"Bírlestík-2024" command-staff training exercises are taking place in Kazakhstan near the Caspian Sea near the Oymasha landfill and Tokmak Cape, with the participation of four Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan. About 4,000 military personnel and up to 700 weapons and equipment will be involved in the exercises, among other things, the military will "liberate an island occupied by terrorists" and "conduct operations to ensure maritime security and protect infrastructure."
First Deputy Chairman of the Religious Department of Russian Muslims, Rector of the Moscow Islamic Institute, Doctor of Theology Damir Mukhetdinov emphasized that the niqab is a historical traditional dress for the native Muslim peoples of the Russian Federation, and gave as an example the historical evidence of the spread of this dress among the Tatars and the peoples of the North Caucasus in the pre-Soviet period.
Turkey's first national and domestic satellite, Türksat 6A, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrier. With the help of Türksat 6A, the number of people on earth that will be served by Turkish satellites will increase from 3.5 billion to 5 billion people.
President of the Turkish Republic of Cyprus Ersin Tatar, who participated in the summit of the Organization of Turkic States for the first time, said that if the "Cypriot Peace Movement" had not been implemented in 1974, the military junta had completely destroyed the Muslims from the island, and today there would be no Turks living there.
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States held in Shusha, Azerbaijan, among other issues such as the development of trade and transport routes, joint fight against climate change, also touched on the topics of Gaza and Afghanistan, "where many millions of Turkic peoples live".
The religious administration of Karachay-Cherkas Muslims also made a decision on the temporary wearing of the veil in the republic. Ismail Haji Berdiev, the mufti of the Republic, the chairman of the Center for the Coordination of Activities of North Caucasian Muslims
The second round of presidential elections in Iran ended with the victory of Masoud Pezeshkian, representative of the reformist bloc. 53.6% of voters voted for Masud Pezeshkian. The 69-year-old politician was born in the west of Iran in an ethnic Azerbaijani family.
The Kyrgyz special services reported that an attempted coup was prevented in the country. It is noted that four citizens of Kyrgyzstan were arrested as a result of the rapid search operations. Also, during the search, components for improvised explosive devices, firearms, ammunition, walkie-talkies, armor, uniforms of law enforcement officers, drones, extremist literature, as well as other prohibited items were found and confiscated.
In the first 5 months of 2024, 2.2 million or 35.5 percent (569.2 thousand) more citizens of Uzbekistan went abroad for tourism. The largest number of Uzbeks went to Kyrgyzstan - about 1 million people. Tajikistan (449.8 thousand), Kazakhstan (322.5 thousand) and Saudi Arabia (100.2 thousand) are in the next places.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be in Azerbaijan on a working visit on July 5-6 to participate in the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States to be held in Shusha.