Russia & CIS

The flame of the First European Games has arrived in the city of Kurdamir.

A senior Russian official has reiterated that Moscow is totally against any mechanism which allows the automatic restoration of sanctions on Iran in case of a violation of any final nuclear deal, saying the 'snap-back' of sanctions on the Islamic Republic can only come through a UN Security Council resolution.

“Azerbaijan’s economy is at least 10 times larger and stronger than Armenia’s”.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by governor of Southern Sinai province of the Arab Republic of Egypt Khaled Fouda, AzerTag reports.

Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey Elmar Mammadyarov, Rashid Meredov and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 42nd Foreign Ministerial Council of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry told APA on May 27.

"The 40th paragraph of the report on political issues is titled “Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan”

The first secular republic in the Muslim East is today marking its 97th anniversary.

The 28th Russian humanitarian convoy for residents of Ukraine’s southeastern regions (Donbas) will leave for Donetsk and Luhansk on Thursday, carrying over 1,000 metric tons of aid to the crisis-hit areas.

The ship is being built according to schedule. The first corvette of the newest class was built in the Far East and launched on May 25.

The European Union’s Court of Justice registered a lawsuit filed by Russia’s largest defense manufacturer Almaz-Antey disputing sanctions imposed against the company, the court said on its website.

Baku 2015 European Games today signed a broadcast deal for coverage of the inaugural event in Croatia.

Parents of Armenian soldiers who died in noncombat conditions have held a protest outside the Armenian president's office.

Russia is capable of building its own equivalent of Mistral-class helicopter carrier equipped with nuclear power engines as Moscow is aware of the design of the French-made ship, deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma's Committee on Industry Vladimir Gutenev told RIA Novosti.

Iran has its own treat recipe for chocolate lovers and clients in more than 100 have a sweet tooth for Iranian candies.

According to AzerTag, Aida Mahmudova’s first solo exhibition in the United States, Passing By…, will be on view at Leila Heller Gallery, 568 West 25th Street, from May 28 – July 3, 2015.

The effects of the European Union's sanctions against Russia are still being felt across the bloc's member states, with many businesses in Germany's north "seriously affected" by the trade embargoes, Schleswig Holstein's state finance minister has said.

Latvian armed forces posted on Twitter that a Russian submarine and ship were allegedly seen near the Latvian border.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has completed the process of registering voters, commission chairman Mazahir Panahov said at the CEC’s meeting on Wednesday.

For the first quarter of 2015.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has released information.