A buyer will get back 15 percent of VAT when paying via the POS terminal in Azerbaijan, Deputy Minister for Taxes Sahib Alakbarov said, Trend reports with reference to the Vergiler newspaper.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plans to resume direct flights from Baku to Astrakhan after a four-year break, Fineko/abc.az reports.

Armenian deputy police chief Hovhannes Kocharyan’s apartment in Yerevan has been broken into, Hovhannes Kocharyan said.

A New Year reception and the international Caspian Business Award 2018 prize presentation ceremony took place at Hyatt Regency Baku / Hyatt Hall on December 20, AzerTag reports.

The Hall of Fame, a UEFA Europa League museum, will be set up in Baku between December 22 and January 7 as part of preparations for the final game scheduled for May 29, 2019, Trend reports referring to the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.

Opera stars Yusuf Eyvazov, Anna Netrebko, Andrea Bocelli, and Olga Peretyatko will hold a joint concert on June 4 in the State Kremlin Palace.

A conference on “Sustainable Development Goals for youth” has been held in Baku, AzerTag reports.

In January-November 2018, over 2.633 million foreigners or stateless persons from 195 countries arrived in Azerbaijan, which is 6.1 percent more compared to the same period last year, Trend reports referring to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan.

The Kazan-based Gorbunov Aircraft Enterprise in the Volga area has launched the manufacture of the upgraded Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on Thursday, TASS reports.

The Hall of Fame, a UEFA Europa League museum, will be set up in Baku between December 22 and January 7 as part of preparations for the final game scheduled for May 29, 2019.