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EXPLAINED: New Diplomatic Fallout Between Baku, Moscow – What Happened?
On Sunday, Baku cancelled all Russian cultural events in Azerbaijan – both official and private ones. The cancellation came after a police raid on Friday in Russia’s Yekaterinburg killed two Azeris – identified as Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov, both...

Violence against Azerbaijanis in Russia’s Yekaterinburg sparks Baku–Moscow tensions: opinions
Detention of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg, Russia On June 27, Russian special forces raided and ransacked the “Caspian” café in Yekaterinburg, Russia, which belongs to the Safarov family-ethnic Azerbaijanis. Violent searches were carried out in...

Azerbaijani Diaspora Activist's Music Pieces Performed In Berlin (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 26. Music pieces by Azerbaijani composer Khadija Zeynalova, working in Detmold, Germany, were performed at the international project "Komponistinnen Piano Marathon" held in Berlin, the State...

U.S. President Trump to attend Club World Cup final
Baku, July 9, AZERTAC US president Donald Trump has confirmed he will attend Sunday's FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey, BBC reported. The news came a day after FIFA, world football's governing body, announced it has opened an office in New...

Aynur Melikova: Promoting and representing Azerbaijani music is one of my main goals INTERVIEW VIDEO
Stockholm, June 30, Nargiz Jafarli, AZERTAC The rich and centuries-old Azerbaijani musical art is not only a heritage passed down through generations but also a vibrant force capable of transcending borders and resonating in diverse corners of the...

Tax breaks for theater, cinema, and orchestra activities come into effect in Azerbaijan
Tax breaks will be introduced in Azerbaijan as a form of state support for the development of theater and cinema, museum and symphony orchestra activities, thin is reflected in the amendments to the Tax Code, AAPA reports. Therefore, starting from...

Two Russian FSB officers working at pro-Russian news agency Sputnik Azerbaijan detained in Baku
Azerbaijan has reported the detention of two officers from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) who were working undercover at the pro-Russian news agency Sputnik Azerbaijan. Source: Azerbaijani news agency APA, as reported by European Pravda...

EU ambassador to Azerbaijan condemns inhuman treatment of Azeris in Russia
Azerbaijan later reportedly canceled all cultural events linked to Russia “due to the demonstrative targeted and extrajudicial killings and acts of violence committed by Russian law enforcement agencies against Azeris,” the country’s Culture...

Detained members of Azeri group operate in Russia since 90s — law enforcement officers
YEKATERINBURG, June 30. /TASS/. The detained members of the Azeri criminal ethnic group have been operating in Yekaterinburg since the late 90s, a source in the law enforcement agencies told TASS. "Since the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Safarov...

Foreign Ministry concerned over lack of communication with Russian reporters in Baku
MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Moscow is concerned that for over two hours its diplomats in Baku have not been able to get in touch with Russian journalists, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS. "We are concerned that for over two...

Russian Human Rights Council commission monitors situation with Russian reporters in Baku
MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. A commission on human rights in the sphere of information of Russia’s Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights is monitoring the situation around Russian journalists in Azerbaijan, the...

France transports uranium-containing radioactive waste near Armenia’s conditional border with Azerbaijan
Baku, June 30, AZERTAC France is reportedly transporting nuclear waste to areas near Armenia’s conditional border with Azerbaijan. According to available reports, the French state-owned nuclear fuel company Orano is placing uranium-containing...

Events In Russia's Yekaterinburg Pose Both Legal And Political Issue - Azerbaijani Analyst
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. Recent events in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg have caused serious concern in Azerbaijan, political analyst Azer Garayev told Trend . According to him, the mass detention of Azerbaijani...

Azerbaijan’s artistic voice resonates in Europe through Mahmudova’s installations
Azerbaijani artist Aida Mahmudova took part in the "3daysofdesign" festival in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. According to YARAT, the “3daysofdesign” festival is a platform for both renowned and emerging artist-designers from around the...

A Russian media outlet is raided in Azerbaijan's capital as tensions rise between Moscow and Baku
BAKU – Police in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku searched the offices of Russia's state-funded news outlet Sputnik on Monday, local media reported, as tensions rose between the two countries after the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis during a police...

EU Ambassador Slams Violent Treatment Towards Azerbaijanis In Russian Yekaterinburg
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. EU Ambassador to Azerbaijan Peter Michalko has expressed concern over violent treatment towards Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Trend reports. "I'm deeply concerned by reports of...

Russia summons Azerbaijani Ambassador over detention of journalists and raid on Sputnik Azerbaijan
Home | All news | World | Russia summons Azerbaijani Ambassador over detention of journalists and raid on Sputnik Azerbaijan The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Azerbaijani Ambassador Rakhman Mustafayev in protest over what it...

F1 Announces Azerbaijan GP Date Change for 2026
Formula One has accepted a request made by the promoters of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and government stakeholders to shift the dates of the 2026 race weekend in Baku. The Grand Prix was originally scheduled for Sunday, 27 September 2026, according...

Did Azerbaijan help Israel’s war against Iran?
TEHRAN – Throughout the Iran-Israel war, and in the days following the cessation of hostilities, considerable attention has focused on the Republic of Azerbaijan and its potential role in the regime’s aggression against Iran. Residents of the...

F1 Confirms 2026 Pre-Season Testing Schedule, Azerbaijan GP Date Moved
Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 00:03 IST Formula One and the FIA announced the 2026 pre-season testing: a private test in Barcelona and two in Bahrain. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is moved to September 26. Formula One's 2026 testing schedue (X)Formula...