Court Review: May 12-13, 2026

After years of using oil diplomacy, transport corridors and climate negotiations to expand its international role, Azerbaijan is preparing for a different kind of summit: the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), one of the world’s largest international forums on urban development under the auspices of UN-Habitat.

Azerbaijan is seeking to strengthen its position within the European Union’s Global Gateway infrastructure strategy as Brussels intensifies efforts to diversify transport routes, energy supplies and digital connectivity across Eurasia, according to analytics of Turan.

Global health authorities have intensified monitoring of hantavirus infections following an outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, where several severe illnesses and deaths were reported among passengers and crew members.

State railway operator Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları (ADY) said construction of the strategic Horadiz-Aghband railway line, part of the planned Zangezur transport corridor linking mainland Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan exclave, has reached 72% completion as the country accelerates reconstruction and logistics integration in territories recaptured after the 2020 war.