In the lead-up to the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), set to take place in Baku from 17 to 22 May 2026, the WUF13 Festival was held across a number of cities throughout Azerbaijan as part of broader efforts to raise public awareness of this landmark international event.

A mother and her three children were hospitalized after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir city.

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck near Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Reservoir on Tuesday, News.Az reports, citing Republican Seismic Survey Center of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

The Commission for the Rational Use of Water Resources was established by the decree of the Azerbaijani head of state on 15 April 2020 to ensure the rational use of water resources, improve water management, and coordinate activities in this field, which included representatives of relevant state structures, News.Az reports.