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Official newspapers report on the participation of President Ilham Aliyev at the opening of a number of defense industry facilities in Baku.
The newspaper Yeni Azerbaijan continues to publish defamatory material on the civil society organizations involved in the campaign of "Art in the name of democracy."
Azadlig writes about the arrest of the former deputy Gular Akhmedova implicated in a corruption scandal over parliamentary seats.
The campaign "Art in the name of democracy" complained to the Press Council about defamation against them published in the newspaper Yeni Azerbaijan.
The mother of Parviz Mikailov, who served a sentence in Prison Number 16, reported that her son had died as a result of torture.
The lawyer Aslan Ismayilov called "insulting the state" the tenure of the head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev that is involved in a scandal with the sale of MP seats.
The head of AzerRos and a member of the "Union of billionaires" Seyun Sadigov said the organization was established with the approval by the head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev.
Zerkalo
Armenia is changing tactics. Yerevan, in fact, offers to give a discussion of the Karabakh issue to the UN Security Council.
Bizim Yol writes about the arrest of Gular Akhmedova and the acquisition by SOFAR of an expensive building in London, regarding this latest development as "pumping petrodollars into London."
Yeni Musavat
The head of the personal protection of the President Beylar Eyubov is building a hotel in Borjomi, Georgia in partnership with several Armenians.
The EU called on Baku to hold an urgent electoral reform.
Baki Khabar considers the appeal of the Russian President Putin to create a Council of Churches, which unites Russians, Armenians and Georgians, as a desire to create a "Christian unity" in the South Caucasus.
Social
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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