Russia & CIS

Today Azerbaijan marks the 28th anniversary of its membership to the United Nations

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland Rafal Poborski

As of 2 March 2020 assets of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Relief Fund stood at more than 1082 million manats 213577 US dollars 17566 euros and 5000 Russian rubles the countrys Defense Ministry announced

On Feb 28 National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic and Azercell signed a Memorandum of cooperation

Xurcun is an Azerbaijani national premium brand founded by Vugar Maharramov in 2015 and today is a rapidly growing chain of boutiques selling organic dried fruits nuts exotic teas and sweets

The Azerbaijani army has launched largescale commandstaff exercises in accordance with the training plan of troops for 2020 the Defense Ministry reported Monday

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 25 times using largecaliber machine guns and sniper rifles the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on March 2

Eastern Philippines were struck by a magnitude 57 earthquake the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology PHIVOLCS said on Sunday Sputnik reported

Pyongyang fired two unidentified projectiles on Monday according to the South Korean Defence Ministry Sputnik reported

The number of deaths globally in the new coronavirus outbreak passed 3000 on Monday as China reported more 42 deaths Reuters reported

In connection with the temporary closure of the border between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 29 appropriate measures are being taken to ensure the return of Azerbaijani citizens who are currently in Iran the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan told Trend

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Qatars capital city Doha on Saturday to witness the signing of a historic deal with Taliban insurgents in an effort to end the 18year war in Afghanistan Reuters reports

The Ministry of Education of Georgia recommended all universities to postpone the spring semester due to the spread of the coronavirus infection in the country

Due to the current epidemiological situation Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC suspends air communication with Iran according to Report

The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan in addition to the instructions and tasks given to all educational institutions of the Republic on February 24 2020 has set up a 724hour working task force with the aim of preventing the spread of the risk of coronavirus disease ensuring that the situation is under control and providing timely information on preventive measures the press service of the Ministry told APA

Azerbaijans state border service has closed the border with Iran for two weeks Trend reports citing the state border service

Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh Public Union has launched a new campaign APA reports

The Azerbaijani army will start largescale commandstaff exercises on March 2 in accordance with the training plan of troops for 2020 the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported

The plane of the flight J2003 of Azerbaijan Airlines AZAL that departed from Baku to Ankara at 1035 GMT4 has returned to Heydar Aliyev International Airport Trend reports referring to AZAL on Feb 29

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Moldova Gudsi Osmanov held a meeting with Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Zinaida Greceanîi