Politics - 2012
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The scandalous videotaped interview the former rector of the abolished Azerbaijan International University (AIU) Elshad Abdullayev and Deputy Gular Ahmedova about bribery for "election" in parliament...
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This morning, police arrested a blogger and an activist of the opposition youth organization NIDA Zaur Gurbanli. As his comrades told Turan, Gurbanli was arrested in the morning, when he was about to...
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A group of activists of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA) and the faithful tried to hold a protest opposite the French Embassy today at around 11.00. They protested against the publication by the...
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On October 1 parliamentary elections will be held in Georgia. 70,000 supporters of the ruling party United National Movement gathered yesterday night at the last pre-election rally in the central Tbil...
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The European Commission has just adopted a Communication on the "European Union's External Aviation Policy". The Communication is an ambitious package of proposals, notably to open negotiations with...
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"America is determined to closely cooperate with Azerbaijan on the Caspian security. We are having talks in various fields to ensure the security of the infrastructure of the sea, and of cooperation...
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Roundtable to defend the rigsht of Nigar Yagublu, a member of Musavat Party, was held on Friday by the representatives of women's NGOs.Committee Chairman Mehriban Vazir, Chairman of the Committee...
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About 200 people took part in today's protest against the film "Innocence of Muslims" in the village of Nardaran near Baku. The participants condemned the creation of the film, and its position in s...
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The ruling party "Yeni Azerbaijan" expelled MP Gular Ahmedov from the party. Deputy Head of the party Ali Ahmedov said "the party is experiencing a deep sense of regret for her actions." Gular Ahmedo...
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A working visit by President Ilham Aliyev to the USA to attend the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York is planned for the coming days, Turan was told by diplomatic sources. Currentl...
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The primary player in the scandalous video of bidding for a parliamentary mandate, MP Gular Ahmedova, suffered a stroke. ANS-PRESS reported this, citing the MP's brother Ilgar Mikailoglu, who works as...
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The agreement to extend the Russian lease of the Gabala radar station is likely to be extended for a maximum of three years, but the financial parameters of the agreement will remain the same, RIA Nov...
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Sevinj Babayeva was the mediator in the bargaining between Rector Elshad Abdullayev and MP Gular Ahmedova. Judging by the conversations in the video, she negotiated the amount of the bribe and transfe...
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US Congressman Howard Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote a letter to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday, September 27 calling for Azerbaijan's suspe...
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The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States of America, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) and the Personal Representative...














