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Erdogan Urges Calm Between Russia, Azerbaijan
(MENAFN) Türkiye’s Head of State, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Saturday appealed to both Russia and Azerbaijan to exercise moderation amid escalating friction between the two countries, stressing that Ankara holds “deep and strategic ties” with both...

Azerbaijani Authorities Detain Russian Reporter
(MENAFN) Officials in Azerbaijan have apprehended a media worker affiliated with Ruptly, as confirmed by the Russian video journalism outlet. The journalist had been capturing footage outside the premises of Russia’s Sputnik Azerbaijan in the...

Azerbaijan Raids Russian News Agency Office
(MENAFN) The Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan has revealed that it carried out a search operation at the Baku bureau of the Russian media outlet Sputnik. This action follows increasing frictions between the two countries, which intensified after...

Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry raids Russian media organization
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry confirmed that it had conducted a raid on the Baku bureau of the Russian state-run news outlet Sputnik, in what appears to be a response to growing diplomatic tensions between Baku and Moscow. Local reports...

Azerion in Discussions Regarding Potential Sale of Whow Games
Amsterdam, 30 June 2025 - Following a recent media publication, Azerion confirms that it is in discussions with DoubleU Games regarding a potential sale of Whow Games, a part of its Premium Games Segment. As already indicated to the market,...

Ilham Aliyev received UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology in Khankendi
AZERBAIJAN, July 4 - 04 July 2025, 12:12 On July 4, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation of the United Arab Emirates led by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, in Khankendi....

Ilham Aliyev reviews construction work at Victory Park in Khankendi
AZERBAIJAN, July 3 - On July 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inspected the construction progress …

Ilham Aliyev inspected site designated for Khankendi-Shusha cable car construction
AZERBAIJAN, July 3 - 03 July 2025, 15:45 On July 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inspected the site designated for the construction of the Khankendi-Shusha cable car. The head of state was briefed on the technical...

Erdogan Anticipates Attending ECO Summit in Azerbaijan
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to take part in the upcoming 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) scheduled for Friday in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, as announced by Türkiye’s communications director. The...

Erdogan Joins 17th ECO Summit in Azerbaijan
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to attend the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, this Friday, as confirmed by Türkiye’s Communications Director. The summit, themed “New ECO Vision...

Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of the construction materials production facility of “Konstralab Industries” CJSC in Goranboy district
AZERBAIJAN, June 23 - From Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Your Excellency, On the occasion of the celebration of your National Day, I extend to Your Excellency my warmest...

Russia stresses importance of keeping friendly ties with Azerbaijan
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized the importance of maintaining friendly bilateral ties between Russia and Azerbaijan amid recent tensions. The strain escalated after Azerbaijani authorities detained two...

Russia accuses Azerbaijan of denying consular access to detained Russians
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Azerbaijan has refused consular access to Russian nationals recently detained in Baku. On Tuesday, a Baku court ordered at least ten Russians, including two senior...

Second meeting of Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Supreme Interstate Council was held in Baku
AZERBAIJAN, July 2 - The second meeting of the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Supreme Interstate Council was held in Baku on July 2, with the participation of Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the...

Kremlin Says Russia, Azerbaijan Maintain Talks Over Ongoing Spats
(MENAFN) Russia and Azerbaijan are actively engaging in dialogue to address the ongoing disputes between the two nations, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday. "Currently, Alexander Bastrykin, Head of Russia’s Investigative...

Russia-Azerbaijan tension escalates following deadly Russian police operation
(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...

Russian FM calls on Azerbaijani ambassador after journalists arrest
(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry called in Azerbaijani ambassador Rakhman Mustafaev following the arrest of three Russian journalists in Baku. Among those detained on Monday were two senior editors from Sputnik media and one reporter from the...

Russia Calls in Azerbaijan's Moscow Ambassador
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Moscow, Rahman Mustafayev, was called in by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, according to a statement from the ministry. Mustafayev arrived at the ministry’s headquarters on Smolenskaya Square in Moscow,...

Russia Calls in Azerbaijan’s Ambassador
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan’s envoy to Moscow was called in on Tuesday by the Russian Foreign Ministry. Rahman Mustafayev arrived at the ministry’s headquarters located on Smolenskaya Square in Moscow, according to a statement from the diplomatic service....

Russia Regrets Azerbaijan's Cultural Boycott
(MENAFN) Russia expressed regret on Monday over Azerbaijan’s choice to cancel scheduled cultural programs involving Russian organizations after a deadly police operation in Yekaterinburg resulted in the deaths of Azerbaijani nationals. “We are...