Flooding kills three in Iran’s Salmas region
Flooding in the Salmas region of Iran's West Azerbaijan province has killed three people, injured six others and left two people missing, local officials say....
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Azea Group head placed under house arrest over $889,000 fraud claim
Baku's Yasamal District Court has placed Elsavar Aliyev, head of homebuilding and renovation company Azea Group LLC, under house arrest on fraud charges. Judges cited...
Azerbaijan’s 2027 budget earmarks 5.09 billion manat for education
Azerbaijan's draft state budget for 2027 allocates 5 billion 98 million 986 thousand manat to education, according to the bill "On the State Budget of...
Azerbaijan finalises plan for net-zero emissions by 2060
Azerbaijan's Prime Minister signed the country's long-term low-carbon development strategy on October 22, 2026, laying out a step-by-step path to net-zero emissions by 2060....
Girls’ Education Support programme marks fifth anniversary in Baku
Azerbaijan's State Committee for Family, Women and Children's Affairs held an event marking five years of the "Support for Girls' Education" programme. Officials and participants...
Germany agrees to extradite Elmir Nuriyev to Azerbaijan
Germany has agreed to extradite Azerbaijani citizen Elmir Elkhan oglu Nuriyev, who was wanted internationally, back to Azerbaijan. The announcement was made by the Prosecutor...
Azerbaijan approves long-term low-carbon development strategy
Prime Minister Ali Asadov has signed a decision approving Azerbaijan's Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategy, which sets out measures to achieve a "net zero emissions" target....
Leyla Aliyeva visits Imkon rehabilitation centre in Samarkand
Heydar Aliyev Foundation Vice-President Leyla Aliyeva visited a state multidisciplinary preschool institution and the Imkon rehabilitation centre in Samarkand during a visit to Uzbekistan. The...
Mortgage fund tightens rules for rent-to-own housing scheme
Azerbaijan's Mortgage and Credit Guarantee Fund has revised the terms of its rental housing programme with a purchase obligation. The new requirements took effect on...
Baku’s Bashir Bunyadov Street to shut overnight for repairs Oct 21-24
Road crews will close part of Bashir Bunyadov Street in Baku's Sabunchu district to all traffic overnight for three consecutive nights between October 21 and...