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2 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) hasawarded the Aghsu city stadium with a Quality Pro Certificate forartificial turf, Azernews reports, citing theAssociation of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA). This quality mark issued by FIFA allows the stadium to hostinternational matches. The FIFA Quality Certificate for synthetic artificial turfsurfaces is an accreditation that ensures the quality and safety ofartificial turf used in sports.
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2 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
The moment Eurovision fans worldwide have been eagerly awaitinghas finally arrived. May13 marks the grand kickoff of the 69th Eurovision SongContest in Basel, with the electrifying First Semi-Final lightingup the stage. The show will start at 23:00 Baku time,Azernews reports. Seventeen countries are set to perform tonight, but only tenwill advance to the highly anticipated Grand Final on May 17 wherethe victorious song of Eurovision 2025 will be crowned in front ofa global audience.
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2 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
It has been 43 years since the passing of Gara Garayev, a famousAzerbaijani composer, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR, andacademician, Azernews reports. The legendary composer made a huge impact on the music ofAzerbaijan and the world. Gara Garayev was an innovative artist who opened new paths formusic to develop. His works, full of national pride and humanvalues, will continue to enrich people's minds and hearts for manygenerations.
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2 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
On May 13, the 9th Mugham Television Competition will belaunched at the International Mugham Center with the support of theHeydar Aliyev Foundation, Azernews reports. Teenagers and young people aged 8 to 30 are participating in thecompetition, organized by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry andAzerbaijan Television.
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2 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
On May 24-31, Baku will held the fourth Turkic World Literatureand Book Festival organized by the International Union of TurkicAuthors, Azernews reports. Each day of the festival will take place in the park of theAzerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Each day of the festival will be dedicated to one of thecountries, including Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Hungary,Kazakhstan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan and the Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus.
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2 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
The Azerbaijani youth judo team has participated in aninternational training camp in the Turkish city of Istanbul,Azernews reports. During the two-day preparatory process, the judokas were led bythe head coach of the youth team Rustam Alimli and coach ElkhanRajabli. The main purpose of the training camp was to prepare for theEuropean Youth Cup tournaments, which will be held in the Austriancity of Graz from May 31 to June 1 and in the German capital Berlinfrom June 21 to 22.
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2 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijani athletes have claimed a total of 17 medals at aninternational trampoline and tumbling tournament held in Krakow,Poland, Azernews reports. Farhad Mustafayev, Samira Huseynova, and Shafiga Humbatova wongold in trampoline events, Ammar Bakhshaliyev secured both a goldand a bronze medal, while Muhammad Hasanli took silver. Nikita Koleshnikov earned silver and bronze, Farhad Valiyev wonsilver and bronze, and Aylin Aghazada and Ayan Shabanova each tookbronze.
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3 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
Legends Cup: Baku to match between legends of country's football
12 May 2025 18:03 (UTC+04:00)
Baku will host the upcoming Legends Cup, a highlight eventleading up to the Mini-Football World Championship scheduled forMay 21 to June 1, 2025, Azernews reports. The Azerbaijan Mini-football Federation will organise the matchbetween the legends of the country's football.
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3 days ago | 
azernews.az | Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan, Morocco discuss prospects for cultural cooperation [PHOTOS]
12 May 2025 17:37 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan Culture Minister Adil Karimli has held a meeting withMohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture, andCommunications of the Kingdom of Morocco, Azernewsreports. During the discussion, Minister Karimli highlighted the strongand multifaceted relationship between Azerbaijan and Morocco,emphasising the importance of cultural ties.
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3 days ago | 
today.az | Laman Ismayilova
The Round 34 of the Azerbaijan Premier League has been concluded, Azernews reports. The two matches were held on the last match day. The first match of the day was between the teams "Kapaz" and "Sumgayit" at the Tovuz city stadium. The match ended with a 1:0 victory for the nominal home team. Rauf Huseynli accurately scored a penalty kick in the 11th minute. In the closing match of the round, the champion "Qarabag" defeated "Araz-Nakhchivan" with a score of 2:0.
