Russia & CIS

Azerbaijan and Qatar have discussed the ways of developing the bilateral cooperation as Azerbaijani ambassador Rashad Ismayilov met with Qatars Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa AlThani

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 25 times using largecaliber machine guns the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Dec 27

The death toll from a Christmas typhoon that tore through the central Philippines rose to 28 on Friday with 12 people missing the disaster agency said as authorities moved to restore power and residents tried to repair damaged homes Reuters reported

A 51 magnitude earthquake has been registered near Bushehr nuclear plant southwestern Iran the US Geological Survey USGS said on Thursday Spuntik reported

Japan will send a warship and patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in the Middle East as the situation in the region from which it sources nearly 90 of its crude oil imports remains volatile a document approved by the cabinet showed on Friday Reuters reported

Azerbaijan will develop the State program on the efficient use of water resources

Galina Volchek a prominent Russian theater director and actress has died She was 86

Cloudy weather is expected in Baku and Absheron Peninsula on December 27

Azerbaijan is working towards the promotion of environmentally friendly cars and phased restrictions on using vehicles with an expired life mainly cars with diesel engines Head of the Department of Environmental Policy of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Rasim Sattarzade told reporters in Baku Trend reports

According to preliminary data the bus driver lost control of the vehicle and the bus fell on its side off the road

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on additional measures regarding the continuation of the works in the area of reconstruction of automobile roads as well as water supply and sewer systems in the territory of Khazar district of Baku City APA reports

Fikrat Akhundov has been appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

A married couple and their children died from carbon monoxide poisoning in one of the apartments in the city of Alaverdi of Armenias Lori Province

According to the rotation plan a group of servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army returned from Afghanistan to Baku

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been interviewed by Rossiya24 TV channel of the Russian Federation APA reports

Iranian Air Forces MiG29 fighter jet crashed Trend reports referring to the Iranian media outlets

China Iran and Russia will hold joint naval drills starting on Friday in the Indian Ocean and Sea of Oman Chinas defense ministry said on Thursday amid heightened tension in the region between Iran and the United States Reuters reported

Andrey Sipilin has been appointed as new assistant to Azerbaijans First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva according to the Presidential Administrations website

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a regulation approving a program of preparations for hosting the 2020 UEFA Euro Cup in Russia earmarking more than 35 bln rubles 567 mln according to a document published on the cabinets website on Thursday

Italian Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti told Reuters on Wednesday he had resigned after failing to obtain from the government billions of euros he said were needed to improve the countrys schools and universities Daily Sabah reported