Official newspapers report participation of President Ilham Aliyev in the opening of Veterinary Town.
State newspapers also publish the text of the presidential decree of pardon.
The Azerbaijan newspaper publishes an interview with Assistant to the President for Social and Political Issues Ali Hasanov on the results of 2015.
Azadlig writes about upcoming arrests in the Customs Committee. According to the newspaper, the agency is expected to share the destiny of the National Security Ministry, which was liquidated after mass arrests and dismissals.
A trial over the brother of the head of the Internet resource Meydan TV Emin Milli, Nazim Agabekov, is accused of drug trafficking.
The newspaper comments on the order of pardon, which does not regard political prisoners.
Experts point out that after the second wave of devaluation Azerbaijan at the level of the average wage lags behind Armenia and Georgia.
Express refers to the order to pardon as a "great holiday pardon."
The presidential aide Ali Hasanov, commenting on the results of the year, said that "the country has managed to protect itself from the global impacts" and continued "successful development".
Echo focuses on increasing food prices, pointing to higher costs compared to last year by 40-60%.
Bizim Yol: A member of the ad hoc working group on human rights Alimammad Nuriyev explained the refusal to pardon political prisoners with "international sensation" around this issue.
Experts believe that in 2016 the main problem of the country will be unemployment and inflation. At the same time, it notes that the manat has fallen sharply not only from the drop in oil prices, but also because of corruption and bribery.
Yeni Musavat writes that after the second devaluation the discontent of the population will increase and Finance Minister Samir Sharifov will be appointed guilty.
The text of the pardon is regarded as a political document with zero quality.
Experts believe that after the devaluation 80% of the population will join the ranks of the protest electorate. Leaders of a number of parties have called 2015 "a catastrophic year."
Experts believe that because of bad loans a number of banks will be declared bankrupt and deposits of the population will be lost. -0-
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Georgian law enforcement has detained an ethnic Azerbaijani in Marneuli who gained international attention through a viral video showing him stuffing a stack of ballots into a voting box, according to Shalva Papuashvili, a member of the political council of the "Georgian Dream" party and the parliament chair.
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On October 28, Baku experienced rain once again. As with five days earlier, streets and homes in the capital flooded. Fortunately, unlike the previous incident, no fatalities occurred this time in waterlogged tunnels. (On October 22, two people drowned in a tunnel flooded with rainwater in Sabunchu district.)
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Two women have died from mushroom poisoning in the Khachmaz region, located 200 km north of Baku. According to Azar Magsudov, the head of the toxicology department at the Clinical Medical Center (CMC), the victims were 46 and 41 years old.
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Changeable weather is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula; rain is possible in some areas in the evening and fog in the morning and evening. Northwest wind will change to the southeast.
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