AZE.US Employers in Azerbaijan commonly introduce probation periods when hiring new staff, using the trial phase to assess professional skills, job performance, and overall suitability for a position. According to HR specialist Aiten Shykhaliyeva, the probation period begins on the first day a labor contract takes effect and includes only the time actually worked. Periods … Read more
AZE.US Armenian journalist Natali Aleksanyan has described the prison sentence handed to Ruben Vardanyan as justified and directly linked to his own political decisions. According to Aleksanyan, Vardanyan received repeated signals during his time in Karabakh urging him to leave the region, but he deliberately chose to remain and carry the process through to the … Read more
AZE.US A growing controversy around Azerbaijan’s electronic wallet m10, operated by PashaPay and backed by Kapital Bank, is raising broader questions about financial security, regulatory oversight, and systemic risk in the country’s rapidly expanding fintech sector. Users have reported unexplained incoming transfers and temporary restrictions on account operations, while official information about the scale of … Read more
AZE.USA Across much of the world, people are speaking more about loneliness, digital isolation, and the slow erosion of everyday empathy. Azerbaijan is not immune to this shift. In some ways, it reveals the change with unusual clarity. Conversations inside families are becoming shorter. Friendships increasingly exist through screens. And in moments of public distress, … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan is increasing exports of several agricultural products, yet domestic food prices remain elevated, highlighting a persistent imbalance between external demand and local affordability. Economist Rashad Hasanov says producers tend to prioritize higher-margin foreign markets, which can limit supply inside the country and keep retail prices from falling even during periods of strong harvests. … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court has ruled that monitoring a person’s private correspondence, including messages sent via WhatsApp, without that person’s knowledge or consent is prohibited, according to a new legal position adopted by the court’s plenary session. The ruling affirms that the right to privacy of correspondence protects the confidentiality of information transmitted through mail, … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with senior representatives of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington on Tuesday during a working visit to the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump. According to the presidential office, Aliyev held talks with AIPAC Executive Director Elliot Brandt and members of the organization’s … Read more
AZE.US Silver prices in Azerbaijan have risen sharply over the past year, outpacing gains in gold and drawing increased attention from retail buyers and small-scale investors. Market sellers report that the retail price of silver has climbed from roughly 4-5 manats per gram a year ago to about 13-15 manats today. Purchase prices for scrap … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Qarabag endured a decisive 1-6 home defeat to England’s Newcastle United in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff tie in Baku. The match, played at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, was effectively settled in the first half as Newcastle built a commanding lead through multiple goals from Anthony Gordon, along … Read more
AZE.US Discussion over a potential increase in water tariffs in Azerbaijan is drawing attention beyond коммунальные расходы, touching on wider questions of economic governance, pricing policy, and the financial sustainability of state utilities. The proposed adjustment, reportedly affecting both households and commercial users and framed around differentiated тарифы, follows a series of earlier price movements. … Read more