On 12 January at 06:38 in 20 km from the city of Yardimli (South Azerbaijan) at the teritory of Iran was an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 at a depth of 27 km. On the territory of Azerbaijan tremors were felt in the power of 3 points, according to the Seismological Service of the National Academy of Sciences. Tremors were recorded also at the territory of Armenia. Previously Gurban Yetirmishli, a Service Director, told media that in 2015 the seismic activity compared with the previous year, declined. Thus, in 2014 there were several aftershocks of magnitude 5-6. Last year there were only two, one of which was in the sea. -16D-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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