Azerbaijan

Ilham Aliyev in Davos: 'Azerbaijan is the only safe route between Europe and Central Asia'

January 22, 2026

The main topics of discussion included Azerbaijan’s investment priorities, its energy strategy, regional transport links, and relations with Armenia in the post-conflict period.

Could Azerbaijan join Trump-initiated ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?

Azerbaijan

January 20, 2026

Azerbaijan is neither joining the initiative nor openly opposing it. As before, Baku is adopting a wait-and-see approach.

Meydan TV trial continues in Azerbaijan as one of arrested journalists goes on hunger strike

Arrests in Azerbaijan

January 17, 2026

During the court hearing, the defendants were not allowed to speak

Changes to Azerbaijan’s Law on Information could become tool for repression

Azerbaijan

January 16, 2026

The online distribution of content that “openly expresses disrespect for society and insults public morality” is banned.

Baku and Absheron water supply: 30 reservoirs, 95% promises and old risks

Azerbaijan

January 16, 2026

The aim in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula is to modernise drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems.

Bayir Shahar: Demolition of historic quarters in Baku and 'Year of Architecture' paradox

Azerbaijan

January 10, 2026

The destruction of these historic neighbourhoods in the city centre, especially around the Teze Pir Mosque, has angered many residents.

Post-conflict Azerbaijan: what Ilham Aliyev told local TV channels

Azerbaijan

January 08, 2026

In this annual interview, which has become a tradition, the president shared his assessment of the outcomes of 2025.

Finland detains Azerbaijani man over alleged Russian steel transport, cable sabotage

Azerbaijan

January 06, 2026

Dragging of the anchor damaged an undersea communications cable between Finland and Estonia.

Azerbaijan in 2025: repression, human rights abuses and international agreements

Azerbaijan

January 02, 2026

This year saw significant changes within the government, while pressure on civil society continued.

Police detain 106 people in Baku raid targeting LGBTQ+ community

Azerbaijan

December 30, 2025

According to witnesses and those detained, police used violence against them, subjected them to degrading treatment, and issued threats.

Russia drops probe into Azerbaijani plane downed by its air defences: reaction in Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

December 29, 2025

Baku made it clear that it does not accept a unilateral termination of the investigation.

Inside The Oligarch’s Design, documentary about Vardanyan

Azerbaijan

December 26, 2025

The film traces the journey of a billionaire and former state minister of the now-defunct self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

Trial in Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: 'Implement resolution, free press!'

Azerbaijan

December 23, 2025

Journalists facing charges expressed their protest by performing a song in the courtroom.

‘Public order’ as pretext: Azerbaijan’s recent legislative changes

Azerbaijan

December 22, 2025

Considered separately, the changes span different areas, but together they signal a new phase in the state’s punitive policy.

Pashinyan on oil transit through Georgia

Pashinyan says Armenia may seek alternatives to Georgia for transit with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

December 19, 2025

Azerbaijani media report that the transit tariffs cited by Georgia are 20 times higher than current rates.

Ilham Aliyev in Davos: 'Azerbaijan is the only safe route between Europe and Central Asia'

Could Azerbaijan join Trump-initiated ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?

Meydan TV trial continues in Azerbaijan as one of arrested journalists goes on hunger strike

Changes to Azerbaijan’s Law on Information could become tool for repression

Baku and Absheron water supply: 30 reservoirs, 95% promises and old risks

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 12-16 January, 2026

Bayir Shahar: Demolition of historic quarters in Baku and 'Year of Architecture' paradox

Post-conflict Azerbaijan: what Ilham Aliyev told local TV channels

Finland detains Azerbaijani man over alleged Russian steel transport, cable sabotage

Azerbaijan in 2025: repression, human rights abuses and international agreements

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 29-31 December, 2025

Police detain 106 people in Baku raid targeting LGBTQ+ community

Russia drops probe into Azerbaijani plane downed by its air defences: reaction in Baku

Inside The Oligarch’s Design, documentary about Vardanyan

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 22-26 December, 2025

Trial in Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: 'Implement resolution, free press!'

‘Public order’ as pretext: Azerbaijan’s recent legislative changes

Pashinyan says Armenia may seek alternatives to Georgia for transit with Azerbaijan

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US vice-president’s visit to Armenia hailed as ‘historic’ - what it delivered

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 2-6 February, 2026

Opinion: 'Sentences handed down to Armenians in Baku do not fit the peace agenda'

Georgian Technical University academic council: 'We oppose restrictions on university’s autonomy'

'Armenia breaks free from Russian-Turkish grip': reaction to JD Vance’s visit

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US vice-president’s visit to Baku: strategic partnership and new pledges

Helsinki Commission discusses situation in Georgia and possible “reset” in US ties

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'We will not act against Russia, but will always act in Armenia’s interests' — Pashinyan

Georgia calls for reset in ties after US vice-president skips Tbilisi in South Caucasus tour

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Opinion: 'Vance’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan shows failure of Georgia’s foreign policy'

Opinion: Why an Abkhaz passport loses out to a Russian one

'Armenia breaks free from Russian-Turkish grip': reaction to JD Vance’s visit

Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: journalists barred from presenting motions at court

In Abkhazia, a local Georgian-Abkhaz war veteran’s view on the Lata tragedy was called blasphemous

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