Russia & CIS

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced USD/AZN rate for February 6.

Recent reports about the analysis that US military departments conduct into consequences of nuclear strikes on Russia and China have generates heated discussions in the world. The nuclear potential of China remains classified. According to experts' estimates, it does not exceed the power of a quarter of a thousand of warheads

As of 2016, Russia has reached 90 percent of self-sufficiency in vegetables. The domestic production of greenhouse vegetables has increased by 8% - to 691,000 tons. Russia's food embargo had affected the domestic restaurant industry. Surprisingly, however, Russia has demonstrated an impressive culinary revolution unfolding

Russia faces the danger of depopulation: the generation of the 1990s has entered the childbearing age. This generation is too small in size and is unlikely to ensure natural reproduction of the Russian population. Russia experienced a monstrous decline in the birth rate during the 1990s. Nowadays, the phenomenon may occur again

Armenians have violated ceasefire with Azerbaijan 7 times.

The conference dedicated to the results of the third year of implementing the “State program on socio-economic development of Azerbaijani districts in 2014-2018” has kicked off in Baku, APA reports.

At least two law enforcement officers and three militants have been killed during a police operation in Russian Chechen Republic.

Armenian Defence Minister Vigen Sargsyan will visit Iran.

Germany should not accept the asylum requests of 40 former Turkish soldiers allegedly linked to the July 15 defeated coup.

"Iran's foreign ministry called the decision 'illegal, illogical and contrary to international rules'."

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the Pentagon to submit a plan for the defeat of Daesh to him in the next 30 days,APA reports quoting Sputnik.

In a phone call on Saturday, the Presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, agreed to maintain regular contact and charged their teams with organizing their meeting in person, the Kremlin press service said, TASS reports.

Azerbaijani cultural monuments and cemeteries are being destroyed as a result of the Armenian occupation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is a cradle of Azerbaijani culture, Sevinj Fataliyeva, a member of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, said.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by President of American Jewish Committee John Shapiro.

Flights on Baku-Ganja-Baku route will be restored from February 5 upon the request of Ganja city executive authority.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev’s order on measures to restore the Jojug Marjanli village of the Jabrayil district is a historical step, historical decision. This is the beginning of big events, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmadov said.

“April fighting is a glorious history of our lives. We also suffered losses in the fighting. However, today the martyrs’ souls are pleased. Thus, people, with great enthusiasm, return to the lands for which the martyrs sacrificed their lives”, Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Ali Hasanov said Saturday.

So, Turkey’s rating was downgraded from investment-grade to speculative-grade.

Chain-reaction collision happened on the Baku-Sumgait road on Jan. 28 morning, Trend correspondent reports from the accident site.

Turkish ambassador to Moldova Hulusi Kılıç met with media representatives and political experts in Kishinev, APA reports.