The 7th Ethnosport Culture Festival kicked off in Istanbul with Azerbaijan’s 100-member team and famed Karabakh horses drawing major attention.
The 7th Ethnosport Culture Festival opened on May 22 in Istanbul, bringing together more than 1,000 athletes from 35 countries in a celebration of ancestral sports, cultural traditions, and family values.
Azerbaijan is being represented by a 100-member delegation from the State Border Service, organized in coordination with the Azerbaijan Equestrian Federation. Among the highlights of the delegation are 20 renowned Karabakh horses, showcasing one of the nation’s most cherished symbols of heritage.
Set up at the festival grounds at Atatürk Airport, the Azerbaijani tent presents the country’s rich cultural legacy with traditional carpets, kelaghayis (silk headscarves), books, and handmade crafts. The tent attracted over a thousand visitors on the opening day alone, offering an immersive experience into Azerbaijani identity.
Running through May 25, the festival will host six live performances by the Karabakh horses. Visitors will also enjoy a variety of traditional competitions, including mounted archery, belt wrestling, and historical games like Mangala and 19 Taş.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank Group, with the 2026 Annual Meeting set to take place in Azerbaijan.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will make urgent visits to Iran, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye next week to hold high-level talks and express gratitude for recent support.
A delegation led by Yalchin Rafiyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Chief Negotiator of COP29, participated in Climate Week in Panama, held from May 19–21, 2025, in Panama City.
Israel and Türkiye have agreed to establish a military hotline aimed at preventing any accidental clashes between their forces in Syria, following over a month of behind-the-scenes negotiations mediated by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan is taking part in the international tourism exhibition “IMEX Frankfurt 2025” held in Frankfurt, Germany, showcasing its growing tourism potential to global industry leaders.
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The UFC has unveiled the official poster for its upcoming historic event, UFC on ABC 8, set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking the promotion’s first-ever trip to the country.
zerbaijan has been selected to host the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, following a formal handover ceremony held in Algeria.
The United States is set to bolster Estonia’s defense with a proposed $296 million sale of Javelin missiles and related gear, aiming to strengthen the Baltic nation’s security and its role within NATO.
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Haiti issued a dire appeal for regional security assistance at a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday, warning that the country is on the brink of being overtaken by powerful armed gangs.
At its inaugural developer conference on Thursday, Anthropic unveiled two new AI models, Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, part of its next-generation Claude 4 family.
Meta has signed another major solar energy agreement, acquiring 650 megawatts (MW) of clean power capacity across Kansas and Texas to support the rapid expansion of its AI-driven data centers, the company confirmed Thursday.
Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Thursday that tariffs were a key point of discussion during the G7 finance ministers’ meeting, despite the issue being omitted from the final communique.
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