Russia & CIS

Two Iranians have died in hospital after testing positive for the new coronavirus in the holy Shiite city of Qom the head of the citys University of Medical Sciences told Mehr news agency on Wednesday APA reports

A quake has struck in the Caspian Sea the National Seismological Service Center under Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences told APA

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has visited a monument to great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi in Villa Borghese park in Rome AzerTag reports

The Armenian Presidents Office has received a proposal from the Prime Ministers Office to relieve Artur Baghdasaryan Chief of the Military Police and Aleksan Aleksanyan Head of the Department of Moral and Psychological Provision of the Armed Forces The presidential office informed this to Armenian NewsNEWSam

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived in the Italian Republic for an official visit APA reports

The Azerbaijani community of NagornoKarabakh has responded to the statements of Armenian political circles according to Report news agency

Azerbaijani chess players are competing at the Aeroflot Open 2020 tournament in Moscow Russia

Azerbaijans Defense Ministry has approved a plan of events regarding the execution of the order signed by Samir Nuriyev head of the Presidential Administration on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide

Turkey launching a crossborder operation into Idlib northwestern Syria is just a matter of time the Turkish president said on Wednesday Anadolu Agency reported

The coronavirus epidemic that has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment AFP reported

The first civilian flight in eight years landed at Aleppo airport in northern Syria Wednesday an AFP correspondent on board the aircraft reported

Air France unions have called for strikes at domestic carrier Hop as pilots seek an improved pay offer and ground staff representatives press for job guarantees union officials said on Wednesday Reuters reportd

The World Bank WB plans to extend the closing date of Judicial Services and Smart Infrastructure Project from June 30 2020 to June 30 2021 according to Report news agency

Chances are high for Azerbaijan to hold auctions on the development of renewable and alternative energy projects this year Deputy Minister of Energy Elnur Soltanov told journalists according to Report news agency

Azerbaijani oil price has decreased on the world markets

The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet a landmark UN report said Wednesday warning that every child is under immediate threat AFP reported

In accordance with the combat coordination plan of the Nakhchivan garrison troops for 2020 tacticalspecial exercises were conducted on the subject of Combat operations in the severe cold the Defense Ministry reported

Mongolia will keep all its schools shut until March 30 in order to prevent the coronavirus from spreading in the country the government said on Wednesday Reuters reported

Georgia imported natural gas worth 56761800 last month

The first court hearing on the criminal case against Armenias former president Serzh Sargsyan former minister of agriculture Sergo Karapetyan owner of Flash company Barsegh Beglaryan former deputy minister of agriculture Samvel Galstyan and former head of the Ministrys Department of Crop Production Gevorg Harutyunyan are scheduled for February 25 according to newsam