Russia & CIS

The president of the National Congress of Armenians of Ukraine, Ashot Avanesyan, has commented on reports alleging that he is a business partner of the chairman of the United Congress of Azerbaijanis in Ukraine, Rovshan Taghiyev, as well as the fact that they made a joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh during the New Year's Eve celebration in Kiev.

Hillary Clinton is not going to run to be mayor of New York and will never stand for elected office again, a close friend of the former Democratic presidential candidate has said - despite a number of rumours suggesting otherwise.

Turkey supports and will always support Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during the 9th conference of ambassadors in Ankara, Turkish media reported Jan. 9.

A US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats on Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, a US official on Monday, APA reports citing CNN.

In late December, Russia's long-range aviation celebrated a professional holiday. Some may believe that strategic aircraft do not mean much in comparison with ballistic missiles or nuclear-powered submarines. Yet, Russian strategic bombers play an important role. They constantly remind Russia's "sworn friends" of something that they often forget

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia Marin Mottus.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has offered condolences to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the death of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced USD/AZN rate for January 10.

The Turkish Airlines put off 380 international and domestic flights from Ataturk Airport and Sabiha Gökçen Airport because of heavy snow, the company said.

Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including developing the country's long-range missile program which U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to halt.

Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will discuss the ways of development of further cooperation.

Turkey has two main expectations of the U.S., focused on two terrorist groups, namely FETO and the Syrian YPG, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday.

Accession to the Islamic military coalition is not on the foreign policy agenda of Azerbaijan, Hikmat Hajiyev, Foreign Ministry spokesman, told APA on Monday.

US-dollar rate in Turkey just now exceeded the level of 3.70 TRY.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK to leave EU and not accept any condition. Report informs citing the Bloomberg, Theresa May said in an interview with Sky News channel.

Outgoing President Barack Obama has received the report put together by the US Intelligence Community about the evidence it put together that led it conclude that Russia attempted to interfere in the US election, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said in a press briefing, APA reports quoting Sputnik.

A building housing refugees in western Germany has caught fire, with over a hundred firefighters and police called in to battle the blaze, RT reported.

Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said Jan. 5 that Turkey has the right to shut down the Incirlik Air Base, Daily Sabah reported.

At least ten people were killed and 21 injured after a car rigged with explosives went off in the Bab Al Moatham neighborhood in the center of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, APA reports quoting Sputnik.

A new building of secondary school No13 in Tumbul village of the city of Nakhchivan was commissioned on January 5.