Oliver Tree’s family have launched a new foundation in the singer’s name to provide grants to young artists. The eccentric singer-songwriter died in a helicopter crash in Brazil on June 14 at the age of 32, in an incident that also took the lives of five others. Now, Tree’s family have launched Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses, in…
Robbie Williams has been named as the Foundation Ambassador and official front-of-shirt partner for Port Vale FC. The pop icon is a life-long supporter of the football team, and has now signed a landmark two-year partnership with them. As part of the new deal, his ‘RW’ mark will feature prominently on the front of Port…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 7. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and founder and head of the IDEA Public Union, together with the head of Baku Media Center, Arzu Aliyeva, visited an institution for orphaned and homeless girls in Dhaka, the capital of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on December 6 as…
Shorouk Express Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday said his leftist government would accelerate steps to try and dissolve the Francisco Franco Foundation, in a speech a few weeks before the 50th anniversary of the dictator’s death. The far-right organisation was created in 1976 to honour the memory of the fascist-backed general who overthrew…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 26. On August 26, at the initiative of Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, festive events for children were held at various entertainment venues in Baku, Trend reports. The festive events were attended by children of our martyrs who heroically died for the liberation of our lands from…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2. As part of the “Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty,” a tree-planting campaign was held along the Sumgayit Boulevard, Trend reports. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva and Head of Baku Media Center Arzu Aliyeva took part in the campaign. Nearly 150 trees were planted during the…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 11. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, participated in the presentation of the opera “Cinderella” performed by the world-famous 200-member cast Helikon-Opera Moscow Musical Theater at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on April 19, Trend reports. The performance of the Helikon-Opera theater play by Azerbaijani composer Leonid Weinstein is…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia has banned the Elton John AIDS Foundation, claiming it undermines “traditional spiritual and moral values”. The ban targets two branches of the foundation, one based in…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 1. An event was held to celebrate Ramadan with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on April 1, Trend reports. The gathering, which included families of martyrs, featured readings from the Quran and prayers for the souls of the fallen heroes. The event, organized as part of the “My…
