Press Review 03/12/13

Official newspapers do not write about the hike in petrol prices, but this topic is intensively discussed by the opposition and independent newspapers.

Official newspapers publish articles about the participation of President Ilham Aliyev at the exhibition of telecommunications and information technology "BakuTel-2013," about the visit of the head of state of the new Carpet Museum, the appointment of Elman Mehdiyev the Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund.

Azadlig writes about the rise in price of petrol and cigarettes, while experts link it with monopoly .

Until mid-December, the OSCE will publishes its final report on the presidential elections in Azerbaijan.

Public figures called the dismissal of former presidential candidate of the National Council Jamil Hasanli from Baku State University a type of repression.

Commenting on the incident at the border, where a border guard officer was killed, experts believe that the shootout occurred as a result of improperly organized operation, where border guards shot each other.

By December 1, 2013 in the defense and security sector were killed 77 soldiers, 67 of them were non-combat losses.

Zerkalo 

Three years in prison for extorting a million USD - such was the sentence handed down to the former Member of Parliament Gular Ahmedova.

Experts worry about the commissioning of the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan, which increases the environmental risks in the Caspian Sea. 

Express

The Mobilization and Conscription Service plans to open military training classes in all schools.

Echo

34% of the electricity in Azerbaijan is spent on the cooling, ventilation and lighting of houses. At the same time, according to experts, 60% of the energy is consumed in Big Baku.

40 % of the housing in new buildings already has state registration.

Bizim Yol

The Minister of Labor and Social Protection Salim Muslimov selected cars from the chairmen of medical expert committees and handed them to the rehabilitation center for disabled people.

Yeni Musavat

A relative of Vasif Talybov has been dismissed from the post of Deputy Chief Executive in the Binagadi district of the capital.

The newspaper claims that the process of rise in the prices of cigarettes is instigated by the entrepreneur Javanshir Feyziyev. This price increase will bring him 50 million manats of net profit every year.