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Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev meeting with the rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Group and advisor to the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
The Azerbaijan newspaper responded to the critical publication of the Washington Post. In reply, the article says that Azerbaijan courts and prosecutors are free, but in the US people can be arrested without trial.
Azadlig reports the reduction of the cost, and then a sudden rise in price of cigarettes. Authorities could not win the cigarette mafia, says the publication.
Banks give loans to citizens only in dollars. It is perceived as a lack of confidence in the manat, and is regarded by experts as the possibility of further devaluation of the national currency.
Azadliq regards the editorial in the Washington Post as exposing the law enforcement system of Azerbaijan.
The vaunted project called Khazar Islands is an adventure of the company Avesta.
Its chief Ibrahim Nehramli for two months does not pay workers' wages.
The champagne factory workers staged a protest in front of the factory gates in protest against non-payment of wages,
Express
For the first time in the last few years in Baku, there was an armed attack on a currency exchange. This happened in the city center on Avenue Azadlig. The robber injured an employee of the currency exchange Zaminbank and stole a large amount of currency.
An increasing number of people complain about the scam of banks in operations with bank cards. A lot of people are also unhappy with the payment of loans. As a result of the fall of the manat, many people stopped paying loans.
Bizim Yol
Raising teachers' salaries from 1 January of this year did not happen. None of them received the promised allowance.
Experts predict another price rise after the Novruz holiday.
Yeni Musavat
Authorities believe that the rally on February 28 in the center of Baku against rising prices was organized by Armenians.
The AZAL state company raised its ticket prices by 33% - in line with the growth rate of the US dollar to the manat. This will be a serious blow to tourism and lead to a weakening of the industry.
Buyers complain about the price differences in the supermarket windows and cash desks.
Social
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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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