Russia & CIS

Alexander III used to say that Russia has only two allies - its own army and its own navy. The All-Russian Movement for the Support of the Fleet exists for 25 years. Does Russia still have the same allies? Pravda.Ru editor-in-chief Inna Novikova asked this question to Mikhail Nenashev, the chairman of the movement

The United States reiterates strong support for the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs' work and appreciates their unwavering engagement with the sides to advance a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. U.S., APA reports that US permanent representative to OSCE said.

The photo of two Armenian girls which was taken in historic district of Azerbaijan occpuied by Armenia has been disseminated in social networks, Oxu.Az reports citing BAKU.WS.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Thursday he will visit Turkey's capital Ankara on Nov. 15 amid tense relations between the two countries, Anadolu agency reports.

Russian nationals will shortly be able to travel to Armenia with domestic passports, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said on Thursday as he received a Russian parliamentary delegation.

A new page will open in relations between Ankara and Washington after Donald Trump has been elected the new US president, Ramazan Akkir, an international relations expert, told Trend Nov. 10.

Chairman of Moldovan Azerbaijanis Congress, businessman and philanthropist Vugar Novruzov has been decorated with the highest state award of Moldova – The Order of the Republic.

According to the plan of bilateral cooperation for the current year between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, Baku is hosting a working meeting of military medical professionals.

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation has organized an entertainment program for children deprived of parental care and children with Down Syndrome.

Oil prices slipped on Thursday as markets recovered from shock over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's surprise victory and focused on oversupply concerns, as well as whether OPEC will decide later this month to cut production, Reuters reported.

President-elect Donald Trump called President Barack Obama a "very good man" as the two long-time antagonists met in the Oval Office in a ritual epitomizing the peaceful transfer of power, CCN reports.

Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva has today attended the opening of IDEA Animal Care Center.

A Russian court on Thursday upheld a decision to block the website of social networking company LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD.N), Interfax news agency reported, setting a precedent for the way foreign internet firms operate in the country, according to Reuters.

Azerbaijan has so far invested $7.9 billion in Turkey's economy, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said in a meeting with the Turkish Ambassador Erkan Ozoral, according to a message from the Economy Ministry.

President Barack Obama is hosting his successor Donald Trump at the White House for what could prove to be awkward transition talks, APA reports quoting BBC.

“The road, built by AzVirt in Serbia, is the first project implemented by an Azerbaijani company in Europe,” Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev told Azerbaijani journalists prior to the official inauguration of the road in Belgrade.

New deputy director general on business support at Turkish petrochemical complex Petkim has been appointed, according to a message posted on the website of the Public Disclosure Platform (Kamuoyunu Aydınlatma Platformu – KAP) Nov. 10.

The fierce anti-Russian propaganda based on the "Putin brand" produces an opposite effect in the West too. The propaganda against Putin creates Putin's supporters and fans. During the presidential election in the United States, Western media paid too much attention to the fictional "Moscow's hand

Baku is hosting a conference on investment opportunities in Azerbaijan and Iran, AzerTag reports.

The first Social Media Forum will be held in Ganja.