Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's ruling party on Friday nominated incumbent President Ilham Aliyev for re-election next year, a move expected to extend the decades-long rule of the Aliyev family.

The 61-year-old has governed the energy-rich country since 2003, when he succeeded his father, Heydar, a former KGB officer and Communist-era boss.

Greek Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias met with his Armenian counterpart, Suren Papikyan, during the latter's visit to Athens on Thursday.

Türkiye has welcomed the recent confidence-building measures taken by Armenia and Azerbaijan and underlined that the South Caucasus is closer to historic peace than ever before with calls on the third parties not to hinder the talks between the two countries.

Natural gas to become cheaper by nearly 8 percent in January next year and to be sold for about BGN 81 per megawatt hour without taxes and levies - this proposal was submitted by "Bulgargaz" to the energy regulator.

One of the installments of Türkiye's foremost technology and space event will take place in the southern province of Adana next year, reveals the chairman of festival organizer the Turkish Technology Team (T3) Foundation.

A record 183 regional and local armed conflicts are being waged in 2023, which is the highest number recorded in the last three decades.
The IISS study particularly highlights the role of non-state armed groups, such as Hamas in Gaza, and the support they receive from major powers such as Russia and Iran.

Serbia on Sunday completed the interconnector to a pipeline in Bulgaria which would allow the Balkan country to diversify its gas supplies and reduce its dependence on Russia.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said Sunday's launch of a Serbia-Bulgaria natural gas interconnector made it possible to diversify gas supply sources and boost Serbia's energy security.

NIS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Nis on Sunday to discuss all important topics of interest for bilateral and economic relations between the two countries as well as current geopolitical affairs.

NIS - The presidents of Serbia, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan - Aleksandar Vucic, Rumen Radev and Ilham Aliyev - and the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Emanuele Giaufret launched a Serbia-Bulgaria natural gas interconnector on Sunday.

At a ceremony at the Trupale natural gas station near Nis, they pressed a button together to put the gas pipeline into operation.