Russia & CIS

Due to the rapid spread of coronavirus in the world and its appearance in neighboring countries special laboratories and units have been deployed in Azerbaijan to combat COVID19 Trend reports referring to the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan

New Zealand confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Friday in someone who returned from Iran but said the chances of a community outbreak remains low Reuters reported

UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Syrias Idlib Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday TASS reported

A documentary film on the Khojaly Genocide produced by American cinematographers in Los Angeles in 2017 and titled Running from the Darkness is being featured on several public TV stations in California

Iran said on Thursday its death toll from coronavirus had risen to 26 by far the highest number outside China and the total number of infected people now stood at 245 including several senior officials Reuters reported

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 24 times using sniper rifles the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Feb 28

The death toll from the new coronavirus in China has climbed to 2788 and the number of confirmed cases reached 78824 Chinas National Health Commission reported on Friday

At least 33 Turkish soldiers have been martyred and tens of others injured in an airstrike by forces of the Bashar alAssad regime in Idlib northwestern Syria a Turkish official said late Thursday Anadolu Agency reported

32 years passed since the Sumgayit events APA reports

Azerbaijans Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov has received a delegation led by US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy in the Department of States Bureau of Energy Resources Kurt Donnelly who is visiting Baku to attend the 6th ministerial meeting as part of the Southern Gas Corridor SGC Advisory Council Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry Feb 27

Former Iranian ambassador to the Vatican and Egypt Hadi Khosrowshahi has died of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus APA reports citing IRNA news agency

The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan SOFAZ plans to continue investing in the US real estate market stated SOFAZ executive director Israfil Mammadov in an interview

Russia will temporarily prohibit regular and charter flights from the Russian Federation to Iran and backward starting February 28 a representative of press service of the Russian Transport Ministry told reporters on Thursday Only Aeroflot and Irans Mahan Air will continue operating flights TASS reports

Azerbaijan has established a headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers consisting of senior officials of the relevant government bodies and agencies in order to prevent the danger that coronavirus can cause on the territory of Azerbaijan to carry out preventive and urgent measures the Cabinet of Ministers told APA

Relations between Azerbaijan and the UK are at a high level and have strengthened after Brexit British Prime Ministers Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan Baroness Emma Nicholson said

Irans Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has tested positive for the coronavirus Trend reports citing Irans state news agency

At its regular meeting on Thursday the Armenian government decided to dismiss Vahagn Vershmishyan from the post of head of the Urban Planning Committee ARKA reports

State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan has appealed to the population of the country over the deadly coronavirus spread around the world APA reports

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received Gabriel Jara Chargés daffaires ad interim of Chile in Azerbaijan upon the termination of his diplomatic tenure

A break has occurred in electricity supply as a result of the accident taken place on the highvoltage line covering some territories of Surakhani and Nizami districts of Baku City APAEconomics reports citing the statement made by Teymur Abdullayev head of public relations and media center of Azerenergy OJSC