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RT TV Propagandist Detained In Baku
2 Earlier Azerbaijan announced the detention of FSB agents. A propagandist of Ruptly video agency Aitekin Huseynova, who filmed the search in the office of Sputnik Azerbaijan, has been detained in Baku. This was reported by the agency itself with...

Erdogan reiterates gratitude to Azerbaijan for earthquake relief support
President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has once again expressed heartfelt appreciation to Azerbaijan for its unwavering support in the aftermath of the devastating February 2023 earthquakes. Speaking at a press briefing following a Cabinet...

Who’s driving a wedge between Russia and Azerbaijan?
Editor's note: Teymur Atayev is an Azerbaijani publicist, historian, political scientist, and host of the program "Aspects of Foreign Affairs" on the Azerbaijani CBC TV channel (broadcasts in Russian). The article expresses the personal opinion of...

Iran’s president expected to attend ECO summit in Azerbaijan’s Khankendi
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is expected to visit Azerbaijan to take part in an ECO summit. Pezeshkian will take part in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states, which will be held in Khankendi on July...

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...

Artur Hovhannisyan: The support of the international community is essential for Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign the document without preconditions as soon as possible
The member of the RA NA delegation Artur Hovhannisyan gave a speech in the 32nd OSCE PA Annual Session going on in Portugal. The RA NA delegate noted: “Dear colleagues, First, I would like to thank you for the report. It is evident that extensive...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Military top brass says action against 'Indian-sponsored proxies imperative at all levels'
Listen to article RAWALPINDI: The Corps Commanders' Conference (CCC) has strongly asserted that decisive and holistic actions at all levels are imperative to combat Indian-backed and sponsored terrorist proxies across the country. "It is...