Four candidates run for president in Belarus, where polling stations opened at 08:00, according to TASS. According to preliminary data, the voting turnout is expected to be high. During the five days of the early voting ...

Baku has hosted World Fair Play Awards Ceremony. Participants in the event included Azerbaijani minister of youth and sport Azad Rahimov, President of the International Committee for Fair Play Jeno Kamuti, and President of the European Fair Play Movement Christian Hinterberger ...

Czech Republic plans to celebrate last month's UEFA EURO 2016 qualification in front of their home fans were spoiled by a Turkey team with their own qualifying agenda as Fatih Terim's men won 2-0 in Prague on Saturday night, according to uefa.com Second-half goals from Selçuk İnan, with a penalty ...

Italian Ambassador in Baku Giampaolo Cutillo has said Azerbaijan`s supplying energy to his country will strengthen the bilateral cooperation. Speaking to an event called “Italian design meets Azerbaijan Sport & Wellness”, the Ambassador said the joint projects contribute ...

Azerbaijani wrestlers won a clutch of 3 medals at the 6th Summer Military World Games in Mungyeong, the Republic of Korea. Greco-Roman wrestler Rafig Huseynov at 80kg weighing class won the gold, while freestyle wrestler Joshgun Azimov at 70kg ...

FIFA Issa Hayatou will serve as acting president of Fifa, the world governing body has announced. Fifa said on Thursday morning that Sepp Blatter had been relieved of his duties and that Issa Hayatou, the head of African football from Cameroon, would be acting president, according to the Irish Times. ...

Italy-based "Notizie Geopolitiche" news portal has published an article analyzing the Azerbaijan-Italy economic relations. The author hailed the development of economic cooperation between the two countries, and noted that Azerbaijan and Italy saw more than USD 5 billion trade last year. ...

Azerbaijani taekwondo fighters claimed 4 medals, including the gold at the 6th Summer Military World Games in Mungyeong, the Republic of Korea. Patimat Abakarova (49kg) grabbed the gold, while Said Aliyev at 74kg scooped the silver. ...

Azerbaijani and Italian national teams have named their squads for the Euro-2016 qualifying round match to be played in Baku tonight. Azerbaijani team included: Kamran Agayev, Badavi Huseynov, Maksim Medvedev, Reshad Sadigov ...

Azerbaijani Minister of Economy and Industry Shahin Mustafayev has met Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, co-chairman of the intergovernmental commission Mahmoud Vaezi in Astara, Azerbaijan. ...

An exhibition entitled "Refraction" by Huseyn Hagverdi, Honorable Artist of Azerbaijan and member of the Artists` Union was launched at the YAY Gallery. Art by Huseyn Hagverdi evokes a chain reaction of questions leading towards certain reflections that give excitement to the postmodernist ...

Twin explosions targeted a peace rally in Turkey`s capital Ankara on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency. The attack outside Ankara`s main train station targeted those gathering to attend a lunchtime demonstration to call for an end to ...

A short-term observer mission of CIS has started working in Belarus today. The CIS IPA group of observers (as part of the CIS observation mission) will monitor the presidential election in Belarus scheduled for October 11. The mission includes 40 representatives ...

First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, members of the family and friends of outstanding Orientalist Aida Imanguliyeva have today visited the second Alley of Honors to lay flowers at her tomb. ...

Azerbaijan will remain the main natural gas supplier to Georgia, even if the transit of Russian gas increases, special representative of the Georgian PM Zurab Abashidze said in an interview to News-Georgia. ...

The 21st General Assembly of European Fair Play Movement (EFPM) has today kicked off in Baku. In his remarks at the event, President of EFPM Christian Hinterberger noted that Baku has excellently hosted the joint Congress of EFPM ...

Azerbaijan claimed their third gold medal at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Klaipeda, Lithuania after Dadash Dadashbeyli triumphed in the men's 105kg division. Dadashbeyli secured the gold medal after lifting a total of 382kg - 176kg ...

The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 79 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry said. The ceasefire was violated in Tap Garagoyunlu, Gulustan villages in Goranboy region, Chilaburt, Goyarkh ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili. The sides noted with the pleasure that bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia were developing successfully in the political ...

Azerbaijan is one of the most effective trade partners of Russia in the CIS space, Russia's Deputy Minister of Economic Development Alexei Likhachev told Russian media. According to Likhachev, 600 Russian enterprises operate in Azerbaijan including joint ventures: "We also ...

The price of oil fell again in the world markets. On the New York Stock Exchange NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) cost of the US Light crude oil decreased $0.90 to stand at ...

"We are having a training camp for 5 days. I'm satisfied with the trainings and preparations for the match. We know that it will not easy for us. Italy is four-time world champion and the group's leader. But we are undefeatable in last 4 matches. I believe that my team will ...