Azerbaijan

Green Book has won the Oscar for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards. Bohemian Rhapsody, directed by Brian Singer, won four out of the five Academy Awards it was nominated for. Alfonso Cuaron took the best director award for Roma, as well as a victory in the best foreign …

Gara Garayev, the world-known Azerbaijani composer, was born in Baku in 1918. The musical legacy of Gara Garayev is immense. He left nearly 110 pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, piano solos, cantatas, songs and marches. Garayev was a student of Shostakovich whose music is heavily indebted to …

The 27th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was commemorated with a large multifaith memorial in Los Angeles. Organized by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, the event was hosted at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The event was attended by over 200 people, including faith …

Twenty artists have gathered at Art Villa Gallery to create wonderful art works for UN park in Azerbaijan. The park will be laid out as part of H.E.Art art project, Trend Life reported. In the park created jointly by the United Nations and Arts Council Azerbaijan, talented artists will present the  paintings …

Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has strengthened and expanded its relations with internationals partners. World-famous operas will be presented in Belgrade, Trend Life reported. The projects will be held as part of the cooperation with the Serbian National Opera Theater. “La Boheme” opera by Giacomo Puccini will be staged on February 23. The libretto is …

Azerbaijani Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov has met with Regional Director of the World Bank for the South Caucasus Mercy Tembon. Fikrat Mammadov hailed fruitful cooperation between Azerbaijan and the World Bank. The minister highlighted the judicial reforms carried out in Azerbaijan under President Ilham Aliyev. Mercy Tembon said that …

On 8 March, a talented Italian jazz musician, virtuoso player, winner of jazz festivals and worldwide famous Fabio Lepore will perform in Baku with a magnificent music program dedicated to International Women’s Day at the Landmark Rotunda Jazz Club. One of the most interesting Italian singer Fabio Lepore could attract …

First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has met with a delegation led by the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan Baroness Emma Nicholson.

Appointment of Mehriban Aliyeva as First Vice-President of Azerbaijan was the beginning of a new chapter in the welfare of the people of Azerbaijan, Rob Sobhani, director general of the Caspian Group Holdings, told Trend. “Within a short period, Mehriban Aliyeva has elevated Azerbaijan’s status on the global stage in …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Regional Director of the World Bank for the South Caucasus Mercy Tembon.