The US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta visited on Friday in the region of Ismayilli (170 km north-west of Baku) the Female Leadership Initiatives Camp. The Embassy reports that this week's summer camp gathered 20 students of the 8-10 grades and teachers from the seven regions of the country: Agjabadi, Shamkir, Barda, Mingachevir, Oguz, Balakan and Zagatala. The purpose of the organization of the camp is legal enlightenment of young women to discuss issues of gender equality. The participants focused on topics of leadership, teamwork, stereotypes, community projects, the ability to allocate personal goals. Representatives of the US Embassy and USAID/ Azerbaijan visited the camp, taking part in an interactive discussion. -03D04-
Politics
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On 4 February, the Baku Court of Appeal released former Russian judge Yelena Khakhaleva, who was arrested in Azerbaijan at the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office.
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Lawyer Zibeyda Sadygova met with reporter Natig Javadly, arrested in the 'Meydan TV' case, on 4 February in Baku pre-trial detention centre-1.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first international guest - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House at a critical juncture for the Middle East ceasefire. In a surprise move, the pair unveiled a surprise plan with Trump suggesting that the U.S. could take control of the Gaza Strip, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports from the White House.
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Journalist Shamsad Aga was detained by police during the late hours, his brother Shahid Agayev reported to Voice of America.
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