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Saturday January 31 2026
New dawn for Azerbaijan’s financial markets: why recent IPO announcements matter

New dawn for Azerbaijan’s financial markets: why recent IPO announcements matter

Last week marked a significant milestone for Azerbaijan’s financial markets. One of the country’s major banks announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) within the year—a development that may seem routine for established market economies, but for Azerbaijan, a nation still transitioning to a full-fledged market economy, it is momentous.

Nation
President Ilham Aliyev makes phone call to President of Iran

President Ilham Aliyev makes phone call to President of Iran

On January 31, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian.

Oil & Gas
Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light oil prices increase in global markets

Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light oil prices increase in global markets

The price of Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light crude oil at Italy’s Augusta port increased on a CIF basis, rising by $0.46, or 0.63 percent, compared with the previous level, to $73.35 per barrel, according to sources in the oil market, Azernews reports.

Business
US justice department unveils 3.5 million pages of Epstein records

US justice department unveils 3.5 million pages of Epstein records

As of January 1, 2026, the deposit portfolio of Azerbaijani banks stood at 41.7263 billion manats, Azernews reports, citing the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA).

Analysis

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
Armenia’s pre-election debate slips back into Karabakh illusions [OPINION]

Armenia’s pre-election debate slips back into Karabakh illusions [OPINION]

As Armenia approaches its parliamentary elections scheduled for June, opposition forces appear increasingly eager to revive long-discredited narratives in an attempt to mobilize a shrinking and disoriented electorate. The closer election day comes, the more desperate the rhetoric sounds. Among the most active voices in this campaign of political nostalgia is Armenia’s former president and former leader of the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic,” Robert Kocharyan.

Armenian Aggression
Humanitarian worker injured in landmine explosion in Ağdərə’s Qızıloba village

Humanitarian worker injured in landmine explosion in Ağdərə’s Qızıloba village

A landmine explosion occurred in the Qızıloba village area of Ağdərə district, recently liberated from occupation, resulting in injury to a humanitarian worker, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

World
US Embassy in Türkiye scales back social media updates amid US government shutdown

US Embassy in Türkiye scales back social media updates amid US government shutdown

The US Embassy in Türkiye stated on Saturday that its social media channels will not be updated regularly until full operations resume, except for urgent safety and security announcements. The move comes as the US government entered a temporary shutdown after Congress failed to pass a funding law, Azernews ​reports, citing Yeni Safak.

Travel
Azerbaijani pilgrims currently at Medina international airport

Azerbaijani pilgrims currently at Medina international airport
Second group of Azerbaijani pilgrims to depart for Hajj this month

Second group of Azerbaijani pilgrims to depart for Hajj this month
Astana celebrates Novruz with festive events and cultural celebrations [PHOTOS]

Astana celebrates Novruz with festive events and cultural celebrations [PHOTOS]
Albania’s impeccable hospitality and exuberant architecture

Albania’s impeccable hospitality and exuberant architecture
Experience charm of autumn season at Shahdag National Park

Experience charm of autumn season at Shahdag National Park
Georgian foreign travelers arrive in Shusha

Georgian foreign travelers arrive in Shusha

Lifestyle
Eurovision to mark its anniversary with first-ever live tour across Europe

Eurovision to mark its anniversary with first-ever live tour across Europe

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, organizers are launching the first-ever Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour, a major summer tour across ten European cities running from June 15 to July 2, 2026, Azernews reports.

Culture
Writer’s House hosts inaugural ‘Yüksəliş’ series on Azerbaijani language and ideology [PHOTOS]

Writer’s House hosts inaugural ‘Yüksəliş’ series on Azerbaijani language and ideology [PHOTOS]

The “Yüksəliş” competition continues to expand its initiatives aimed at enriching the personal development and worldviews of its winners, introducing a new series of programs in the first half of 2026. Azernews reports that within this framework, the Literature Support Fund hosted a series of meetings under the title “Yüksəliş at the Writer’s House.”

Events
Turkic Cooperation Organizations hold 6th coordination committee meeting in Istanbul [PHOTOS]

Turkic Cooperation Organizations hold 6th coordination committee meeting in Istanbul [PHOTOS]

On January 30, 2026, the President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, Mrs. Aktoty Raimkulova, participated in the 6th Meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Cooperation Organizations of Turkic States, held at the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Istanbul.

Sports
Seven-week pause in current global conflicts proposed

Seven-week pause in current global conflicts proposed

The United Nations and the organizers of the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games have called for a seven-week pause in ongoing conflicts worldwide, one week ahead of the opening of the prestigious sporting event.

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