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Baku/25.12.23/Turan: Gulnara Ismayilova, the wife of political activist Araz Aliyev, staged a protest in front of the Interior Ministry on 24 December. Standing in front of the MIA building, she held up a banner with the inscription: “Where is Araz Aliyev?”. She started chanting this slogan and addressing the leadership…


Baku/25.12.23/Turan: Gulnara Ismayilova, the wife of political activist Araz Aliyev, staged a protest in front of the Interior Ministry on 24 December.

Standing in front of the MIA building, she held up a banner with the inscription: “Where is Araz Aliyev?”. She started chanting this slogan and addressing the leadership…


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China’s first homegrown large cruise ship starts trial operation


China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.

The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters in length with a gross weight of 135,500 tonnes and can accommodate up to 5,246 passengers across a total of 2,125 guest rooms, according to its builder, the CSSC Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and recreation space. ■

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A passenger aboard the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” looks back as the ship departs from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai, Dec. 24, 2023. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.

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This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows an interior view of the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.

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This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows an interior view of the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.

 

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This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows a sports facility aboard the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.

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This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows an exterior view of the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.

 

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This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows a sports facility aboard the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows an exterior view of the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows an exterior view of the cruise ship “Adora Magic City” docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” departed from a port in Shanghai on Sunday, starting its trial operation.

Carrying invited guests and nearly 1,300 crew members from around the world, the ship set off after noontime Sunday from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal and is expected to return to the terminal on Monday.

Another trial operation is scheduled afterward to prepare for the commercial maiden voyage to Northeast Asia on Jan. 1, 2024.


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NPR News: 12-25-2023 3AM EST


NPR News: 12-25-2023 3AM EST

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President Ilham Aliyev approves documents signed between Azerbaijan and Morocco – Trend News Agency


President Ilham Aliyev approves documents signed between Azerbaijan and Morocco  Trend News Agency

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President Ilham Aliyev approves agreement signed with Türkiye – decree – Trend News Agency


President Ilham Aliyev approves agreement signed with Türkiye – decree  Trend News Agency

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President Ilham Aliyev signs decree on purge, reuse of wastewater dumped into Caspian Sea – Trend News Agency


President Ilham Aliyev signs decree on purge, reuse of wastewater dumped into Caspian Sea  Trend News Agency

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Azerbaijani ambassador meets with adviser to Thai Prime Minister


The Azerbaijani Ambassador to Malaysia, Irfan Davudov, met with Nalini Tavisin, Trade Representative and Advisor to the Prime Minister of this country, within the framework of his business trip to Thailand, Azernews reports, citing a tweet by Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Malaysia.

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Cadenza Orchestra to perform works by outstanding composer


The Cadenza Contemporary Orchestra will perform a concert at the International Mugham Center on December 30.