Lebanon cabinet backs army plan to disarm Hezbollah, Shi’ite ministers walk out
Lebanon’s cabinet on Friday endorsed an army plan to disarm Hezbollah as Shi’ite ministers stage walk out in protest....
President Ilham Aliyev received UAE Minister Sultan Al Jaber in Khankendi on July 4, with both sides praising strong bilateral ties and exploring future energy and cultural cooperation.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a UAE delegation led by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, in Khankendi.
The Minister conveyed the greetings of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to President Ilham Aliyev.
President Ilham Aliyev thanked Sultan Al Jaber for the greetings and asked him to pass along his own regards to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The UAE minister praised the reconstruction efforts in Karabakh and East Zangezur, as well as the region’s natural beauty.
The leaders highlighted the strategic nature of Azerbaijan–UAE relations and their mutual support in international organizations.
Discussions focused on cooperation in renewable energy, including the operations of the UAE’s Masdar company in Azerbaijan, and potential future projects. They also explored further collaboration in energy, tourism, humanitarian efforts, and cultural exchange.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
At the Prague Defence Summit, Defence Industries Secretary Haluk Görgün met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, highlighting the sector’s rapid growth.
Azerbaijan has rejected Russia’s recent statement on insurance payments related to the downing of an AZAL plane, calling it misleading and an attempt to distort facts.
Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defence has warned that the terrorist group Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)’s inability to integrate into the Syrian army poses a serious threat to the country’s political and territorial integrity.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday at a depth of 10 kilometres, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The third Uzbekistan–Belarus Women Entrepreneurs’ Business Forum has opened in Vitebsk as part of an official visit by a delegation led by Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan, Tanzila Narbayeva.
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