Rabbi Israel Barouk published an article recently in the Jewish Journal, where he noted that "in the most recent report, USCIRF has recommended to include Azerbaijan in the State Department's "Special Watch List", citing Azerbaijan's close monitoring of foreign religious leaders within their borders, most crucially because they share a border with Iran."
On February 12, the Armenian side made a deliberate attempt to disrupt the stability that had prevailed for almost five months following the anti-terrorist operation.
As the war in Gaza continues, calls to boycott Israel are increasing. Activists in North America are calling for boycotts of Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Burger King and MacDonald’s over their perceived support for Israel.
32 years ago, on the night of February 25-26, 1992, the Armenian military began the assault on the Karabakh town of Khojaly. Several hundred civilians became victims of that attack.
The closer defense ties between the two countries are also angering regional rival Azerbaijan.
Despite worldwide media coverage of the problem of re-exports of sanctioned goods from Armenia to Russia, the international community has not taken any action, and Armenia has not suffered any consequences.
France continues to hatch plans for its military-political presence in the South Caucasus. And official Yerevan plays along with these goals of the older “sister”. But first things first.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave a convincing portrayal of Dutch courage in his interview with France 24. The conversation was unprecedented in terms of aggressiveness and the number of grievances and claims, mostly against Azerbaijan.
We, of course, could be wrong, but in this phrase, it seems, we can already feel Paris’s desire to make peace with Baku, which, on the contrary, is presented as Baku’s desire to make peace with the West.
The 14th Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) will continue its work today in Baku.
On February 17, Ilham Aliyev, Nikol Pashinyan, and Olaf Scholz met during the annual Munich Security Conference. At some point, Chancellor Scholz left the room, creating a chance for Aliyev and Pashinyan to continue the discussions bilaterally.
Martin Leidenfrost, an employee of the German Der Freitag, traveled to the notorious "Zangezur Corridor" and shared what he saw. The journalist quotes the opinion of a number of analysts and political figures that the "Zangezur Corridor" may become the cause of a new war.
Over the past two years, since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Azerbaijan’s foreign and security policies have drawn varying interpretations from experts and political observers.
Israeli officials at Munich Security Conference made mention of the report on antisemitism, recently submitted to the government.
US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby traveled to the southern region, talked to journalists, and made a series of statements that sounded at the very least odd.
The absence of timely congratulations from the President of Georgia hardly affected Ilham Aliyev's healthy sleep; it rather alarmed and gave ammunition for attacks on Madame Zourabichvili herself by the Georgian authorities. And she had to take a "hard" step, not in tune with Western leaders with their primitive and biased approach to Azerbaijan.
As recently as 1 February, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev celebrated peaceful stability along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border following the dissolution of the separatist regime in the Karabakh region in September 2023.
The volume of oil sold on the world markets is measured in barrels. The point is that back in the 19th century, some entrepreneurs who wanted to transport oil decided to save money and bought used barrels of oil, wine and other liquid goods.
"Euroinadequacy" is the most accurate way to describe both the outrageous statement of Josep Borrell and the silence of the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA).
The Karabakh Conflict is a quintessential example of the paradoxical repercussions that can blur the lines between military triumph and humiliating downfall. This article explores the question of how the thrill of military victory morphs into a profound sense of defeat.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly emphasized that the spilled blood of our soldiers will not be left unavenged. We would add: Azerbaijan is not a country that will let anyone get away with shooting at its soldiers and its territory.
On February 7th, the presidential elections were held on the entirety of the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan for the first time in the young Republic’s history, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s annals.
While the situation in the wider Middle East and Ukraine heads in the direction of greater instability and violence, the South Caucasus, where only last year the momentum was toward tension, is talking about peace.
Voltaire once said, "It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." In other words, most countries in the West will punish the common murderer.
