Azerbaijan

Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yılmaz emphasized the need for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to be held accountable for human rights violations and massacres in Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories.

Yılmaz attended the 50th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, is currently under formal investigation by French authorities due to alleged illicit activities on the messaging platform. As part of the investigation, Durov has been barred from leaving France. He was detained by French authorities at an airport outside Paris, following an arrest warrant issued against him.

The Turkish desire to rejoin the F-35 program was revealed yesterday by the newspaper Cumhuriyet, which also disclosed ‘s intention to “freeze” the use of the S-400s purchased from Russia to persuade Washington to supply it with the latest-generation fighter jets.

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized the enduring bond between Türkiye and Azerbaijan on Tuesday, stating that both nations will continue to support each other "in both good and bad times."

Trabzon Airport has celebrated the opening of its new international arrivals terminal and CIP (commercially important person) building with a ceremony.

The event on Aug. 27 was attended by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

Turkish and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, Hakan Fidan and Ceyhun Bayramov, held a key meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara on Aug. 27 to discuss their countries' ongoing separate talks with Armenia for the normalization of their relationships.

Bayramov came to Ankara for a one-day visit and met his Turkish counterpart, Fidan.

French prosecutors have disclosed potential criminal charges against Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, following his arrest last week when his private jet landed in France from Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov will pay a one-day visit to Ankara on Aug. 27 to discuss regional matters, particularly ongoing normalization efforts between Türkiye and Armenia and Azerbaijan and Armenia, with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan.

Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by at a Paris airport for offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP.

Russia has accused France of "refusing to cooperate" following the arrest of the Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, at Le Bourget airport on Saturday night.

Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, was detained by French authorities at an airport near Paris, as reported by CNN. Durov, who had an arrest warrant issued against him, was taken into custody by officers from France's anti-fraud office, which is attached to French customs.