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.
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.
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The criminal case against Ramiz Mehdiyev, Azerbaijan’s former presidential chief of staff and one of the most influential political figures of the post-Soviet era,...
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Armenian politics is again using Azerbaijanis as a convenient object of fear.
Samvel Karapetyan, a candidate for Armenia’s premiership, has said that if he comes...
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on May 21 received United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in Baku, as Azerbaijan continues to host the 13th session...
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron.
According to a post shared by President Aliyev on X, the sides...
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.
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Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade says the reported threats against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan should not be viewed only as a campaign tool,...
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...
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Armenia’s election campaign has entered a more uncertain and politically charged stage, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party and the main opposition forces...
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Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Turkey, Rashad Mammadov, has triggered debate in Turkish political and media circles after saying that Ankara and Baku...
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Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are being watched closely in Baku, where many residents see the vote not simply as a domestic Armenian contest, but...
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.
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Russia’s pressure on Armenia ahead of elections has become one of the key political signals in the South Caucasus, linking Yerevan’s domestic campaign directly...
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Azerbaijani human rights defenders have protested the nomination of Ruben Vardanyan for the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, saying the move raises serious...
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Russia’s role as a major arms supplier in the post-Soviet region is weakening, while Turkic states are increasingly looking for new defense partners and...
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...
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia does not need external guarantors to secure peace with Azerbaijan, sharply questioning the value of security arrangements...
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said the country’s experience in restoring and rebuilding liberated territories could serve as a useful model for other states...
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Families of convicted former separatist figures from Karabakh reportedly want to visit Azerbaijan, opening a sensitive public debate over law, memory and humanitarian limits...
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Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade has said Armenia’s pre-election struggle has entered its final stage and is no longer just a domestic political contest,...
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.
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...
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Azerbaijani political analyst Eldar Namazov has said Russia currently poses a greater risk than Iran to the peace process in the South Caucasus, arguing...
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Armenia’s parliamentary elections on June 7 are turning into more than a domestic political contest. They may become the first serious public test of...
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Azerbaijani political analyst and international affairs expert Chingiz Mammadov says Russia is losing influence across its former sphere of dominance, while Armenia is still...
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The possible opening of the Turkey-Armenia border will be decided in coordination with Azerbaijan, according to Javid Valiyev, head of the foreign policy department...
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has ruled out Armenian support for sanctions against Russia, saying Yerevan will not enter what he described as a...
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The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing did not produce a grand bargain. But...
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Baku passengers may eventually see a more integrated urban transport system, but payment for taxis through BakıKart is not being introduced yet.
The issue emerged...
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As Armenia moves through its parliamentary election campaign, an unusual message is coming from the streets of Baku: some Azerbaijanis say they would prefer...
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a Slovak parliamentary delegation led by Richard Raši, speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, as Baku...
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The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is being presented as a summit about trade, Taiwan,...