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On November 11, Rahim Huseynov, a prominent statesman of Azerbaijan, died at the age of 87. His funeral took place on Sunday at the Yasamal cemetery in Baku, where relatives, friends and colleagues gathered to say goodbye to him for the last time.Born in 1936 in Baku, Rahim Huseynov's remarkable career spanned decades and encompassed various roles in economic, social, and political spheres. In 1959 he graduated from the Moscow Steel Institute with a degree in metallurgical ...

A day later, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responded to the provocative statement of the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani."We strongly condemn baseless and provocative opinions voiced by Mehdi Sobhani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia during his interview to Armenian CivilNet platform on November 10, 2023.These opinions, which undermine the relations between Azerbaijan and Iran which are based on ...

On Sunday, November 12, partly cloudy weather is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula, mostly without precipitation, the south-easterly wind will increase in places during the day. The air temperature at night will be +11 +16 °, during the day +16 +20 °, the message of the National Hydrometeorology Service.On November 12, the weather in the regions of Azerbaijan will be mostly without precipitation. Fog is expected at night and in the morning ...

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry strongly rejected and condemned the statement of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about the alleged "ethnic cleansing" of Armenians in Karabakh. "The unfounded statements made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on November 10, 2023 at the panel discussions of the 6th Paris Peace Conference once again demonstrate that the Armenian side does not give up political manipulation and distorted ...

On November 17, the UN International Court of Justice will rule on the case of Armenia against Azerbaijan regarding Yerevan's complaint about Baku's actions in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. New demands for interim measures were filed by Armenia against Azerbaijan on September 28 after Baku conducted an anti-terrorist operation in Karabakh. Armenia's petition contains 10 points, among them: to avoid violating the conventions on the prohibition of ...

The 9th Baku International Book Fair 2023opened in the capital's Expo Center. The exhibition presents more than 30 organizations from 11 countries of the world, as well as 131 local publishing houses and enterprises operating in the field of printing and book industry. Within the framework of the exhibition, events of various formats will be organized in the exhibition hall - book presentations, autograph sessions, meetings with readers, participation ...

Key Biden administration officials in charge of Caucasus policy will next week testify before the Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.James O"Brien, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and Dr. Alexander Sokolowski, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, are set to testify at an open hearing of the Subcommittee on ...

A group of Jewish writers drafted this letter after seeing an old argument gain new power: the claim that critiquing Israel is antisemitic. Editors at a corporate-owned magazine were prepared to publish the letter, but their lawyers advised against it. The writers share this letter in solidarity with those who continue to speak out in support of Palestinian freedom. Add your name

newsru.co.il: The Saudi TV channel Al-Arabiya reported on Friday, November 10, citing its ...

vesty.co.il: A major deal is being discussed in Qatar for the release of dozens of Israeli prisoners, mostly women, children and the elderly, taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. Ynet political commentator Itamar Eichner reported this on November 9 - the day when the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, and the head of the search for the abducted and missing, Nitsan Alon (reserve general) returned home from negotiations in Doha. They were ...