Baku, North Azerbaijan,July 5 The man who shot the mayor of Ganja had fought in Syria and wanted to turn North Azerbaijan into an Islamic state, according to an official press release. On 3 July, the mayor of Ganja, Elmar Valiyev, and his bodyguard, Gasim Ashbazov, were shot in the …

 Baku, North Azerbaijan, Sep13 By Kamila Aliyeva September 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the liberation of Baku from the Armenian-Bolshevik invaders – one of the most valiant pages in the history of Azerbaijan of the twentieth century. On September 15, 1918, Baku was liberated by the Caucasian Islamic Army, …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 22 Today, August 22, marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Azerbaijan’s former President Abulfaz Elchibey, one of the great leaders of National Freedom Movement. Mr. Elchibey was born on June 24, 1938, in the small town of Keleki in Ordubad District. In 1957, he …