CULTURE

Azerbaijan will perform in the second semi-final of the Eurovision 2026 song contest. Elchi.az reports that the list has been published on the official website of the competition based on the draw. In the second semi-final, along with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Romania, Switzerland, Albania, Australia, Cyprus, Denmark, Latvia, Malta, Norway and Ukraine […]

Changes have been made to the List of nationally important immovable historical and cultural monuments. According to Elchi.az, the Cabinet of Ministers has made a decision on this matter. According to the decision, relevant changes have been made in connection with the change of the names of the location addresses of nationally important architectural monuments […]

Recently, on a television channel of the Islamic Republic of Iran, singer and composer Araz Torosyan (Araz Dare) performed the Azerbaijani folk song “Sari Gelin” in Armenian and Persian. According to the Intellectual Property Agency to Elchi.az, a number of Iranian websites presented the Azerbaijani folk song “Sari Gelin” as an Armenian song. It was […]

American famous singer Beyoncé has joined the list of billionaires. Elchi.az reports that the “Forbes” magazine has released information about this. It was stated that Beyoncé is the 5th singer to join the list of billionaires. The list of the world’s richest people includes famous singers such as 44-year-old rapper Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, […]

The 900th anniversary of Ajami Nakhchivani will be celebrated. Elchi.az reports that President Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree on this matter. The Decree states that in 2026, the 900th anniversary of Ajami Abubakr oglu Nakhchivani, a prominent representative of Azerbaijani architecture and the founder of the Nakhchivan architectural school, will be marked: “Ajami Nakhchivani […]

On December 29, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Head of IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva visited the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum. Elchi.az reports that the guest was met by the director of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Amina Malikova, and artist Emil Aziz. During the visit to the museum, Leyla Aliyeva first got acquainted […]

On December 28, 2025, the concert program “Hey, Motherland!” was held at the International Mugham Center on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity of Azerbaijanis of the World and the New Year with the organization of the “Culture Uniting Us” Public Union, with the support of the State Support Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations […]