Baku to host 22nd exhibition-fair of beekeeping products

In 2025, Azerbaijan's information security and digital infrastructure remain under pressure, as experts highlight the absence of a National Internet Exchange Point (IXP). Osman Gunduz, head of the NGO Multimediya, has renewed calls for the Information and Communication Technologies Agency (İKTA) to spearhead the creation of a Milli İnternet Mübadilə Mərkəzi (National Internet Exchange Centre) in collaboration with key local providers Azertelecom, Delta Telecom, AzTelekom, and global industry leaders.

On the night of January 13-14, several flights bound for Baku from Istanbul, Moscow, and Tel Aviv were diverted to Ganja International Airport due to thick fog at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers approved a new sanitary-protection zone spanning 289.5 hectares for the Dashalti State Nature Reserve on Sunday, in a move aimed at strengthening environmental protection measures. The decision, signed by Prime Minister Ali Asadov, aligns with national legislation on protected areas and implements provisions of a 2014 presidential decree amending the law on "Specially Protected Natural Areas and Objects."

During a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on January 13, 2025, in Abu Dhabi. The meeting underscored the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries, with a special emphasis on energy cooperation, climate change efforts, and mutual investments.