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Military operations against Iran have disrupted trade flows across Eurasia, weakening the International North–South Transport Corridor and accelerating cargo diversion to the Trans-Caspian Middle Corr...

Masoud Pezeshkian, president of Iran, held a phone call with Ilham Aliyev, the leader of Azerbaijan, on April 2, as both sides signaled support for de-escalation following weeks of heightened regional...

Heads of government of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) gathered in Baku on April 2 with a familiar message and an increasingly pressing question: can a bloc built on shared identity evolve int...

The main topic in today’s media is the second meeting of the heads of government of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States and their meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Th...

Azerbaijan’s banking sector has entered 2026 in a mode that reflects neither stress nor expansion, but something more deliberate: a controlled consolidation shaped by regulatory caution, improving pro...

Russian media have reported the spread of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock in several regions of the country. According to these reports, the main outbreak zone is Siberia. Azerbaijan imports be...

Azerbaijan’s foreign exchange market remained stable in the early months of 2026, supported by a steady manat exchange rate, declining dollarisation and a modest increase in central bank reserves, off...

Azerbaijan’s monetary base increased to 23.765 billion manats as of April 1, 2026, marking a rise of 948 million manats, or 4.2%, compared with March 1, according to official data.

On paper, Azerbaijan is still growing. Its population reached just over 10.25 million in 2025, edging upward by a modest 0.3 percent. But beneath that steady headline figure, a more consequential tran...

Russia has sharply escalated its criticism of the proposed “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP), with senior officials signalling that Moscow views the initiative as both illeg...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 1 that American forces had achieved “rapid, decisive and overwhelming victories” in the conflict with Iran, while indicating Washington is simultaneously seek...

Azerbaijan plans to establish a dedicated information system for the legalisation of official documents, as part of a broader push to digitalise public services, according to information reported by l...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled the 2026 shortlist for its annual literature prize, featuring ten works of fiction in English translation from across its regio...

The promised business breakfast between Nikol Pashinyan and Vladimir Putin turned into a politically sensitive episode for the Russian leader. For the first time during his tenure as prime minister, P...

The week began with steps related to the development of the country’s municipal infrastructure and local industrial production.

Azerbaijan and Russia intend to accelerate the preparation of a concrete “road map” to address the consequences of the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft in December 2024 following talks between...

The media of Azerbaijan focus on the observance of the tenth anniversary of the April battles of 2016. It is noted that they marked the beginning of a turning point in the Karabakh conflict, and the l...

At the Baku Serious Crimes Court, under the chairmanship of Judge Roman Alekberli, the next hearing was held in the criminal case of Imran Aliyev, head of the “Meclis.info” website, public activist El...