Month: February 2026

Israeli tourism to Azerbaijan jumps 139%  The Jerusalem Post

Astronomers at the University of Washington recently discovered a record-breaking asteroid using early images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, Azernews reports, citing foreign media.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a meeting with President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on February 2 in Abu Dhabi.

Talk of another US–Iran showdown is no longer confined to whispers in Washington. In recent weeks, a familiar pattern has begun to re-emerge: sharpened rhetoric from the White House, a visible uptick in American military movements across the Middle East, and a steady stream of open-source clues pointing to heightened readiness rather than routine deterrence. According to a geopolitical analyst, President of Scarab Rising, Inc., Irina Tsukerman’s remarks to Azernews, the answer is more nuanced than a simple yes or no.

China’s RatingDog Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 50.3 in January, signaling expansion and rising slightly from 50.1 in December, Azernews reports, citing foreign media.