Day: January 16, 2026
As of December 1, 2025, the total number of employees in Azerbaijan’s economy reached 1.797 million, Azernews the State Statistical Committee. Of these, 869,000 worked in the public sector, while 928,400 were employed in the private sector, highlighting a near-even distribution between state and non-state employment.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the escalating situation in the Middle East and Iran in a phone call today, the Kremlin said, underscoring growing international concern over Tehran’s internal crisis and its broader regional implications. Putin offered Russia’s help in mediating on Iran and emphasized the need to intensify political and diplomatic efforts to ensure “stability and security in the region”, Azernews reports.
