Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan marks 41st death anniversary of Khan Shushinski who was one of the most famous Azerbaijani mugham singers. Shushinski Khan (Isfandiyar Aslan oglu Javanshrov’s stage name) was born on August 20 in 1901 in Shusha. His father Aslan bey grandchild of Mahammad Javanshir who is from generation of Panahali khan, …

The Task Force under Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers has launched a www.koronavirusinfo.az information portal aimed to raise public awareness on prevention of the spread of coronavirus infection and prophylaxis of the disease in the country. The website features verified general data about coronavirus (COVID-19), current situation in the world, the measures taken …

Azerbaijani films “Sholler`s Archive” and “Stalin`s Dark Past” have received awards at the “Zoroaster Award” the Italian-Azerbaijan Film Festival, the film director Jalaladdin Gasimov told AZERTAC. The films were awarded in the categories the Best Azerbaijani Film and the Best Azerbaijani Documentary respectively. The film director said: “We are making films …

“We are able to test more than 5 thousand people within a day rapidly and preciously”, said a member of Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers, Chairman of Administrative Board of the Management Union of Medical Territorial Units (TABIB) Ramin Bayramli while informing on works done in the field of …

Spanish El Espanol news portal has published an article entitled “Baku, Traditions and Modernity in Azerbaijan”. The article describes Baku as the scientific, technical and industrial center of Azerbaijan. It provides an insight into the history of Baku and its geographical location, noting that Icherisheher with Maiden Tower and the …

Today, Azerbaijan is celebrating Wind Tuesday, one of the four festive Tuesdays before Novruz Holiday. The four Tuesdays in the run up to Novruz symbolize the four elements called Su Chershenbesi (Water Tuesday), Od Chershenbesi (Fire Tuesday), Torpag Chershenbesi (Earth Tuesday), and Hava or Akhir Chershenbe (Wind or Last Tuesday). …

Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater will stage Giuseppe Verdi`s opera “Aida” that will be conducted by chief conductor at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Odessa, People`s Artist of Belarus Vyacheslav Volich. The theater invited the leading soloists from Russia and Ukraine. The role of Aida will …

Azerbaijan’s tourism products were presented to 25 Belarussian travel companies at the “Travel Connections Minsk” event in Minsk. During the meetings in B2B format, the tourism potential of Azerbaijan, including newly tourism routes, was widely promoted. The meetings focused on the direct flights between Minsk and Baku and the introduction …

An Azerbaijani delegation will participate in a regional workshop on “The Caspian Sea–sustainable development and management” to be held in Avaza National Tourism Zone in Turkmenistan from March 9-20. The event will be co-organized by International Ocean Institute (IOI), Caspian Sea Institute and Turkmenistan`s Foreign Ministry. The event will also …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has handed “Heydar Aliyev” Order to Polad Bulbuloghlu for his outstanding contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture and long-term fruitful public and political activities.