was attended by members of parliament, government agencies, universities and media representatives. Speaking …

Let Me Run (“İzn ver qaçım”) shot film by Azerbaijani film director Elmar Bayramov has been recognized as the “Best Foreign Film” at the “Fighting Spirit Film” international festival held in London. The film tells the life story of a physically challenged young man named Orkhan who despite all difficulties …

Azerbaijani feature film “Farida”, produced by Narimanfilm, has won two awards at the International Human Rights Film Festival “Stalker” in Russia. Director of the film Ksenia Lagutina was awarded the “Jury`s Diploma” for the truthful disclosure of the fate of women and the “Special Prize” of the United Nations High …

A charity event organized by the New England-Azerbaijan Center was held in Medford, Massachusetts, Trend reports citing the Azerbaijani State Committee on Work with Diaspora. The dishes of the Azerbaijani and Turkish national cuisine, cooked at the initiative of Azerbaijani women, were sold during the event in the “Freerange Market”. “While demonstrating …

Azerbaijan has detected 4,451 new COVID-19 cases, 4,283 patients have recovered and 39 patients have died, Trend reports citing the Operational Headquarters under Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers.

Azerbaijan has detected 4,268 new COVID-19 cases, 4,085 patients have recovered and 43 patients have died, Trend reports citing the Operational Headquarters under Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers. Up until now, 171,423 people have been infected with coronavirus in the country, 107,635 of them have recovered, and 1,883 people have died. …

Postage stamps of two great figures of the Turkic world were issued in Spain with the support of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and with the organizational participation of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Kingdom of Spain on the occasion of the 175th anniversary …

September 27 will be fixed in the calendar as the Day of Remembrance in Azerbaijan, Trend reports on Dec. 11. In this regard, a new clause 106-1 is added to the Labor Code of Azerbaijan. In accordance with the new clause put for discussion at today’s plenary session of the parliament, September …

A Victory parade dedicated to Victory in the Patriotic War has been held at Azadlig Square, Baku. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, first lady Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan attended the Victory parade. Deputy Minister of …

“Cholchu” (The Steppe Man), a movie by Azerbaijani filmmaker Shamil Aliyev, has been awarded in five categories at international film festival held in Brazil. In a voting held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie won “Best Feature Film”, “Best Director”, “Best Cinematography”, “Best Artist’s Work” and “Best Costume …