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The U.S. plans to seek the redirection of Iranian assets to Gulf states to help fund reconstruction and repairs for damage attributed to Iran, a sourc...
On March 12, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Ismail Serageldin, co-chairs of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, along with former heads of state, government, and Board of Trustees members.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Ismail Serageldin emphasized the Center’s global promotion of humanism, inspired by the principles and philosophy of Nizami Ganjavi.
President Ilham Aliyev said that the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, grounded in the philosophy of the great Azerbaijani poet, is highly regarded globally. He highlighted the Center's active role in addressing key international issues and contributing to solutions.
The President also stressed the importance of the 12th Global Baku Forum, focusing on shaping the new world order.
Ismail Serageldin announced that around 400 influential political figures from across the globe would attend the forum. He highlighted discussions on key global issues, including multilateral diplomacy, a multipolar world, the UN’s Pact for the Future, the new world order, the role of middle powers, post-conflict reconstruction, and more.
President Ilham Aliyev noted that Azerbaijan will host the UN World Urban Forum in 2026, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between Azerbaijan, the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, and UN institutions.
President Aliyev thanked the Nizami Ganjavi International Center's Board of Trustees for their active role in COP29. He noted the Center's organization of over 16 panels and a dedicated pavilion, which advanced the COP agenda.
Armenian authorities arrested six candidates from the pro-Russian Strong Armenia bloc on Saturday, one day before voters were due to take part in parliamentary elections.
Armenia heads to the polls on 7 June in a key parliamentary vote seen as a test of its democratic reforms and future political direction. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking re-election amid domestic polarisation, security challenges and regional diplomatic tensions.
More than 6,000 people gathered outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul on Friday night, demanding this week’s local elections be repeated after ballot shortages left some voters unable to cast their ballots.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has confirmed the number of casualties its citizens suffered as a result of the 5 June drone attacks on the cargo ships Natra and Zircon in the Sea of Azov. In a statement, it said four Azerbaijani citizens were killed and four others were injured.
The U.S. said it struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk after intercepting four drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launches retaliatory strikes on four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has confirmed the number of casualties its citizens suffered as a result of the 5 June drone attacks on the cargo ships Natra and Zircon in the Sea of Azov. In a statement, it said four Azerbaijani citizens were killed and four others were injured.
The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with around 600 mothers dying for every 100,000 live births.
In a workshop surrounded by the wreckage of war, workers in Gaza are giving a second life to small leisure boats once used for family outings and swimming trips.
A seven-month-old Palestinian baby has been killed and his parents injured after Israeli forces fired at a vehicle in Hebron, Palestinian health officials say.
The U.S. said it struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk after intercepting four drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launches retaliatory strikes on four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf.
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