Azerbaijani authorities plan to significantly restrict smoking in public places. A corresponding bill was discussed today at a meeting of parliamentary committees on human rights, labor and social policy.
It is expected that smoking will be banned in educational institutions, sports complexes, shopping facilities, restaurants and cafes, hotels, sanatoria, theaters and cinemas, museums, underground and over-ground crossings, in all types of transport, bus stops, stations, airports, payphones, elevators, common areas of multi-apartment buildings, beaches, workplaces of all organizations, regardless of the form of ownership. Discussion of the bill continues.-02D-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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