Official newspapers continue to cover President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Singapore.
Azadlig writes about the start of a campaign of criticism against Kamaladdin Heydarov, head of the Emergency Situations Ministry and sees this as the 'beginning of his end'.
The opposition calls for the authorities to stop the campaign of harassment against intellectuals who criticize the government.
SOCAR has decided to sponsor the Dutch soccer team Vitess.
The ruling party has accused Richard Morningstar, the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, of being disinterested in the problems of refugees, and of meeting with leaders of opposition parties.
Zerkalo
Putin puts pressure on the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Moreover, he does this almost on the same scenario.
Political parties are ordered to report the contents of their pockets - new restrictions on free political activity.
Express
An inmate committed suicide in Gobustan prison. His relatives say that the reason for the suicide was his torture in prison.
Echo
According to preliminary data, biometric passports in Azerbaijan will be available next year, but it is unclear what will happen with the existing ones, which remain valid.
Bizim Yol suggests that closed meeting between the U.S. Ambassador and opposition leaders discussed Russia's pressure on Azerbaijan.
Yeni Musavat also focuses on the meeting of U.S. Ambassador Richard Morningstar with opposition leaders, calling it "bizarre."
The opposition did not report anything about the meeting.
A member of the "Union of billionaires", Soyun Sadigov, sent a letter to the Patriarch of All Russia Kirill, requesting that he facilitate the release of human rights activist Hilal Mammadov.
Baki Khabar warns of possible increase in the value of the euro and USD, recalling the IMF recommendations for the Central Bank of Azerbaijan to move to an operational exchange rate policy.
Social
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During search and operational activities, on January 30 at 11:20, 16.4 kg of drugs were discovered and seized in the area of the "Geytapa" border post, located on the Iran-Azerbaijan border. According to the Azerbaijan Border Service, this prevented an attempt to smuggle into Azerbaijan 11.3 kg of marijuana, 5.1 kg of opium, and 1,990 methadone M-40 pills from Iran.
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Cold, windy weather is expected on 5 February, forecasters said. Northwestern winds of up to 20 metres per second will blow in the capital and across much of the country.
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Filming within a polling station without the citizen's consent may be stopped. According to local media reports, this issue was discussed by Mazahir Panahov, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), on February 1.
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On February 4, the weather in Baku will be changeable, with no precipitation. There will be fog in some areas in the morning and evening. A moderate southwest wind will blow. The air temperature at night will be between +4°C and +7°C, and during the day, it will range from +8°C to +13°C. The humidity will be 70-80%.
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