Azerbaijan

My Europe Series

Nagorno-Karabakh: peace or more peril?

Sophie Claudet: Valerie, what is so important about Nagorno-Karabakh that is worth fighting over?

16/09/2016

Azerbaijan

Putin in Baku for talks with Azerbaijan and Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the Azerbaijan capital Baku for talks with President Ilham Aliyev, and Iran’s President Hassan Rohani ahead of his meeting with Turkey’s president on Tuesday in

08/08/2016

Cult

Artists and musicians descend on Azerbaijan for Gabala music festival

Artists and musicians from around the world have been descending on Azerbaijan for the eighth Gabala International Music Festival.

05/08/2016

Sport

Rosberg triumphs in Baku to extend championship lead

Nico Rosberg cruised to victory in the first Formula One race held in Azerbaijan on Sunday and increased his championship lead over Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to 24…

19/06/2016

Series

Postcards from Azerbaijan: Baku's Old City

We finish our series of Postcards from Azerbaijan in the capital's Old City

17/06/2016

Series

Postcards from Azerbaijan: The tradition of tea

This week in Postcards from Azerbaijan, the country's deep attachment to tea

10/06/2016

Series

Postcards from Azerbaijan: Hiking around Khinalig

Our postcard this week is from the Guba region and the stunning landscape around the village of Khinalig

03/06/2016

Series

The remote mountain village that has its very own language

03/06/2016

Series

Hot design: the towers that look like flames

02/06/2016

Series

Postcards from Azerbaijan: The Baku Flame Towers

Opened in 2013, the towers are used for a hotel, apartments and offices and the tallest has a total of 38 floors

27/05/2016

Azerbaijan

Prominent journalist freed in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova - an investigative reporter for Radio Free Europe - has been released on probation.

25/05/2016

Azerbaijan

Nagorno Karabakh: an Azeri perspective

This editorial was written by the European Azerbaijan Society to offer one view on the situation in the Nagorno Karabakh region.

17/05/2016

Azerbaijan

Armenian and Azeri leaders back truce over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh

The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the need for a ceasefire and a peaceful resolution to the conflict over disputed

17/05/2016

Culture news

Ganja: inspiring Europe's young people to reach their full potential

The Azerbaijani city of Ganja used to be the country’s ancient capital. It was founded over 2,500 years ago. Record numbers of young people live in

10/05/2016

Sport

Gviniashvili and Nyman prevail at the Baku Grand Slam

President of Azerbaijan Judo Federation Rovnag Abdullayev awarded a well deserved gold medal to Beka Gviniashvili for his flawless performance in the

08/05/2016

Sport

Nagase and Schlesinger strike gold in Baku

Pedro Lasuén, euronews: “The second day of the Baku Grand Slam was spectacular, emotional and full of surprises… judo at its best! Let’s start with a

07/05/2016

Culture news

Azeri city of of Sheki is cultural capital of Turkic world

Sheki in northern Azerbaijan lies on the ancient Silk Route. The city has been named ‘cultural capital of the Turkic world’ in 2016, and as such is

02/05/2016

Focus

The UN's Alliance of Civilisations calls for hate speech crackdown

Two thousand five hundred heads of state and government officials, religious leaders and civil society representatives from 120 countries have

27/04/2016

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Baku residents take to the streets to show support amid Nagorno Karabakh conflict

People in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku took to the streets amid fighting in the region of Nagorno Karabakh.

08/04/2016

Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh truce shows signs of fracture

Azerbaijan has accused Armenian-backed separatists of violating a new ceasefire agreed on Tuesday. While the Armenian side accused Azerbaijan of shelling its positions.

08/04/2016

Azerbaijan

Dates and facts around Nagorno-Karabakh's 30-year long conflict

Nagorno-Karabakh is a geographical area near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a mountainous and heavily-forested patch of land that

05/04/2016

Azerbaijan

Calls for calm after third day of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia’s president has warned that renewed fighting in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh could spiral into all-out war after a third day of

04/04/2016

Economy

Azerbaijan's president insists low oil price are bringing reforms and diversification

Azerbaijan is one of the suffering from the oil price crisis but President Ilham Aliyev told euronews the economy is being reformed and is diversifying away from energy dependence.

11/03/2016

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Ice rink for cars

A cold snap in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku left car brakes useless and wheels spinning as drivers tried to navigate a junction. Amazingly there were no

29/01/2016

Azerbaijan

{Watch} 30 workers presumed dead after oil rig fire in Caspian Sea

Twenty three workers are still missing and presumed dead after an oil rig fire in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan’s state energy company says 33 workers

07/12/2015

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Deadly fire on the Caspian Sea

A search and rescue mission is underway after an Azeri oil platform caught fire during high winds in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan. One body has been

07/12/2015