Official newspapers present a front-page report on awarding of the International Award of Friendship and Peace to the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev by the Turkish Federation of Media Journalists. State newspapers also publish the text of Aliyev’s order to allocate 10 million manat for the construction of School N 20.
Azadlig states that the Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov instructed to oversee the financial costs of senior officials. The newspaper sees this as Sharifov’s transformation into a "powerful" figure.
Political prisoners for 10 days before the start of the European Games are going to start a hunger strike.
The newspaper says that the head of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders plans to visit Azerbaijan because of the political prisoners.
The Guardian reports the appeal to the international community "in order to force the authorities of Ilham Aliyev to respect human rights."
The US Embassy officially commented on the criticism of facts "of corruption and human rights violations in the US" by the official press of Azerbaijan. The Embassy replied that the US tolerates criticism and believes that "every foreign government has a right to monitor what is happening in America," and Washington does not view it as "interference in internal affairs." Such a response from the Embassy “led official Baku to confusion.”
The newspaper calls the removal of old cars, beggars and huts from Baku on the eve of the European Games "shameful politics" of the authorities.
Echo touches social problems in the article under the heading The Poor Need Help! It indicates that some people do not even have money to buy bread.
Novoye Vremya does not share the optimistic statements by the authorities during the crisis that "all is well". The paper wonders if there is there any reason for optimism.
Bizim Yol writes that the food trade is concentrated in the hands of 3-4 companies and the displacement of small trade outlets is inevitable.
Yeni Musavat reports that money has been stolen from the accounts of the brothers of the Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov, Logman and Nariman Mammadov, in the International Bank of Azerbaijan.
The human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva said there will be a new pardon at the end of May. -06D--
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"The biggest challenge in the education sector is the low number of fully staffed schools," said Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev on November 20 during a joint session of the Parliamentary Committees on Agrarian Policy, Family, Women, and Children Issues, and Science and Education. The session was held to discuss the draft law on the "State Budget for 2025," according to local media reports.
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The innovation and speed leader Bakcell organized a panel discussion on the topic “Sustainability Through Artificial Intelligence.” The event featured speakers including Bakcell’s Marketing Director Elkhan Sadiqzade, PwC Azerbaijan’s Head of Advisory Services Farid Qattal, and the Head of Innovation at the Innovation and Digital Development Agency Evgeniya Bikmurzina. The panel was moderated by Aysel Suleymanova, Bakcell’s Director of Corporate Communications and Public Relations.
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On Saturday, the weather in Baku will be variable, with possible drizzle by the evening. There will be fog in some areas in the morning and evening. A moderate northwest wind will change to the southeast by evening. The temperature at night will range from +9 to +12°C, and during the day it will be between +13 and +18°C. Humidity will be 75–85%.
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A Lufthansa airliner flying from Mumbai to Munich made an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport early Wednesday after a passenger suffered a sudden medical emergency, airport officials said.
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