Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 9. Azerbaijani representatives will compete in six sports today at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, which are taking place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Trend reports. Azerbaijani athletes will compete in judo, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis, volleyball, and boxing. Azerbaijan is represented at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. The curtain has fallen on the second day of the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the III Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Games, Trend reports. Azade Atakishiyeva snagged the silver medal in the all-around category, while the Azerbaijani team brought home a bronze medal in the team standings. The athletes…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 4. The Azerbaijani Army launched a counter-offensive operation, later called ‘Iron Fist’, in response to Armenian armed forces on September 27, 2020. The 44-day second Karabakh war ended with the liberation of Azerbaijan’s territories from nearly 30-year Armenian occupation. First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has made…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 25. The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has announced the official exchange rates for September 25, Trend reports via CBA. The official exchange rate of the US dollar against the manat remained unchanged at 1.7 manat. The euro exchange rate against the manat was 1.9979 manat. One Turkish lira is…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 22 September 2025 03:18 (UTC +04:00) Hungary’s FDI in Azerbaijan reached $166.2 million in the first half of 2025, rising by 80.2% compared to the same period in 2024. Its share of total FDI grew from 3.1% to 5.2%. As a result, Hungary became the 7th largest foreign investor…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 19. Pursuant to the plan approved by the Minister of Defense, the Azerbaijan Army is conducting a series of events on September 19 to commemorate the second anniversary of the anti-terror operation, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement, Trend reports. The events focus on promoting patriotism and strengthening…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 9. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, received the newly appointed head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan, Marijana Kujundžić, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Trend. Marijana Kujundžić presented her letter of appointment to Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The minister congratulated her on her new position…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 8 September 2025 18:17 (UTC +04:00) Azerbaijan Railways reported a significant rise in foreign passengers this summer, with nearly 11,000 tourists traveling by train. The boost highlights growing international interest in Azerbaijan’s rail tourism sector and its role in supporting the broader travel economy. Access to paid information…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. The price of Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light crude at Italy’s Augusta port, on a CIF basis, grew by $0.8, or 1.15 percent, from the previous level to $70.54 per barrel, a source in the oil market told Trend. At Türkiye’s Ceyhan port, the FOB price of Azeri Light crude went…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, held a phone conversation, Trend reports citing the parliament. The discussion focused on cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments, with both sides expressing satisfaction with the current state of relations. The speakers…
