TEHRAN, JUNE 16 (AFP/APP/DNA):Iran’s judiciary said Monday it hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being a spy for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, as fighting raged between the two foes. “Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent convicted of the capital offences of ‘corruption on Earth’ and ‘moharebeh’ (waging war against God) was hanged after going through the full process of criminal procedure,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website said. Mizan said the execution was carried out after all legal procedures were completed and the verdict was upheld by theRead More

BONN, JUN 16 (AZERTAC/APP/DNA):Azerbaijan is participating in the 62nd session of the UN Climate Subsidiary Bodies (SB62), which began today in Bonn and will continue until June 26. The meetings will build on outcomes from COP29 in Baku, drive forward progress on key issues and prepare decisions for adoption at the upcoming COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, in November. Discussions will focus on a wide range of issues: continuing work to finalize the indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation, advancing a just transition, a pathway toRead More

BAKU, JUN 16 (WAM/APP/DNA):A concert program was held on National Salvation Day, organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and supported by the Baku City Executive Authority. The concert, dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s return to power, took place in the park of the Heydar Aliyev Center and featured performances by renowned singers, musical groups, and dance ensembles. Over the course of nearly two hours, songs dedicated to Azerbaijan and beloved Karabakh, as well as music celebrating the homeland, were performed. Hundreds of spectators who gatheredRead More

TEHRAN, JUN 16 (WAM/APP/DNA):At least five people were killed when an Israeli strike hit a residential building in downtown Tehran, State Television in Iran reported. “A residential building was targeted in the centre of Tehran, killing five people,” the broadcaster said. It added the death toll may rise as the strike hit a densely populated area in central Tehran. Powerful explosions rocked the area at least twice, minutes apart, sending clouds of heavy black smoke into the sky, said AFP. Crowds of people rushed to the site of the blastRead More