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Moscow-Baku Crisis Is Systemic, Not a Series of Incidents – Markedonov

AZE.Us The deterioration in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia goes far beyond the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, arrests or disputes involving journalists, Russian analyst Sergey...

Pashinyan Jails His Rivals as Russia Loses Armenia

By AZE.US Editorial Team The detention of former President Robert Kocharyan is the latest move against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s political opponents. Azerbaijan and...

877 Girls Under 18 Gave Birth in Azerbaijan

AZE.US A total of 877 girls under the age of 18 became mothers in Azerbaijan in 2025, according to data published by the State Statistical...

Ukraine Opened a Window of Opportunity for Azerbaijan, Musabekov Says

AZE.US Ukraine’s resistance to Russia has not only prevented Moscow from restoring its dominance across the former Soviet space but has also created new strategic...

More Than $200 Billion Invested in Baku – Eldar Azizov

AZE.US More than $200 billion has been invested in Baku over the past 20 years, according to the head of the city’s Executive Authority, Eldar...

Russia Is Losing the South Caucasus – There Is No Turning Back

AZE.US Russia is gradually losing its influence in the South Caucasus, while Azerbaijan will continue pushing the current Kremlin leadership out of regional affairs, Azerbaijani...

TikTok in Azerbaijan: Shadow Millions, Sexual Solicitation and Children Behind Filters

TikTok in Azerbaijan stopped being a harmless app for dance clips, recipes and short comedy videos a long time ago.

Netanyahu Risks Erasing Israel’s Strategic Gains – Mammadov

AZE.US Israel had a rare opportunity to consolidate its military advantage and establish a new regional security order, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies...

Azerbaijanis Increasingly Head to Georgia for Work

AZE.US Azerbaijan became the leading destination for personal money transfers from Georgia in the first half of 2026, as a growing number of Azerbaijani citizens...

Moscow and Baku Raise the Stakes Again

Azerbaijan is building a foreign policy framework in which Russia is no longer the indispensable center of regional decision-making.

Azerbaijan Sues CNN Over Report Alleging Israeli Operations

AZE.US Baku says CNN published false claims that Azerbaijan’s territory had been used for Israeli military and intelligence operations against neighboring Iran, despite receiving an...

Who Checks Foreign Food Couriers Working in Azerbaijan?

By AZE.US Editorial Team A missing food order involving a courier reportedly from India has raised a broader question: how do foreign nationals who cannot...

Armenian Goods Could Enter Azerbaijan: What Yerevan Has Offered

AZE.US Armenian-made goods could eventually appear on the Azerbaijani market as Baku and Yerevan explore the possibility of establishing two-way trade. The two sides have exchanged...

Azerbaijan Puts Three Russian Citizens on International Wanted List Over Alleged Terror Calls

AZE.US Azerijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office has placed three Russian citizens on an international wanted list over alleged public calls for terrorism, violence against the Azerbaijani...

If Trump Is Azerbaijan’s Friend, Why Is Section 907 Still Alive?

By AZE.US Editorial Team Washington has again waived the restriction, but it has not repealed it. For the Trump administration, Section 907 remains a useful...

Car Loans as a Debt Trap: Effective Rates Can Reach 42%

AZE.US Buying a car on credit is becoming more expensive in Azerbaijan. Although banks advertise nominal interest rates starting at 12% to 16%, the effective annual...

Azerbaijani MP’s Son Receives State Funding to Study at MIT

AZE.US Heydar Karimli, the son of Azerbaijani lawmaker Azer Karimli, is among 500 students selected this year to study abroad under Azerbaijan’s state-funded education program....

New Baku Metro Scheme: Lines Separated, Train Intervals Cut

AZE.US Baku Metro has launched the main construction phase of a long-planned project to separate its Red and Green lines, introducing a new operating scheme...

Azerbaijan Is Not Pushing Russia Out of Armenia, Analyst Says

AZE.US The growing crisis between Moscow and Yerevan should not be interpreted as an Azerbaijani attempt to push Russia out of Armenia, according to South...

Armenia Opens Door to Electricity Trade With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said his country could develop energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, including mutual electricity exports and imports. As reported by AZE.US,...

VTB Azerbaijan Capital Cut Linked to Sanctions on Russia

AZE.US A banking expert has linked VTB Azerbaijan’s decision to reduce its charter capital by 221.1 million manats ($130 million) to international sanctions on its...

Loans Cost More in Azerbaijan’s Regions Than in Baku

AZE.US Borrowers in several regions of Azerbaijan face significantly higher interest rates than residents and businesses in the capital, according to official data. At the beginning...

TRIPP Is Bringing the US Back to the South Caucasus, Analyst Says

AZE.US The Washington agreements of August 8, 2025, did more than formalize a new reality between Azerbaijan and Armenia: they changed how the international community...

Azerbaijan’s Tax Debt Jumps 22% to 4.05 Billion Manats

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s outstanding tax debt reached 4.05 billion manats ($2.38 billion) as of July 1, rising by 741.6 million manats ($436 million), or 22.4%, since...

Aliyev’s Nakhchivan Visit Puts TRIPP, Energy and Defense in Focus

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev used a daylong visit to Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave on Aug. 11 to advance a broad package of transport, energy, military and...

A $201 Million Stake in the Middle Corridor: What Washington Wants After Peace

By AZE.US Editorial Team A year ago, Washington helped Azerbaijan and Armenia lay the political foundation for peace. The United States is now moving to the...

Musabekov Rejects Russian Criticism of Azerbaijan’s Ukraine Ties

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawmaker Rasim Musabekov has rejected criticism from members of Russia’s State Duma over Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov’s recent visit to Ukraine, saying Baku...

‘Better Not to Marry’: Azerbaijani MP Criticizes Costly Weddings

AZE.US An Azerbaijani lawmaker has criticized the country’s expensive wedding traditions, arguing that couples who consider lavish ceremonies, gold jewelry and a bridal trousseau essential...

Washington Says Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Is on an “Irreversible” Path

AZE.US The United States believes Azerbaijan and Armenia have entered an irreversible phase toward peace, while the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or...

Aliyev, Pashinyan and Trump Discuss Peace Process and TRIPP

AZE.US The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the United States held a series of phone calls on August 8 marking the first anniversary of the...

Baku and Yerevan Have Passed the Point of No Return – Mammadov

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Armenia have not resolved every dispute inherited from decades of conflict, but a return to the previous cycle of confrontation is becoming...

One Year After Washington, Peace Is Real but Not Yet Irreversible

By AZE.US Editorial Team Nearly one year after Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met in Washington, the main result is...

Moscow Pressures, Washington Pushes: Armenia Is Running Out of Room to Maneuver

By AZE.US Editorial Team Nearly a year after the Washington understandings, the South Caucasus has reached the point where diplomatic promises must give way to...

Nearly 60% of Azerbaijanis Are Overweight or Obese

AZE.US Nearly six in ten people aged 15 and older in Azerbaijan are either overweight or living with obesity, according to official statistics. Only 40.4% of...

Azerbaijani Women Recruited as Surrogates in Georgia – Pregnancy for 28,900 Manats

AZE.US Azerbaijani women are being offered up to 28,900 manats ($17,000) to carry babies for foreign couples, according to an investigation into the cross-border surrogacy...

Ankara Will Not Allow Russia or NATO to Dictate the Rules in the Black Sea

AZE.US Turkey seeks to shape a new security architecture in the Black Sea in which neither Russia nor NATO can unilaterally determine the rules. Turkish political...

US Is Gradually Weakening Iran: What It Means for Azerbaijan

By AZE.US Editorial Team Negotiations surrounding Iran have entered a new phase, but it remains too early to speak of an imminent end to the...

Azerbaijan Is Ready for Russian Pressure and Provocations, Namazov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is prepared for a possible increase in pressure from Russia, as it has resisted Moscow’s attempts to influence the country’s domestic and foreign...

Azerbaijan Emerging as Key Link Between Central Asia and Europe

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s growing cooperation with Central Asian states is turning the country into a critical link in transport, energy and trade routes connecting East and...

Azerbaijan’s Card Transfer Limits Could Push People Back to Cash, Economist Warns

AZE.US New restrictions on card-to-card transfers could backfire by encouraging people in Azerbaijan to withdraw their money and return to cash payments, economist and REAL...

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