Russia & CIS

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has congratulated the people of Azerbaijan on Republic Day.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has criticized the former administration for accusing incumbent Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of disseminating false reports on Tehran’s nuclear program.

One of Israel's leading Olympic officials says Baku 2015 will have multiple benefits to the country's athletes.

The plans of the Armenian diaspora to erect a monument to mythical 'Armenian genocide' have been frustrated in Copenhagen.

Azerbaijan Medical University (AMU) and Turkish Selçuk University have signed an agreement on cooperation, AzerTag reports.

Russia's PAK FA T-50 fifth-generation fighter jet is a "flying robot and a smart plane," in which the pilot does not play a significant role, but becomes an integral part of the aircraft. The Russian fifth generation T-50 stealth fighter is in many ways superior to state-of-the-art models of American fighters F-22 and F-35

President Ilham Aliyev made a speech.

Defense Minister, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov congratulated personal staff of the armed forces on the Republic Day.

An evening of Azerbaijani culture was held in the city of Frankfurt am Main with organizational support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Germany, AzerTag reports.

Men infected with hepatitis B virus are called up for military service in Armenia, said in an article published by Graparak newspaper, APA reports.

In July 2013, a Proton-M carrying three Russian GLONASS satellites crashed in flames shortly after liftoff.

Russia is viewsing possible steps on ECHR ruling in Yukos case.

The Azerbaijani embassy in France has commented on Tuesday’s scandal that broke out during an event dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

News.Az reprints an interview with Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Drulák from APA.

Air defense units from Russia’s Central Military District have been re-deployed to the Kapustin Yar and Ashuluk testing ranges, located in the Astrakhan region in the country’s south, as part of a snap combat-readiness check, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said Wednesday.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin reprimanded a military industrial official for his misleading statements that Russia has decided not to buy two Mistral-class helicopter carriers from France, the Russian Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) officially brought charges against a Lithuanian national, arrested on May 20, in Moscow while receiving a secret document from a Russian resident. The man was accused of espionage activities and brought into custody.

Snap air and air defense drills in Russia's Central Military District are aimed at testing the capability to counter threats coming from the Central-Asian strategic direction, the Russian General Staff said Tuesday.

The first avatar robot may be created in Russia within the next 10 years, deputy head of the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects Sergei Gabruk said Tuesday.