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Baku climbs in global student city rankings, becomes regional leader

Today.Az · July 15, 2025

Baku has been ranked among the top 150 best cities in the world for students in the newly released 2026 QS Best Student Cities Ranking, marking a significant improvement for Azerbaijan’s capital in international higher education visibility,...

Russian news source in Azerbaijan raided amid diplomatic row

MENAFN · July 15, 2025

(MENAFN) The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry has conducted a raid on the Baku office of Russian news network Sputnik amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia. The crackdown follows a Russian police operation targeting...

Hanoi to host meeting of Azerbaijan-Vietnam Intergovernmental Commission

APA · July 15, 2025

The Azerbaijan-Vietnam Business Forum and the first meeting of the Azerbaijan-Vietnam Joint Business Council will be held on 16 June, and the 3rd session of the Azerbaijan-Vietnam Intergovernmental Commission on Economic-Trade And...

UAE: Etihad Airways announces 7 new routes, including Medina and Baku, launching November 2025

The Times of India ·

Etihad Airways unveils new global routes launching in November 2025/ Image: @etihad/X TL;DR: Etihad Airways is launching seven new destinations, including Medina and Baku, starting November 2025. These routes are part of a broader strategy to...

Resettlement Caravan Reaches Khanyurdu Village In Azerbaijan's Khojaly District (PHOTO)

MENAFN · July 14, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) KHOJALY, Azerbaijan, July 14. A resettlement caravan dispatched to its homeland arrived in the village of Khanyurdu in Azerbaijan's Khojaly district on July 14, Trend reports. As part of the initial phase, 33 families...

Wizz Air axes flights from massive Middle East hub forcing customers to rebook

Metro · July 14, 2025

Wizz Air is stopping the flights after four years (Picture: Getty Images) If you were planning on heading to Abu Dhabi this autumn, you might want to look a little closer at your travel options, as Wizz Air is set to stop all flights to and from...

Baku, Damascus find common ground in a changing Middle East [ANALYSIS]

AzerNews · July 12, 2025

After years of regional turmoil, political estrangement, and shifting alliances, Azerbaijan and Syria have finally found the time—and the opportunity—to sit across the table and ask a vital question: where do we go from here? The long-awaited...

Drag Beyond Borders

Transitions · July 15, 2025

Rooted in the queer diasporas of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia, Qaucasia is a Berlin-based cultural phenomenon. Beneath the thumping bass of Berlin’s queer clubs, a different kind of performance is unfolding – one that blends artistry and...

From colony to kingmaker: Azerbaijan redraws Eurasia’s balance of power

South China Morning Post · July 13, 2025

Once bound by history to Iran and Russia, Azerbaijan has been actively reconfiguring relationships with its neighbours in a bid to stake a claim as a major player in Eurasia – even at the cost of ratcheting up diplomatic friction with its former...

Georgian Dream local councilor throws teapot at constituent in argument

Open Caucasus Media · July 15, 2025

Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...

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Today.Az · July 10, 2025

On July 9, 2025, Rovshan Najaf, President of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), took part in the 9th OPEC International Seminar held in Vienna, Austria, Azernews reports, citing SOCAR. The seminar has become a major...

Azerbaijani population continues to grow modestly in early 2025

AzerNews · July 11, 2025

As of June 1, 2025, Azerbaijan's population reached over 10.2 million, marking a modest increase of approximately 14,000 people, or 0.14 percent, compared to the start of the year, Azernews reports, citing the State Statistical Committee. The...

Two hospitalised after shooting in Ingushetia

Open Caucasus Media · July 15, 2025

Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...

Azerbaijan determines legal status of "Imarat" Historical-Architectural Museum Complex

APA · July 11, 2025

The list of subordinate institutions not included in the structure of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan has been amended,APA reports. Prime Minister Ali Asadov has signed a decision in this regard. According to the decision,...

Obid Khakimov: Uzbekistan’s initiatives energize cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats

News Central Asia · July 15, 2025

Obid Khakimov, Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms under the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan (CEIR) From July 2 to 4, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to Azerbaijan, during which the...

SA ‘on the brink’ of confirming F1 Grand Prix at Kyalami

BusinessLIVE ·

Sport, arts & culture minister Gayton McKenzie has given the strongest indication yet that SA may be close to securing a round of the Formula One championship at Kyalami. Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, he said that following multiple meetings...

Azerbaijan is coming... Greece! Strategic partnership between Danaos and Pasha Travel

Tornos News · July 10, 2025

With the presence of Azerbaijani visitors, Greek tourism is enriched for the first time in 2025, and in fact, with Crete as their "gateway", as the first direct charter flights that started in June 2025 with Baku have a destination of Heraklion...

Azerbaijan and Russia Face Off Over Arrests – and More?

Transitions · July 10, 2025

A law-enforcement raid in Russia and the response from Azerbaijan have produced a sudden rise in tension. From GMF. Two months ago, nothing foretold that the most dramatic confrontation between Azerbaijan and Russia would be ignited by events in...

® Azercell announces winners of “Azercell CUP 2025” programming competition

Azertag · July 10, 2025

The final stage of the “Azercell CUP 2025” programming competition, organized by “Azercell Telecom” LLC in partnership with the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Institute of Education, has successfully...

Azerbaijan's Education Minister met with the Ambassador of Rwanda to Türkiye

APA ·

On July 10, Minister of Science and Education of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev met with Charles Kayonga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Türkiye, the Ministry of Science and Education told...