Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to the Jewish community of Azerbaijan on the New Year holiday, Rosh Hashanah.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov has delivered a speech at the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Ministry told APA.

The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed on Thursday new US sanctions against a Moscow-based company and several individuals over alleged fuel delivery to Syria, APA reports citing Sputnik.

The Prime Minister of Armenia has made a complete upside-down portrayal of political, legal and historical aspects of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict from the UN podium, Head of Foreign Policy Issues Department of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev told AZERTAC as he commented on the remarks by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia at the general debates session of UNGA.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent condolences to French President Emmanuel Macron on the death of ex-French President Jacques Chirac, APA reports citing the Presidential press-service.

Eight people were injured as a result of the earthquake in Turkey’s Istanbul city, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Iran has seized 8.8 tonnes of narcotics destined for Europe and uncovered one of the country's largest trafficking rings, police said Thursday, AFP reported.

Hundreds of Indonesians gathered in several major centres across the archipelago Thursday as authorities braced for more violent opposition to a major overhaul of the criminal code, AFP reported.

The Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum will host the carpet sketch exhibition dedicated to the 650th anniversary of the great poet-philosopher Imadaddin Nasimi. Director of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum Shirin Malikova and People’s Artist Eldar Mikayilzade will make opening remarks at the exhibition organized by the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum as part of the second Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Art and Spirituality.

Flynas, the Saudi national air carrier, will start regular direct flights from Riyadh to Baku, Trend reports citing the airline company.