Cheap fat and costly consequences: how palm oil has become the invisible backbone of Azerbaijan’s food industry

On April 30, a preparatory hearing was held at the Baku Court of Appeal regarding the complaint of public activist Ahmad Mammadli. During the session, chaired by Judge Ali Mammadov, Mammadli’s defense lawyer Elchin Sadigov filed a motion to return the criminal case for preliminary judicial investigation. The motion was not granted.

When tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz begins to slow, it may at first appear as a local disruption — yet another episode of tension in the Middle East. But it quickly becomes clear that this is not merely a logistical interruption; it is an event capable of reshaping the entire structure of the global oil market.

On April 21, President Ilham Aliyev signed into law the bill adopted by the Milli Majlis “On Amendments to the Criminal Code.” The document introduces changes to Article 308-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree approving rules for the implementation of regulatory pilot projects aimed at testing the effectiveness of digital solutions used by state bodies and assessing the feasibility of electronic services at an early stage, marking what experts describe as a methodological shift in public administration.