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Ali Asadov Is Being Hit Over Failed Economic Numbers, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician and public figure Ilgar Mammadov says Prime Minister Ali Asadov is being targeted in the media because of the country’s weak economic...

In Yerevan, They Are Playing With Fire: Chingiz Abdullayev’s Stark Warning

AZE.US Azerbaijani People’s Writer Chingiz Abdullayev issued one of his sharpest warnings yet about Armenia’s internal political climate, saying the region should not confuse tactical...

South Caucasus Enters A Dangerous Turn: Everything Depends On Armenia’s Elections

AZE.US Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are no longer just an internal political event. They are becoming a regional stress test. The South Caucasus is entering a...

Armenian Goods On The Azerbaijani Market: Pragmatism Versus Memory

AZE.US A debate that began as a trade story is quickly turning into something far more sensitive in Azerbaijan. The latest trigger was Armenian Economy...

Antalya Became A Stage For Baku’s Broader Diplomacy As Aliyev Held A Series Of Meetings

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev used the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on April 17 to pack several foreign policy signals into one day, holding meetings with Syria’s...

Scandal Around The Prime Minister: Elite Real Estate And Restaurants In Central Baku

AZE.US A new publication in Azerbaijan has put Prime Minister Ali Asadov at the center of a growing controversy over alleged business interests, high-value real...

Azerbaijan Begins Buying Goods Through Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan has recorded a small import flow linked to Armenia for the first time in decades, though the scale and nature of the shipment...

Ilham Aliyev Arrives In Turkey On Working Visit

AZE.US President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Turkey on April 16 for a working visit to take part in the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum...

Will Turkey Be Israel’s Next Target? Musabekov Says No

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawmaker Rasim Musabekov said he does not believe Turkey will become Israel’s next military target, dismissing such talk as unrealistic even amid rising...

Israel And Turkey On The Brink Of War? Analyst Assesses The Real Risk

ФЯУюГЫ Despite the sharp rhetoric between Israel and Turkey, a direct military conflict between the two countries remains highly unlikely, according to political analyst Elchin...

Russians In Azerbaijan Reminded Of Stay Limit

AZE.US Russian citizens temporarily living in Azerbaijan have been reminded to closely monitor the length of their stay in the country and secure the required...

Russia To Pay Compensation Over AZAL Plane Crash

AZE.US Russia will pay compensation to Azerbaijan over the crash of an AZAL passenger plane near Aktau, in what amounts to one of the most...

Ahead Lies A Turkey-Israel Conflict, Rzakuliyev Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Rashad Rzakuliyev said the war and diplomatic tension around Iran could reshape the balance of power across the Middle East and...

Ilham Aliyev Receives New Ambassadors Of Somalia, Colombia And Eswatini

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev on April 14 received the credentials of the newly appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of Somalia, Colombia and the Kingdom of...

Why Pressure On Iran Could Spiral Beyond Control

AZE.US Washington may see maritime pressure as a cleaner alternative to a wider war, but strategies built around economic strangulation rarely stay contained for long. After...

Dialogue Between Baku And Yerevan Has Moved Beyond Self-Censorship

AZE.US A fourth meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society representatives was held in Gabala, with participants saying the process has moved past symbolic contact...

Hungary Votes Out Orban After 16 Years In Power

AZE.US Hungary has voted out Viktor Orban after 16 years in power, handing a major victory to opposition leader Peter Magyar and his Tisza party...

Iran Will Not Be An Easy Neighbor For Baku After The War

AZE.US The 40-day war around Iran may be over, but for Azerbaijan this is no moment for complacency. The biggest mistake in situations like this is...

Iran Must Not Repeat Ukraine’s Path, Jafarli Says

AZE.US REAL party chairman Natig Jafarli has warned that Iran should not follow what he called Ukraine’s path, saying Tehran risks paying a heavy price...

Islamabad Is Not Peace, But a Pause: What U.S.-Iran Talks Could Deliver

AZE.US Direct U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad matter not because the two sides are suddenly on the verge of reconciliation, but because both appear to be...

Hormuz Is No Longer A Guarantee: The Middle East Is Being Prepared For A New Energy Map

AZE.US The war around Iran is no longer just a military story or a market story. It is increasingly becoming an infrastructure story. The more...

Civil Society Representatives Of Azerbaijan And Armenia Meet In Azerbaijan

AZE.US A roundtable bringing together representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society was held in Azerbaijan under the Peace Bridge initiative. According to local media reports,...

The War With Iran Has Not Ended – It Is Only a Pause: Velizade

AZE.US The war with Iran has not ended. What the world is seeing now is only a pause, not a real settlement, Azerbaijani political commentator...

Azerbaijan’s President Congratulates Orthodox Christian Community on Easter

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory message to Azerbaijan’s Orthodox Christian community ahead of Easter, emphasizing the country’s traditions of religious tolerance and...

Washington Should Distance Itself From Tel Aviv, Tucker Carlson Says

AZE.US Tucker Carlson has called on Washington to put distance between itself and Tel Aviv, arguing that the United States should stop treating Israel as...

After The Iran War, Turkey May Emerge As The Next Regional Flashpoint

AZE.US As the dust begins to settle after the war with Iran, a new risk is coming into sharper focus across the region: the next...

Armenia Could End Up Declaring War on Azerbaijan, Aysin Says

AZE.US Any political force in Armenia that calls for additional territory is, in effect, calling for a new war with Azerbaijan, political analyst and columnist...

Aliyev, Lithuanian Prime Minister Discuss Peace, Landmines, and Ties With the EU

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene on April 9, with the two sides discussing bilateral ties, regional peace efforts,...

The South Caucasus Is Beginning To Act For Itself, Not For Outside Interests, Says Mammadov

AZE.US The South Caucasus is beginning to move beyond the old logic in which outside powers largely set the rules, according to Farhad Mammadov, chairman...

US-Iran Ceasefire Proved To Be Only A Breather, Says Mammadov

AZE.US The ceasefire between the United States and Iran should be seen not as a real peace settlement but as a short-lived pause in a...

Azerbaijan And Iran Foreign Ministers Discuss Regional Situation

AZE.US Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the current regional situation, security issues,...

Ceasefire Between The U.S. And Iran Came Under Strain Within Hours

AZE.US A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was thrown into doubt within hours of its announcement, as conflicting public statements and continued...

Trump And Political Barbarism Under The Cover Of Strength

AZE.US There are moments when political language stops being harsh and starts becoming morally disfiguring. Donald Trump crossed that line when he warned that “a...

Aliyev Receives Chief Prosecutor Of Türkiye’s Supreme Court

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 7 received Muhsin Senturk, chief prosecutor of Türkiye’s Supreme Court. According to AZE.US, Senturk thanked Aliyev for the meeting...

South Caucasus Enters More Independent Political Phase, Huseynov Says

AZE.US The South Caucasus is entering a period of more independent politics, political analyst Rizvan Huseynov said in an interview on the Novosti Kavkaza YouTube...

Baku Is Sinking Because Of Those Who Disfigured The City For Years, Abbasli Says

AZE.US AĞ Party chairman Tural Abbasli has blamed Baku’s recurring flood chaos on years of reckless urban policy, saying the city is now paying the...

When Elections Stop Working, Sewage Reaches Your Throat, Jafarli Says

AZE.US REAL party leader Natig Jafarli said the collapse of functioning political institutions eventually turns into a very physical, everyday problem for ordinary people. In a...

Aliyev In Tbilisi Says A New Reality Is Emerging In The South Caucasus

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev said in Tbilisi on April 6 that a new situation is emerging in the South Caucasus, as Azerbaijan and Georgia deepen...

Ilham Aliyev Arrives In Georgia On State Visit

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Georgia on a state visit on April 6, accompanied by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva. He was received at...

No Easter Truce: Russia and Ukraine Keep Trading Strikes

AZE.US There is still no Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine, and the war has instead moved deeper into another cycle of reciprocal attacks. In...

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