OPEC Secretary General gets second term
OPEC countries renewed the term of Kuwait’s representative Haitham Al Ghais as the Secretary General of the organization for three years more at their ministerial conference, the OPEC said. "The Conference …
appointments
Nikolay Subbotin becomes new CEO of Makhachkala Airport
Today, the management team of Makhachkala International Airport welcomed its new CEO, Nikolay Subbotin, the former head of Ivanovo Airport.
Acting Prime Minister appointed in Abkhazia
Earlier, a decree was signed on the resignation of Alexander Ankvab
Lebanon's Hezbollah appoints Naim Qasem as secretary-general
Deputy chief of Hezbollah Naim Qassem has been appointed as the new leader of the Lebanese group. "The Shura Council has agreed to designate Sheikh Naim Qassem as the movement’s new secretary-general," …
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 …
Yusif Eyvazov headed Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
Yusif Eyvazov was appointed the director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Yerevan gets new prosecutor
Armenian Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan signed an order appointing Lilit Grigoryan to the post of Yerevan Prosecutor. “Counselor of Justice First Class Grigoryan has been working in the prosecutor's office since 1996. In …
Baghdad Amreyev becomes head of Turkic Investment Fund
Former Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Baghdad Amreev was appointed head of the Turkic Investment Fund, the organisation's press service informs. Yesterday, at the Organization of Turkic States summit in …
President of UN 77th General Assembly sworn in
Hungarian diplomat Csaba Korosi was sworn in as the President of the 77th UN General Assembly, which will open in New York on Tuesday. Korosi vowed to perform his duties in the best interest of the UN, in accordance with the UN Charter …
SOCAR's president appointed following presidential decree
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree appointing Rovshan Najaf as president of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). The decree comes into force from the date of its signing. Rovshan …
Dagestani government updated
The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, approved the new composition of the government of the region, replacing the heads of several ministries and deputy chairmen of the regional cabinet, the press service of the head of the …
Director of Akhmat sports club appointed head of Kadyrov’s secretariat
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, appointed Valid Edilov, director of the Republican sports club Akhmat, as head of his secretariat. Khutmat Kadyrova, the head of the republic’s daughter, was appointed Edilov's deputy. …
Interpol elects UAE official as president
Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in Istanbul. Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, …
Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan headed by Erbol Karashukeev
Today, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan was headed by Erbol Karashukeyev. He was appointed to the post of Vice Minister - Acting Minister of Agriculture. The new vice minister, acting Minister of …
World Trade Organization appoints first woman head
Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to head the World Trade Organization, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role amid rising protectionism and disagreement over how the body decides cases involving …
Former Kazakh Minister of Education heads university in Almaty
A new rector was appointed at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty. According to the press-service of the ministry, the university is now headed by the former Minister of Education and Science of the country, Zhanseit …
Ex-head of Azercosmos appointed Azerbaijani minister of transport
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to dismiss Ramin Guluzade from the post of minister of transport, communications and high technologies. The head of state also signed an order on the appointment of Rashad Nabiyev as …
Saudi Arabia names new central bank governor
Saudi Arabia’s king appointed Fahad al-Mubarak as central bank governor, his second stint in one of the most sensitive positions in the kingdom replacing Ahmed al-Kholifey, a decree carried on state media on Sunday said. Mubarak, …
Head of traffic police of Moscow dismissed
The head of the Moscow State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, Police Colonel Yuri Droganov, was dismissed, a source in law enforcement agencies informed. "By a presidential decree, the head of the Moscow State Traffic Safety …
Heads of Azerbaijan State Security Service and Foreign Intelligence Service promoted to Colonel Generals
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on conferring the high military rank of Colonel General upon Head of the country’s State Security Service Ali Naghiyev. Naghiyev has been serving as head of the State …
