June 16, 2026

Tbilisi: The opening ceremony of the ‘Caucasus Eagle 2026’ Joint Special Tactical Exercise took place at the Mukhrani Military Base near Tbilisi. The event gathered special forces members from Azerbaijan, Trkiye, and Georgia, as reported by Azerbaijan…

Baku: President Ilham Aliyev held a phone conversation with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rob Jetten, APA reports. The discussion was publicly shared on the Azerbaijani president’s X account.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, President Aliye…

Ankara: Devlet Bah§eli, Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), emphasized the crucial role played by the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) in fostering collaboration among the Turkic nations during his meeting with Ramil Hasa…

Shymkent: Civil aviation fulfills a unique mission by connecting cities and countries, contributing to economic and business development, and bringing people closer together through air bridges between states and nations, Chief Commercial Officer of A…

Baku: The hearing of appeals filed by Armenian citizens convicted by the Baku Military Court for crimes committed as a result of Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan continued at the Baku Court of Appeal on June 16. The defendants, includi…

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan have discussed the situation in the South Caucasus, APA’s Moscow bureau reports. Lavrov announced at a joint press conference with Fidan that the regional situation…

Luxembourg: The Conference of Directors of European National Libraries (CENL) has concluded its 40th annual meeting. The conference agenda included reports on the organization’s activities, issues related to the application of artificial intelligence …

Shymkent: Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) successfully operated its first flight on the Baku-Shymkent route on June 16, 2026, APA-Economics’ correspondent assigned to Shymkent reports. The launch of the new destination is of great importance for further ex…

Krasnoyarsk: Azerbaijani judokas secured three medals at the Vladimir Gulidov judo memorial tournament held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Ahmed Rustamov in the 66 kg category and Huseyn Eyvazli in the 100 kg category captured silver medals, while Murad Alla…