Russia & CIS

This day has been celebrated as the national holiday in Azerbaijan since 1998.

German servicemen are supporting their Western allies’ forces stationed near the Tishrin hydropower plant.

SOFAZ was established in 1999 with assets of $271 million.

This Open Skies Agreement will facilitate trade and travel between the United States and Azerbaijan.

A bomb explosion in eastern Turkey has injured six police officers, according to the country's state-run news agency.

Pope of Rome Pope Francis will pay a visit to Armenia on June 24.

Deputy chairman of Defense and Security Committee of Russia's Federation Council spoke about NATO's plans to strike a preventive blow on Russia. US missile defenses serve both as the smoke screen and a platform for placing offensive missiles. Can NATO strike a preventive blow on Russia without entailing catastrophic consequences for the aggressor?

Moldovan reporter was fired after making an illegal visit to the occupied Azerbaijani territories.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday that he will pay a visit to Azerbaijan in the coming months, APA reports.

During its chairmanship of the OSCE in 2018, Italy will spare no efforts for settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni.

A trilateral meeting between Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian presidents will take place in St. Petersburg on June 26, APA reports citing 1in.am.

Baghdadi died in an air strike on IS's stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria.

Azerbaijan will grant military service deferment to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree students, who are Azerbaijani citizens receiving education in the country and abroad.

Azerbaijan is expected to apply the ASAN Visa system this summer.

An amendment to the Law “On state duty” was discussed during the Azerbaijani parliament’s extraordinary plenary meeting on Tuesday.

Experts warn temperatures this week will rise further and well above seasonal norms.

As of April 1, 2016, Azerbaijan’s external public debt made $7,448.7 mln (AZN 11,486.6 mln), external public debt/GDP ratio – 21%.

The bill 'On science' has been put for discussion in the third reading at the extraordinary plenary session of Milli Majlis.