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Application date for student loans for the new academic year announced

— SOCIETY
Acceptance of applications for student loans (SSL) for the fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year will end on January 31, 2026, at 23:59. Elchi.az was informed about this by the Education Student Loan Fund. It was reported that people who want to apply are advised to complete the process by the specified date and […]
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Only 1 week left until the end of applications within the framework of WUF13

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There is only one week left until the end of the registration process for partner events to be organized within the Thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), which will be held in Baku on May 17–22, 2026. Elchi.az reports that the deadline for applications is January 29, 2026. WUF13, an international dialogue and […]
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There will be no electricity in some areas of Buzovna settlement

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There will be a restriction in the supply of electricity in some areas of Buzovna settlement. According to the information provided to Elchi.az from “Azerishig”, repair works will be carried out on January 23 in the area of Khazar District Energy Supply and Sales Department (RETSİ). In this regard, from 11:00 to 15:00, there will […]
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NATO Mobile Training Team course held in Baku

— SOCIETY
A course on “Communication, information technologies and cybersecurity” was held in Baku by the NATO Land Forces Command Mobile Training Team located in Izmir, Turkey. Elchi.az was informed about this by the Ministry of Defense. It was reported that the event was held between the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan and NATO in accordance with […]
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Mikayıl Cabbarov İsveçrədə “Coca-Cola” şirkətinin rəsmisi ilə görüşüb

— ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayıl Cabbarov met with Michael Goltzman, Vice President for Global Policy and Sustainability of Coca-Cola, within the framework of the World Economic Forum 2026 (WEF 2026) held in Switzerland. Elchi.az reports that Minister M.Cabbarov wrote about this on his social network account. “We discussed the company’s projects implemented in Azerbaijan, investment […]
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AQTA inspected 32 water production enterprises last year, and shortcomings were revealed

— INCIDENT, SOCIETY
The Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AQTA) inspected 32 water production enterprises last year. According to the information provided to Elchi.az from AQTA, it was revealed that the requirements of technical normative legal acts were violated in 24 enterprises during the inspection. In this regard, administrative penalties were applied to the entrepreneurs and mandatory instructions were […]
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted an operation, 46 kg of marijuana were discovered

— INCIDENT, SOCIETY
Employees of the Main Drug Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained 32-year-old Anar Ahmadov, as well as 25-year-old Ali Seyidzadeh, who organized the illegal circulation and sale of drugs in the country, during the next operations. According to the information provided to Elchi.az from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a total of […]
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The first vocational class has been organized in a special general education school in the country

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A special working group has been formed, a professional specialty has been determined, and a training program has been prepared for the organization of the class, which was established from the 2025–2026 academic year. The State Agency for Preschool and General Education informed Elchi.az about this. It was reported that a special workshop was established […]
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These individuals will have hourly wages

— SOCIETY
The project for transitioning to hourly wages has been submitted to the government and is under discussion. Elchi.az reports that Veli Guliyev, the head of the State Labor Inspectorate Service, stated this at a press conference held by the Service on the topic of “The work done by the State Labor Inspectorate Service in 2025 […]