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Penalties for deliberate destruction or damage to historical and cultural monuments have been tightened. Elchi.az reports that this is reflected in the amendment to the Criminal Code, which President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on its application. According to the current law, deliberate destruction or damage to historical and cultural monuments protected by the state […]

“Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia” has been approved. Elchi.az reports that President Ilham Aliyev signed a Decree on this matter. According to the Decree, after the Agreement enters into force, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic […]

A child has the right to receive material support in the amount not less than the subsistence minimum established by law. According to Elchi.az, this is reflected in the new draft law “On the Rights of the Child”, which was discussed at today’s meeting of the Human Rights Committee of the Milli Majlis. According to […]

In accordance with the “State Program for the Improvement of Transport Infrastructure in Baku and Surrounding Areas for 2025–2030”, the construction of the “Darnagul” electric depot has been continued after many years. Elchi.az reports that Anar Rzayev, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency (AYNA), said this at a round table dedicated to the implementation […]

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation of the polypropylene and laminated bag production enterprise of “Nun” LLC in Sumgayit Industrial Park on January 27. Elchi.az reports that the founder of “Nun” LLC, Kamran Rzayev, informed the head of state about the enterprise to be established. It was noted that, according to […]

A group of military personnel of the Azerbaijani Army has been sent to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the joint operational-tactical exercise “Peace Shield – 2026”. This was reported to Elchi.az by the Ministry of Defense. The main goal of the exercise is to improve the professional skills of the military contingents of […]

A meeting on “Monitoring the protection of the purity of the Azerbaijani language in television broadcasting” was held at the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan with program directors and editors-in-chief of television channels. APA was informed about this by the Council. The broadcast of 14 television channels was monitored using an artificial intelligence-based […]

“In the 11 months of 2025, the number of tourists coming to Azerbaijan from Israel has increased more than 2 times compared to 2024.” Elchi.az reports that this was stated by Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov at a joint press conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. The Minister stated that the number of mutual […]