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Azerbaijan Reports First Mpox Case, Patient Isolated in Baku

18 Jan 2025

Azerbaijan has its first case of Mpox confirmed by the country's Ministry of Health and Management Union of Medical Territorial Units, TABIB. Azerbaijani health authorities have isolated and are currently treating a 22-year-old citizen in a Baku hospital. Patient Information and Condition The patient had returned from a foreign tourist...

Azerbaijani Plane Crash Near Aktau: 38 Confirmed Dead, Multiple Survivors Found | WATCH

26 Dec 2024

At least 38 people are reported to have died following a fatal plane crash in the vicinity of Kazakhstan's Aktau area on Wednesday. The plane, which had departed from Baku, Azerbaijan, was headed for Grozny, Russia, with 67 people on board, including five crew members. While preliminary reports suggested that...

Global Leaders Face Tough Talks As Trump Win And Trade Tension Threaten COP29 Summit

11 Nov 2024

Calls for $1 Trillion in Annual Climate Finance as Developing Nations Demand Action The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, with delegates preparing for intense discussions on climate finance, trade, and the pressing impacts of climate change. As the world confronts extreme weather...

Taliban Officials To Attend COP29 Climate Summit First Time After Afghanistan Takeover

10 Nov 2024

Afghan Taliban officials will participate in the upcoming COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking their first appearance at a major international conference since taking control of Afghanistan in 2021. This participation, which is limited to the Taliban's environmental officials, comes as Afghanistan faces severe climate challenges, including devastating flash...

Azerbaijan Accused Of Using Fake Accounts To Promote COP29 Amid Human Rights Criticism

29 Oct 2024

An investigation has revealed that scores of apparently fake social media accounts are promoting Azerbaijan's hosting of the COP29 climate summit, drowning out critical voices. Analysis by Global Witness found that the majority of these accounts appeared after July, at a time when seven of the top 10 posts using...

Azerbaijan To Hold Snap Elections In September

28 Jun 2024

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has scheduled snap parliamentary elections for September 1, according to a decree published on Friday. This move, though widely anticipated, is not expected to significantly alter the composition of parliament. Aliyev, who has been in power since 2003, secured a victory in a snap presidential...

Azerbaijan President Sends Condolences to Iran’s Supreme Leader on Ebrahim Raisi’s Passing

20 May 2024

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, expressing condolences for the deaths of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and other officials who perished in the helicopter crash on Sunday. In the letter, Aliyev stated, "We were deeply...

Israel-Iran tensions: Countdown to potential strike within 24 Hours

19 Apr 2024

In a developing situation of heightened Israel-Iran tensions, the possibility of a significant military strike on Iran within the next 24 hours looms large. Recent events have seen Israel displaying what is being termed as a "trailer" of its military capabilities, sparking concerns of a potential major confrontation in the...

Armenia-Azerbaijan Dispute: Russia Claims to Work Hard on the Situation

25 Jan 2023

Russia has claimed that it is working hard to resolve the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Lachin corridor, the sole road linking Armenia to the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno Karabakh. Demonstrators posing as environmental activists impeded traffic by erecting tents, due to which the mountainous route into Azerbaijan...

Full-fledged clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia risk again

14 Sep 2022

Azerbaijan and Armenia clashed again on Wednesday, a day after nearly 100 soldiers were killed in the deadliest fighting between the ex-Soviet republics since 2020. At least 49 Armenian and 50 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the clashes on Tuesday, with both Yerevan and Baku blaming each other for the...

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