Azerbaijan intensifies its crackdown on independent media, targeting journalists and activists under contentious charges.

Pakistani textile companies are gearing up to explore investment opportunities in Azerbaijan, signaling a significant step forward in economic collaboration between the two nations. According to a local Azerbaijani media outlet,

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, a prominent activist, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in January 2025 on bogus charges of hooliganism, illegal entrepreneurship, and smuggling charges. PACE rapporteurs had repeatedly called on Azerbaijani authorities to release him immediately.

A billionaire former banker and 15 other ex-officials in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region which Azerbaijan retook in 2023 went on trial on Friday in Baku in closed-door proceedings. The most prominent of the defendants,

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has issued a decree activating the Digital Development Concept of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital. Interfax quoted Azerbaijan's

Ex-Moscow investment banker Ruben Vardanyan and 15 other Armenian leaders of the formerly contested Nagorno-Karabakh region went on trial in Azerbaijan on Friday.

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is demanding answers, saying Vladimir Putin's latest apology "isn't enough" and that Moscow must take responsibility.

Azerbaijan has refused to renew its cooperation agreement with The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Thursday, accusing Washington of using USAID to pursue its political agenda.

BAKU. Jan 21 (Interfax) - Agricultural production in Azerbaijan in monetary terms totaled 12.995 billion manat in 2024, up 1.5% compared to 2023, the country's State Statistics Committee said. Production of livestock products grew 1.7% to 6.833 million manat while crop production rose 1.1% to 6.162 million manat.

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev appeared to ratchet up tension in the South Caucasus by unexpectedly reviving a demand for extraterritorial rights on a land corridor connecting Azerbaijan proper to its Nakhchivan exclave across Armenian territory. But some experts in Baku believe that the issue can be managed.

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