'I felt like a garbage in New York': Azerbaijani immigrant about the reverse side of the American dream

America has always attracted, like a magnet, people from all over the world, who left their native land and went to the "land of endless possibilities", being confident that a cloudless future awaits them here. However, there are pitfalls everywhere, and there is nothing in life ...

11 places in Azerbaijan that CNN advises to visit

Azerbaijan is a country of mountains and mud volcanoes, multiculturalism and mugham. At the intersection of east and west, this country combines dramatic landscapes and unique culture, writes CNN, compiling a list of several must-see places in this state. Take a walk ...

'The most beautiful Azerbaijani' spoke about life and career in the USA

The only Azerbaijani male model who managed to reach the world podium was Rustam Dzhabrailov, who was nicknamed “The Most Beautiful Azerbaijani.” A young man who dreamed of becoming a school geography teacher since childhood unexpectedly won the international competition “The Best Model of the World” and moved to…

Trump Tower is burning in the capital of Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan, in Baku, the upper floors of the Trump Tower skyscraper caught fire, European Pravda reports. The fire covered floors from 13 to 20. Four crews of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan were involved in extinguishing the fire. The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Kemalledin Heydarov also came to the place of the fire. Later it became ...

The President of Azerbaijan called the “return” of the capital of Armenia his goal

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said that the inhabitants of his country should strive to "return to historical lands", among which he mentioned the capital of Armenia, Yerevan. He made this statement during a speech at the congress of the ruling party of the country "Yeni Azerbaijan", where Alieva in ...

Mass arrests of gays began in Baku at the request of citizens

“I haven’t lived a normal life here yet, I have nothing except a sick mother,” says one of the victims of the raid, a man named Rufat. He refused to give his real name to the press - for obvious reasons. From the BBC he...

Azerbaijan made a preemptive strike on the Armenian army in Karabakh

The Azerbaijani military attacked the forces of the Armenian army in Karabakh, which was preparing for another provocation in the Fuzuli-Khojavend direction. This was reported by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense. “As a result of the strike, a significant enemy force was destroyed, part of the enemy military equipment was disabled and...

Wreaths "from the lads" and thousands of mourners: how a thief in law was buried in Azerbaijan

On August 19, Azerbaijan said goodbye to the crime boss Rovshan (Janiev) Lenkoransky, who was killed by a killer in Turkey. A crowd of several thousand people, mostly young people, came to see him off on his last journey, writes "Present Time". After the funeral namaz (janaz-namaz) in ...

Azerbaijani President accused of earning manat devaluation

The family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and businessmen close to her earned a large sum from the devaluation of the national currency carried out in 2015. This is the conclusion reached by the Organized Crime and Corruption Research Center (OCCRP). The transactions were carried out through three banks - Caspian Development Bank, AtaBank and Pasha Bank - owned by a close family member ...

Parties to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh announced a cease-fire

The armed forces of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced a ceasefire in the region, where armed clashes have been taking place since last. The information on the achievement of at least a temporary truce was also confirmed by the NKR Defense Ministry, adding that the order was received on April 5 ...

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