Pakistan announces school closures due to rising fuel costs
Schools across Pakistan are being forced to close for a fortnight from next week with government departments down to a four-day week, accordin...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized Türkiye and Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership in energy, highlighting their growing role in ensuring regional and European energy security.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a message to the opening of the 30th Baku Energy Week, stressing the deep-rooted cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the energy sector. He noted that major projects like the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipelines, and TANAP not only benefit both nations but also contribute significantly to the energy security of the region and Europe. The newly launched Iğdır-Nakhchivan pipeline was cited as the latest success in this collaboration, enhancing energy supply to Nakhchivan and strengthening bilateral ties.
Erdogan underlined the strategic importance of expanding the electricity interconnection between Türkiye and Azerbaijan. He also highlighted the necessity of increasing capacities on Türkiye-Nakhchivan and Türkiye-Georgia lines. A new agreement was signed with Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Bulgaria for a green electricity transmission and trade initiative, which Erdogan described as a historic step for regional energy security.
He further stated that Azerbaijan has a vital role in supplying natural gas to Türkiye and Europe, and there is a key opportunity to cooperate on transporting Turkmen gas through Azerbaijan and Türkiye. Erdogan concluded his message by expressing strong support for Baku Energy Week and extending warm greetings to President Ilham Aliyev and all participants.
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a hardline cleric with strong backing from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His rise signals continuity in Tehran's anti-Western policies.
Global oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on Monday (9 March, 2026), an almost four year high, as the Middle East conflict rumbled on.
China has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their dispute through dialogue after Chinese envoy Yue Xiaoyong met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, as fighting between the two neighbours entered its eleventh day.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Entry and exit across the state border between Azerbaijan and Iran for all types of cargo vehicles, including those in transit, will resume on 9 March, according to a statement by the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
Schools across Pakistan are being forced to close for a fortnight from next week with government departments down to a four-day week, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a televised address to the nation.
Just under a year after being arrested and imprisoned at Silivri prison in the west of İstanbul, İmamoğlu appeared in good spirits when he arrived in court on Monday to face around 140 charges including leading a criminal organisation for profit and bribery.
Global oil prices reached a four year high on Monday (9 March), surpassing $119 a barrel, as conflict in the Middle East rumbled on. Meanwhile, the Turkish Military said NATO air defence systems destroyed a missile fired from Iran towards the country.
Kyrgyzstan recorded the largest increase in women’s representation in parliament worldwide in 2025, according to a new report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Türkiye’s official anti-disinformation agency has issued a statement refuting what it described as online “disinformation” and reiterating the strength of relations between Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
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