Earthquake jolts Azerbaijan's Guba district
An earthquake occurred on the border of Guba district, according to the Seismic Survey Center under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
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Israeli Foreign Minister to meet with Marco Rubio
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During a visit, the Foreign Minister will also meet with US senators.
Istanbul tops global traffic congestion ranking
Istanbul has once again been ranked as the city with the world's worst traffic congestion, with drivers losing an average of 118 hours per year to gridlock.
UN: Azerbaijan's cities expanded 50% in 25 years
Azerbaijan's urbanized territory has grown by 55% over the past 25 years, according to UN data.
Russian cosmonauts return to earth
A Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky and NASA astronaut Jonathan Kim has returned to Earth, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Tuesday.
Iran names most cited scientists
The Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) Institute has listed 1,142 Iranian scholars among the world's top 1% most-cited researchers.
Gazprom ready to triple gas supplies to Kazakhstan
Russian gas supplies to Kazakhstan could more than triple by the end of the decade, the press service of the Russian State Duma's Energy Committee said.
Upper Lars border crossing reopens to all traffic
Heavy-duty trucks are once again permitted to pass through the Upper Lars border checkpoint between Russia and Georgia, following a restriction that lasted less than a day.
4.9-magnitude earthquake recorded in Antalya
Another earthquake has struck Türkiye, with the latest tremor recorded in the coastal province of Antalya.
Iran files criminal cases marathon organizers
Judicial authorities in Iran have arrested two organisers of a marathon held on an island off the country’s southern coast after images emerged showing women taking part in the race without hijabs, The Guardian reported.
Heydar Aliyev Foundation to help orphanage in Bangladesh
Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and founder and head of the IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva, together with the head of Baku Media Center Arzu Aliyeva, visited an institution for orphaned and homeless children in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Qatar not to finance Gaza reconstruction alone
Qatar has affirmed its commitment to supporting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip but clarified it will not undertake the task alone.
Moscow and Beijing conduct joint missile defense drills
China has confirmed it held joint military exercises with Russia, which took place on Russian territory this week.
Georgia tightens penalties for illegal logging
Georgian authorities are intensifying efforts to preserve forest resources, with repeat offenders of illegal logging now facing criminal prosecution.
Pashinyan honors memory of victims of devastating Armenian earthquake
The Prime Minister and President of Armenia visited the city of Spitak to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that claimed approximately 25,000 lives.
Turkish rescuers pulled vehicles with Russian tourists from sea
No casualties are reported
Nikol Pashinyan takes Yerevan residents to the border with Azerbaijan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave Yerevan residents a political tour
Minor earthquake hits Sochi’s Lazarevsky District
The natural disaster caused no casualties or damage
Georgia to send children to Switzerland for treatment at public expense
Georgian children with cardiac defects will have the opportunity to undergo surgery at the Geneva University Hospital
ADB: Azerbaijan becomes regional leader in decarbonization
Azerbaijan is becoming a leader in decarbonization in the region, team leader and energy specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Kangbin Zheng said at the presentation of a decarbonization project within the framework of cooperation between Azerbaijan Railways and the ADB in Baku.
