Armenia

A group of Turkish NGOs have applied to the Foreign Ministry asking permission to perform the Friday prayer at the Blue Mosque of Yerevan in the Armenian capital.

An attacker opened fire with a rifle on the Turkish Embassy in Moscow early Aug. 18, but no casualties were reported.

The man shot at the signboard on the embassy building after parking his car on the street in the morning hours.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic has attended the relay race of the Tank Biathlon near Moscow, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.

He complimented the Serbian tank troops on the level of skill they had displayed and stated he was very happy they had won 4th place in the competition.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek has harshly criticized the apparent ineffectiveness of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group in resolving the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

We were integrated, but we became polarized. We were separated into different camps. However, right now, we are in the middle of a circle surrounded by fire.

We are surrounded in a geography sprouting hot risks from Ukraine to Russia, from Armenia to Azerbaijan, from Iraq to Syria.

Serbia among countries Russia intends to buy food from

MOSCOW -- Serbia is one of the countries on the "priority list" from which Russia intends to import food products after imposing sanctions on previous, western suppliers.

The dispute between Russia and the Western world tends to create economic opportunities for Turkey, as the country is seeking a bigger role in Asian trade and to-build stronger economic ties The crisis that Russia is facing with the West may present Turkey new opportunities, according to Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci.

The Azerbaijani army has reportedly killed 47 Armenian soldiers in recent clashes, as President Ilham Aliyev visited a frontline zone near the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The outgoing top IMF representative in Turkey, Mark Lewis, has been appointed as the new head of the IMF’s mission to Greek Cyprus and will lead a team that will review the country’s bailout program.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will this week host leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks as fears grow that military clashes may lead to a resumption of one of the bloodiest post-Soviet wars.