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Israel withdrew on Friday from a race against Germany and Belgium for two seats on the United Nations Security Council in 2019/2020 due to its low chances of winning, a UN source told Reuters.

Country Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Furio De Angelis has revealed the organization`s plans to implement several projects relating to internally displaced persons in Azerbaijan as he met with chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Rovshan Rzayev.

Turkey will maintain its presence in Afrin until it has been secured, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

The 6th Arena Polo World Cup will take place in Azerbaijan on June 15-17, 2018, according to the information published on the website of the World Polo.

The capitalization of Azerbaijan's banking sector amounted to 3.87 billion manats in the first quarter of 2018, which is 4.34 percent or 160.9 million manats more compared to the beginning of the year, according to a report by Azerbaijan's Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FIMSA) published on May 4.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he is willing to be interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the Russia meddling probe, but only if he gets fair treatment.

The State Examination Center (SEC) has made public the results of the final exams held on March 18 for 9th form pupils of special schools in Shamkir, Gadabay, Agstafa, Gazakh, Tovuz, Mingechevir, Balaken, Zagatala, Gakh, Yardimli, Jalilabad, Masalli, Lerik, Goychay, Agdash, Ujar, Ismayilli, Gobustan, Agjabadi, Khojavend, Fuzuli, Beylagan, Salyan, Neftchala, Hajigabul, Gusar, Guba, Siyezen, Khizi and Baku, school in Chilov island, and schools in jails.

A regatta of sailing yachts (Baku Sailing Regatta-2018) dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev will be held in Baku on Saturday, May 5, the Azerbaijani Sailing Federation announced May 4.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he may go to Jerusalem, where the United States is moving its embassy from Tel Aviv later this month after Trump broke with other world powers last year to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Reuters reported.

Police in Paris have used water cannons to break up a tumultuous rally. Amid May Day demonstrations, hooded individuals have been throwing smoke bombs and setting vehicles on fire in the French capital, RT reports.

Morocco will sever diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s support for the Polisario Front, a Western Sahara independence movement, the Moroccan foreign minister said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has not been elected as the country's interim prime minister amid ongoing protests, Sputnik reported.

Baku will host the Azerbaijan-Poland business meeting on May 17, Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) said in a message on May 1.

“My Step” initiative leader Nikol Pashinyan was not elected a Prime Minister, news.am reports.

Spokesperson of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Hikmat Hajiyev is attending the 40th session of the UN General Assembly Committee on Information in New York City, AzerTag reports.

A fatal road accident in Azerbaijan’s Kurdamir district resulted in the death of one person and several other being injured when two Mercedes cars collided on Tuesday afternoon, APA’s local bureau reported.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has today signed a decree on additional measures to modernize the activity of the Azerbaijan Mortgage and Credit Guarantee Fund.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on additional measures on construction of Golgeti-Dahnakhalil-Goshagovag-Arabojagi motor road in Agdash district, APA reports.

Original portraits of Shah Ismail and son to be exhibited in BakuItaly’s Embassy in Azerbaijan will organize an interesting exhibition for the first time in Baku, Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Augusto Massari said.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on amendments to the decree on “Regulating export of food products from the Republic of Azerbaijan to the countries of the European Union” dated of April 1 2005.