Day: April 5, 2026

Since February 28, Iran’s energy sector has sustained damages exceeding 250 trillion rials (approximately $191 million) amid U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, according to Iranian officials, AzerNEWS reports.

Non-cash payments in Azerbaijan rose sharply in February 2026, increasing by 15% year-on-year to reach 8.2 billion manats, according to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, AzerNEWS reports.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on Sunday that “ff the United States gets three more victories like this, it will be utterly ruined,” referring to the earlier rescue mission to save two aviators of the downed F-15 fighter jet, AzerNEWS reports.

The two-week break in the Misli Premier League is expected to work in Kapaz’s favor, according to the club’s head coach Azer Bagirov.

The global food price index increased in March, marking the second consecutive monthly rise, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), AzerNEWS reports.

Two Black Hawk helicopters and one C-130 military transport aircraft have been shot down over Iran’s Isfahan province during an operation to rescue the pilot of a U.S. F-15 fighter jet, according to Iranian sources, AzerNEWS reports.

A presentation of the Uzbek-language edition of “The Woman in Black” (Qora libosli ayol tashrifi) by People’s Writer, State Prize laureate and prominent public figure Maqsud Ibrahimbeyov was held at the Azerbaijan Cultural Centre named after Heydar Aliyev under the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Uzbekistan.