The avenue “November 8” is closed for repairs
Due to the repair work on the “November 8” avenue, traffic will be limited. From 08:00 on May 23 to 22:00 on May 29, part of the avenue from the intersection with Yusif Safarov Street (the beginning of the avenue) to the intersection with Khagani Rustamov Street (near the former Baku French Lyceum) will be closed to motor traffic, the State Agency of Highways of Azerbaijan reported. It is recommended for drivers to use a parallel road along the seashore.
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In connection with the onset of the beach season, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan has appealed to the population to observe safety measures during recreation on the sea coast.
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On Sunday, 16 June the weather in Baku and Absheron Peninsula is expected to be predominantly without precipitation, moderate south-east wind will prevail.
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On 14 June, in the course of several operations, police officers seized more than 66 kg of drugs on the territory of the country. According to the Interior Ministry, it was 4.9 kg of heroin, nearly 60 kg of marijuana, about 2 kg of methamphetamine, 8,808 methadone tablets and 105 cultivated cannabis plants.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recently ruled that the Azerbaijani government's blocking of access to several news portals, including azadlıq.org, anaxeber.az, az24saat.org, and xural.com, constitutes a violation of freedom of expression. This decision, which invokes Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, mandates that the Azerbaijani government pay €5,000 in compensation for moral damage to each of the four applicants, along with €1,000 in legal costs to the managers of anaxeber.az, az24saat.org, and xural.com.
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