Russia & CIS

Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov has discussed the issue of Russian blogger Alexander Lapshin, who has been extradited to Azerbaijan, APA reported citing RIA Novosti.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has released footage of the Armed Forces eliminating an Armenian diversion group.

The fifth Turkey-Azerbaijan- Georgia business forum organized by Azerbaijan Export and Investments Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) will be held in Istanbul on February 17, AzerTag reports.

Russian Embassy in Azerbaijan sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

The World Bank (WB) and Turkey’s Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corporation have signed a loan agreement for financing of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) construction project, Bloomberg HT TV channel reported.

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has publicized the statistics of the emergency situations reported in the country in 2016.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay a working visit to Ukraine on Feb. 9-10, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a message Feb. 8.

Building collapsed in the west of the Italian island of Sicily.

Armenians hold protest against the extradition of blogger Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan in front of the Belarusian embassy in Yerevan, AzVision.az reports citing the Armenian Media.

Baku has opposed politicization of Lapshin’s case.

Two Turkish soldiers have been martyred and 58 Daesh terrorists killed during the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria, according to the military Wednesday.

Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on February 13, the Georgian Foreign Ministry told APA on February 8.

"Iran has not permitted any music group from the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to give a concert in the country."

The Azerbaijani government is taking the necessary steps to prevent further price increases, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmadov told reporters on Wednesday, APA reported.

Russia's public debt amounted to 11.1 trillion rubles or 13.2% of GDP as of 2016. The Finance Ministry expects that the national debt will reach 14.7% of GDP by the end of 2017 and by the end of 2019 - 15.7%. Is this number critical for economy? Can it affect living standards of Russian citizens? To whom does Russia have to pay its debt?

The aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation returns to its base in Severomorsk. The mission to Syrian shores lasted for nearly four months. The mission of the Russian aircraft carrier group to Syria generated quite a controversy. Suffice it to recall the scandal around the entry of Russian warships to Spanish ports

Armenian armed units violated ceasefire a total of 24 times throughout the day, using 82 millimeter mortars and large-caliber machine guns.

Iran denounced on Friday as illegal new sanctions imposed on it by the United States.

This could be the most unusual shared custody of kids ever witnessed.

Billionaire Vincent Viola, who was US President Donald Trump`s pick for Secretary of the Army, pulled his named out of consideration, local media reported.