Category: Society

International Conference was held in Baku

International Conference on Social Work and Social Research was held in Baku jointly organized by Azerbaijan University and Washington University. In her presentation at the conference, integrative psychosocial therapist and alternative medicine specialist Ilkana Goca van den Berg presented the results of her research on “Refugee, IDP, or both? Psychological health of refugees and IDPs subjected to forced migration in the case of Azerbaijan” based on her clinical experience in recent years. The study drew attention to the psychosocial difficulties and traumas experienced by our compatriots who were displaced from their…

President Ilham Aliyev raised Azerbaijani flag in Sugovushan settlement, Tartar district

On October 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev raised the flag of Azerbaijan in Sugovushan settlement of Tartar district. The head of state made a speech at the event. Speech of President Ilham Aliyev – One year ago, on 3 October, Sugovushan settlement was liberated from occupation. It was a very significant event. It was a great success, a great victory to liberate the strategic settlement from occupation in the first days of the war. During the liberation of this settlement, we had martyrs and wounded servicemen.…

Azerbaijan’s MoD instructs military unit commanders to suppress Armenia’s provocations

The command of the military units deployed in the territories of Azerbaijan previously liberated from Armenian occupation has been instructed to take decisive steps and immediate measures to suppress the provocations of the Armenian side, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov said, Trend reports citing the press service of the Defense Ministry. The minister made the remark at a staff meeting on May 31. The meeting was attended by deputy defense ministers, commanders of military services, chiefs of the main directorates, directorates, and services of the ministry. Commanders of units…

UNESCO was absent in Nagorno-Karabakh for 30 years – former ISESCO director general

UNESCO was absent in Nagorno-Karabakh for 30 years, former Director General of ISESCO Abdulaziz Altwaijri said during ‘Outcomes of the Web Conference – The South Caucasus: Regional Development and Prospective for Cooperation’ conference, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) and Trend news agency. Altwaijri noted that during Armenian occupation many monuments and cultural heritage sights were destroyed. Many villages and cities were completely demolished. “We prepared a book, a document, in different languages English, French Spanish even Chinese and sent it all over the world. The world has to know…

Shooting in Miami leaves at least 2 dead, about 25 wounded

A manhunt was underway in the Miami area early Sunday after three gunmen opened fire on a crowd of people at a banquet hall, killing at least two and wounding about 25, Newsmedia  informs, citing Fox News. At least one wounded person was in critical condition, the Miami Herald reported. Police were searching for a white Nissan Pathfinder, a reporter with WPLG-TV of Miami wrote on Twitter. The gunfire happened at the El Mula Banquet Hall in the Country Club Shopping Center in Hialeah, WPLG’s Parker Branton reported on Twitter. Wounded…

CMO says Friday prayers to be held alternately

“Mosques have been closed for almost two years due to the pandemic. According to the relevant decision of the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers, the activities of places of worship (not more than 50% of the places of worship at the same time – 50 people in total) will resume from June 10. This decision pleased all believers,” Haji Surkhay, a member of the Council of Confessor of the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO), told. Haji Surkhay said that it is normal to perform prayers with a limited number: “This…

Russia’s coronavirus situation manageable, there are no grounds for lockdown

Russia is in complete control of the coronavirus spread in the country even though the situation is complicated, there are no reasons to impose a lockdown, Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said Wednesday, NewsMedia reports with reference to TASS. “The coronavirus spread situation remains complicated but it is perfectly manageable in our country both on the federal and regional levels. I believe that there are no grounds to impose tight restrictions or a lockdown and I hope there won’t be any,” she told reporters.

Turkish defense giant Aselsan’s micro-UAV conducts test flight

The test flights of the micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Saka have been successful, manufacturing company Aselsan said Tuesday, according to Daily Sabah. Yusuf Ziya Kotil, a project manager from the Turkish defense giant, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the company is working on unmanned air, land and sea systems. The Saka system weighs around 600 grams (21 ounces) and utilizes a 3-axis gimbal. It was developed for exploration and surveillance purposes, Kotil said. “Saka has advantages over existing UAV systems with features such as its small pocket size, easy…