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Moscow-Baku unite hearts: festival at VDNKh

Moscow-Baku unite hearts: festival at VDNKh

On September 11-12, the festival called “Moscow-Baku unite hearts” took place within City Day at VDNKh, Azerbaijan Pavillion 14. Muscovites and guests of the capital enjoyed Azerbaijani dances performed by national dancing …

Ilham Aliyev attends opening of Vagif Poetry Days in Shusha

Ilham Aliyev attends opening of Vagif Poetry Days in Shusha

The Vagif Poetry Days have been organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in the native city of the poet for the first time after the liberation of Shusha from occupation. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban …

Muslim Magomayev would have marked his 79th birthday today

Muslim Magomayev would have marked his 79th birthday today

The outstanding Azerbaijani and Russian singer, composer, People's Artist of the USSR Muslim Magomayev would have marked his 79th birthday today. The Russian Information and Cultural Center in Baku will celebrate his …

People's Artist of Azerbaijan Samed Samedov passed away at 73

People's Artist of Azerbaijan Samed Samedov passed away at 73

Today, at the age of 73, the People's Artist of Azerbaijan, singer Samed Samedov passed away, Trend News Agency reports with a reference to the source familiar with the situation. Samed Samedov was born on September 17, 1946, in the …

Best carpet competition announced in Azerbaijan

Best carpet competition announced in Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan, the Azerkhalcha company announced a Zəfər competition for the best carpet in honor of the victory in the Patriotic War. The press service of the company informed that young artists and designers are invited to participate …

Karabakh nightingale sings in Shusha (VIDEO)

Karabakh nightingale sings in Shusha (VIDEO)

The guests of the Khary-Bulbul festival in Shusha were delighted by a 15-year-old Kanan Bayramli performing the Bayati-Shiraz mugam. The amazing song about  the Motherland was performed on the Jydyrduzu plain for the first time in …

Zhara Music Festival to be held in Baku next summer

Zhara Music Festival to be held in Baku next summer

With its spectacular concerts, Zhara Music Festival 2022 will be held in Baku next summer, AzerNews reports. The large-scale event will take place on the shore of the Caspian Sea on July 27-31, 2022.  The …

Georgian director Buba Khotivari dies at 74

Georgian director Buba Khotivari dies at 74

Georgian director Buba (Ramaz) Khotivari has passed away. The President of the Georgian Film Academy was 74 years old. The Prime Minister of Georgia expressed his condolences on the death of the famous director. "I express my deep …

Essentuki invites  to renovated Resort Park

Essentuki invites to renovated Resort Park

In Yessentuki, the opening of the landscaped upper Panteleimonovskaya part of the Kurortny Park is timed to coincide with May Day, the information policy department of the government of Stavropol informs. During the restoration, small …

Georgia says goodbye to Kakha Kavsadze

Georgia says goodbye to Kakha Kavsadze

The funeral ceremony of the famous actor Kakha Kavsadze took place in Tbilisi. The civil funeral went on for three days, the Shota Rustaveli Theater was visited by members of the government, opposition, parliament, famous artists, as …

Theatre, film actor Kakhi Kavsadze passes away

Theatre, film actor Kakhi Kavsadze passes away

Georgian theatre and film actor Kakhi Kavsadze died of Covid-19 at age 85 on Tuesday after spending two months at a Tbilisi clinic struggling with the virus. An actor of the Rustaveli Theatre since 1959 and cast for more than 80 roles …