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France Hands Over Previously Detained Azerbaijani Children To Germany
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. France has returned two Azerbaijani children to Germany after a cross-border custody dispute, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris said in a statement, Trend reports. The case involves...

Initialing Peace Treaty With Azerbaijan Marks Turning Point, Says Armenian Premier
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The meeting in Washington and the initialing of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan marked a turning point, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in his address to the nation, Trend...

Azerbaijani schoolchildren awarded in Aktau
Baku, August 18, AZERTAC The award ceremony of the Competition of Young Painters of the Turkic World on Traditional Children's Games was held on August 16th, in Aktau, the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2025, according to the official...

Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, UK’s Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ink MoU
Baku, August 18, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) and UK’s the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation. The document was inked by Zaur Gurbanov, SOCAR Vice...

Resolution Of Karabakh Issue Secured Peace With Azerbaijan - Armenian PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Only the resolution of the Karabakh issue has made peace with Azerbaijan possible, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in an address to the nation, Trend reports. The PM...

Assessing The Significance Of The August 8 Armenia-Azerbaijan Documents
Jirair Libaridian There are many dimensions to the agreements reached in Washington on August 8 between Armenia and Azerbaijan and, separately, between each of the republics with the US. It may also be too early to assess the significance of these...

Armenian PM Announces Looming Transport Connectivity With Azerbaijan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The new transport connection between Armenia and Azerbaijan is on the agenda, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an address to the nation, Trend reports. He observed that...
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Azerbaijani archaeologists participate in summer school in Kazakhstan [PHOTOS]
Employees of the Azerbaijan Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology Lola Huseynova and Zumrud Mehdiyeva have participated in an international summer school held at the Kokentau Archaeological Complex near the city of Semey, Kazakhstan, Azernews...

Azercell becomes telecommunications partner of 49th International Collegiate Programming Contest
Azerbaijan’s leading mobile operator, Azercell, is the official telecommunications partner for the 49th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals. The competition will be held in Baku from August 31 to September 5, 2025,...

Azerbaijan Army holds military oath-taking ceremonies
11:02 En In accordance with the training plan for 2025 approved by the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, the military oath-taking ceremonies for young soldiers were held in the Azerbaijan Army on August 17, Olaylar reports,...

France agrees to return previously detained Azerbaijani children to Germany
The Azerbaijani Embassy in France has issued information regarding the situation of Azerbaijani citizens Mahammad Guliyev and Gultaj Abdullayeva. "In accordance with the decision of the German court to remove custody of the two children of...

Azerbaijan Warns of Escalation After Repeated Attacks on Its Energy Assets in Ukraine
Azerbaijan Warns of Escalation After Repeated Attacks on Its Energy Assets in Ukraine A massive Russian drone strike destroyed a SOCAR oil depot near Odesa, sparking a fire that burned all night and raising tensions between Ukraine, Azerbaijan,...

Azerbaijan's ANAMA Shares Weekly Update On Mine Clearance In Nation's Liberated Areas
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Mine Action (ANAMA) released information on the demining operations conducted in the territories liberated from occupation from August 11 through...

Azerbaijan extradites Tajik citizen wanted internationally
Azerbaijan has extradited a Tajik citizen who was internationally wanted, Press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office told APA. Cooperation with the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Tajikistan in combating crime is successfully...
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Public hearing in Baku highlights testimonies of victims of Armenian aggression [PHOTOS]
A public court hearing continued on August 18 regarding the criminal cases against citizens of the Republic of Armenia, including Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Davit Ishkhanyan, David Babayan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, and others,...

Azerbaijan's Surakhani Ship-Museum Project Shortlisted For Int'l ICOM Award
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Surakhani project, a tanker-turned-museum with the“Caspian Heritage” initiative, has been included in the preliminary list of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Award for...

Azerbaijan Climbing Ladder In Global Internet Speed Rankings
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. In July, Azerbaijan moved up the ladder, jumping two spots in the global ranking for average fixed broadband internet speed, landing in 81st place among 153 countries with a speed of 82.6...

Armenia undertaking efforts to swiftly address situation with Armenian captives in Azerbaijan - Pashinyan
NEWS » Politics » Armenia undertaking efforts to swiftly address situation with Armenian captives in Azerbaijan - Pashinyan Extensive diplomatic efforts are currently underway to promptly resolve the issue of Armenian captives in Azerbaijan,...
Iran’s president visits Armenia for talks on US-backed Azerbaijan corridor
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is visiting Armenia for talks on a planned corridor linking Azerbaijan near the border with his country, days after Iran said it would block the project included in a United States-brokered peace accord that...

Waiver of the unjust section 907 marks another milestone in Azerbaijan-U.S. strategic partnership - COMMENTARY
Baku, August 18, AZERTAC President Ilham Aliyev continues to astonish the global community with consecutive diplomatic successes and by signing new historic milestones, reaffirming his stature as a leader of the modern era. During his recent visit...