A summit of world religious leaders may take place in Azerbaijan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during the meeting with Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders Mohamed Abdelsalam in Baku. Mohammed Abdelsalam …
The Azerbaijani public will make its choice in the extraordinary presidential elections in the interests of a stronger state, the chairman of the religious …
The largest Islamic center in the country will start working in Chechnya in 2025. It will be opened in Grozny, the complex will include a mosque.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibahsvili extended his wishes of “peace” and “prosperity” to the country’s Muslim community on Eid al-Adha holiday. The PM expressed his “enormous respect and …
Tomorrow, Derbent will host the largest event of this Ramadan - Republican Iftar
Today, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is celebrating his 90th birthday. Ilia II - Irakli Georgievich Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili - was born on January 4, 1933. He was the fourth child in a family that had lived in …
The visit of representatives of the Albanian-Udi and other Christian communities and the State Committee of Azerbaijan for Work with Religious Organizations and journalists to Azerbaijan’s Kalbajar district on the occasion of the Easter …
The Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili wished a happy Passover to the Jewish people on Friday, noting the “precious” friendship between the two nations and their communities. In his congratulatory message for the …
On the eve, a meeting took place between the chairman of the party "For Georgia" Giorgi Gakharia and the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. According to the former premier, he congratulated the patriarch on the 44th …
Today, on November 23, Georgia is celebrating one of the most important religious holidays in the country - the St. George's Day or Giorgoba. Festive services, dedicated to this day, are held in all the acting churches of Georgia. …
Azerbaijan is home to the largest Jewish community of any majority-Muslim country
It is important to know Karabakh's history to understand the reasons behind current geopolitical developments in the South Caucasus, Fazil Gasimov, a PhD student in Istanbul University, UNESCO Representative of UNESCO-accredited "Ashiq Shamshir" Cultural Center Public Union writes in the article OPINION - Gregorian Church bears responsibility for disappearance of Karabakh's Christian Albanians for Anadolu Agency. He shares the results of his research on Karabakh's history from different sources
American journalist, author of the books "The Armenian Lobby and US Foreign Policy" and "Murder in the Mountains: War Crime in Khojaly and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict" Raul Lowery Contreras talks about religious …
The first collective prayers were performed in the Juma Mosque, which is located in the Agdam region liberated after 27 years of occupation by the Armenian armed forces. The parishioners have covered the mosque's floor with …
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during his visit to the liberated city Aghdam commented on the concerns expressed by some Western leaders after the end of the Second Karabakh war regarding Christian temples in the liberated lands …
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will issue a pardon decree on Orthodox Christmas on January 7 after a several-month moratorium on acts of amnesty. Zurabishvili earlier declared a moratorium on pardoning prisoners …
Pope Francis invited Georgian Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II to the Vatican next year to commemorate the 40-year anniversary since the latter’s “historic visit” in 1980. In the …
There is tremendous potential for developing Russia-Azerbaijan relations in the fields of education and science, and its implementation requires forums like the 10th Russia-Azerbaijan Interregional Forum, held on November 22-23 in Moscow, …
The Second Summit of World Religious Leaders, which will bring together political, public, scientific and religious figures of various countries and representatives of international organizations, has opened in Baku today. …
A Holy Synod meeting yesterday has ended with the decision to dismiss Chkondidi Metropolitan Petre from the post and request the release of convicted archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze. The synod meeting was called after …
