Distinction between general and creative education abolished in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan will establish a regional acceleration center in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), aiming to strengthen its startup ecosystem, attract investment and accelerate digital transformation, following the ratification of a bilateral agreement by President Ilham Aliyev.

Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on key procedural instructions for delimiting their state border, marking another step toward formalizing a process seen as central to the normalization of relations between the two countries.

When UN-Habitat convenes the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku next month, the gathering will carry more weight than its formal mandate suggests. The biennial forum, which does not produce binding decisions, has evolved into a marketplace of ideas, capital and political signalling—one where host countries seek to translate global urban discourse into tangible investment pipelines.

Iranian media outlets affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have intensified anti-Azerbaijani messaging in recent days, accusing Baku of involvement in military actions against Iran, although no evidence has been presented to support the claims.