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Aliyev and Uzbek President Mirziyoyev meet in Baku
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan attend opening of the first phase of Khidirli village in Aghdam district
On July 3, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district, APA reports....
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East meets West in musical evening at Philharmonic Hall [PHOTOS]
An evening that united Eastern and Western music in a single sound took place at the State Academic Philharmonic Hall, Azernews reports. The event was opened with a welcoming speech by the German ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ralf Hörlemann, who...

Russia's Bout Says US Inmates Treated Better Than Detained Sputnik Staff in Baku
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250703/russias-bout-says-us-inmates-treated-better-than-detained-sputnik-staff-in-baku-1122391271.html Russia's Bout Says US Inmates Treated Better Than Detained Sputnik Staff in Baku Russia's Bout Says US Inmates...

PM arrives in Azerbaijan to attend 17th ECO Summit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). The summit is set to run from July 3–4 in Khankendi, convening ECO heads of states/governments,...

Russia demands consular access to its citizens arrested in Azerbaijan — diplomat
MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Moscow expects Baku to provide consular access to Russian nationals arrested in Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Soloviev Live TV show. Earlier, the republic detained and arrested for...

Uzbekistan-themed cultural park to be established in Baku.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev laid a symbolic capsule together, officially launching the construction of this significant project. Photo: Presidential press service As part of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s state visit to Azerbaijan, a...

NATO May Back Azerbaijan in Future Russia Clash
NATO May Back Azerbaijan in Future Russia Clash Azerbaijan is rapidly dismantling its bilateral relationship with Russia — a trajectory reminiscent of Ukraine’s own path to war. Is it a coincidence that Rosatom is now selling its stake in the...

Certain forces resent strategic, allied relations between Moscow, Baku — Russian diplomat
MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan are those of strategic allies, and certain forces resent that, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Soloviev Live TV show. "We must remember that they...

Azerbaijan bids farewell to Safarov brothers killed in Russia’s Yekaterinburg
A farewell ceremony was held on Tuesday in Azerbaijan’s Aghjabadi district for Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov, the brothers who were killed in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The ceremony was attended by members of the victims' families, relatives, and...

Cultural ties between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan enter new stage
A bilateral meeting has been held between Azerbaijan's Culture Minister Adil Karimli and Uzbekistan's Minister of Culture Ozodbek Nazarbekov, who was on an official visit to Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. Adil Karimli emphasized that the friendly...

European Young Bar Association to hold 2026 Autumn Conference in Baku
EYBA’s latest international conference The European Young Bar Association (EYBA) has announced that its 2026 Autumn Conference will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The decision was made during the EYBA’s latest international conference and Annual...

Palanga Hosts Exciting Kickoff Of 12Th World Lithuanian Sports Games
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. Nearly 3,000 Lithuanians from across 37 countries have arrived in Palanga for the 12th World Lithuanian Sports Games, an event often referred to as the“Olympics of Lithuanian communities,”...

Russia/Azerbaijan: Authorities must investigate alleged abuses against detainees amid tit for tat policing operations
Reacting to reports of mass detentions, torture and other ill-treatment of dozens of members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia and Russian nationals in Azerbaijan, which led to the deaths of two ethnic Azeris in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, Marie...

Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva listens to citizens’ concerns in Baku
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Ombudsman), Sabina Aliyeva, has conducted a public reception in Baku to address citizens’ concerns, Azernews reports, citing Ombudsman office. During the session, each applicant—both...

Scandalous Media Bias: Expert Slams Treatment Of Russian Journalists In Azerbaijan
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250702/scandalous-media-bias-expert-slams-treatment-of-russian-journalists-in-azerbaijan-1122388225.html Scandalous Media Bias: Expert Slams Treatment Of Russian Journalists In Azerbaijan Scandalous Media Bias: Expert...

The Conflict Between Russia And Azerbaijan: How Escalation May End
2 Moscow is too weak. Russia is still weak for military intervention in the South Caucasus and pressure on individual countries. The Kremlin will realize that negotiations are better than confrontation. A South Caucasus analyst at the Polish...

Mexican Embassy in Baku: Defamation cannot derail peace and regional reconciliation
The Embassy of Mexico in Baku has issued a statement condemning defamation attempts targeting Azerbaijan’s peace process and its leadership, stressing that such acts will not succeed in undermining the positive momentum toward regional...

Azerbaijan arrests journalists at Russian state outlet as tensions with Moscow rise
FILE PHOTO: The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower in Moscow, Russia June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo BAKU/MOSCOW - Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested two journalists from the...
The Latest Trouble In Russian-Azerbaijani Relations Might Be Part Of A Turkish-US Powerplay
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Turkiye sees an opportunity to turbocharge its rise as a Eurasian Great Power along Russia’s entire southern periphery in ways that autonomously align with American grand strategic interests......