Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev's participation in the opening of a new park on the lake Boyukshor.
Azadlyg writes that official Baku was forced to sign the declaration of the EU summit in Riga and that Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov left before the event.
The newspaper wrote about the arrest of eight people in connection with the fire in the 16-storey building in the Binagadi district of the capital. One of those arrested is a relative of the head of the Supreme Majlis of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Vasif Talibov.
Experts say that the budget for 2014 includes investments of 6 billion manat, most of which has been spent on the inflammable foam cladding of buildings.
The businessman Ibrahim Nehramli due to his debt to IBA put up for sale the building of his Avesta Company for 45 million manat.
At a recent meeting, President Ilham Aliyev strongly criticized the inactivity of the municipalities. The newspaper recalls that 66% of the employees of these structures are members of the ruling party.
Express: Official Baku signed the Riga Summit Declaration with a certain reservation.
Bizim Yol writes about the call of the head of Azerenergy Etibar Pirverdiyev to investigation due to his debt to IBA, amounting to 104 million manats.
The newspaper cites the statement of the capital Mayor Abutalibov that those injured at the fire in the building will not be paid compensation and this message has shocked the victims of the fire.
MOE took control of 240 buildings in Baku, lined with inflammable materials.
Yeni Musavat writes that the businessman Hafiz Mammadov fled the country in connection with the credit debt to IBA.
The newspaper reports that no compensation will be paid to owners of apartments in the burned house that rented out their premises.
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Azerbaijani historian and public figure Dr. Jamil Hasanli has sharply criticized the recent wave of arrests targeting journalists, comparing the situation to the mass repressions of 1937 under Soviet rule. Speaking out on Saturday, Hasanli alleged that journalists working for the Baku-based "Meydan TV" were collectively detained, marking a grim milestone in the country's press freedom landscape.
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On Sunday, December 7th, the weather in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula will be mostly cloudy. Brief rain showers are expected in some areas, with heavy rainfall likely in certain parts of the peninsula.
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For Elshan Hasanov, a 46-year-old man with severe hearing impairment (fourth-degree), what should have been a straightforward process to receive government-provided hearing aids has turned into a bureaucratic nightmare involving three healthcare agencies. As a result, Hasanov is forced to pay nearly 60 manats ($35) several times a year for what used to be a free service—a cost he says is untenable on his modest disability pension.
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On Friday, the State Housing Development Agency of Azerbaijan (MIDA) sold 544 subsidized apartments in the cities of Sumgayit and Lankaran within a few seconds. The sales were made to the first applicants who managed to view the apartment photos on the MIDA website and secure approval online in real time.
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