Express analysis

On April 2, the Supreme Court, chaired by Ilgar Gılıcov, considered the cassation appeal of Tofig Yaqublu, a member of the Coordination Center of the National Council.

On April 5, 2026, it will mark exactly 80 years since the birth of Abdul Hamidulla oghlu Kahramanzade, an expert in Azerbaijan’s communications sector. As an expert of the United Nations within the fr...

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has approved a set of new regulations on April 3 governing the country’s diplomatic service, in a move that reflects Baku’s effort to institutionally strengthen it...

A meeting of prime ministers from the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) held in Baku on April 2 underscored both unity and divergence in the bloc’s response to escalating tensions around Iran, as le...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Moscow on a working visit, during which he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including a one-on-one meeting over breakfast, a Kremlin...

On April 1, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree “On a number of measures to ensure the development of the mining (ore) and metallurgical industry in the Republic of Azerbaijan,” outli...

The government is revising the system for disclosing ownership structures of commercial legal entities, replacing the concept of a “beneficial owner” with a more formal classification of shareholders...