Russia & CIS

Oil prices slumped by 5 on Monday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China added to investor concerns over the effect on demand for crude according to Reuters

VicePresident of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Goodwill Ambassador of UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO founder and head of IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva has met with new DirectorGeneral of FAO Qu Dongyu Azernews reports

Russians should not expect a hot summer after such an abnormally warm winter a leading researcher at the Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory Andrey Kiselev said

Technological renewal of Azerbaijan is our priority Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said President Aliyev made the remark at the working dinner with President of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA the Italian largest financial and banking institution and heads of more than 10 worldrenowned largest leading industrial and financial groups in Rome AzVisionaz reports

Earthworks have been underway for several days on the construction of a new tunnel in the direction of the Baku International Bus Terminal on BakuSumgait Highway

The representatives of the Azerbaijan Army are attending international events AzerTag reports

The first session of the sixth convocation of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was held on February 24 APA reports

The coronavirus outbreak can still be beaten the World Health Organization said on Monday insisting it was premature to declare it a pandemic even though it had the potential to reach that level Reuters reports

Today the appeals of the parliamentary candidates Sultan Najafov and Elchin Rahimov registered over Sabail Constituency 29 in regard to the elections to the Azerbaijani Parliament have been considered at the meeting of the Central Election Commission CEC the CEC member Bakhsheyish Asgerov told APA

A plenum of Azerbaijans Constitutional Court has held another meeting chaired by Farhad Abdullayev to review Bilajari Repair and Installation Closed JointStock Companys complaint regarding the compliance of the decision of the Administrative and Economic Board of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated January 30 2019 with the countrys Constitution and legislation

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad AlJaber AlSabah on the occasion of National Holiday APA reports citing the Presidential press service

Azerbaijan continues to make efforts for the international community to recognize the Khojaly tragedy as an act of genocide Assistant of the President of Azerbaijan Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev told reporters on Feb 24 Trend reports

The World Health Organization WHO no longer has a process for declaring a pandemic but the COVID19 coronavirus outbreak remains an international emergency a spokesman said on Monday

Azerbaijani judokas have captured four medals at Dusseldorf Grand Slam 2020 in Germany

The 27 European Union countries expect to adopt on Tuesday their negotiating mandate for talks about their new relationship with Britain after Brexit paving the way to launching the talks as early as next week a senior EU diplomat said on Monday Reuters reported

China has mobilized the power of the whole country and launched unprecedented medical aid to Hubei province center of the novel coronavirus outbreak Doctors including TCM medical workers nurses such as those with intensive care expertise emergency rescuers experts and academicians all come to the front line from across the country China Daily reported

Azerbaijani citizens the entire world community witnessed the unmasking of Armenia in particular how Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan got into a difficult situation within the live debates Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev told reporters Trend reports Feb 24

In connection with numerous appeals the pressservice of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC reports that Buta Airways currently does not plan to make changes to the current flight schedule to Iran

US President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to boost trade ties between the United States and India and said the United States was prepared to supply India with defense equipment ranging from drones to helicopters and missile systems Reuters reported

The European Commission said on Monday the European Union was not yet considering suspending travel within the borderfree Schengen area after an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy but it was preparing contingency plans Reuters reported