Russia & CIS

An Indian minister says she made rape suspects beg for their lives and ordered police to torture them.

February 11, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Spain.

Armenians continue violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan.

25 years have passed since Malibeyli and Gushchular villages of Azerbaijan`s Shusha district were occupied.

Georgia and Belarus are discussing ways to improve ties in manufacturing, agricultural and food production – three of the largest sectors of cooperation between the two countries.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran President Hassan Rouhani "better be careful" after Rouhani was quoted as saying that anyone who speaks to Iranians with threats would regret it, APA reports quoting Reuters.

A powerful nighttime earthquake in the southern Philippines killed at least 15 people, injured about 90 others, damaged buildings and an airport and knocked out power, officials said Saturday, APA reports quoting Associated Press.

Ten years ago, on February 10, 2007, Vladimir Putin delivered his landmark speech at a security conference in Munich, Germany. The "Munich speech" has since then become a program of Russia's foreign policy. Ten years later, it appears that the picture of the world order, which Putin described in Munich, remains most viable today

In the spring of 2017, Russia may test a Zircon hypersonic missile for the first time. The launch is said to be conducted within the scope of the global non-nuclear deterrence strategy. ICBMs of this capacity will be able to contain USA's plans for the deployment of the global missile defense system

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev telephoned President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on February 8, APA reports quoting the Press Service of the Head of State.

National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development has held a meeting of its working groups on economic development and employment, social and environmental issues, monitoring and evaluation.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Russian Ambassador Vladimir Dorokhin have discussed the case of the extradited blogger Alexander Lapshin, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend Feb. 8.

In an interview with Sputnik Arabic, field commander of the Syrian Arab Army in Deir ez-Zor Brigade General Issam Zaheralden confirmed that two senior Daesh commanders, including Abu Muhammed al-Adnani who was in charge of the group's drone attacks, were killed in an airstrike near the city of Deir ez-Zor.

There are broad prospects for cooperation with the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR on the project to construct a gas pipeline from Nigeria to Morocco, said Mohamed Adil Ambarch, Moroccan ambassador to Azerbaijan.

The programme for Latvian FM Edgars Rinkēvičs’s scheduled visit to Azerbaijan has been publicized.

Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov has discussed the issue of Russian blogger Alexander Lapshin, who has been extradited to Azerbaijan, APA reported citing RIA Novosti.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has released footage of the Armed Forces eliminating an Armenian diversion group.

The fifth Turkey-Azerbaijan- Georgia business forum organized by Azerbaijan Export and Investments Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) will be held in Istanbul on February 17, AzerTag reports.

Russian Embassy in Azerbaijan sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

The World Bank (WB) and Turkey’s Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corporation have signed a loan agreement for financing of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) construction project, Bloomberg HT TV channel reported.