Russia & CIS

The Daily Times an Englishlanguage Pakistani newspaper has published an article titled Knowing Azerbaijan

The Seoul High Court has ruled that former South Korean President Lee Myungbak 20082013 is guilty of embezzlement and bribery The former leader was sentenced to 17 years in prison Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday

Washington has the right to block US federal agencies from buying products by Huawei on cybersecurity grounds a judge ruled Tuesday dismissing the Chinese telecom giants legal challenge to a purchase ban AFP reported

The UEFA EURO 2020 matches in Baku will attract three times more tourists than the 2019 UEFA Europa League final Elkhan Mammadov vice president of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan AFFA said

There are no indications that there are cases of the new coronavirus in North Korea a World Health Organization WHO official said despite South Korean media reports suggesting the outbreak had spread to the isolated country Reuters reported

Azerbaijani delegation is attending the International Science Forum Caspian region in the 21st century ways of sustainable development The event is underway at Astrakhan State University according to Report news agency

Boeing Co found debris that could pose potential safety risks in the fuel tanks of several 737 MAX aircraft that are in storage and waiting to be delivered to airlines according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday

Peoples Artist of Azerbaijan national tenor Yusif Eyvazov has received the prestigious classical music award of Grand Prix de la Culture in Austria AZERTAC reported

KIRN Radio the largest Farsilanguage radio station in the United States and one of the largest in the world aired a live interview on Azerbaijan featuring Azerbaijans Consul General and the Dean of the Los Angeles Consular Corps Nasimi Aghayev

US Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 21 times using sniper rifles the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Feb 19

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order regarding measures to construct new bridges over Dayirmanchay and Garachay rivers in Gadabay district

Relieved passengers began leaving a coronaviruswracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2000 lives in China AFP reported

The establishment of a new body to control the market of jewelry precious metals and stones has been suggested in Azerbaijan

The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese staterun media entities with US operations the same as foreign embassies requiring them to register their employees and US properties with the State Department Reuters reports

The anticancer effect of green tea was revealed by Chinese scientists according to a study published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

The construction of some houses in settlements nearby roads has created some difficulties in the road infrastructure lately

There have been 92 cases of humantohuman spread of the coronavirus in 12 countries outside China but the World Health Organization does not have the data to make comparisons with China WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday Reuters reports

A delegation of the State Air Traffic Management Corporation of the Russian Federation State ATM Corporation led by Director General Igor Moiseenko has visited Baku AzerTag reports

The complaint of Bakhtiyar Hajiyev nominated as a candidate over Sabail Constituency 29 was considered at the meeting of the Central Election Commission held today said in a statement Ramiz Ibrahimov member of the Central Election Commission APA reports