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Baku, Moscow exchange protests as tensions escalate

Sun Online International ·

Azerbaijan and Russia have exchanged formal diplomatic protests, as tensions flared following a police raid in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg that resulted in the deaths of two Azerbaijani nationals in custody. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it...

Azerbaijan arrests Russian journalists as Yekaterinburg victims' bodies return home for fresh autopsy

BNE Intellinews ·

Azerbaijan arrested two Russian journalists on June 30 and ordered fresh autopsies on two Azerbaijani brothers killed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in Yekaterinburg, escalating diplomatic tensions with Moscow as both sides traded...

Azerbaijan Begins Phasing Out Russian-Language Schools Amid Rising Tensions with Russia

Pravda.ru · July 2, 2025

Azerbaijan Begins Phasing Out Russian-Language Schools Amid Rising Tensions with Russia Amid escalating tensions with Russia, Azerbaijan has decided to begin closing Russian-language schools across the country, Oxu.az reports. Parents already...

Azerbaijani media releases ‘evidence’ of Russia shooting down AZAL plane amidst rising tensions

Open Caucasus Media · July 2, 2025

On Tuesday, the pro-government Azerbaijani media outlet Minval released purported recordings of Russian officer Dmitry Paliduchuk receiving orders to open fire on the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan in December 2024,...

Azerbaijan to step up efforts in prosecuting all guilty parties in Yekaterinburg crimes

News.Az ·

To ensure an objective investigation of the committed crime in Russia’s Yekaterinburg city and to identify and hold all guilty parties criminally accountable, Azerbaijan will intensify its efforts by establishing mutual contact with Russia’s...

® Azercell and Azerbaijan Judo Federation’s social project “This is the Way” wins international recognition

Azertag · July 2, 2025

Campaign named a finalist in four categories and awarded two medals at the prestigious advertising festival The social initiative “This is the Way”, a joint project by Azercell Telecom LLC and the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, received high honors...

Azerbaijan, Pakistan ink MoU on youth cooperation

Azertag · July 2, 2025

Aghdam, July 2, AZERTAC Farid Gayibov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports, and Syeda Amnah Batool, Focal Person for the Pakistani Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of youth as...

Azerbaijan's Education Ministry calls for caution regarding circulated reports on Russian-language education

APA ·

Yesterday, on social media accounts and some media outlets, news circulated under the title of an "official notice" about the suspension of Russian-language education in secondary schools and higher education institutions, APA reports. In response...

Azerbaijan National Library unveils its new logo [PHOTOS]

AzerNews · July 2, 2025

Azerbaijan National Library has presented its new logo, Azernews reports. During the event, the library director Karim Tahirov discussed the concept behind the logo. "The logo is a collection of symbols created to promote the activities of the...

Traces of Azerbaijan in Odessa – AZERTAC’s special reportage

Azertag · July 2, 2025

Odessa, July 2, AZERTAC Despite the ongoing war, a number of significant projects aimed at promoting Azerbaijani culture and history are being actively implemented across various Ukrainian cities. One such city is Odessa, often referred to as the...

First Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Forum hosts panel discussions and meetings

Azertag · July 2, 2025

Baku, July 2, AZERTAC The opening ceremony of the First Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Forum in Khiva, was followed by panel discussions. The MPs of the Azerbaijani delegation also participated and made speeches during the sessions. The...

World Reuters Russia urges Azerbaijan to repair ties with Moscow amid diplomatic crisis

Yahoo News ·

By Dmitry Antonov and Nailia Bagirova MOSCOW/BAKU (Reuters) -The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged Azerbaijan to restore its ties with Moscow to a level befitting "strategic cooperation" after saying that certain forces were trying to...

Russia urges Azerbaijan to repair ties with Moscow amid diplomatic crisis

SRN News · July 2, 2025

Audio By Carbonatix By Dmitry Antonov and Nailia Bagirova MOSCOW/BAKU (Reuters) -The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged Azerbaijan to restore its ties with Moscow to a level befitting “strategic cooperation” after saying that certain...

The Yekaterinburg Killings: FSB, Fear, and Fallout – Azerbaijan Pushes Back

Kyiv Post · July 2, 2025

The brothers – Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov – were respected members of Yekaterinburg’s Azerbaijani community. They owned a popular local restaurant and had no known ties to extremism. Yet during a night raid, they were shot and killed by FSB...

New Plane Crash Allegations Add Fuel to Russia-Azerbaijan Dispute

Times of Central Asia · July 2, 2025

Earlier this year, Azerbaijan lashed out at Russia over the Dec. 25, 2024 crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that the government said was hit by accidental Russian ground fire before crashing in Kazakhstan. Now, Moscow is coming under fresh...

Moscow, Baku in contact at level of chief investigator, prosecutor general — Kremlin

TASS · July 2, 2025

MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Moscow and Baku are currently discussing issues of concern at the level of the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, and Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry...

Media: Azerbaijan Wants To Close All Russian-language Schools

Charter 97 ·

The idea is going to be realized in stages. Azerbaijan plans to close all Russian-language schools. According to preliminary data, this idea is going to be implemented in stages. This is reported by parents of pupils who received relevant messages...

Tehran suspects Azerbaijan allowed Israel to access its airspace to strike Iran

All Israel News · July 2, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Zeev Elkin visit in Azerbaijan on December 13, 2016. Photo by Haim Zach/ Flash 90 Tensions have increased between Iran and Azerbaijan over the last few weeks as Tehran accuses its...

Russia-Azerbaijan tension escalates following deadly Russian police operation

MENAFN · July 2, 2025

(MENAFN) Tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan have sharply escalated following a deadly Russian police operation targeting an alleged ethnic Azerbaijani crime network. The incident, which left two suspects dead, has triggered a wave of...

Africa–Azerbaijan Cooperation strengthens African partnerships with new MOUs at AFEX 2025

AzerNews · July 2, 2025

Africa–Azerbaijan Cooperation (AFAZ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the EU–Africa Chamber of Commerce (EUACC) and the Afro–Brazilian Chamber of Commerce as part of the AFEX 2025 – Türkiye–Africa Business Forum held in Istanbul...