Russia & CIS

The document urges OIC countries not to sell weapons to Armenia and prevent the transit use of their territories in arms sales to this country

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse, Chairperson of the Baku-2015 first European Games Organizing Committee Mehriban Aliyeva have reviewed the conditions created at the head office of the Baku-2015 European Games Operations Committee (BEGOC).

The European Parliament hosted on Thursday the presentation event “Gabala – a spot of Azerbaijan yet to be discovered”, dedicated to Azerbaijan’s Gabala district.

The U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) has organized the 1st U.S.-Azerbaijan Banking & Finance Forum in New York with the sponsorship of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, PASHA Bank, Boeing Company and GE.

The Russian Navy is preparing for a six-month expedition to the Antarctica, the first in more than three decades, the Defense Ministry announced on Thursday.

Azerbaijan and Argentina have signed a cooperation agreement in the sphere of tourism.

The Iranian defense minister says the ISIL Takfiri group does not have the capability to pose a threat to the borders of the Islamic Republic.

Talks gain momentum for a solution on the divided island as leaders work towards joint vision.

The 2-volume textbook on “Ecological Management” has been presented to the public.

Egypt is to host an economic forum in 2016.

Russia was first to implement the next generation Armata project. Though the idea of such a tank was first developed in Germany, the latter lacked the funding and political will to put it into practice, die Welt wrote.

Russia's Defense Ministry refuted the statement made by the NATO chief that Russia had allegedly used military drills in order to hide the shift of troops to Ukraine.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has been hospitalized in Moscow due to a "disease recurrence," Gorbachev told the Russian News Service radio Thursday.

Western political thinking about its relationship with Russia is simplistic, inaccurate and often partial and misleading, according to a new report from the UK-based think tank Chatham House.

German satirist Uwe Steimle made fun of the common propaganda statements, according to which Russia is an aggressor attempting to acquire more and more territories under its control. The difference between Russia and the West is that "Russians left" Germany a long time ago, while "American friends" modernize nuclear weapons on German soil, he said.

Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system will be fully operational before the end of this year, the Russian Space Systems head said in an interview, published Thursday.

A Russian MiG-31 (Foxhound) interceptor successfully downed a cruise missile that was fired by a Tu-95MS (Bear) strategic bomber over the Pemboi Range in Russia’s northwestern region, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Central Military District’s press service said Thursday.

Despite rounds of sanctions imposed by the West, Russia continues search for alternative ways of economic development, Spanish daily newspaper ABC wrote.

Russia is fortifying its border with Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict in the neighboring country, the head of the country’s Border Guard Service said Thursday.

The Armenians continue committing arsons in the occupied Azerbaijani territories.