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SPECA: Central Asia reaffirms its key role in international transport

In partnership with Azpromo

In Baku, during SPECA week, the United Nations programme for Central Asian countries, the Member States signed new agreements to develop better international connections between Asia and Europe.

Explore

Kick back in Lankaran with wellness treatments and Azerbaijani tea

In partnership with Azerbaijan Tourism Board

The southeastern region of Lankaran is home to natural hot springs and Azerbaijan's national drink. Come with us as we relax in a luxury resort, test treatments, and discover the process of tea making.

Explore

Discover Azerbaijan's fairytale landscapes and flavours

In partnership with Azerbaijan Tourism Board

In this episode of Explore, we go on a walking adventure in the beautiful countryside to uncover one of Azerbaijan’s finest local products: Caucasian mountain honey.

Explore

What to see in Baku: The capital where ancient and modern collide

In partnership with Azerbaijan Tourism Board

Baku is the perfect example of Azerbaijan’s mixture of traditions and modernity. You can get lost in the narrow streets of the old town, learn more about carpet weaving or be mesmerised by the futuristic architecture of the modern city.

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Destinations

This undiscovered travel gem has fairytale villages and fire temples

It takes only 3 to 5 hours to drive across Azerbaijan, north to south. But the trip takes you across 11 different climate zones and just as many different, stunning landscapes.

Cult

Baku Jazz Festival: Rhythm and art captivate Azerbaijan's capital

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Grammy winners and emerging artists came together for a unique celebration at the annual Baku International Jazz Festival.

Armenia

Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal could be signed in 'coming months'

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he hopes to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan will "successfully conclude in the coming months."

Stays

This health retreat is hidden 350 metres inside a salt cave

See inside the salt mountain where people travel from all over the world to stay and breathe deep.

Cult

Fostering young musical talent at the Uzeyir Hajibeyli Music Festival

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The 15th edition of the festival celebrated Hajibeyli’s contribution to Azerbaijani culture and welcomed classical musicians from around the world.

Armenia

Armenia struggles to assist refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenian refugees need to find warm housing before the winter sets in.

Azerbaijan

EU Parliament accuses Baku of 'ethnic cleansing' in Nagorno-Karabakh

The European Parliament approved a resolution saying it ''considers that the current situation amounts to ethnic cleansing and strongly condemns threats and violence committed by Azerbaijani troops.''

Europe News

Blow to European leaders' summit as Azerbaijan, Turkey are no-shows

Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan pulled out of the gathering in Granada, Spain, at the last minute, robbing the summit of one of its key deliverables, an EU-brokered meeting with his Armenian counterpart to diffuse tensions in the Caucasus.

My Europe Series

Armenia is facing a refugee crisis. A political crisis could follow

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan faces the challenge of providing for Nagorno Karabakh refugees while mitigating risks of Azeri aggression against sovereign Armenian territory.

France

French foreign minister pledges arms for Armenia in visit to Yerevan

Catherine Colonna said Armenia needed to be able to defend itself two weeks after Azerbaijani forces invaded Nagorno-Karabakh despite the presence of Russian peacekeepers.

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan reaffirms control amid Armenian exodus

The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh left the region Monday, completing a gruelling weeklong exodus of more than 100,000 people - more than 80 per cent of its residents - after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation.

Armenia

The challenges ahead for Armenia after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Tens of thousands of homeless people travel to Armenia, where the leader faces daily protests amid a row with Russia.

Armenia

Azerbaijan issues warrant for former Armenian separatist leader

Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general issued an arrest warrant for ex-Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan on Sunday as it enforces its grip on the region.

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WATCH: Las Vegas' newest concert venue, the Sphere, opens

The Sphere is the most expensive entertainment venue built in Las Vegas, eclipsing the approximately $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium sports facility that opened in 2020.

Azerbaijan

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh for first time in 30 years

The move comes as more than 100,000 people have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region - equivalent to almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave - since Azerbaijan seized the region last week.

Azerbaijan

Almost all Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenians have fled, Armenia says

The exodus came after Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19th and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm.

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