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Utku Bengisu: "There is significant potential in introducing Azerbaijani products to African markets"

Utku Bengisu, President of the World Cooperation Industries (WCI) Forum, highlighted the existing significant potential in introducing Azerbaijani products to African markets.

28 Mar 2026-11:10
Azerbaijan, Türkiye establish Joint Media Commission to fight disinformation - PHOTO

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Department of Public Relations of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Türkiye.

28 Mar 2026-10:57
Floods in Baku: 33 evacuated amid heavy rain - VIDEO

Emergency crews in Azerbaijan have evacuated 33 people after heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Baku, Sumgayit and the Absheron district, authorities said.

28 Mar 2026-09:05
Hikmet Hajiyev holds meetings with Turkic States Organization delegates

Senior aides to the leaders of Azerbaijan and Hungary held a meeting in Budapest at the invitation of the Hungarian side within the framework of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) to discuss the outcomes of the OTS Gabala Summit, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, wrote on X.

27 Mar 2026-19:23
Putin attends virtual opening of renovated Azerbaijan Theater in Derbent

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday participated via video conference in the opening ceremony of the Azerbaijan State Musical Drama Theater in Derbent following its extensive reconstruction.

27 Mar 2026-19:09
President Aliyev congratulates reopening of Derbent Azerbaijani theater

27 Mar 2026-19:01
Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs discuss normalisation process

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone call on Friday to discuss the normalisation process between the two countries, according to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

27 Mar 2026-17:05
Fatal crash near Baku leaves one dead

A passenger vehicle traveling to Baku has been involved in a fatal accident in Azerbaijan’s Masalli district, leaving one person dead and two others injured.

27 Mar 2026-14:20
Fatal shooting in Baku, one killed

A firearms incident occurred this evening in Baku.

26 Mar 2026-20:31
Azerbaijan Technical University hits major milestone in global rankings

Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) has reached a significant milestone in international rankings, securing a position in the 701–750 range for Computer Science and Information Systems in the "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026."

26 Mar 2026-20:02