Russia & CIS

Iran’s deputy petroleum minister says his country has planned massive investment in oil and gas projects during post-sanction era.

Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire 65 times in various directions of the frontline within a day, said Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, APA reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed a recent New York Times editorial as “shameless,” calling on the U.S. daily to “know its place.”

Russian lawmakers have drafted a bill making it a criminal offense subject to imprisonment of up to two years for withholding information on genetically modified organisms (GMO) in products, local media reported Tuesday.

Russia's first laser system specializing in the production tasks of ship repair and addressing the import substitution of ship parts will be built at the Dalzavod Ship Repair Center, part of the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center.

Russia's first series nuclear-powered icebreaker will be laid down in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, the Baltic Shipyard announced.

Russia has done everything possible to create good conditions for Ukrainian refugees who fled their homeland amid hostilities, UN Refugees Agency (UNHCR) representative in Russia Baisa Vak-Voya told journalists Monday.

In the US, specialists say that the Russian economy is recovering. This is happening not in spite of, but owing to Western sanctions and the weak ruble. Russian companies switch to domestic products, which means that the much-talked about import substitution is taking place. However, with stronger ruble, the process loses relevance

The Kerch ferry reconstruction has been completed while its passenger throughput has been increased up to 50,000 people per day, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.

According to citizenship department head at Russia’s Federal Migration Service, number of asylum requests in Russia has surged by nearly 100 times since early 2014.

Russian Duma speaker Sergey Narishkin met Elmar Mammadyarov.

"We are proud of launch of FAO regional office in Azerbaijan"

"Azerbaijan has become an important center of power and attraction in the region."

Azerbaijan is turning into a donor country aiding to eliminate poverty.

National Council of Democratic Forces will hold rally at the stadium (former “Mehsul” stadium) of Sports and Health Complex.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sad that Russia must create a new generation of weapons and military equipment, train new, highly skilled professionals, strengthened country's position on the global market.

A new robotic firefighting vehicle, based on a battle tank platform, has been put into service with the Russian Armed Forces.

Azerbaijani cyclist Sergey Omelchenko has claimed two silver medals at the Grand Prix of Tula in Russia.

News.Az reprints an interview of EurActiv with Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Azad Rahimov.

Over 40 Azerbaijanis gathered outside the Armenian embassy.