Russia & CIS

News.Az reprints from AzerTag an interview of The Business Year magazine with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Four more people have been arrested over the fires that occurred in Baku’s Binagadi and Khatai districts at different times.

Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov said in an interview that western media attempts to discredit Russian authorities and convince people that the country’s ruling circle is corrupt would never work.

Russia's Astrakhan region parliamentarian Oleg Shein claims that disputes between the Caspian Sea littoral states over the legal status of the sea and their rights to its oil resources hinders their cooperation in preserving sturgeon, putting this fish on the verge of extinction.

Schetyna made a statement.

European Council chief Donald Tusk announced that he discussed the need for new instruments of Eastern Partnership with Ilham Aliyev over phone.

A competition to find Russia's best aerobatic team will be held in Voronezh, Russia, for the first time in the country's history.

Russian Airborne Troops will work on countering terrorists during a drill in Kyrgyzstan in late May.

According to Russia’s largest defense manufacturer Almaz-Antey press service, company has disputed sanctions imposed in July and September 2014 against the company by the European Union.

Another suspect in the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov reportedly has been found.

Billionaire investor George Soros said the health of the Chinese economy has him concerned about the possibility of another world war.

After US Secretary of State Kerry paid a visit to Russia, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe evinced interest in Russia as well. It is an open secret that Japan follows Washington when it comes to foreign policy. Japanese Prime Mniister Abe demonstrates an intention to resume dialogue with Russia. "The puck is on the side of Japan," Putin said

Russia possesses the necessary technology to build helicopter carriers similar to the French-made Mistral-class ships, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Kozhin said.

Three separate launch pads for Soyuz-2 rockets will be built at the Plesetsk space center in northwestern Russia after its renovation is over by 2019, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday.

European Union leaders are due to begin a tense summit on Thursday evening with their counterparts from Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus, 18 months after the last meeting triggered the crisis in Ukraine.

The GDP drop will reach its peak in the third quarter of 2015, and by the end of the year the situation will improve, the Russian finance minister said.

Sanctions and the currency rate of the dollar to the ruble forced changes in the Russian space program.

HeliRussia-2015, an international exhibition showcasing the latest achievements in the global helicopter industry, opens in Moscow on May 21.