The investigation into the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243, which was en route from Baku to Grozny on the morning of December 25 and tragically crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, remains ongoing.
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The Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process began the new year with a bombshell revelation: a video recording from the first congress of the “Yerkrapah” Volunteer Union in July 1993.
The peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan have progressed much since Baku took back control over Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020. All progress was made possible through bilateral context and negotiations; instead of continuing on this path, Armenia insists on inviting more parties to the negotiation table.
The last time Azerbaijan summoned an Iranian diplomat to its foreign ministry was in April 2023, when Baku expelled 4 employees of the Iranian embassy due to Tehran’s provocative actions.
Azerbaijan and Israel have developed the defence component of their strategic partnership over the years. Israel is one of the main sources of Azerbaijan’s defence imports and modernisation of the armed forces.
President Ilham Aliyev's interview with local TV channels is being analyzed from various perspectives. This extensive and substantial interview essentially outlines Azerbaijan's rescue and development strategy. It is likely that this speech will continue to be dissected in different ways in the coming days.
The statements by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev regarding relations with Armenia, made during his recent interview with local television channels, have sparked genuine concern in Yerevan.
France is struggling to hold onto outdated notions of its role as a global power, writes Anastasia Lavrina.
Azerbaijani political analyst and head of the "Atlas" Center for Political Studies, Elkhan Shahinoglu, believes that President Ilham Aliyev has made it clear: Azerbaijan's restoration of territorial integrity and sovereignty worries Tehran.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with the families of the crew members of the Embraer 190 passenger plane, owned by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), which crashed en route from Baku to Grozny, as well as with the surviving flight attendants.
This crime, committed in violation of all norms and principles of international law, was referred to by Ter-Petrosyan as "a meticulous piece of work."
Despite significant tensions between Moscow and Yerevan in recent years, triggered by the pro-Western policies of Pashinyan's government, Armenia has become a key channel for exporting Russian gold.
As we can see, the first president of Armenia admits that the expulsion of Azerbaijanis was part of the policy of Armenian nationalists who had territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Excessive ambition demands readiness for losses and sacrifices—a logic proven by experience. When a whirlwind of extreme nationalism swept through Armenia, the minds of radicals became clouded, leading them to believe they were omnipotent.
The Iranian "mullocracy" has once again lost its grip. On December 29, near the end of the year, a religious-political ceremony took place in Ardabil, a city in Iranian Azerbaijan.
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has announced plans to close all foreign military bases in the country in the near future.
We have grown accustomed to the fact that any speech or interview by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan is programmatic in nature, regardless of the audience or language.
Known for her pro-Armenian stance, French Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Nathalie Loiseau recently made headlines again with anti-Azerbaijani statements in an interview with Armenpress.
An analysis of the investigation into the crash of flight J28243 AZAL suggests that Russia, and possibly Kazakhstan, are making efforts to conceal the true causes of the tragedy.
Moscow continues to deny its responsibility for the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243 on the Baku–Grozny route.
Regardless of what caused the apparent loss of control, what seems quite clear to me is that the pilots of Flight 8243, Captain Igor Kşnyakin and First Officer Aleksandr Kalyaninov, did their best to deal with the problem and deserve respect.
Azerbaijan has significantly strengthened its position on the international stage by resolving its longstanding territorial conflict with Armenia and liberating its occupied lands.
An Azerbaijani civilian aircraft, flight J28243 operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny, was reportedly shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile—information that is now nearly official.
The crash of AZAL flight Baku-Grozny on December 25th serves as a grim reminder that joy and tragedy often stand side by side in life.
