The trial of Zulfugar Ismikhanov, accused of murdering his 85-year-old mother in the Guba district, has ended in the Sumgait Court of Grave Crimes, oxu.az reports. According to the judgement, the man was sentenced to 14 years and 6 months in prison. The incident occurred in December last year in the village of Bagbanlar in […]
Deliberate actions that cause large-scale, long-term and serious damage to the ecological system may be punished by imprisonment for 10 to 15 years, APA reports. This was reflected in the amendment to the Criminal Code approved by President Ilham Aliyev. Under the new Article 104-1 (Ecocide) added to the Criminal Code, the deliberate mass destruction of plant […]
A conscript who evaded military service has been arrested in Azerbaijan, oxu.az reports. 19-year-old Ramin Osmanov (name and surname are conditional) evaded military service twice in a row. In January 2024, R. Osmanov underwent a medical examination by the draft board of the Khatai District Department of the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription for […]
COP29 hosts ministerial roundtable on global climate transparency. As reported by APA COP29 President, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev spoke about the importance of presenting a global climate transparency report. UN Deputy Secretary-General Inger Andersen said that the publication of global climate transparency reports will give additional impetus to climate […]
The State Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Mobilization and Conscription for Military Service continues to take consistent measures to combat corruption. As reported by APA, this was stated in the statement of the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription for Military Service. It is reported that as a result of official inspections conducted […]
Climate change is the biggest problem of humanity, which goes beyond national borders and requires collective efforts, APA reports. This was stated by the Chairperson of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova at the Parliamentary meeting organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan within the framework of COP29. The […]
Today, a high-level plenary session on “Mobilizing law enforcement to strengthen action on climate change” was held in Baku as part of COP29, organized by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan, APA reports. The event was attended by Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif […]
Strengthening the powers of law enforcement agencies in the fight against climate change will strengthen the fight against environmental crimes, oxu.az reports. This was stated by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, President of COP29 Mukhtar Babayev at the high-level session “Mobilization of law enforcement agencies in the fight against climate change”. […]
Today, within the framework of COP29 in Baku, a panel discussion on the topic “Global Financial System: Scaling Up Financing for Climate Action” was held, APA reports. The event was organized by the COP29 Presidency, the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Taleh Kazimov, Governor of the […]
We are combining global and regional efforts to achieve the goal. This was stated by the President of COP29, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev, at the first meeting of the Ministers of Environment and Ecology of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) within the framework of COP29, APA reports. He noted that […]
