Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov will face Dutch Anish Giri in the 3rd round of the 2019 Tata Steel Masters. Another Azerbaijani GM Teymur Rajabov will face Hungarian Richard Rapport. After the two rounds, Indian Viswanathan Anand and Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi top the standings with 1,5 points. The 2019 Tata Steel …

By Narmina Mammadova A meeting devoted to granting the right to permanent use of the Green Corridor pass system, suspension, cancellation and restoration of this right was held at the State Customs Committee (SCC) on January 12. Chairman of the State Customs Committee, heads of main departments, representatives of the …

The Government of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Korea have signed a Framework Agreement on Grant Assistance. The document was signed by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev and Korean Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kim Tong-op. The document envisages continuation of joint cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Republic of Korea on …

China Daily newspaper has published an article headlined “Architectural symbols of modern Baku”. “Baku has always been famous for its architectural appearance. On the urban scene, masterpieces of ancient architecture, such as the Maiden Tower or the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, organically coexisted for many years with the buildings of …

Starting this January, İran Air opens Tabriz-Baku-Tabriz flight. The flights will be carried out twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays by ATR type aircrafts. The flight will take off from Tabriz at 09.40 local time, while return flights from Baku will be operated on the same days at 19.50. …

“We have done a great work to stimulate agriculture. Last year alone 5,800 units of agricultural machinery were purchased. 9,000 and 8,000 units of agricultural machinery were purchased in the previous years,” President Ilham Aliyev said at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. “We have greatly updated our machinery …

SOCAR Energy Ukraine, Ukrainian subsidiary of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, plans to open up to eight new filling stations in Ukraine in 2019, the company told Trend. SOCAR Energy Ukraine said that currently the main tendency not only in Ukrainian, but also in European filling stations’ market is the …

The Azerbaijan men`s national handball team will take on Cyprus, Georgia and Malta at the Group B of the EHF EURO 2022 Qualification Phase 1 tournament. The games of the group will be held in Cospicua, Malta. Eight teams playing in two groups will compete for the two places that …

The UN Public Awards Council (UNCOPA) awarded Azerbaijani academician Khoshbakht Yusifzade. UNCOPA awarded the well-known oil scientist, the first vice-president of SOCAR – academician Khoshbakht Yusifzade, with order for “serving Europe”, for merits to world science and economics.

By Leman Mammadova State Migration Service of Azerbaijan has revealed the statistical information regarding the last year. The number of electronic services provided by the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan has been increased from 11 to 14: through the “ASAN viza” system, the list of electronic visas has been supplemented by …