Official newspapers write about the meeting of President Ilham Aliyev with the delegation of the German Parliament and the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus.
These newspapers publish a presidential decree on the allocation of 2 million manat for socio-economic development of the Dashkesan, Goranboy and Naftalan areas.
The Azerbaijan newspaper publishes a large amount of material, which states that Leyla Yunus will remain in the memory of the people as traitor.
Azadlig writes that, despite the presence of the presidential decree on the establishment of regional education offices, this has not happened. The newspaper believes that the obstacles are created by Ramiz Mehdiyev.
EU finance ministers agreed on the fact that in 2017 they will abandon the concept of "banking secrecy". Experts believe that it will hurt all the corrupt and reveal all their dark deeds.
American political analysts believe that the Azerbaijani-Russian rapprochement is designed to preserve the Aliyev government.
Express talks about the approaching date of the meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Paris on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
Experts fix higher prices for potatoes (+30%), +68% for cabbages, +38% for tomatoes, +21% for pears, and +17% for the greens.
Bizim Yol writes about the arrest of the brother-in-law of the Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Diaspora Nazim Ibrahimov, and that his brother Sahib Ibrahimov has been withdrawn all the buildings belonging to him.
All roads, except roads in Baku, have been transferred to local executive authorities. The paper argues that, in such a way, the authorities of the Minister of Transport Ziya Mammadov are divided.
Over the past 9 months 120 cases of illegal drug trafficking were revealed.
Yeni Musavat writes that the President of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatypov and the former Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov mock the Azerbaijanis living in Derbent. What Abbas Abbasov has to do with it, the newspaper does not explain.
The former political prisoner Bakhtiyar Guliyev pardoned by the President announced his retirement from politics.
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On January 29, municipal elections were held in Azerbaijan, with over 16,000 candidates participating across 118 constituencies. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has already announced the names of the leading candidates on its website. Hours after the election, CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov stated at a briefing that 413 out of 685 municipalities had already been formed, with 7,791 candidates identified as leaders. According to him, elections proceeded normally in all constituencies, and no complaints were received by his office. However, independent candidates and experts claim that there were violations during the election process.
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On Friday, the weather in the capital will be changeable, with no precipitation expected. The wind will be from the southeast. The temperature at night will be +5 to +7°C, and during the day it will be +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is possible in the eastern region of the country. Fog in some areas, with an easterly wind.
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On January 30, the weather in Baku will be cloudy, and light precipitation possible during the day on the Absheron Peninsula. The wind will be southeast. At night, the temperature will be +4 to +7°C, and during the day it will reach +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%.
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Azerbaijani authorities have detained former Russian judge Elena Khakhaleva at Baku International Airport, officials confirmed to Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs. The arrest was first reported by Kommersant and Izvestia, citing sources, and later corroborated by law enforcement contacts through RIA Novosti and TASS.
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