Russia & CIS

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 30 times the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said March 21

Deputy chairman of the German CDUCSU faction in the Bundestag Johann Wadephul said Azerbaijans NagornoKarabakh region had been illegally occupied by Armenia AzerTag reports

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on March 20 sent a congratulatory letter to President of Kazakhstan KasymJomart Tokayev Trend reports with reference to the press service of the head of state

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov held several meetings at the National Congress of Chile on the sidelines of his official visit to the country the Foreign Ministry told NewsAz

KassymJomart Tokayev assumed the post of Kazakhstans president on Wednesday following the surprise resignation of veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev after three decades in power Reuters reported

A delegation led by Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov will leave for an official visit to Pakistan on March 21 the Defense Ministry reported

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 29 times the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said March 20

The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique and Zimbabwe rose to more than 300 as rescuers raced against the clock to help survivors and the UN led the charge to provide aid AFP reported

The Azerbaijan Tourism Association AzTA and the Uzbek Tourism Training and Consulting Center will jointly prepare tourist guides with international status the Association told Trend

Minister of Energy Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Khalid Abdulaziz AlFalih has expressed his countrys keenness to strengthen cooperation with Azerbaijan in all spheres of the economy in his interview with AzerTags correspondent

The United States welcomes the March 16 pardon and release of over 400 people including 51 political prisoners considered to be representatives of the political opposition civil society and religious groups Report informs citing the US embassy in Azerbaijan

Due to the closure of Ataturk Airport starting from April 7 2019 all AZAL flights to Istanbul will be operated to Istanbul New Airport

Kazakhstans President Nursultan Nazarbayev unexpectedly resigned on Tuesday after three decades in power saying his oilrich Central Asian nation now needed a new generation of leaders

President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of the Novruz holiday AzerTag reports

Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations and InterParliamentary Ties Samad Seyidov MPs Sahiba Gafarova and Asim Mollazade will visit Washington on March 23 Trend reports with reference to the Parliament

The allegations that President Ilham Aliyev gave false information to President Donald Trump are groundless said the Azerbaijani Presidents Assistant for Public and Political Affairs Ali Hasanov as he commented on allegations that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gave false information to President Donald Trump during his US visit in 2017 AZERTAC reported

Azerbaijan is ready to sign a memorandum of understanding with Algeria in the field of energy as stated Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov during a meeting with the CEO of Algerias Sonatrach oil and gas company Abdelmoumen Ould Kadour Trend reports referring to the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan

Frances prime minister announced a ban Monday on yellow vest protests along the ChampsElysees Avenue in Paris and in two other cities following riots on Saturday that left luxury stores ransacked and charred from arson fires AP reported

Nationwide festivities on the occasion of the national holiday of the people of Azerbaijan Novruz have been held in Baku

Paris has come top of a ranking of the worlds most expensive cities alongside Hong Kong and Singapore BBC reported