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Azerbaijan joins Mecca Convention
Azerbaijan has joined the Mecca Convention, Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev said within third Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities of the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Baku.
UK extends permission to conduct business with Lukoil's Bulgarian subsidiaries
The UK Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has extended a license due to expire on October 29, 2026, for transactions with Lukoil's Bulgarian entities under the imposed sanctions restrictions until February 26, 2027.
International Space Station operations may be extended until 2032
Russia is discussing with foreign partners the extension of the International Space Station (ISS) joint operations until 2032, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said at a meeting of the Federation Council.
Azerbaijan joins Mecca Convention
Azerbaijan has joined the Mecca Convention, Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev said within third Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities of the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Baku.
Leyla Aliyeva meets with ICESCO director general
The parties signed a cooperation agreement
Baku hosts 9th SDG Dialogue on energy sector decarbonization
The 9th Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Dialogue is taking place in Baku.
Armenia and EU discuss visa liberalisation progress
The fifth meeting of the Armenia-EU joint working group was held in Yerevan on 26 October.
Armenia interested in expanding relations with EU - Pashinyan
Armenia is interested in deepening and expanding relations with the European Union, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a meeting with Director-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations in the European Commission Gert Jan Koopman in Yerevan on Monday.
Yerevan expresses hope for environmental projects with Baku
Once the demarcation work is completed, it will become possible to address the restoration of environmental losses incurred in the past
Georgia is becoming international financial hub, Turnava says
She noted that this progress is driven by extensive economic reforms and record-high international reserves
Stars honoring legendary footballers to be unveiled in Georgias capital
The event is scheduled for this coming Saturday
Georgia increased imports of Russian rice to record level
At the end of September, imports of Russian rice into Georgia increased to a record 60.5 tonnes valued at $43,400, the highest monthly figure since 2022.
Turkish investors ready to take stake in Akkuyu NPP - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Turkish investors were ready to acquire a stake in the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is being developed by Russia's Rosatom in Turkey.
Tornado kills construction workers in Antalya
Four construction workers were killed, and another was injured after a tornado tore apart two containers at a construction site on Monday night in Antalya, southern Türkiye.
Iran and Mecca alliance states to address Middle East security
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said participants in four-nation talks in Tehran on Monday agreed that security in West Asia should be based on regional states, with external interference prevented.
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.