Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabekov said Ukraine’s resistance to Russia is not only a fight for its own independence, but also a barrier protecting other post-Soviet states from renewed Russian pressure.
Emin Agalarov says Sea Breeze is moving beyond its original role as a Caspian resort project and becoming an international investment and tourism ecosystem, with a planned investment portfolio of at least $100 billion over the next decade.
Nikol Pashinyan says Armenians could travel visa-free to the EU within two years. The promise may sound powerful ahead of elections, but the road to visa liberalization depends on reforms, border controls, biometric documents and a political decision in Brussels, not campaign timing.
Court fines in Azerbaijan can lead to frozen bank accounts, deductions from official income and travel restrictions. But enforcement becomes far harder when the person has no registered assets or formal income.
Borrowers in Azerbaijan are increasingly trying to repay loans ahead of schedule to reduce their interest burden. But the real savings depend on the contract, repayment schedule and how the bank recalculates the debt.
The latest argument over child benefits in Azerbaijan has exposed a much bigger problem. This is no longer just a welfare debate. It is about falling births, unaffordable housing, youth emigration, and whether the state is still thinking seriously about its own long-term future.
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Russia was named the leading foreign policy threat to Azerbaijan in an online poll published by the Telegram channel Caucasian Live,...
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Turkey is moving into a dangerous political phase. Elections still exist. Parties still operate. Parliament still meets. Courts still issue rulings....
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Recent amendments to Azerbaijan’s Labor Code have created a practical question for employees: how should compensation for unused vacation days be calculated, and must...
Washington says a deal with Tehran is largely negotiated. But if the Strait of Hormuz remains a dispute over control, this is not peace yet. It is a pause in which every side is trying to look like the winner.
Azerbaijani lawmaker Günay Ağamalı’s argument against restoring child benefits has triggered public anger because many saw it as more than a policy position. To critics, it sounded like a revealing example of how far some parliamentary rhetoric has drifted from the financial reality facing ordinary families.
Azerbaijan is discussing a possible shift away from once-a-month salary payments. Economists say the change could help households manage short-term expenses, but it would not increase real incomes.
Audit is supposed to protect markets from false confidence. But after Azerbaijan’s banking failures, external auditors largely avoided public accountability. Legal expert says the problem is not only audit firms, but courts, regulators and a system where international brands can become a shield rather than a guarantee.
The World Urban Forum in Baku was not just another international event on Azerbaijan’s calendar. It gave the country a platform to connect postwar reconstruction, housing, urban resilience and global diplomacy in one narrative.
Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war in which drones have made troop movements, armor, logistics and even distant cities vulnerable. The result is not a clear path to victory, but a deeper war of attrition spreading far beyond the battlefield.
Kamal Abdulla’s remarks about women belonging at home were not made by a private citizen in a casual conversation. They came from a university rector, an academic and a public intellectual - in a country whose own modern history was built, in part, on the education of girls and the public role of women.
Vladimir Putin’s visit to China gave Moscow the image it wanted: Russia beside a powerful partner, not alone on the world stage. But the absence of a final Power of Siberia 2 gas deal showed where the real balance sits.
Political analyst Rizvan Huseynov says Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Organization of Turkic States could accelerate Trans-Caspian transport, logistics and energy projects.
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Azerbaijan’s planned resumption of passenger train service between Baku and Tbilisi has revived a wider debate over land borders, regional transport links and the...
Speaking during WUF13, he said the Azerbaijani capital is developing under a new master plan based on a polycentric, multifunctional and comfortable urban model.
President Ilham Aliyev told Euronews that Azerbaijan now supplies natural gas to 16 countries, including 12 in Europe, and remains secure in its own energy projects despite instability around Hormuz.
Short-term apartment rentals are becoming more visible in Baku as tourism, business travel and major events support demand for centrally located flats.
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Azerbaijan Airlines is facing fresh criticism on social media after a passenger complained that the price of an AZAL ticket from Istanbul to Baku...
President Ilham Aliyev used the opening of WUF13 in Baku to present Azerbaijan’s urban development agenda, linking heritage preservation, green transport, environmental recovery and the postwar reconstruction of Karabakh and East Zangezur.
The first day of the World Urban Forum in Baku showed that WUF13 is not only about housing and resilient cities. For Azerbaijan, the event is also a chance to position the capital as a platform for global urban policy, investment talks and diplomatic engagement.
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Baku is hosting the 13th World Urban Forum this week, bringing Azerbaijan into one of the world’s central conversations on housing, urban resilience and...
Gluten-free bread in Baku is being sold for 6-9 manats, or roughly $3.50-$5.30. Specialists say the higher price is driven by costly flour, more complex production, smaller output and certification requirements.
Azerbaijan once treated Eurovision as a serious cultural stage and won. Today, after years of weak results and fading musical identity, the question is no longer emotional but practical: what does the country still gain from taking part?
U.S.-Iran talks have not fully collapsed, but they have not produced a settlement either. A fragile ceasefire remains under pressure, the Strait of Hormuz is still the central flashpoint, and both sides are using diplomacy and military leverage at the same time.
Fresh corruption scandals in Kyiv and Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and aviation infrastructure point to a deeper shift in the war. The battlefield is no longer only about territory - it is increasingly about endurance, credibility and internal pressure.
Azerbaijani politician and economist Natiq Jafarli says the main risk for Vladimir Putin may no longer come from liberals or business elites, but from the nationalist and security circles that the Kremlin itself helped empower during the war.
President Ilham Aliyev addressed an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Kazakhstan, focusing on artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, the Middle Corridor and the growing geopolitical role of the Turkic world.
Azerbaijan’s minimum wage must now be reviewed at least once a year under recent changes to the Labor Code. MP Vugar Bayramov said the next increase could affect around 700,000 citizens.
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Azerbaijan is waiting for the outcome of Armenia’s parliamentary election before the next major phase in talks between Baku and Yerevan, but a rapid...