A court in Baku has rejected an appeal by RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service against the blockage of its website, azadliq.org, backing a move that has been condemned by rights groups and Western governments.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has met in Yerevan with Armenian Foreign Minister Zograb Mnatsakanian, a day after Le Drian announced French plans to intensify efforts to resolve the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says his country plans to intensify efforts to find a solution to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Azerbaijan has warned Armenia that it is prepared for "large-scale military operations" and says that comments by its neighbor's new leadership about the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region are "unacceptable."
The Turkish prime minister has said his country is willing to consider an offer by new Armenian leader Nikol Pashinian to establish diplomatic relations and ease tensions between the longtime bitter rivals.
Unfortunately for Turkmenistan, its newly launched seaport has some stiff competition for Eurasian trade. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
A day after being chosen Armenia’s new prime minister, Nikol Pashinian has called for the de facto authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan under the control of ethnic Armenian forces, to become a party in the internationally mediated talks to resolve the long-standing conflict between Yerevan and Baku.
A fire broke out at an unfinished skyscraper, formerly known as Trump Tower, in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, burning for three hours before firefighters extinguished the blaze.
The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is warning that violations of press freedom are no longer the practice of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships.
A 10-month investigation by the Council of Europe has alleged that several members of the organization’s parliamentary assembly broke ethics regulations and conducted activity of a "corruptive nature" in connection with Azerbaijan.
Russia’s top military officer and the NATO commander discussed military activities in Europe and exchanged views on Syria during a rare face-to-face meeting in Azerbaijan, both sides have said in separate statements.
Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia's military General Staff, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Curtis Scaparrotti have met in Azerbaijan to discuss Syria, Russian news agencies report, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
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