Russia & CIS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulations to the President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta.

"It is unclear what will happen next."

The winners of the Baku Youth Languages Olympiad were awarded on December 12, 2015.

There is a threat of terror.

Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish foreign ministers will meet in Tbilisi on December 21, Georgian minister of foreign affairs Giorgi Margvelashvili told journalists.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has offered condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over a fire in a neurological hospital in Voronezh.

Twenty-three people have been killed and over two dozen injured in a fire at a neurological hospital in Russia’s central Voronezh region.

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has responded to the claims of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

Speaking at an international conference on policy of neutrality, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko urged Russia and Turkey 'to do at least half a step toward each other' and restore good relations between the countries, Oxu.Az reports citing RIA Novosti.

Russian President Putin spoke at an extended session of the Defense Ministry Board of the Russian Federation on December 11. "I would like to want those, who try to organize any sort of provocations against our military men. We have already taken additional measures to ensure security of Russian military men and our airbase," he said

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gave an interview to Russian leading TV channels. In the interview, Medvedev summed up the results of the outgoing year and shared his views and expectations for the future. Commenting on the attack of the Turkish Air Force on the Russian Su-24 aircraft, he said that Turkey had given grounds for the war

While Russia only recently revealed evidence of Turkey’s involvement in terrorist oil smuggling, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow has long known about the issue, but until recently did not want to believe that Ankara was as deeply involved as it seems to be.

Although Russia offers plenty of opportunities to take a break from traditional Islamic customs, the country's federal tourism body launched a "halal-friendly" tour of the Russian winter to visitors of Gulf Arab states more used to the surrounding desert.

Baku Court of Grave Crimes on Wednesday passed a decision on the arrest of Rafig Alishov, the former head of the Gobustan district executive authority.

A reception was held in honor of the President.

Former head of the now defunct Yukos energy company Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Wednesday that he is considering seeking asylum in the United Kingdom among other scenarios in light of the new charges he may face in Russia.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has made a statement.

On December 9 Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov received newly appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Korea Kim-Chang-Gyu.