Month: January 2025

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 21. On January 21, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog in Davos upon the latter’s request, Trend reports. The Presidents praised the successful development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan a

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 21 January, a new hearing will begin in the arbitrary trial against the editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani news site Abzas Media Sevinj Vagif gizi Abbasova, known as Sevinj Vagifgizi, and five of her colleagues. All defendants plead not guilty to the eight blatantly unfounded charges

In recent days, Russian media have launched an aggressive campaign aimed at diverting attention away from Russia’s responsibility for the tragedy an…

“We have agreed on the route through Azerbaijan. We are now in the final stage of negotiations – approving the price. The volumes have already been fixed. Price is always a commercial issue, a search for a compromise, so working groups have been formed on both sides, and specialists are developing a

WASHINGTON – An Azerbaijani court on Friday denied petitions by two jailed journalists to be released from house arrest, their lawyers said.The journalists, Aynur Elgunesh and Natig Javadli, work for Meydan TV, an independent outlet based in Germany. They were among six journalists arrested in the A

A delegation of the Georgian government headed by Irakli Kobakhidze arrived in Azerbaijan on Friday. Within the framework of the visit, a meeting of the Georgian-Azerbaijani intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation will be held with the participation of members of the government of the

In his resignation letter, Halevy said he was leaving in recognition of his responsibility for the military’s failure on October 7, 2023…

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin have held a telephone conversation, during which they have discussed Yerevan’s approval of a draft law that would see the commencement of Armenia’s EU negotiations.On Friday, both Pashinyan’s office and the Kremlin publishe

By Tural Heybatov The black boxes of the AZAL aircraft, downed by a Russian missile, have been decoded and are currently under investigation. As the investigation nears its conclusion, Russian propaganda appears increasingly agitated. In recent days, Russian media have launched an aggr

Accidents and incidents with passenger jets are always tragic, particularly when human error is the main contributing factor. In the last several decades alone, there have been many instances of accidental shootdowns of passenger jets around the world. In early January 2020, Iran mistakenly shot do

Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to commence the next stage of delimitation work up to the Iranian border. This agreement was reached during the meeting of the state border delimitation and security commissions of the two countries, chaired by Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev a

Georgia is interested in implementing specific practical steps and developing regional interaction, and proposes a trilateral cooperation initiative that involves engaging the three South Caucasus countries in various spheres, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said, according to Report. Dur

Israel’s army chief Herzi Halevi resigned on Monday over his responsibility for the failure of the operation during the Palestinian Hamas group’s October 7, 2023 attack, the Times of Israel reported.In his resignation letter, Halevy said he was leaving in recognition of his responsibility for the m

Leaked radio transcript details the tragic final moments of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, which crashed near Aktau on December 25, killing 38 of the 67 passengers and crew. The transcript outlines a series of technical failures and emergencies that unfolded during what began as a routine flight from Baku to Grozny.

Thirty years ago, in New York, Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev had a long one on one meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. They discussed mutual support – Azerbaijan needed Israeli technologies to protect itself from military threats, and Israel needed oil. Since then, the relations

An Azerbaijani court on Friday denied petitions by two jailed journalists to be released from house arrest, their lawyers said. The journalists, Aynur Elgunesh and Natig Javadli, work for Meydan TV, an independent outlet based in Germany. They were among six journalists arrested in the Azerbaijani

By Karen Harutyunyan This article was published in the book Defeat: The 2020 Karabakh War—Realities and Lessons, released by the Armenian Research Center in Humanities with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Why did Armenia suffer such a devastating defeat in the 2020 Karabakh war, and how did the subsequent domestic, regional, and geopolitical developments ultimately lead to the blockade, loss, and ethnic cleansing of Artsakh? To answer this critical question and explain the catastrophic failures of the Armenian side, it is necessary to address numerous factors—ranging from internal politics, geopolitics, and economics to military, societal, and structural issues. […]

The AZAL passenger aircraft on the Baku-Grozny route that crashed near Aktau on December 25 last year was definitely hit by Russian air defense systems, Talgat Kaliyev, director of the Institute of Applied Ethnopolitical Research LLP, said in an interview with Report. Today, one of the main questio

A newly released transcript of radio communications reveals the tragic final moments of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, which crashed near Aktau on December 25, claiming 38 lives out of the 67 people on board. The transcript released by Telegram channel Baza reveals a cascade of technical failures

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Russia and Iran have agreed on a gas pipeline route to the Islamic republic through Azerbaijan, negotiations are in the final stage of agreeing on the price of supplies, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov told reporters.

WASHINGTON – An Azerbaijani court on Friday denied petitions by two jailed journalists to be released from house arrest their lawyers said The journal

Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia, delivered press statements on January 17, APA reports. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made the statement first. Iraqi President makes phone call to Azerbaijani counterpart President:

By Karen Harutyunyan This article was published in the book Defeat: The 2020 Karabakh War—Realities and Lessons, released by the Armenian Research Center in Humanities with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Why did Armenia suffer such a devastating defeat in the 2020 Karabakh war,