Official and pro-government newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev's meeting with the Governor of Astrakhan region of Russia.
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The Media Support Fund has not allocated grant funds to the Azadlig newspaper; Azadlig regards it as part of a campaign of strangulation.
Mehdi Niftaliyev, Chair of the Babak District Branch (NAR) of the Musavat party, was arrested on charges of drug possession.
At the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, Azerbaijan will not sign a customs agreement, as it is not in the interests of oligarchs.
Express writes about an armed incident in the Zagatala area in which three people were killed. It was believed to be a conflict among drug traffickers.
Parliament to increase the age limit of conscription from 35 to 40 years.
Echo writes that at least five banks in Azerbaijan will leave the banking sector, as they are not able to increase their share capital to 50 million manat.
Yeni Musavat writes that the son of the Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov and the nephew of the Culture Minister Abulfaz Garayev were detained with their motorcycles during an act of auto hooliganism on the Zagulba track.
At the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, Azerbaijan will sign a convention regarding simplification of the visa regulations. Azerbaijan's refusal to sign the customs agreement and the association agreement is explained with Russia's pressure. -0--
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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