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YAY Gallery has presented the latest solo exhibition by emerging artist Mouk (Ali Israfilov), titled “Go Slowly”, Azernews reports.

The opening featured a parallel program, where the local rock band “D?d?Baba” gave a live performance of selected pieces from their forthcoming, unreleased album exclusively for this evening. The event welcomed numerous visitors, art collectors, and art enthusiasts.

The show presents the completion of the artist’s new works, produced during a two-month residency at YARAT Contemporary Art Space, and reveals a world reminiscent of a half-forgotten motel inhabited by noir-like characters. His figures seem both connected and disconnected – performing private rituals, repetitive gestures, and nourishing habits that define the rhythm of solitude.

Through objects, we encounter people; through people, we rediscover objects. In these works, which explore personal rituals, desires, and social relations within familiar spaces, the artist reinterprets time, thought, and existence.

Curated by Zahra Mammadova, the exhibition will remain on view until March 29, 2026.

The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 12:00 to 20:00 . It is located at 5 Kichik Gala St. in Baku. Admission is free.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has announced that expired and unusable ammunition will be safely destroyed in the coming days, Azernews reports.

According to the ministry, the disposal process will take place from November 3 to 7 at designated military sites near the Pirekeshul settlement and within the Aghdara district. The operation will be conducted in strict compliance with all safety standards.

The ministry emphasized that the process involves the demolition of ammunition that has exceeded its service life and is no longer fit for use.

Residents living near the mentioned areas have been advised not to be alarmed by the sounds of explosions that may occur during the controlled detonation process.

‘We urge the public to remain calm. The explosions are part of planned disposal activities, and there is no reason for concern,’ the ministry said in its statement.

This operation is part of ongoing efforts by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to ensure the safe and environmentally responsible management of outdated munitions.

Since the start of the year, authorities in Kazakhstan have blocked more than 26,000 websites and intercepted over 64 million suspicious phone calls, according to information revealed at a forum in Taraz dedicated to investigating crimes involving cryptocurrency platforms, Azernews reports.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sanzhar Adilov noted that while the digitalization of the economy brings new opportunities for innovation and growth, it also introduces significant cybersecurity risks. Over the past two years, Kazakhstan has registered more than 1,000 criminal cases linked to cryptocurrency operations. Of these, 60% involve fraud, 25% concern illegal crypto exchange activities, and 15% are related to money laundering through digital assets, Adilov said.

He emphasized that the government is taking systematic measures to strengthen digital security. A specialized Anti-Fraud Center has been established, which actively monitors, identifies, and blocks suspicious web resources, mobile applications, and phone numbers used for scams and phishing attacks.

Adilov also highlighted that Kazakhstan is working on enhancing cooperation between law enforcement, financial institutions, and telecom operators to detect and prevent online financial crimes in real time. He added that public awareness campaigns are being launched to educate citizens about safe online behavior and how to recognize potential digital fraud schemes.

Experts note that Kazakhstan’s growing attention to cybersecurity reflects its ambition to become a regional hub for financial technology and digital innovation, while ensuring that its rapidly developing digital economy remains secure and transparent.

Some analysts also suggest that as global cryptocurrency use expands, Central Asia may face increasing pressure from international cybercrime networks, making Kazakhstan’s new initiatives a potential model for neighboring countries.

Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a new economic cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and expanding joint investments in the energy sector, Azernews reports, citing a post by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy, Mikayil Jabbarov, on his official X account.

‘As part of our business visit to the United Arab Emirates, we signed a new cooperation agreement between the Azerbaijan Ministry of Economy and XRG, the investment platform of ADNOC, together with my counterpart, the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber,’ Jabbarov wrote.

He noted that the agreement will expand the partnership between SOCAR and XRG in the natural gas production sector, focusing on energy supply diversification.

According to Jabbarov, the agreement holds strategic importance for strengthening economic relations between Azerbaijan and the UAE, attracting new investments into Azerbaijan’s energy infrastructure, diversifying national revenues, and reinforcing Azerbaijan’s role as a reliable energy partner.

The Muay Thai fighters who will represent Azerbaijan at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games have been officially announced, Azernews reports.

The national team includes Khayal Aliyev, Emili Rzayeva, Ali Aliyev, and Selahaddin Gojazade, who will compete in the event.

The 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games are set to take place on November 7-21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the sixth edition of this multi-sport event for athletes from countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Approximately 3,500 athletes from 57 countries will compete in the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games

The event is expected to feature a wide array of sports, with athletes from across the Muslim world competing to promote solidarity and cultural exchange through sports?.

Recall that Azerbaijan hosted the Islamic Solidarity Games in 2017. A total of 24 disciplines from 21 sports were contested in this edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games.

Some sports also include disabled sports events such as athletics and judo.

A delegation from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) has paid an official visit to the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Azernews reports.

During the meeting with UNEC Rector Professor Adalat Muradov, the two sides discussed new directions for academic and institutional cooperation between their universities.

Professor Muradov highlighted UNEC’s adoption of international standards in English-language education, emphasizing that the university’s goal is to ensure every graduate achieves at least an intermediate level of English proficiency. He expressed particular interest in learning from BFSU’s extensive experience in foreign language instruction.

The rector noted that teaching and administrative processes at UNEC have been fully digitalized, with plans to integrate artificial intelligence technologies in the near future. He also announced that UNEC is establishing an Artificial Intelligence Laboratory as part of this broader digital transformation.

Professor Muradov recalled that, since 2019, more than 500 young people have participated in online Chinese language courses organized by UNEC’s Confucius Institute, launched at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. He pointed out that interest in learning Chinese has been steadily growing in Azerbaijan.

He further briefed the delegation on recent agreements reached during his visit to China with various universities and institutions, noting that these partnerships will deepen bilateral educational cooperation.

BFSU Vice President Zhao Gang praised UNEC’s strong standing in international university rankings and commended its achievements in digitalizing education. He said that BFSU currently teaches 101 foreign languages, including Azerbaijani, and operates an innovative learning platform called ‘MOG’ designed to support foreign language acquisition.

During the meeting, both sides reached an agreement on several joint initiatives, including student and faculty exchange programs, the launch of a dual-degree program in ‘Foreign Language + Economics,’ English-language training for UNEC instructors, the establishment of a Foreign Language Learning Center at UNEC, as well as joint academic conferences and translation projects.

Trkiye’s Fergani Space Technologies, founded by Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman and chief technology officer of the Turkish defense company Baykar, has successfully launched its second domestically developed satellite, FGN-100-D2, marking another significant milestone in the company’s growing satellite constellation project, Azernews reports, citing foreign media.

According to a statement released by Baykar, the FGN-100-D2 satellite was launched on Saturday from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in the United States aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 mission. Weighing 104 kilograms, it is Trkiye’s largest private-sector satellite to date.

Roughly 74 minutes after liftoff, the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and successfully entered its designated orbit, transmitting its first telemetry data back to Earth, officially marking the start of its operations.

The launch was monitored in real time by Selçuk Bayraktar and his engineering team from the Space Observation and Control Center at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center in Istanbul.

This achievement follows the successful launch of Fergani Space’s first satellite, the 102-kilogram FGN-100-D1, on January 14, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission. That satellite also reached orbit successfully and began transmitting telemetry approximately 62 minutes after liftoff.

Bayraktar emphasized that the deployment of FGN-100-D2 marks an important step toward the creation of the Ulug Bey Global Positioning System – a 100-kilogram-class test satellite platform developed entirely with national engineering and domestic resources.

Founded in 2022, Fergani Space employs 135 engineers and technicians and is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of Trkiye’s growing space industry ecosystem. Bayraktar noted that all engineering, systems design, and software integration for the satellites were performed in-house, and each satellite is expected to have an operational lifespan of five to seven years.

“Our goal is to deploy more than 100 satellites within five years and to provide an independent, domestically developed Ulug Bey Global Positioning System to Trkiye and all friendly and allied nations,” Bayraktar stated.

He also revealed that the company is developing an orbital transfer vehicle, which will soon undergo test flights alongside a small satellite. In addition, Fergani engineers are working on a fully independent launch vehicle, paving the way for Trkiye’s sovereign access to space in the coming decade.

Operating at an altitude of approximately 510 kilometers in low Earth orbit, the FGN-100-D2 travels at a speed of 7.6 kilometers per second, completing about 15 orbits around the Earth per day.

Developed entirely using domestic technologies, the satellite incorporates national avionics systems, locally integrated software, a green propulsion system, and advanced structural design. It will test a range of capabilities, including on-orbit operations, telemetry and telecommand communications, positioning accuracy, and payload data transmission, further advancing Trkiye’s ambitions in space technology and satellite autonomy.

Industry analysts describe Fergani’s rapid progress as a symbol of Trkiye’s determination to establish itself as a regional space power, following in the footsteps of its growing defense and drone industries, which have already drawn international attention.

The Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center – jointly established by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology – has announced the start of registration for a new round of training programs, Azernews report.

For the first time, this training cycle introduces a special opportunity: the top five graduates who achieve the highest results will be awarded a one-month internship at leading international companies, allowing them to apply their skills in real-world work environments abroad.

Azerbaijani citizens aged 17 and above with a good command of English and basic ICT knowledge are eligible to apply. Registered candidates will go through a multi-stage selection process, including exams and interviews. The examination, conducted by Israeli experts, will assess candidates’ logical and analytical thinking, ICT skills, and English proficiency. Those who successfully pass the interview phase – 60 participants in total – will be admitted to the program with a full scholarship. Only applicants with the highest scores at each stage will progress further in the selection process.

Training sessions will be conducted by the academic staff of the Technion Institute of Technology, based on their established teaching methodology, and will combine theoretical and practical instruction. The six-month program will run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM for classes, followed by practical workshops from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Within the program, participants will be trained in two specialized directions: the Red Team (offensive cybersecurity) and the Blue Team (defensive cybersecurity). Both groups will participate in simulations to enhance their practical skills. Graduates who successfully complete the program will receive an official certificate from the Technion Institute of Technology.

Interested candidates can register through the following link: [https://bit.ly/AKM-7ci-dalga]. The deadline for registration is December 1, 2025.

To date, nearly 300 participants have graduated from the Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center’s training programs, and around 60 students are currently continuing their studies. The Center also implements initiatives to improve graduate employment opportunities – with the latest two waves achieving an impressive 80% employment rate.

In addition to professional training, the Center actively supports university-level education, public cybersecurity awareness, advanced training for cybersecurity specialists, research and development in the field, and initiatives aimed at fostering the creation of local cybersecurity products.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has received Mustafa Destici, a member of the Grand National Assembly of Trkiye and chairman of the Great Unity Party (BBP), Azernews reports, citing the Foreign Ministry.

During the meeting, the sides expressed satisfaction with the successful development of relations of brotherhood, friendship, and alliance between Azerbaijan and Trkiye across various areas.

Both officials emphasized that interparliamentary cooperation and contacts between political parties play a key role in deepening relations between the two brotherly nations.

The discussions also covered regional security issues, the post-conflict situation in the region, ongoing reconstruction and development efforts, close cooperation between the two countries within international organizations, and the priorities of the Organization of Turkic States.

Currently, more than 5,000 Azerbaijani students are studying at higher education institutions in Ukraine, Azernews reports.

This information was shared by Yuriy Husyev, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan, in a post on social media.

“Azerbaijan is among the leaders in terms of the number of students studying in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Education and Science Ministry, over 5,000 Azerbaijani students have chosen Ukrainian universities to receive higher education,” the ambassador stated.

As per official data, the largest number of foreign students in Ukraine come from China (6,846 students), followed by Azerbaijan (5,017) and Georgia (1,081). Other top countries include India (930), Morocco (723), and Trkiye (636).

The Ukrainian Embassy in Baku expressed appreciation for the trust and interest shown by Azerbaijani students toward Ukrainian education. The post also mentioned that the embassy, together with Elena Shapovalova, Director of the ‘Study in Ukraine’ initiative, and her team, will continue working to strengthen and expand educational cooperation between the two countries.