A blast occurred today on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway in Armenia, as a result of which two cars were damaged.

Daily turnover of securities at the Baku Stock Exchange (BSE) amounted to 14.3 million manats on August 2, Trend reports referring to BSE.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Siviengphet Phetvorasack.

At the invitation of Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has left for Moscow on August 2, Trend reports referring to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

An Azerbaijani serviceman, wounded on July 31 during the suppression of the provocation of the Armenian side against the border combat positions located on the contact line on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, was successfully operated on, the Azerbaijani State Border Service told Trend on Aug. 2.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Siviengphet Phetvorasack.

Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to take charge of a major UEFA competition match when Liverpool face Chelsea in the Super Cup in Istanbul on Aug. 14, European soccer’s governing body said on Friday, Reuters reported.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has accepted credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman Qasim Mohamad Salim Al Salhi.

Germany's customs service said Friday it had seized a 4.5 tonne cocaine shipment, the country's largest ever, with an estimated street value of one billion euros ($1.1 billion), AFP reported.

Azerbaijani artillerymen inspected weapons and military equipment ahead of the "Masters of Artillery Fire" contest to be held as part of the International Army Games-2019 in Kazakhstan, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported Friday.