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Official newspapers give coverage of the visit of the Czech President Milos Zeman to Baku.
The newspaper Azerbaijan publishes anti-American and anti-European materials.
Azadlyg writes about the suicide of a 12-year-old schoolboy Ismet Asadov due to the fact that he was not bought a school bag and a new shirt.
US Ambassador to OSCE Daniel Bayer believes that the main obstacle to closer cooperation of the United States with Azerbaijan is the failure of Azerbaijan to assume obligations on human rights and freedom of speech.
The British magazine The Economist published a report on the index of democracy, according to which Azerbaijan ranks 148 among 167 countries.
Echo writes that the sale of travel packages has decreased by 80%, therefore tourist operators in Azerbaijan are facing a crisis.
Bizim Yol writes that the special parking areas for cars arriving from the regions are still not ready. However, non-resident cars are not allowed to the capital.
Yeni Musavat reports on the warning of the disgraced diplomat Arif Mammadov as saying that several more diplomats of Azerbaijan will request political asylum abroad.
A high school in the Padar village of the Oguz district came to the state of emergency after the earthquake, so 300 students cannot start their studies.
Residents of the provinces are indignant that their cars are not allowed to the capital. They reasonably wonder if they are not citizens of Azerbaijan.
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- Question-answer
- 16 September 2015 12:02
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- Culture
- 16 September 2015 13:58
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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