Azerbaijan

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is set to commence in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, November 11, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The conference will run until November 22, bringing together global…

In Azerbaijan’s recent snap parliamentary elections, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party claimed a majority, winning 67 seats, alongside 45 seats taken by independent candidates believed to be government-affiliated, OC Media reported yesterday. Opposition parties, including the Civic Solidarity Party, secured…

Pakistani and Taliban border forces have reached to an agreement on a ceasefire following a consultative meeting with tribal elders on Saturday evening, media outlets reported. Fierce lashes between the two sides had continued for five days in parts of Paktia province…

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale on Saturday shook a city on the Azerbaijani Caspian coast. According to the Azerbaijani Seismological Service Center, the earthquake’s epicenter was in the mountainous Lankarnan province, about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) northwest…

Ilham Aliyev was reelected Azerbaijan’s president on Wednesday with over 92% of the vote, according to preliminary results. The Central Election Commission announced the preliminary results of the presidential election, saying Aliyev got 92.1% of the vote from 54.47% of…

The US-based “Christian Today” newspaper revealed in a new report that Azerbaijan has been added on the US list of persecutors of religious freedom, including the persecution of members of the Shia and Armenian followers in the country and depriving…

The Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences reported discussing a specialized book on Karbala through a research webinar. The academy said in a news report published on its official website, which was translated by the Karbala Center for Studies and Research…

Shias in Azerbaijan revived the Ashura ceremonies this year, amid strict restrictions by the government authorities, yet they were able to show their grief and sympathy for the Master of the Martyrs, peace be upon him.The Caucasus news agency said…

Tajikistan said Wednesday it plans to reopen thousands of mosques that were closed last year due to the pandemic, citing the “normalisation of the epidemiological situation” in the ex-Soviet republic.The government information service Khovar said mosques will reopen across the…

Azerbaijan and Armenia started the process of exchanging prisoners Monday, a move stipulated in the peace deal between the two ex-Soviet nations that ended recent fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.Azerbaijani authorities said an all-for-all exchange of prisoners and…