AZE.US In Baku, construction work has begun in the area known as “Koala Park,” triggering public concern and fresh questions about the city’s shrinking green spaces. The controversy centers on a site at 15 Anvar Gasimzade Street in the Nasimi district. Residents cited in a local TV report claimed that trees had been cut down … Read more
AZE.US A dispute over cemetery prices in Masazir has again highlighted a wider problem in Azerbaijan, where the cost of a burial plot can in some cases resemble the price of real estate. According to a local television report, residents in the settlement say plots at one Masazir cemetery are being resold at inflated prices, … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan on March 31 marks 108 years since the mass killings of Azerbaijanis in 1918, events that are officially recognized in the country as the genocide of Azerbaijanis. According to the Azerbaijani official account, the violence was carried out by Armenian Dashnak forces in alliance with the Bolsheviks during the upheaval that followed the … Read more
AZE.US Russian celebrity media reported on March 30 that Aras Agalarov, the 70-year-old president of Crocus Group, has married 27-year-old Alena Ivanova after divorcing his longtime wife, Irina Agalarova. The reports were first pushed by StarHit and then picked up by other Russian outlets, including NEWS.ru. Agalarov had not publicly commented on the reported marriage … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke by phone on March 30 with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi as the regional situation continued to worsen. According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, the two sides expressed deep concern over the growing escalation and stressed the need to intensify diplomatic efforts aimed at stopping the military clashes … Read more
AZE.US The war in Iran has triggered regional dynamics that would have seemed unlikely not long ago, political analyst Ilgar Velizade wrote in a Facebook post assessing the diplomatic fallout from the escalating crisis. According to Velizade, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan have begun coordinating positions in an effort to avoid being drawn into … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan is weighing new support measures for young people looking to start families as concern grows over a decline in marriages and the rising cost of housing. One of the main reasons many young couples delay marriage is the lack of access to affordable housing. Buying a home now typically requires at least 80,000 … Read more
AZE.US Prominent Azerbaijani lawyer Akram Hasanov has weighed in on the debate over how Azerbaijan should view Iran as war and instability continue to shake the Islamic Republic. In a lengthy public commentary, Hasanov argued that describing Iran as either a clear friend or an outright enemy of Azerbaijan oversimplifies a far more complicated reality. … Read more
AZE.US Plastic and aesthetic surgery in Azerbaijan may soon come under tighter state oversight as the number of such procedures continues to rise and public concern over safety grows. Rashad Mahmudov, deputy chair of the healthcare committee in Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, said the state has the legal authority to regulate medical services in order to … Read more
AZE.US Sea Breeze founder Emin Agalarov has detailed the construction plan for Cipriani Tower, a 323-meter project billed as the tallest tower in Azerbaijan. According to Agalarov, construction will begin from the base – an artificial island that has already been formed for the project. The next stage will involve a deep pile foundation, with … Read more