Chancellor Merkel's visit to Baku: hopes and illusions

"Aztelekom" and "Baktelekom" have announced changes to internet prices effective from August 15. The announcement states that the minimum speed for subscribers in the new tariffs will start at 100 Mbit/s. The payment amount per Mbit/s will be reduced from 0.45 AZN to 0.25 AZN. Thus, prices will be 25 AZN for 100 Mbit/s, 30 AZN for 150 Mbit/s, and 36 AZN for 250 Mbit/s internet.

On July 10, the Central Election Commission (CEC) held a meeting of the chairmen of the district election commissions. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Head of the Department of Territorial and Organizational Issues of the Presidential Administration Zeynal Nagdaliyev, Chairman of the Constitutional Court Farhad Abdullayev, First Deputy Prosecutor General Elchin Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Ogtay Kerimov, Deputy Minister of Justice Abiddin Huseynov, and other officials.

According to information disseminated in local media and social networks, a meeting of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Azerbaijan was held in Baku. Members of the lodge from different countries of the world arrived in Azerbaijan, the page of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Russia. The meeting took place on June 28. The issues discussed at the secret meeting were not reported.

Every year, dozens of high school teachers are left without jobs before reaching retirement age because their employment contracts are terminated due to low scores on certification exams. Teachers protest in front of the Ministry of Science and Education, asking questions: they are specialists with higher education and have performed their duties without complaints for many years. Why is the Ministry suddenly denying them the right to work, and how will they support their families?