Day: June 16, 2026

The Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators will premier the play “Haji Gara” on June 27 at 19:00, AzerNEWS reports.

Jotaro Tamura, CEO of Mitsui OSK Lines, the largest tanker operator in the world, told the Financial Times in an interview published on Tuesday that it will take weeks for ship owners to restart transit through the Strait of Hormuz until they are certain that the US-Iran agreement is “material”, AzerNEWS reports.

Azerbaijan’s strategic foreign exchange reserves increased by $117.4 million at the end of the first quarter of this year, reaching a total of $85.2 billion, AzerNEWS reports.

Money transfers sent to Azerbaijan through international money transfer systems totaled $296.9 million in the first quarter of 2026, according to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), AzerNEWS reports.

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For the first time in Azerbaijan, the grand international tango and culture festival El Calor en Baku – Azerbaijan Tango Festival will take place from June 19 to 24 in Icherisheher, the historic heart of Baku, AzerNEWS reports.