Russia & CIS

Baku will host shopping festivals annually, according to the decree signed by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev Sept.1 on additional measures for developing tourism in the country.

Ukrainian companies “Divali Group” and “Lauffer Foods” have expressed interested in building partnership and cooperation with Azerbaijan.

Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has declared his continued support for Georgia’s visa liberalisation with the European Union.

"Supply and demand balance is just about being reached right now."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a number of important statements during his meeting with students of the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations. Sergei Lavrov said that Russia was working on an updated version of the concept of foreign policies of the state, although he did not specify any details

The ever-young and promising politician Ilya Yashin has concocted another political report. As "usual," the day before the official publication, the report has "leaked" and appeared in public access on the Internet. We have seen quite a number of such reports before, but the "regime" is still there

Many banks have recently restricted the sale of foreign currency due to the ongoing cheapening of the Azerbaijani manat.

The unmanned object was destroyed as it violated Azerbaijan’s airspace.

Request on a campaign group by Azerbaijani opposition Musavat Party was rejected by the Central Election Commission.

More than 200 people were evacuated from the Tallinn airport due to bomb scare.

The Turkish armed forces are reported to have 50 tanks and 380 personnel on the ground in Syria after three days of operations.

The National Statistical Service of Armenia has recently publicized the Poverty and Food Security: January-June 2016 report.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired two top-ranking generals from the country’s Investigative Committee.

At least 16 people were killed and four more were injured by fire that broke out at a warehouse in Moscow, a source in the local emergency

Russia's deputy PM says the sanctions will remain.

A shocking new video released by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group reportedly shows a British boy executing a prisoner with a handgun in Syria.

Board of Justice Ministry of Azerbaijan has determined new tasks, considered the results of activities for Jan-Jun 2016 yesterday.

Trump's doctor declared the GOP nominee to be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."

Croatia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the construction of the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) with Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR, Croatian media reported.

International rating agency Fitch has revised its rating on Azerbaijan.