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Baku’s climate week seeks to turn continuity into regional action

Baku’s climate week seeks to turn continuity into regional action

As BCAW 2026 opens alongside the UN's own Regional Climate Week, Baku has a genuine opportunity to turn three years of convening into a durable regional platform for climate finance, resilience and coordination.

Nation
Vladimir Putin makes phone call to President Ilham Aliyev

Vladimir Putin makes phone call to President Ilham Aliyev

On September 7, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Oil & Gas
SOCAR and China Eximbank: new chapter for Azerbaijan’s industrial future

SOCAR and China Eximbank: new chapter for Azerbaijan’s industrial future

For years, Azerbaijan’s energy role has been largely defined by the production and export of crude oil and natural gas. But as global energy markets change, the country is increasingly looking beyond the export of raw resources towards processing, petrochemicals, technology and higher-value production.

Business
Azerbaijan, Iran review transit, energy and border cooperation

Azerbaijan, Iran review transit, energy and border cooperation

Azerbaijan and Iran have reviewed the latest state of bilateral relations, as well as cooperation in transit, border infrastructure, oil and gas, and other strategic areas.

Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations
Michael Rubin’s Somaliland idea looks like a new front in an old war

Michael Rubin’s Somaliland idea looks like a new front in an old war

Forging even the smallest measure of peace and normalcy between Azerbaijan and Armenia has never been easy. It has been so difficult, in fact, that the progress witnessed today would once have struck most observers as the least likely, almost absurd, outcome imaginable. Unfortunately, though, this particular historical moment does not suit everyone. It does not serve the interests of certain lobby groups, or the individuals connected to them, who wield considerable influence from entirely outside the region and show correspondingly little grasp of its realities.

World
Global shipping routes hit by climate change and conflicts

Global shipping routes hit by climate change and conflicts

Global maritime trade is coming under increasing pressure. In Panama, water shortages have limited the number of ships able to pass through the canal, pushing up costs. At the same time, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have reduced traffic through key routes such as the Suez Canal and Strait of Hormuz, forcing ships to take longer and more expensive alternatives.

Analysis

Lifestyle
Submissions open in Baku for exhibition 'Scenes That Will Become Memories'

Submissions open in Baku for exhibition 'Scenes That Will Become Memories'

The submission of children's drawings for the exhibition "Scenes That Will Become Memories" (Xatirə olacaq səhnələr) has opened in Baku.

Culture
Chovdar Necropolis ceramics in focus at EAA 2026 meeting [PHOTOS]

Chovdar Necropolis ceramics in focus at EAA 2026 meeting [PHOTOS]

The Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) has been represented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA 2026) in Athens.

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

Events
Two suspects extradited from Russia to Azerbaijan

Two suspects extradited from Russia to Azerbaijan

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan said that the extradition requests for Azerbaijani citizens Nahid Alijanli and Renad Orujov were approved by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia in accordance with the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters, signed on October 7, 2002.

Sports
National judokas claim five medals at European Junior Championships

National judokas claim five medals at European Junior Championships

Another Azerbaijani judoka has won a gold medal at the European Judo Championships Juniors Podgorica 2026, Montenegro.

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