Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, the Russian republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.

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Beauty In Concrete: The Concrete in Life 2020 Photography Competition There’s surprising beauty in concrete as these stunning photo competition entries show. There were over 10,000 worldwide entries to the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) ‘Concrete in.. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:20Published on February 26, 2021

Armenia 'attempted coup': Pashinyan facing backlash for concessions to Azerbaijan Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 05:16Published on February 25, 2021

Discover the centuries-old culture of Mountain Jews in Azerbaijan Located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus, Krasnaya Sloboda in Azerbaijan is a Jewish settlement that has existed for centuries. We discover the life of the mountain Jews there with a museum.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 03:00Published on February 25, 2021

Armenia PM warns of coup, as army demands he quit Armenia's army is demanding that its prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, resign over his handling of last year's devastating military conflict with Azerbaijan. The leader is calling it a coup attempt, and.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:21Published on February 25, 2021

Armenia: Protesters rally against PM, demands his resignation Angry Armenia took to the streets of Yerevan calling for the resignation of PM Pashinyan for his is blamed their country lost large amounts of land to Azerbaijan in a deadly conflict last year. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:53Published on February 21, 2021

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India calls for restraint over ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes Clashes have broken out between Christian Majority Armenia and Muslim majority Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but has ethnic Armenians as a.. DNA - Published on October 1, 2020
Azeris stuck at Russian border clash with riot police, witnesses say Russian riot police have clashed with a group of Azeris who were trying to cross into Azerbaijan after being stuck in Russia for weeks because of coronavirus restrictions, witnesses said. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Azerbaijan orders big city residents to stay home this weekend to halt virus Azerbaijan will order everyone to stay home this weekend in big cities, including the capital Baku, in tightened coronavirus restrictions after the country's number of infections rose, the government.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020

Azerbaijan will reimpose some restrictions to halt virus after rise in infections Azerbaijan's government plans to reimpose some restrictions this weekend to stop the spread of the coronavirus after the number of infections in the ex-Soviet country rose, a government spokesman said.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
Azerbaijan says extends quarantine regime until June 15 Azerbaijan's government said on Friday it had extended its quarantine regime and border closure because of the coronavirus outbreak until June 15. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
Azerbaijan to allow restaurants to reopen, with conditions Azerbaijan will allow cafes and restaurants to reopen in the capital Baku and other big cities on Monday, but working hours and the number of customers will be restricted, the government said. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020

Azerbaijan extends lockdown measures until May 31, shops set to reopen Azerbaijan has extended partial lockdown measures to tackle an outbreak of the coronavirus until May 31 as the number of cases reached 1,854 in the country, the government said on Friday. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020
Azerbaijan tightens quarantine rules, bans walking in parks: government Azerbaijan tightened quarantine rules on Friday and banned walking in parks and boulevards from March 29 in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government said. Reuters - Published on March 27, 2020
Azeri government to provide $588 million in aid to the economy-president's order Azeri President Ilham Aliyev ordered the provision of 1 billion manats ($588.2 million) from the state budget to support the economy amid the spread of coronavirus and declining oil prices, according.. Reuters - Published on March 19, 2020
Turkey says air, land travel halted to and from Azerbaijan Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev agreed in a phone call on Saturday to temporarily halt air and land travel between the two countries, excluding cargo, Turkey's.. Reuters - Published on March 14, 2020

Azerbaijan bans wedding celebrations, public events after coronavirus death Azerbaijan has banned wedding celebrations and other public events, the authorities said on Friday, a day after it recorded its first death from the coronavirus. Reuters - Published on March 13, 2020
Azerbaijan shuts border with Iran over coronavirus concern Azerbaijan said on Saturday it had closed its border with Iran for two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Reuters - Published on February 29, 2020
Azerbaijan reports first case of coronavirus - Ifax Azerbaijan's coronavirus crisis center said on Friday a Russian national traveling from Iran had tested positive for coronavirus, the South Caucasus nation's first confirmed case of the virus, the.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020	Azeri police detain opposition leaders, block protest against election result Police in Azerbaijan detained three opposition party leaders and more than 100 activists on Sunday before they were due to take part in a protest against the results of last week's national election,.. Reuters - Published on February 16, 2020
Azeri ruling party leads in snap parliamentary vote International monitors found widespread procedural violations in a vote count in Azerbaijan on Monday that they said raised doubt about the honesty of a snap parliamentary election, which partial.. Reuters - Published on February 10, 2020	Azerbaijan election marred by violations, say international observers A weekend parliamentary election in Azerbaijan was marred by numerous procedural violations, raising serious doubts about how free or fair it was, international observers said on Monday. Reuters - Published on February 10, 2020
Azeri ruling party says it believes it has won election Azeri President Ilham Aliyev's ruling Yeni Azerbaijan (New Azerbaijan) party said it believed it had won a snap parliamentary election on Sunday. Reuters - Published on February 9, 2020	Azeri president moves to modernize parliament with snap election Azerbaijan holds a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, seen as the next step by President Ilham Aliyev to consolidate power and create a younger, more dynamic parliament to push forward economic.. Reuters - Published on February 8, 2020
European rights body urges Azerbaijan to respect freedom of expression Azerbaijan needs to respect freedom of expression, improve access to lawyers and uphold the rights of internally displaced persons, the top European rights watchdog said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on December 11, 2019	Azerbaijan to hold parliamentary elections on February 9 Azerbaijan will hold a parliamentary election on Feb. 9, an order posted on the president's website said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on December 5, 2019
Azeri parliament asks to be dissolved, calls for snap elections Azerbaijan's parliament on Monday formally asked President Ilham Aliyev to dissolve it and to schedule new parliamentary elections. Reuters - Published on December 2, 2019	Azeri ruling party calls for early parliamentary election: official Azerbaijan's ruling party has decided to ask President Ilham Aliyev to call an early parliamentary election and has initiated the dissolution of parliament, a top party official said on Thursday, a.. Reuters - Published on November 28, 2019
VP Naidu discusses issues of mutual interest with Venezuelan President The NAM is led by a Chair that rotates every three years during summit conferences. Since the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the NAM held in 2016 at Venezuela's Margarita Island, the.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 26, 2019	Azeri leader dismisses head of administration in deepening shake-up Azerbaijan's president dismissed the influential head of his presidential administration on Wednesday, part of a reshuffle since he criticized the pace of economic reforms in the oil- and gas-.. Reuters - Published on October 23, 2019
Azerbaijan's president appoints tax minister as new economy minister Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday appointed Minister of Taxes Mikayil Jabbarov as economy minister, according to a presidential decree. Reuters - Published on October 23, 2019	Policy shift? PM Narendra Modi will skip NAM meet 2nd time in row Vice-President Venkaiah Nadu will represent India at the 18th Non- Aligned Movement summit. The summit will be held on October 25 and26 in Azerbaijan's Baku. This is the second time in a row that PM.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 22, 2019
Azerbaijan president promotes economy minister to vice PM: Azertag Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday relieved Economy Minister Shakhin Mustafayev of his duties and appointed him a Deputy Prime Minister, state news agency Azertag reported. Reuters - Published on October 22, 2019	Azeri police detain scores of protesters, including opposition party leader Police in Azerbaijan on Saturday detained scores of protesters, including the leader of the main opposition Popular Front, at the start of a planned rally against low salaries, corruption and a lack of.. Reuters - Published on October 19, 2019
Azeri PM resigns, parliament votes for Asadov as successor Azerbaijan's parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the candidacy of presidential aide Ali Asadov as prime minister, after Norvuz Mamedov tendered his resignation, the parliamentary speaker.. Reuters - Published on October 8, 2019	Russia strips Azeri blogger of citizenship and moves to deport him Russia has ordered an immigrant blogger critical of the authorities in his native Azerbaijan to be deported there after revoking his Russian citizenship, his family said. Reuters - Published on August 30, 2019
2 Indians rescued from sinking Iranian cargo ship near Azerbaijan IndiaTimes - Published on July 27, 2019	Azerbaijan rescues crew from Iranian ship before it sinks in Caspian Sea Azerbaijan rescued all nine crew members of an Iranian cargo vessel on Friday before it sunk in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan's state maritime agency said on Friday. Reuters - Published on July 26, 2019
Two soldiers killed in accidental blast at Azerbaijan military base: RIA Two soldiers were killed and one was injured after a tank shell exploded at a military base in Azerbaijan on Saturday, Russian news agency RIA cited the Azeri ministry of defense as saying in a.. Reuters - Published on July 6, 2019

Azerbaijan

Country in the Caucasus

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