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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

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{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

Azerbaijan

Thirty-two oil workers reported dead as rig catches fire in Caspian Sea

Thirty-two oil workers died in a fire on an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea on Saturday. The rig was operated by Azerbaijan’s state energy

05/12/2015

Azerbaijan

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Mahir Gahramanov, Azerbaijan

04/11/2015

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's ruling party wins election - opposition holds boycott

Loyalists to Azerbaijan’s President IIham Aliyev have swept the board in parliamentary elections which the main opposition parties had boycotted

02/11/2015

Azerbaijan

Ruling party walks Azerbaijan election

Voter turnout is high for the Azerbaijan parliamentary election. Pics: Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev voted with his family in the country's

01/11/2015

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: journalist jailed for "political" reasons

A prominent journalist, known for exposing corruption among the governing elite in Azerbaijan, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail

01/09/2015

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Thousands celebrate end of European Games in Baku

13/07/2015

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Oily spa in Azerbaijan

01/07/2015

Sport

Baku European Games: Day 16 Highlights

29/06/2015

Azerbaijan

Baku European Games: Day 15 Highlights

28/06/2015

Sport

Baku European Games day 15 roundup

Russia claimed the men’s beach football gold medal adding to their huge medal haul on the last day of the inaugural European Games in Baku. The

27/06/2015

Azerbaijan

Second athlete fails drugs test at Baku European Games

27/06/2015

Azerbaijan

Baku European Games: Day 14 Highlights

Russia took gold in the women's 3x3 basketball final in a thrilling final by defeating Ukraine 22-17 on the fourteenth day of competition at the Baku European Games.

27/06/2015

Sport

Russia continue to dominate European Games

Russia enjoyed a golden double in three on three basketball tournament at the European games in Baku Azerbaijan. The women’s team handled the

26/06/2015