BAKU, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Seven people went on trial in Azerbaijan on Tuesday in the latest of a series of cases against staff of independent news media, prompting accusations of a crackdown on the ...

AP They were captured in September 2023, during Azerbaijan's lightning offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh aimed at regaining full control of the separatist enclave. The trial of 16 Armenian prisoners ...

ASTANA – Joint investigations are underway into the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane near Aktau, in coordination with authorities of Kazakhstan and Russia, including the Prosecutor’s ...

BP Plc restarted one of two production platforms in Azerbaijan’s largest natural gas deposit of Shah Deniz that’s been out of operation for more than a week due to an unplanned outage.

Ex-Moscow investment banker Ruben Vardanyan and 15 other Armenian leaders of the formerly contested Nagorno-Karabakh region went on trial in Azerbaijan on Friday. Vardanyan is being tried ...

As tensions and alliances shift in the Middle East, Azerbaijan emerges as a key player, bridging gaps between Israel, the US, and the region. While Trump administration resumes office, discussions ...

Azerbaijan says Russian air defenses were at fault. By Anton Troianovski Reporting from Baku, Azerbaijan It was a tense conversation between two authoritarian leaders accustomed to getting their way.

The last portion of the flight was operated in an area of good coverage.” The website of Azerbaijan Airlines says the airline, which is a member of the International Air Transport Association ...

The government’s crackdown on dissenting voices has escalated over the past year. The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Despite the ...

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Sources within the Jewish community confirm that the intended victim is a senior figure, highly respected both in Azerbaijan and internationally, particularly in Israel, for his significant ...

Türkiye and Azerbaijan celebrate 33 years of diplomatic ties, established in 1992 after Baku declared its independence from the Soviet Union. The Turkish Consulate in Baku was transformed into an ...