Day: January 29, 2026

The qualifying rounds for the Azerbaijan Chess Championship for players aged 8 to 16 have officially kicked off, Azernews reports.

Donald Trump has warned Iran that “time is running out” to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme following the steady build-up of US military forces in the Gulf, Azernews reports via BBC.

On January 28, 2026, a conference titled “The Turkic Language Family: From the First Written Texts to the Modern Era” was held at the Yunus Emre Institute Turkish Cultural Center in Mexico City to mark World Turkic Language Family Day, Azernews reports. The event was jointly organized by the embassies of Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Kazakhstan in Mexico, together with the Yunus Emre Institute.

The first “Investor–Microfinance Forum: Access to Capital Markets” is being held in Baku, Azernews reports.

The price of Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light crude oil at Italy’s Augusta port, on a CIF basis, increased by $1.06, or 1.53%, compared to the previous figure, reaching $70.37 per barrel, Azernews reports.