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Egypt to limit store and restaurant working hours to save electricity
Egypt will impose restrictions on the opening hours of restaurants and stores for a month. The measure, which will be implemented in April, is aimed at saving electricity.
Baku and NATO discuss prospects for further cooperation
Azerbaijan's representative to NATO met with the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia. The parties discussed further cooperation.
Nearly 200 agents working for US and Israel arrested in Iran
Iran announced the arrest of individuals accused of transmitting various information to the USA and Israel. In total, nearly 180 individuals have been detained.
Baku and NATO discuss prospects for further cooperation
Azerbaijan's representative to NATO met with the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia. The parties discussed further cooperation.
Azerbaijan's Khojavend and Khanabad welcome new residents
Today, the next group of former internally displaced persons sent within the framework of the program of Great Return to the liberated territories by the instructions of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reached the Khojavend city, as well as the Khanabad village of the Khojaly district.
Ilham Aliyev congratulates Azerbaijani people on Novruz Bayram
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev extended his congratulations to the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of Novruz holiday.
Armenia warns of risk to economy due to Iran situation
The Armenian Minister of Economy has issued a warning regarding potential risks to the country stemming from the ongoing conflict between the USA and Israel against Iran. He stated that this situation is likely to result in further price increases in the South Caucasus republic.
Armenian Ministry of Justice: new Constitution draft ready
Armenian Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan announced the text of Armenia's proposed new Constitution, developed to replace the current one via referendum, is ready.
Speaker of Armenian Parliament to visit Istanbul
Alen Simonyan, the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, is scheduled to visit Türkiye next month. He will head the Armenian delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting taking place in Istanbul.
US entry rules tighten for Georgian citizens
Washington is introducing an additional requirement for Georgian citizens wishing to visit the USA as tourists or for business purposes.
Georgia announces relaunch of agricultural programs
Georgian authorities are preparing to relaunch agricultural programs. This is expected to happen early next month.
Georgia to host UN Civil Service Forum
This summer, Tbilisi will host a major UN forum dedicated to the activities of civil service agencies.
NATO deploying more defences to Turkey
NATO is deploying another U.S. Patriot missile defence system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where personnel from the United States and other countries are located in the Incirlik Air Base, Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Turkey in nuclear power talks with Russia, China, Canada and South Korea
Turkey wants to build four nuclear reactors in the northern province of Sinop and four more in the Thrace region, and is in talks with South Korea, Canada, China and Russia, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.
Iraq resumes oil exports through Turkey's port of Ceyhan
Iraq has resumed oil exports via the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, the state-owned North Oil Company (NOC) said, according to the Iraqi news agency INA.
Analysis
Drivers of Azerbaijan success in the 21st century
Within recent decades, Azerbaijan has gone a long and successful way to become the strongest country of the South Caucasus and an important actor in international affairs
Earliest known author may have been a woman
A priestess named Enheduanna claimed authorship to poetry and other texts—sometimes in first-person—more than a millennium before Homer.
Why China’s property recovery is held back?
Despite a slew of measures to boost demand and the end of Covid Zero, Chinese residents remain reluctant to commit their savings to a sector that’s seen its worst downturn. That’s prompting analysts to expect more policy …
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Chemist Yusif Mammadaliyev aviation fuel Molotov cocktails satellites and rockets
Baku hosted a two-day international conference titled "Yusif Mammadaliyev: Science. Heritage. Innovation," dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the chemist, professor, and academician who once managed to elevate Soviet science to a new level. Who was Yusif Mammadaliyev and what leaders of international organizations said about him at the conference?
Mirmemmed Cavadzade - A Man with a kind heart and a sharp scalpel
Ten years ago, on September 15, 2015, a branch of the First Moscow State Medical University opened in Baku. Today, it possesses a substantial clinical base comprising fifteen medical centers, dispensaries, research institutes, and clinics. Among these is Mirmemmed Cavadzade Republican Clinical Urology Hospital. This is an article about the man it honors and his significant contribution to the field of urology.
Biden says goodbye 46th US Presidents farewell address
After four years in the White House and a half-century in Washington U.S. President Joe Biden has finally said farewell. Sitting in the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, the one-term Democratic leader used a 17-minute address to frame his four-year presidency. With only days left in the White House, Biden was saving a few surprises for his farewell address Wednesday evening, as President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, 2025.