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New Silk Road runs through Baku and Tashkent [ANALYSIS]

New Silk Road runs through Baku and Tashkent [ANALYSIS]

Where the wind-swept shores of the Caspian Sea meet the ancient, sun-baked oases of the Silk Road, a quiet revolution is reshaping the contours of Eurasian commerce. For centuries, caravans traversed these harsh, poetic expanses bearing raw silk, spices, and tales of distant empires.

Hormuz crisis puts Azerbaijan’s oil sector in spotlight

Hormuz crisis puts Azerbaijan’s oil sector in spotlight

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz directly affects the energy exports of Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Azerbaijan, however, is in a different position. Unlike these countries, it exports its oil to international markets mainly across the Caspian Sea and through pipelines. Consequently, the closure of the strait does not directly block Azerbaijan's oil exports. Its effects on the country are primarily indirect and are transmitted through global oil prices, demand, transportation costs, insurance rates, and changes in international oil flows.

EAS Graduate becomes first Azerbaijani student to receive full scholarship for Stanford University [PHOTO/VIDEO]

EAS Graduate becomes first Azerbaijani student to receive full scholarship for Stanford University [PHOTO/VIDEO]

Nijat Tagizade, a graduate of the European Azerbaijan School (EAS) and a high-achieving student of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, has been admitted to Stanford University in the United States. With an IB Diploma score of 43/45, Nijat will pursue a degree in Data Science at Stanford.

Azerbaijan's first woman to receive title of People's Poet

Azerbaijan's first woman to receive title of People's Poet

Mirvarid Dilbazi was one of the most beloved and enduring voices of Azerbaijani poetry, a poet whose work combined tenderness with strength and personal emotion with a deep sense of homeland.

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