Official newspapers report on Ilham Aliyev receiving guests from the Baku International Humanitarian Forum.
Azadlig:
In exile in France, the former rector of Azerbaijan International University, Elshad Abdullayev, has appealed to the Head of State, saying he has compromising video on other dignitaries.
The paper criticizes Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov, who, instead of investigating the acts committed by Gular Ahmedova, accuses Elshad Abdullayev.
Retired General of Justice, Vidadi Mirkamal regards the scandal of selling MP seats as evidence of "mafia" existence.
Lawyer Elchin Sadigov said the Prosecutor Officer is not interested in discovering who murdered writer Rafiq Tagi.
The Ministry of Culture has banned the film by Ramiz Fataliyev, "The simplest name", dedicated to Heydar Aliyev.
Zerkalo writes about the obscure fate of a young blogger Zaur Gurbanli, who can be prosecuted after a 15-day administrative arrest. Amnesty International has demanded his release.
Echo: persons with secondary education, holding positions in government agencies will be laid off, meaning thousands of state employees will become unemployed.
Yeni Musavat: the head of the social-political department of the Presidential Administration Ali Hasanov, commens on Georgia's elections, saying, "we will arrange even better elections."
Official Baku has not accepted the Kremlin's compromised version on the Gabala radar station. This is why Russian military men will have to leave the site.
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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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