Azerbaijan

Rahi to Azerbaijan to attend conference on interfaith dialogue

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi will deliver a speech at the "Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue" conference to be held in Baku on Thursday, in the presence of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, a number of heads of republics and Patriarchs and a representative of the Holy See and the Sheikh of Islam, the Mufti of Azerbaijan. The Patriarch is bound for Azerbaijan, toRead more

Putin arrives in Iran for talks with Tehran, Azerbaijan

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Iran on Wednesday designed to underpin closer ties between two countries at loggerheads with the United States as President Donald Trump threatens to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. Putin and his Iranian hosts are expected to discuss the nuclear deal and regional crises such as the Syrian conflict,Read more

Traffic accident in Georgia kills Saudi woman, husband injured

Georgia - Muslimchronicle

A Saudi woman and her husband who were holidaying in Georgia when they went out for a walk in the park, oblivious to what was ahead. The couple, whose five children were in the hotel at the time, became victims of a traffic accident, which killing the wife and leaving the husband injured. The wife was declared dead on arrivalRead more

Kasparov, the retired champ who can't give up chess

St. Louis - Muslimchronicle

Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov owned the game for 15 years, gaining superstar status among fans before retiring and throwing himself into politics -- but he just can't seem to stay away from the chessboard. The 54-year-old former world champion is coming out of retirement Monday to play in an official tournament in St. Louis, Missouri against nine top-notch players.Read more

Police disrupt protest to prevent olive grove removal in Italy

Bari/Milan - Arab today

Italian police broke up a protest by environmentalists trying to prevent the removal of a grove of olive trees dating back centuries standing in the way of a $40 billion pipeline to bring Asian gas to Europe. The trees, including some more than 100 years old, are in the path of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the final stage ofRead more

Death toll rises to 42 in Iran's floods

Tehran - Arab Today

The death toll of the recent flooding in Iran's northwestern provinces has risen to 42 people, state IRIB TV reported on Sunday. Among the dead, 36 were from Ajab-Shir and Azar-Shahr regions in East Azerbaijan Province, five from Kurdistan Province and one from West Azerbaijan Province, the spokesman of Iran's Crisis Management Bureru was quoted as saying. Six people areRead more

At least 25 dead, several missing in Iran flash floods

Tehran - Arab Today

At least 25 people were killed and 16 declared missing as flash floods hit northwestern Iran, state media reported on Saturday. "Twenty-five people have been killed in the floods across four provinces," the head of Iran's emergency response organisation, Esmail Najar, told the ISNA news agency. Torrential rains that began on Friday lashed East Azerbaijan province, with state television showingRead more

Notes from the land of fire

Baku - Arab today

Azerbaijan dramatically defies the mental image the first-time visitor might have harboured of the country. You land in Baku, the Azeri capital, expecting it to look and feel like a dour, Soviet-era city with ramshackle buildings, and rickety old Ladas plying grimy, pot-holed roads. What you find, instead, is a city that is more Dubai than Dushanbe, more Venice thanRead more

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan pledge to boost commodity turnover in forthcoming years

Baku - Arab Today

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan can increase their commodity turnover by several times in the coming two or three years, visiting Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Monday. The relevant documents and agreements signed between the two countries promise great benefits for both sides, Nazarbayev was quoted by the Azerbaijan State News Agency as saying during a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart, IlhamRead more

Germany keep perfect record, England down Lithuania in World Cup qualifiers

Paris - Arab Today

Germany kept their 100 percent record with a 4-1 road victory over Azerbaijan, while England became the only team without conceding any goal after easing past Lithuania 2-0 at Wembley in 2018 World Cup European qualifiers on Sunday. Thanks to Andre Schuerrle's brace, along with goals from Thomas Mueller and Mario Gomez, Group C leaders Germany joined Switzerland as theRead more