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Business Series
How Azerbaijan’s industrial zones are driving investment and exports
In partnership with Azpromo
In this episode of Azerbaijan Diary, Emil Hajiyev discusses how Azerbaijan’s industrial zones are attracting investment, fostering non-oil industries, and contributing to economic diversification and job creation.
Sport
Azerbaijan Strikes Gold as Stars Shine in New Weight Categories
The second day of the 2025 Baku Grand Slam saw thrilling judo action. Home hero Zelim Tckaev secured Azerbaijan’s first gold, electrifying the crowd. Jessica Klimkait and Szofi Ozbas claimed gold in their new weight classes, while Ishihara Tatsuki impressed at -73kg.
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Azerbaijan
Pilots and crew of doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight hailed as heroes
Captain Igor Kshnyakin, co-pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov and purser Hokuma Aliyeva lost their lives in the crash landing, while the other two flight attendants, Zulfugar Asadov and Aidan Rahimli, reportedly survived and were being treated in hospital.
Azerbaijan
Watch: The moment Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan
An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, and more than 30 are likely dead. Four bodies have been recovered. Watch the footage from the scene here.
Cult
COP29 focuses on culture’s role in global climate solutions
In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
In this episode of Cult, we explore how COP29 in Baku is redefining climate action by emphasizing culture’s essential role in driving sustainability, fostering resilience, and inspiring global collaboration.
Meet The Locals
Meet Nazrin Garibova, the ski mountaineer who pushes boundaries in Azerbaijan's Mountains
In partnership with Azerbaijan Tourism Board
In this episode of Meet the Locals, we explore Azerbaijan's rugged Shahdag Mountains with Nazrin Garibova, a ski mountaineer whose journey from urban life to alpine trails highlights resilience, passion and cultural pride.
Azerbaijan
How could Baku and Brussels align on gas supplies to the EU?
Baku wants more EU investments and commitments to its natural gas potential as it looks for more fossil energy revenues to finance its ambitions to become the renewable energy leader of Eurasia. Meanwhile, Brussels' gas goals are not enough.