The most notable change in the new Azerbaijani cabinet is the replacement of the long-serving defense minister, Safar Abiyev, with Zakir Hasanov, who has commanded Interior Ministry forces.
Azerbaijan's ambassador to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, has acknowledged that his country's October 9 presidential poll suffered irregularities and problems but said the election of Ilham Aliyev to a third presidential term came as "no surprise."
The United States is set to replace Russia as the world's largest producer of oil and gas combined by the end of this year. This is just one element of a rapidly shifting global energy environment that is revolutionizing Russia's once-dominant position. RFE/RL takes a look at the challenges and opportunities facing Moscow.
The U.S. ambassador to Baku says Washington is looking forward to working closely with President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani government as Aliyev starts his new term in office.
Ilham Aliyev has been sworn in for his third term as Azerbaijan's president. The inauguration ceremony took place on October 19 at the country's parliament. Aliyev has held power since 2003, when he succeeded his father, longtime ruler Heydar Aliyev.
Ilham Aliyev has been sworn in for his third term as Azerbaijan's president.
Azerbaijani citizen Orkhan Zeynalov has officially been charged with murder in the high-profile stabbing death of a Moscow man.
A court in Moscow has sent the Azerbaijani citizen suspected in the high-profile killing of a Russian man into pretrial detention until December 10.
Videos showing the dramatic arrest of Orkhan Zeynalov, the Azerbaijani man suspected a killing an ethnic Russian in Moscow, are making the rounds on Russian television. The clips have fueled mounting tensions between ethnic Russians and Azerbaijanis.
An Azerbaijani citizen has been found dead from an apparent stabbing in Moscow's eastern Izmailovo district, the second killing of a non-Russian in as many days.
The father of the suspect in a Moscow killing that sparked xenophobic riots and clashes with police over the weekend says the case against his son was "preplanned" and is "political" in nature. RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service correspondent Gulnur Novruzova spoke to the parents of the suspect, Orkhan Zeynalov, in an exclusive interview.
Zahid and Yasemen Zeynalov, the parents of the young Azerbaijani man suspected in the killing of a young Muscovite last week, Orxan Zeynalov, spoke to RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service correspondent Gulnur Novruzova in Seyfali, Azerbaijan, on October 15.
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