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Baku 2025 operational-tactical exercise held under organization of MES -
Baku 2025 operational-tactical exercise was held at Baku International Sea Trade Port in Alat settlement, Garadagh district of Baku city, organized by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, focusing on the topic of "Organization of interaction with...

Azerbaijan discloses volume of oil through main pipelines in H1 2025
Azerbaijan discloses volume of oil through main pipelines in H1 2025 11 July 2025 18:27 (UTC+04:00) Azerbaijan’s main oil pipelines carried a total of 18.513 million tons of oil during January-June 2025. This figure represents a 3.8% decrease...
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Azerbaijan pays tribute to one of country's most influential film directors [PHOTOS]
Azerbaijan honours the memory of one of the country's most influential film directors and cinematographers, People's Artist, State Prize laureate Rasim Ojagov, who passed away 19 years ago, Azernews reports. His contributions to national cinema...

Azerbaijani para-taekwondo athlete wins silver in South Korea
Azerbaijani para-taekwondo athlete Sabir Zeynalov has won a silver medal at the Chuncheon 2025 World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge in South Korea, Azernews reports. Sabir Zeynalov began the competition from the Round of 16, where he consecutively...

Azerbaijani population continues to grow modestly in early 2025
As of June 1, 2025, Azerbaijan's population reached over 10.2 million, marking a modest increase of approximately 14,000 people, or 0.14 percent, compared to the start of the year, Azernews reports, citing the State Statistical Committee. The...

Azerbaijan and Armenia Work Towards Peace Treaty
Following the 2020, 44-day Nagorno-Karabakh war, which concluded with Azerbaijan liberating significant territories to which Azerbaijan had territorial integrity, subsequent clashes and skirmishes between Azerbaijan and Armenia took place. In...

Azerbaijani Government Considers New Legal Framework For Innovation , Minister Says
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. The Azerbaijani government is reviewing a draft law aimed at accelerating innovation and strengthening the country's competitiveness through advanced technology, said Minister of Economy,...

Azerbaijani SOCAR Carbamide Earns Nominee Spot For Digital Lighthouse Award
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. Following a two-and-a-half-year large-scale transformation process, the SOCAR Carbamide Plant has been included in the list of finalists for the Digital Lighthouse award, said Mikayil...

Azerbaijan Inches Closer To Supercomputer Infrastructure Completion, Economy Minister Says
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. A major project led by the Ministry of Economy and aimed at supporting the development of Azerbaijan's digital economy, the creation of a national supercomputer infrastructure, is nearing...

Azerbaijan Sets Ambitious Target For Industry 4.0 Readiness By 2028
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. The goal is to ensure that more enterprises benefit from the Industry 4.0 Readiness Program by the year 2028, said the Azerbaijani Minister of Economy, Mikayil Jabbarov, Trend reports....

Azerbaijani citizens highly appreciate President's activities in Great Return and military development -SURVEY
The Social Research Center conducted a public opinion survey among the citizens of the country to study public attitudes towards the activities of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, APA reports. Within the framework of the survey,...

Azerbaijan determines legal status of "Imarat" Historical-Architectural Museum Complex
The list of subordinate institutions not included in the structure of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan has been amended,APA reports. Prime Minister Ali Asadov has signed a decision in this regard. According to the decision,...

Azerbaijan Railways and China’s Xi’an Port strengthen partnership to boost Middle Corridor ...
Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) and China's Xi’an Free Trade Port Construction and Operation Co., Ltd. (Xi’an Port) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at expanding cooperation in railway transit and digital logistics along the Middle...

Azerbaijan unveils $2.7 billion green energy plan to power Europe
Azerbaijan is investing $2.7 billion in wind and solar energy as part of a sweeping plan to boost renewables to one-third of its electricity capacity by 2027 and become a major green power exporter to Europe. Speaking at the Baku Energy Forum,...

Azerbaijan’s population reaches 10.24 million as of June 1, 2025

Azerbaijani leader congratulates Mongolian President on national holiday
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has addressed a congratulatory letter to Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, President of Mongolia, on the occasion of Mongolia's national holiday, APA reports. The letter reads: "On the occasion of the...

Azerbaijani and Chinese civil aviation delegations hold meeting
Baku, July 11, AZERTAC Elmin Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport, met with a delegation led by the Deputy Director General of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The sides discussed the current state and future...

Azerbaijan Railways appoints representative at Xi’an Port, opens container yard
Baku, July 11, AZERTAC A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) and China’s Xi’an Free Trade Port Construction and Operation Co., Ltd. (Xi’an Port). According to ADY, during its delegation’s...

Azerbaijan approves law on implementation of 2024 state budget
The execution of the State Budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2024 has been approved with revenues amounting to 37,161,838.6 thousand manat and expenditures totaling 37,713,661.1 thousand manat, APA reports. This is reflected in the law "On...

Azerbaijan reveals revenue and expenses of State Oil Fund's 2024 budget
The State Oil Fund’s 2024 budget execution recorded revenues of 18,038,986.6 thousand manat and expenditures of 12,896,361.8 thousand manat, APA reports. This is reflected in the Order of President Ilham Aliyev “On the Execution of the State Oil...