Russia & CIS

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

Turkish president and his US counterpart spoke over the phone on Friday to discuss the recent developments in Idlib northwestern Syria according to a statement by the Turkish Communications Directorate Anadolu Agency reports

Onshore construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline TAP which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe is almost complete said Luca Schieppati TAP Managing Director Trend reports citing TAP AG consortium

The Azerbaijani and Turkmen permanent missions representative offices to the UN Office in Geneva held a round table on the Transport and Connectivity Potential of the Caspian Sea region Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan the shortest route topic Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry Feb 28 According to the Lapis Lazuli project railways and highways should connect the Afghan Turgundi city of Herat province with Ashgabat then with the Caspian Turkmenbashi port The corridor will extended to Baku then through Tbilisi to Ankara with links to Poti and Batumi cities then from Ankara to Istanbul The project budget which aims to facilitate transit logistics and simplify customs procedures is estimated at 2 billion

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 22 times the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Feb 29

South Korea reported on Saturday its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases and concerns grew of a possible epidemic in the United States as the World Health Organization raised its risk alert to its highest level AFP reported

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed during a phone call on Friday on the need for new measures to be put in place to ease tensions and normalize the situation in northwest Syria the Kremlin said