Nationwide demonstrations were held in Paris and other French cities for the seventh time this year with thousands rejecting the government’s pension reform plan, according to media reports, Anadolu Agency reports. The protests started earlier in cities such as Nice and Toulouse, while thousands started rallying in Paris in the afternoon. Tense scenes […]
Baku police detains one of suspects in attack on hypermarket, neutralizes another – Ministry
One of the suspects in the attack on a hypermarket in the Khatai district of Baku was detained, another was killed while trying to provide armed resistance to the police, APA reports citing the head of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan police lieutenant colonel Elshad Hajiyev. Operational activities […]
Türkiye’s earthquake aid campaign raises over $6B
Türkiye’s new campaign for earthquake victims, named Türkiye One Heart, raised over 115.1 billion Turkish liras ($6.1 billion) as many Turkish television and radio stations joined forces late Wednesday to hold an aid drive to help the survivors of last week’s devastating earthquakes, according to Anadolu Agency. Companies, institutions, organizations and individuals made donations […]
On Azerbaijani First Vice-President`s instructions, another plane with humanitarian aid set to fly to quake-hit Türkiye
Under Azerbaijan`s First Vice-President, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva`s instructions, another plane with humanitarian aid is about to leave for Türkiye to mitigate the impact of the quake that struck the country. The humanitarian aid includes additional equipment necessary for the victims of the earthquake including tents with heaters, generators, heating […]
Azerbaijan`s Parliament joins humanitarian aid campaign initiated by President Ilham Aliyev
Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis has also joined the humanitarian aid campaign initiated by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to eliminate consequences of the strong earthquake that caused heavy casualties in Türkiye. About 40 portable generators, which are greatly needed in natural disaster areas, have been purchased through donations raised by the Azerbaijani Parliament and dispatched […]
Azerbaijani MFA provides data on humanitarian assistance sent to Türkiye
BAKU, Azerbaijan, The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry published data on the assistance provided by Azerbaijan on February 6-9 to the quake-hit Türkiye, Trend reports. The humanitarian aid was delivered to Türkiye by 8 planes and 24 trucks. Azerbaijan provided humanitarian assistance to Türkiye in the amount of 855,000 manats ($502,941). An earthquake with […]