Baku / 20.09.18 / Turan: The Azerbaijani football club Karabakh lost in the first
match of the group stage of the Europa League in a guest game to the Portuguese FC Sporting (Lisbon) with a score of 0: 2.
In the game, which took place with the full advantage of the Portuguese, the balls were scored in the second half on the 54th and 87th minutes.
In another match of group E, where FC Karabakh plays, London FC Arsenal in its field won the Ukrainian FC Vorskla with a score of 4: 2.
The next game of FC Karabakh will be held at the Olympic Stadium inn Baku against FC Arsenal on October 4.
Champion of Azerbaijan of the last five years, FC Karabakh for the fifth time has joined the group stage of the European Cups. In 2017 the Agdam club won
a ticket to the group stage of the Champions League. Prior to this, for three consecutive seasons, FC Karabakh played in the group stage of the Europa League. The final of the Europa League will be held in Baku in May 2019. -71D-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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