Russia & CIS

Azerbaijani Tourism Minister: "The number of the tourists visiting Azerbaijan increased by five times."

Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court denies former health minister Ali Insanov’s cassation appeal.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order.

Two flights are implemented from Baku to Istanbul a day.

The Cabinet of Ministers has been instructed to determine the number of students of the Azerbaijani-French University.

The next trilateral meeting of the presidents is expected to take place in Russia's St. Petersburg.

"Pharmacies have become like jewelry shops," complained a man during this year's annual phone-in with the Russian president.

Russian citizens seeking to join the Federal Security Service (FSB) will have to disclose overdue debt and any marriages to foreigners within their family.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker are to discuss foreign policy and Russia-EU ties at the upcoming St. Petersburg Economic Forum, news outlet RIA-Novosti reported Thursday.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has received Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Alexander Konovalov, APA reports.

The sides discussed a number of topical issues in Russian-Azerbaijani relations.

"Financial issues of cooperation still have to be duscussed."

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has cancelled his scheduled meetings in the German Bundestag over the adoption of the resolution on recognition of the events of 1915 as “Armenian genocide”.

“If the parties agree, the Russian presidential administration will make a statement about the meeting.”

The Presidential Library of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has launched "Mehriban Aliyeva. Azerbaijani first lady's activities in media" electronic publication.

Russian Foreign Ministry has made a statement.

When Moscow city deputy Alexandra Parushina asked the men in bulldozers if they had permission to tear down a 1920s housing estate in her constituency, security guards threw her to the ground.

Normal people have normal hobbies. They garden. They hike through the woods. They collect stamps. I am not a normal person.

Head of the Russian Air Force, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev has ordered the grounding of the country's entire Su-27 fleet, until the reasons behind the crash that led to a pilot's death on Thursday are clear.