Political appointments

Iran appoints first female government speaker

Iran appoints first female government speaker

Fatima Muhajirani has been appointed speaker of the Iranian government. Muhajirani's candidacy, which Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian proposed, was approved at a government meeting. Muhajirani is the first woman …

Iran's Parliament approves Araghchi as foreign minister

Iran's Parliament approves Araghchi as foreign minister

The National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament has approved the candidacy of Abbas Araghchi for the post of Iranian Foreign Minister. If members of the Iranian parliament express a vote of confidence in …

Armenia appoints new ambassador to Russia

Armenia appoints new ambassador to Russia

Armenia has appointed Gurgen Arsenyan as its new ambassador to Russia. The relevant decree was signed by Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan. Gurgen Arsenyan was born in 1959 in Yerevan. Arsenyan previously served …

Iran's President appoints Vice President

Iran's President appoints Vice President

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Mohammad-Reza Aref as his first vice president, IRNA reported. Pezeshkian made the appointment in a decree following his official endorsement as Iran's ninth president earlier in …

Two ministers resign in Türkiye

Two ministers resign in Türkiye

A cabinet shuffle was announced in Türkiye after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed two ministers early Tuesday. According to the …

Iran’s acting Foreign Minister appointed

Iran’s acting Foreign Minister appointed

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has been appointed as Iran's acting top diplomat following the death of Iranian FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian …

Putin appoints Russia's new Cabinet

Putin appoints Russia's new Cabinet

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed several more ministers and deputy prime ministers, according to the relevant presidential decrees. Along with the prime minister, the new Russian government consists of 10 deputy PMs and 21 …

Putin announces defence ministry changes

Putin announces defence ministry changes

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed appointing Andrey Belousov, who previously served as the first deputy prime minister, as Russia’s new defense minister. Russia’s current defense chief Sergey Shoigu will replace …

SOCAR chairman appointed AFFA president

SOCAR chairman appointed AFFA president

Azerbaijan Association of Football Federations (AFFA) has hosted a Report-Election Conference on April 2 in Baku. During the conference, President of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) Rovshan Najaf was elected …

Olzhas Bektenov appointed Kazakh PM

Olzhas Bektenov appointed Kazakh PM

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed an executive order appointing Olzhas Bektenov as the new prime minister of Kazakhstan. …