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Azerbaijan Recorded An Average Of 164 Deaths A Day In 2025

AZE.US Official data show that 59,834 people died in Azerbaijan in 2025, while 95,875 children were born. The country’s natural population increase stood at 36,041. Azerbaijan...

Business Partner Of Najmeddin Sadikov’s Son Appeals Fraud Case

AZE.US A major fraud case involving Azer Asgarov, described by Azerbaijani media as a business partner of the son of former Chief of General Staff...

Driver With Disability Fined In Baku For Parking In Disabled Space

AZE.US A driver with a disability in Baku says he was fined after parking his car in a space designated for people with disabilities. The driver,...

Ninth-Grade Student Becomes Mother In Azerbaijan

AZE.US A 16-year-old ninth-grade student in Azerbaijan has given birth, in a case now being investigated by police. Vesti Baku reports, citing local media, that the...

AFFA Fines Clubs Nearly 576,000 Manats, With Neftchi Leading The List

AZE.US Azerbaijan Premier League clubs have been fined almost 576,000 manats during the 2025/2026 season, with three rounds still left to play. According to an infographic...

Guests Fed Horse Meat? Scandal Erupts At Baku Banquet Hall

AZE.US A food safety scandal has erupted in Baku after Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency, known as AQTA, said horse meat was found during an inspection...

Driver In Sumgayit Invited Woman Into His Car. She Called Her Husband

AZE.US A driver in Sumgayit has been fined after a woman complained that he repeatedly invited her to get into his car despite her refusal. According...

Children, Alimony And Property: What Remains After Divorce In Azerbaijan

AZE.US Divorce in Azerbaijan is increasingly becoming more than the end of a marriage. For many families, it is the beginning of a second and...

New Road Markings In Baku Confuse Drivers, Wrong Turn Can Bring Fine

AZE.US New road markings introduced on several streets in Baku have caused confusion among drivers, especially near sections where bus lanes intersect with regular traffic...

Drivers Face Mass Fines For Short Stops Outside Sabunchu Hospital In Baku

AZE.US Drivers in Baku are complaining about mass fines outside Sabunchu Hospital, where traffic cameras are reportedly recording cars that stop briefly to drop off...

Hantavirus Scares Europe: Is Azerbaijan At Risk?

AZE.US A hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic has raised concern in Europe, but health authorities say the risk to the...

Old Family Model Is Cracking As Divorces Rise In Azerbaijan

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s rising divorce numbers are no longer just a matter of family statistics. They point to a deeper change in how marriage itself is...

Daun Burger In Baku: When Inclusion Begins With The Wrong Word

AZE.US A new fast-food restaurant opened on Nizami Street in Baku on May 7 with a mission that should have been easy to support. Daun Burger...

Attempted Bride Kidnapping In Ganja Ends In Knife Attack And Injuries To Three Women

By AZE.US Editorial Team A mass fight broke out in Ganja during what preliminary reports describe as an attempted bride kidnapping, leaving one person with...

Azerbaijan Introduces Fines And Arrests For Begging

AZE.US Azerbaijan has introduced administrative penalties for begging, with offenders now facing warnings, fines and, in some cases, short-term detention. The change is reflected in a...

In Azerbaijan, 80% Of Drivers Risk Losing Their Licenses, Expert Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s penalty-point system is becoming a serious risk for drivers, with as many as 80% potentially facing restrictions on their driving rights, according to...

Katy Perry To Perform At Baku Formula 1 Weekend

AZE.US Katy Perry will perform in Baku during the 2026 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, organizers said. The Baku City Circuit Operating Company told Report...

How To Remove Unrelated People From Apartment Registration In Azerbaijan

AZE.US One of the common problems in apartment sales in Azerbaijan is the removal of people who remain officially registered at the property even though...

Almost 3,500 Divorces Registered in Azerbaijan in Two Months

AZE.US Azerbaijan registered 3,376 divorces in the first two months of 2026, according to statistics cited in a local television report, as concern grows over...

Where Do Alimony Payments Go: Can A Father Demand A Report?

AZE.US Alimony after divorce is meant to support the child, not to become another battlefield between former spouses. But in Azerbaijan, one question comes up...

University Admission Scores May Fall: Down By 20-50 Points?

AZE.US University admission scores in Azerbaijan may decline this year after many applicants performed below expectations in the school-leaving exams. The results have caused concern among...

20,000 Manats For A “Free” Cemetery Plot

AZE.US Burial plots in Azerbaijan’s state cemeteries are supposed to be free. In practice, residents say, families are often asked to pay. The issue has become...

Children Cannot Be Beaten “For Discipline”: Baku Debates 200-Manat Fine

AZE.US A new rule in Azerbaijan imposing fines for violence against children has opened a wider public debate over where discipline ends and abuse begins. Under...

Drivers In Azerbaijan May Lose Their Licenses Over Unpaid Fines

AZE.US Drivers in Azerbaijan who leave traffic fines unpaid for months may face more than a growing debt. Their right to drive can also be...

Car Outside The House: When Parking Can Turn Into A Fine

AZE.US Claims circulating on Azerbaijani social media that drivers may be fined simply for parking a car outside their private home have caused confusion among...

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