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The capital will host Baku Summer Jazz Days festival, a multi-faceted international project,  on June 10-15. The festival was created on the initiative of the Premier Art Management production center with the support of the Culture Ministry, Trend Life reported. Talented musicians from Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, France, Georgia and Switzerland …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the inauguration of Sabunchu Railway Station Complex, and viewed the work done on the newly built Baku passenger-Sabunchu railway line. The head of state first met with local residents and talked to them. The Sabunchu residents thanked the head of …

Gazelli Art House Baku has presented “Labyrinths of Light”, a four year survey of the artist Stanley Casselman, curated by David Anfam. This exhibition marks Casselman’s second solo show with the gallery and includes a concise selection from the Frequency, Untitled-Presence, Day One and Liquid series. Throughout his career, Casselman’s …

The 11th European Championships in Aerobic Gymnastics will be held in Baku on May 24-26. The three-day championships will bring together gymnasts from 22 countries. Aerobic Gymnastics is a non-Olympic discipline which requires a serious physical preparation. This sport involves performances of both men and women individually, in mixed pairs, …

Azerbaijani judoka Murad Fatiyev (81kg) has claimed a gold medal at Orenburg Senior European Cup 2019 in Russia. Fatiyev secured the medal thanks to a victory over Russian Turpal Tepkaev. The tournament brought together 339 judo fighters from 24 countries.

The Italian capital of Rome has hosted a founding meeting of the Coordination Council of Azerbaijanis. Participants in the event included chairman of the State Committee for Diaspora Affairs Fuad Muradov, deputy chairman Fuad Guliyev, Azerbaijani ambassador to Italy Mammad Ahmadzade and nearly 40 members of the Azerbaijani community in …

Vagif is prominent in the history of Azerbaijan due to his literary and political activities. He was a great poet, the founder of the new realism genre in Azerbaijani poetry, and also an Eshikagasi, the minister of foreign affairs in the Karabakh khanate. Vagif was born in the Kazakh district …