Domestic politics

The State Service for Mobilization and Conscription of Azerbaijan reports that in the first quarter of 2026, disciplinary measures and organizational actions were taken against 27 employees (including...

Azerbaijan’s aviation sector is showing sharply diverging trends in early 2026, as the U.S. military campaign against Iran drives a surge in transit flights while passenger traffic and airline perform...

Azerbaijan’s tourism sector is set to face growing uncertainty in 2026, as initial expectations of a gradual recovery are increasingly challenged by geopolitical tensions and structural vulnerabilitie...

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...

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...

Although the existing pension model in Azerbaijan is built on the principles of social insurance and solidarity, the limited nature of individual savings and inheritance mechanisms has led to serious...

The Institute for Economics and Peace has published its report, Global Terrorism Index 2026. According to the report, Azerbaijan is classified among countries with a low level of terrorist risk. The d...

The World Bank is allocating a grant of $11.74 million as part of a large-scale project aimed at improving the environmental condition of the Caspian Sea and preserving biodiversity. According to expe...

The recent opening of the Absheron Battery Energy Storage Center of the Open Joint Stock Company AzerEnerji can be considered one of the most important developments in the country’s electric power sec...

The Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Europe and Central Asia has published technical notes titled “Future Development Pathways for Aquaculture a...

The latest wave of torrential rain that paralysed roads, flooded underpasses and submerged entire neighbourhoods of Azerbaijan’s capital no longer looks like merely a story of climate instability. In...

Ensuring food security is one of the state’s fundamental responsibilities. Governments regulate the production, distribution, quality, and supply of food products and implement the necessary measures...

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is reshaping Azerbaijan’s digital economy, but it is also accelerating the evolution of cyber fraud, exposing structural weaknesses in financial systems,...

Every March, as bonfires flicker in the courtyards of Azerbaijani homes and trays of sweets are laid out, a quiet contradiction emerges. A predominantly Muslim society celebrates a holiday that predat...

On the eve of Novruz, the ancient spring holiday symbolizing renewal and abundance, markets across Azerbaijan were, as always, crowded. Families moved from stall to stall, selecting dried fruits, nuts...

Today, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of the “Shirvan Agro” livestock complex in the Shamakhi district. At the event, the head of the Shamakhi District Executive Au...