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Official newspapers published an order of President Ilham Aliyev to allocate 2 million manat for socio-economic development of the Yardimli region, as well as greeting the President of the Russian Orthodox Church on the occasion of Christmas.
Azadlig writes that the party New Azerbaijan came under the Supervision of the Assistant President Ali Asadov.
One of the founders of the Forum of Intellectuals, Rustam Ibraghimbekov, said that the elections in 2013 will bring to power a new man.
Aykhan Mammadov, the son of Sevinj Babayeva, involved in a corruption scandal, who died in Turkey a short time ago, accused Gular Akhmedova and the Turkish businessman Seljuk Aglayan of his mother’s death.
The opposition plans to hold two protest actions in January, whose participants and organizers expect large fines.
Zerkalo
Despite the high level of mortality in the army, the Defense Ministry continues to assert that "in the Azerbaijani army there is a very good medical service."
Express writes that the Armenians in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have changed the names of 277 places.
Echo
Azerbaijan will pay compensation for Soviet Armenians’ bank deposits. For this it is necessary for the Armenians to confirm Azerbaijani citizenship through a notary or other relevant agencies of Azerbaijan.
Expenditure of the state agencies this year will increase by 19%.
Bizim Yol
The son of the head of the Central Electoral Commission, Mazahir Panahov, has been dismissed from the Homeland Security Ministry.
Yeni Musavat
German intelligence monitors the business of the Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov.
On the Internet documents have been posted on internal communications in Bahar Energy owned by Ziya Mammadov, and dozens of other classified documents including those regarding a secret agreement concluded with SOCAR.
Rukhsara Akhundova has been appointed head of the Center for Victims of Trafficking. She is a friend of Gular Akhmedova and also gave evidence in court against the editor of the Khural newspaper Avaz Zeynalli. She accused the journalist of extortion.
The head of the company Shahriyar-99 Tahir Bayramov said that in case of an attack on their company by security guards of the Baku Steel Company, they will defend themselves with “Molotov cocktails”.
Baki Khabar reports that the armed bloody conflict that took place in Balakhany recently was caused by an unsettled debt of 180,000 manat.
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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