Vote counting is expected to start in the Islamic Republic of Iran after polls closed in a presidential election that saw four candidates, including incumbent Hassan Rouhani, competing for the post, PressTv reports.

The Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution recognizing the so-called "Armenian genocide", Oxu.Az reports Armenian magazine Asbarez.

The methanol plant of Azerbaijan’s state-owned company SOCAR produced 56,610 tons of methanol since early 2017, SOCAR Methanol LLC said in a message May 19.

The Azerbaijani national team won 8 medals in the eighth day of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, Apasport reports.

Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency, close to conservatives has published its early exit polls despite legal ban.

First vice-president of Azerbaijan, head of the Organizational Committee of the Islamic Solidarity Games Mehriban Aliyeva awarded the winners of the wrestling competitions, Apasport reports.

Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on May 21-22, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend.

The Armenian side has disseminated a video footage claiming that the Azerbaijani armed forces are shelling positions of their own military units, said Azerbaijani defense ministry.

Azerbaijani women table tennis players have won their first medals at Baku 2017, AzerTag reports.

President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain has sent a congratulatory letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.