Official newspapers publish articles dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev's death; head of state orders on the appointment of a new editorial board for the National Atlas and on awarding employees of the defense industry and providing them with honors.
Azadlig suggests that MOE head Kamaleddin Heydarov should be dismissed.
Anar Aliyev, cousin of SOCAR head Rovnag Abdullayev, has an offshore company in Moscow. Prior to that, his name was part of 48 subsidiaries.
Human rights activists demand the investigation of secret oil contracts and a number of MPs required to clarify the situation with secret SOCAR oil contracts.
In Sumgait, there was a skirmish; cause is unknown. Witnesses suggest that the skirmish was between police and Wahhabis.
Express cites political analyst Zbigniew Brzezinski; he believes that Moscow is poor, weak, and unable to restore the empire by force.
Echo reports that in January-November 2013, 1,061 people died in accidents and 2,646 people were injured.
Bizim Yol writes about an armed incident in Sumgait and says the skirmish occurred between Wahhabi groups.
300 million AZN has been spent on the development of Baku villages; results are not visible.
The newspaper writes that over the next 3-4 months, residents will encounter higher prices for building materials and warned that next year, property prices will increase strongly.
Yeni Musavat discussed the topic of secret oil contracts with Anar Aliyev.
Arif Hajili, a functionary of the Musavat party believes that groundless accusations against the party are aimed to create confusion in the opposition camp.
Astara resident Zamin Mirzoyev was arrested on charges of drug business; he jumped from the fourth floor of the Yasamal district police department in Baku.
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In a significant development, the Investigative Committee of Armenia announced the completion of its investigation and the submission of the criminal case against Sarkis Galstyan, accused of espionage, to court. Galstyan, who is the uncle of Karabakh MP David Galstyan from the Justice faction, allegedly held various positions in occupied Karabakh, including deputy head of the Shusha district administration and deputy head of the Presidential Administration of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
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Materials posted on several fake social media accounts on behalf of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his family members, calling on citizens to invest in a certain "investment program," are fake information. This was stated in a report by the Media Development Agency and the State Service for Special Communication and Information Security.
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Following the introduction of regulations in the taxi sector, the number of cars involved in providing taxi services in Baku has halved, now amounting to 35,000. This was announced today by Rahman Gummatov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, at a briefing dedicated to the improvement of mobility legislation.
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On July 17, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) announced its list of candidates for all 125 constituencies for the early parliamentary elections scheduled for September 1. Some of the representatives from the previous parliament are not on this list.
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