15 dead, over 100 injured as series of earthquakes hit northwestern Afghanistan
At least 15 people were killed and over 100 wounded in a series of earthquakes that hit the northwestern part of Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, fearing the death toll might go up, according to Anadolu Agency. Afghanistan Disaster Management …
3 dead, 16 injured in Lebanese prison fire
Three prisoners were killed and 16 others injured on Friday in a fire inside a prison in Zahle, located in the Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon, Xinhua reports citing the National News Agency. The fire was set by several prisoners as they were trying t…
Chronicles of Victory: October 7, 2020
The Azerbaijani Army launched a counter-offensive operation, later called the “Iron Fist”, on September 27, 2020, in response to the large-scale provocation of the Armenian armed forces along the frontline, Trend reports.The erupted 44-day Second Kara…
Azerbaijan joins Cyber Security Summit Central Eurasia in Uzbekistan
A delegation of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan has attended the Cyber Security Summit Central Eurasia 2023 (CSS 2023) held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The main topic of the conference, wh…
AZAL cancels all flights to and from Israel
Due to recent events in Israel, Azerbaijan Airlines cancels all flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv scheduled for Sunday, October 8, AZAL told AZERTAC. ‘Additional information regarding the operation of flights en route Baku-Tel Aviv-Ba…
1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report, according to UN News. The data is equivalent to around 1 in 10 babies born early, before…