AZE.US Azerbaijan has temporarily suspended egg exports as producers shift supplies to the domestic market ahead of the Novruz holiday period. The move is intended to ensure stable local supply, but it has not yet brought down prices. Sellers say egg prices, particularly for village eggs, remain elevated despite the export pause. Retail traders say … Read more
AZE.US The killing of Ali Larijani, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary and one of the country’s most important power brokers, has sharply narrowed Tehran’s political room for maneuver. Iranian authorities confirmed his death after an Israeli strike, while Reuters reported that his loss has complicated decision-making inside the Iranian system at a critical moment … Read more
AZE.US A sensitive issue is again drawing attention in Baku: who is charging money for cemetery plots, and on what grounds. Residents say burial space in some cemeteries in the capital is being offered for money, even though such plots are supposed to be provided free of charge. In some cases, the sums involved are … Read more
AZE.US A wave of bee deaths reported in Azerbaijan is causing growing concern among beekeepers, with some warning that the losses could ripple beyond the honey sector and hit agriculture more broadly. According to local accounts from apiaries, the problem began after last year’s honey extraction season and worsened through the autumn and winter months. … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan has sent another batch of humanitarian aid to Iran, dispatching 82 tons of food products, medicines and medical supplies in what appears to be both a relief effort and a signal that Baku is keeping humanitarian channels open with its southern neighbor. The shipment was sent on March 18 on the instructions of … Read more
AZE.US The death of Ali Larijani may mark the end of one phase of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran and open a more dangerous period of internal instability, Azerbaijani political analyst Farhad Mammadov said, arguing that Tehran now faces growing pressure not only from outside but also from within. As reported by Vesti Baku, Mammadov, … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan is moving into a new phase in the long-running effort to legalize thousands of individually built homes that still do not have official title deeds. According to the Cabinet of Ministers’ 2025 activity report submitted to parliament, six types of documents have now been granted legal status as grounds for obtaining a property … Read more
AZE.US The war in the Middle East is no longer just a distant military crisis for the South Caucasus. It is beginning to cast a shadow over major economic and transit plans that were supposed to redefine the region’s future. Among them is the TRIPP route – a project increasingly presented as a strategic corridor … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan’s State Security Service said it had detained a suspect accused of attempting to blackmail the president’s family using fabricated intimate materials falsely presented as involving Alena Aliyeva. According to details aired by state television, the case began earlier this year when exiled bloggers, including Mehman and Emin Huseynov and Gabil Mammadov, started circulating … Read more
AZE.US Ukraine is no longer operating within the boundaries of a regional conflict. A recent statement from an Iranian lawmaker – suggesting that Ukraine could be considered a legitimate target due to its cooperation with Israel and the United States – reflects a broader shift already underway. Kyiv is increasingly being pulled into a wider … Read more