Russia & CIS

Ramzan Kadyrov was ahead with about 98 percent of the vote after a partial count of ballots from the Sunday election was announced.

Russia plans effectively to revive the KGB under a massive shake-up of its security forces, a respected business daily has reported.

According to preliminary results, the United Russia gathered support of 54.22 percent of the voters.

As of September 1, the number of first graders decreased in Armenia.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) said it attracted AZN 65m at a deposit auction on September 19.

25 insurance companies of Azerbaijan gathered AZN 356.18m in insurance duties in January-August of this year.

Sherlockstar Amanda Abbington had a mixture of emotions on Sunday night at the 2016 Emmy Awards.

Azerbaijan’s Shaki Court of Grave Crimes sentenced Ilgar Mammadov to 7 years and Tofig Yagublu 5 years in prison.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on conferring the honorary title of "Honored Engineer" to workers of the oil industry of Azerbaijan.

An advisor to commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has banned the former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from running in the 2017 presidential election.

A large number of cartridges have been stolen from a military warehouse in Armenia, local newspaper Arovat reports.

The Korean Times newspaper has published an article titled “Nuclear facility in Armenia”, AzerTag reports.

Aloyan’s August 21 doping test showed the presence of tuaminoheptane (a nasal decongestant drug) in his body.

While the economic situation in Azerbaijan, a post-Soviet Russian republic that has been going through a currency crisis, was difficult, the situation was not critical, Fitch senior director Paul Gamble said on Wednesday.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of a new building of school No. 311 in Sabunchu district, Baku on September 15.

Oil prices rose on Thursday after falling around 3 percent in the previous session, supported by an unexpected fall in U.S. crude inventories.

A number of negative shocks have impaired economic performance in Azerbaijan

Germany has temporarily closed its embassy, all other consular offices and schools in Turkey, reportedly due to fears of a possible attack, Hurriyet reported.

Azerbaijan's tourism industry is on its way of development today.

US lawmakers invited Ahmet Sait Yayla to speak about recent coup attempt.