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Exploring Azerbaijan's most ancient art in Baku

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Carpet weaving is one of Azerbaijan's most ancient arts, dating back to the Bronze Age - explored in this edition of Cult on Euronews.

Armenia

Armenia's parliament votes to lift martial law ahead of June elections

The lifting of martial law, imposed at the start of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh last September, follows an agreement between PM Nikol Pashinyan's alliance and the opposition.

World

Armenian anti-government protesters blockade Parliament in Yerevan

Armenian anti-government protesters blockade Parliament in Yerevan calling for the Prime Minister's resignation

Cult

Discover the centuries-old culture of Mountain Jews in Azerbaijan

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus, Krasnaya Sloboda in Azerbaijan is a Jewish settlement that has existed for centuries. We discover the life of the mountain Jews there with a museum dedicated to them.

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Azerbaijan

Review of the Year: Azerbaijan takes the upper hand in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armed conflict erupted in the Caucasus in September 2020. It would last 44 days, leave more than 5000 people dead and redefine the map of the Caucasus.

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan, Armenia exchange prisoners

The latest flare-up erupted on September 27 with both sides blaming each other for the renewed violence — the worst episode in decades.

Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of breaching ceasefire

Tensions remain high between Armenia and Azerbaijan despite the ceasefire deal agreed last month.

World News

Amnesty calls for probe into alleged Nagorno-Karabakh war crimes

A fierce war between the Azeri army and Armenian separatists supported by Yerevan broke out at the end of September.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan summons ambassador over France's Nagorno-Karabakh vote

France's Senate voted on Wednesday to recognise the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent country. The vote is largely symbolic.

World News

Calculating the human cost of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

A six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh resulted in hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths. Some are still waiting for news of their missing relatives.

World News

Azerbaijan takes over first district from Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal

After the district of Aghdam, Kalbajar is set to be handed over on the November 25 and Lachin on December 1.

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh truce: Residents face an uncertain future

Nagorno-Karabakh truce: Residents face an uncertain future

World News

Calls mount on Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region lasted for six weeks and killed thousands of people. Last week it ended with a peace-agreement brokered by Russia. Since then Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been the main focus of protests.

Armenia

Azerbaijan agrees to extend deadline for Armenian forces to leave

Azerbaijan agrees to give Armenian forces more time to leave part of territory ceded in a Russian-brokered ceasefire deal

Azerbaijan

Ethnic Armenians burn own homes rather than hand them to Azerbaijan

Some residents in Nagorno-Karabakh have set fire to their own homes rather than hand them over to Azerbaijan under a ceasefire deal with Armenia.

Russia

Russian Foreign Minister says drones will be used to monitor truce

Russia and Turkey sign a deal on creating a joint centre for monitoring the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire.

Armenia

Armenian PM defends Nagorno-Karabakh truce amid protests in Yerevan

Nikol Pashinian says other towns in the region could have been seized by Azerbaijan if he had not accepted the Russian-brokered agreement

World News

Hundreds of Armenian protesters decry new Nagorno-Karabakh deal

Soon after the announcement, thousands of people streamed to the main square in the Armenian capital of Yerevan to protest the agreement, many shouting “We won't give up our land!” Some of them broke into the main government building, saying they were searching for Pashinian.

Armenia

Two soldiers die after Russian helicopter 'shot down in Armenia'

Russia said Monday that one of its military helicopters was shot down in Armenia, near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen.

World News

Azerbaijan claims it has seized key city in Nagorno-Karabakh

In a televised address to the nation, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said “Shusha is ours” but Armenia says that fighting in and around Shusha/Shushi was continuing.

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