Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev’s meeting with Prime Minister of Montenegro, as well as publish a decree on the establishment of Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund.
Azadlyg writes that MNS had created a special department for the protection of the villas of the former chief of MNS Eldar Mahmudov.
Lawyers warn that Azerbaijan may be sanctioned because the country does not comply with the decisions of the European Court.
Azerbaijani authorities told Russian journalists that the West is against Azerbaijan due to the fact that the country did not join the anti-Russian sanctions.
Express writes that in the investigation of crimes in connection with the "MNS case' the arrests will continue.
The Azerbaijani authorities, as always, regard the criticism from the European institutions as the work of the Armenian lobby.
Echo writes that the consumer confidence index in Azerbaijan has fallen. Most of the population started economizing and saving.
Bizim Yol writes that the former chief of the Ministry of National Security Eldar Mahmudov took bribes of $1 million from construction companies.
The paper concerns the arrest of Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Communications Vidadi Zeynalov, considering that he is directly related to the "MNS case."
Yeni Musavat believes, if the official Baku releases political prisoners, it can avoid sanctions.
Three of the 42 Wahhabis detained a few days ago are prosecuted.
It is expected that Haji Mammadov serving a life sentence in the MNS detention facility since 2005 will be transferred to the Gobustan prison.
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Opposition members detained for critical social media posts were released on the same day, with no reports of mistreatment by authorities, Musavat Party deputy chairman Mustafa Hajibeyli told Turan news agency.
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On January 14, border guards at the "Goradiz" border post intercepted an attempt to smuggle over 37 kg of marijuana from Iran.
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It will be cloudy in the capital on 22 January. Rain is possible in some places by evening. Fog in the morning and evening. Wind is south-eastern. Air temperature is +3+5 at night and +8+10 during the day. Humidity is 70-80%.
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A minor has been arrested in the high-profile fatal road accident in Imishli region, the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office reported today.
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