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Rostropovich Festival in Bustling Baku

The Mstislav Rostropovich Festival is on in Baku the event is in honour of cellist and conductor Rostropovich. Rostropovitch is considered one of the

22/05/2015

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Azerbaijan hosts the third World Forum on Inter-cultural Dialogue

The third World Forum on Inter-cultural Dialogue was held over two days in Azerbaijan. Finding solutions to conflicts and problems, discussing

20/05/2015

Azerbaijan

Residential building inferno kills 16 in Baku

At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a fire that ripped through a residential building in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. Emergency

19/05/2015

Sport

Conway stuns world number one in Baku Judo Grand Slam

Day two of the Baku Judo Grand Slam saw 132 judokas in action and medals were decided in four weight categories. Rustam Orujov, the world number

09/05/2015

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Shikhalizada triumphs on home soil

Local hope Nijat Shikhalizada produced a superb display to down Great Britain’s Colin Oates in the final of the under 66 kilo category at the Baku

08/05/2015

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European Games Flame starts journey in Baku

28/04/2015

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German footprints in the Caucasus

27/04/2015

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Traveller's diary: Göygöl

27/04/2015

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Favourites and hidden gems at Baku's Contemporary Music Festival

From famous modern music to rarely-performed treasures: The 6th Qara Qarayev International Contemporary Music Festival in Baku presents its wide

24/04/2015

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Erguner makes traditional Turkish Mevlevi music rave-ready

Kudsi Erguner is considered a master of traditional Mevlevi Sufi music and is one of the best-known players of the ney, the Turkish flute. He comes

20/04/2015

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The flavours and delights of Novruz

30/03/2015

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Traveller's diary: Baku

30/03/2015

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Judo titles tumble at Tiblisi's Grand Prix tournament

She won the Grand Slam event in Tokyo, now Slovenia’s Tina Tristenjak has bossed the under 63-kilo category in Tiblisi, too. The number two seed

21/03/2015

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Baku World of Mugham Festival celebrates traditional music from Azerbaijan

The fourth edition of the International World of Mugham Festival has come to a close in Baku. One of Azerbaijan’s many forms of folk music, Mugham

20/03/2015

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan shuts Radio Free Europe offices

The bureau of the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Baku has been shut down in Baku by Azerbaijani authorities. The station said it was an

27/12/2014

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Baku readies itself for the inaugural European Games

It is a charming city with a rich history and many attractions, although one sight that features prominently across modern Baku is construction work

15/12/2014

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Turkey-Azerbaijan pipeline to impact on energy markets

22/09/2014

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Getting a glow of health in the land of fire

11/06/2014

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Traveller's diary: nature's cures

11/06/2014

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Talking tradition: at home with the Udis

14/05/2014