Araz News: “Heydar Baba” performed by “Group Barish (Peace)” Group Barish represented South Azerbaijan with this song in 2. Turkic World song contest “TURKVISION” in Tataristan, Kazan. [youtube id=”effdvdEQnxc” width=”600″ height=”350″] “Bu Ayrılıqdan” (From this Seperation) performed by...
Having hosted countless events throughout the year, Eskisehir, the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2013, has given over this prestigious title to Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan in an impressive ceremony held on March 21st, 2014 . The celebrations...
Kazakhstan’s singer Zhanar Dugalova wins Turkvision Song Contest in Kazan.Final of the 2nd international song contest was attended by 15 participants with the highest number of votes in the semifinals.Dugalova performed third in the final. Her song Ozіn Korem garnered...
Azerbaijan, the third-largest oil producer in the former Soviet Union, will look past falling crude prices and increase military spending by more than a quarter next year as tensions escalate with neighboring Armenia. Defense outlays will grow 27 percent to 3.8 billion...
Araz News: Prominent South Azerbaijani poet, Hashem Tarlan Passed away on 16th November 2014 in Tehran. Hashem Tarlan has been a notable name in Azerbaijani civil struggle. He had joined Azerbaijan Democrat Party, the leading party of Azerbaijan National Government...
Araz News: Turkish Language Institute was one of three promises that president Rouhani gave to Azerbaijani people during his presidential election campaign. Rescuing Lake Urmia, Education in Azerbaijani Turkish and establishing Turkish language institute were the three promises. After nearly...
Araz News: Revolutionary Guard (Sepah) Commander of Alborz province, “Ali Ostad Hosseini” said Dervishes, Bahaiis, Satanists and ethnical diversity are serious cultural threats for Alborz province, speaking in an interview with “Kamal Mehr” web site on 12nd November 2014. He...
ComplaintAraz News: After ANRO spokesman Mr. Babek Chalabiyanli addressed a protest letter to the US Office of Inspector General (OIG) about the restriction of news and information on Iran’s ethnic Azerbaijanis in the VOA Farsi service, the OIG has responded the...
Azerbaijan’s defence ministry says its forces have shot down an Armenian military helicopter violating its airspace. Three crew members were killed in the incident, according to local reports. The helicopter was flying in the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, an...
Araz News: Most veteran South Azerbaijani political prisoner Safar Qahramanian has been commemorated at Emamzadeh Taher cemetery of Karaj city on 10th November 2014. Safar Qahramanian who was an army officer of Azerbaijan National Government (1945-46) spent 32 years in...
An informal vote on independence for Catalonia has shown more than 80% in favour, officials say. The non-binding vote went ahead after Spain’s constitutional court ruled out holding a formal referendum in the autonomous north-eastern region. More than two million...
Azerbaijan and Iran will sign 10 documents during the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Baku, the Co-chair of the Azerbaijani-Iranian State Commission on Economic, Trade and Humanitarian Cooperation Mahmoud Vaezi said Nov. 5. He made the remarks at a...
Araz News: ANRO Wrote Letter of Protest to VOA. The letter is addressed to Mr. Jeffrey Shell, the Chairman of Broadcasting Board of Governors and is signed by ANRO official Mr. Babek Chalabiyanli. The letter is as below: October...
Araz News: Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization (ANRO) has stated in a statement that idea of establishing parliament in exile for South Azerbaijan is useful and necessary and that the parliament in exile can channelize and bring to gather the separate...
Araz News: A book about “Ayatullah Shariatmadari” has been published in Turkey. The book is written by Babak Shahed, head of research committee of Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization and editor in chief of Araz News website, and published by Gece...