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French prosecutors took a hard line on most of a group whose involvement in exile politics led to the near beheading of a political refugee in 2021.

With the Iran war disrupting traditional energy supply routes and the West seeking to lessen reliance on Russian transit networks, Trans-Caspian corridors have again emerged as a focus of international diplomacy and investment.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian early on June 8 declared victory for his Civil Contract party over several pro-Russia groupings after surpassing 50 percent in the initial vote counting.

Armenians are voting on June 7 in a test of the prime minister’s support following a controversial peace effort with neighboring Azerbaijan and his efforts to pull the small South Caucasus nation closer to the West after decades of reliance on Russia.

Israel secretly deployed elite military and intelligence personnel to Azerbaijan during the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran as part of a broader network of covert positions established across the Middle East to support operations against the Islamic Republic, according to a report published Friday.

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During the war with Iran, Israel secretly deployed elite military and intelligence units in Azerbaijan as part of a broader clandestine network of sites across the Middle East designed to facilitate operations against Tehran, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN Friday. Two of the sources said the forces operated from several areas in […]

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Poland and Turkiye will expand their influence in Central & Eastern Europe via these pipelines. Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba declared during a visit to Baku in mid-May that his country wants to sign a decade-long gas deal with Azerbaijan. Several…

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A new proposal suggests that candidate members could dabble in miscellaneous aspects of the Brussels bloc after making minimal commitments.

On the second anniversary of his imprisonment, Farid Mehralizada reflects on life behind bars, the humanity of the prison economy, and the AI photo of him with the daughter he has barely seen.

More than a century ago, on 28 May 1918, Azerbaijan, a secular nation with rich historical and cultural heritage, declared its independence in one of the most turbulent geopolitical spots in the world. Having established the first democratic parliamentary republic in the Muslim East, Azerbaijan was also first eastern country to grant women a right […] Continue reading:…

Most European leaders stayed well away from Putin’s May jamboree – and the meagre presence of a few Bosnian Serb political leaders only underscored Moscow’s isolation.

A major military museum in the western German city of Koblenz is denying entry to nationals from 26 countries, causing tense scenes with some visitors who arrive with children.

Bitdefender Labs reveals how the China-linked FamousSparrow hacking group targeted an Azerbaijani energy firm using ProxyNotShell, Deed RAT,…

The absence of Mount Ararat from Armenia's new biometric passports is the latest effort from Yerevan to decouple Armenians from the iconic Turkish landmark that has long been used by Armenia as a national symbol.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs for Ukraine recently shared on X that five buses were given to Ukraine by Azerbaijan. One news source stated they are electric buses. Here is the full text of his post: “During this visit, Azerbaijan has provided five passenger buses to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance ... [continued]

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Satellite images revealed this week that the Azerbaijani Muslims who conquered the Nagorno-Karabakh region in September 2023, and ethnically cleansed its Armenian Christian residents, have begun demolishing churches and cathedrals.

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Satellite imagery sourced by RFE/RL shows two major Christian monuments have been demolished in recent weeks inside Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Kyiv says it is open to talks outside Russia as Moscow refuses compromise and fighting continues.

Following last year’s historic U.S.-brokered peace deal, Armenia and Turkey are on the verge of opening their land border for the first time in more than three decades.

Armenia says a flagship US-backed transport project is moving from concept to reality. But as TRIPP enters its implementation phase, escalating tensions with Iran could quickly slow progress -- raising security risks and deterring investors, senior Caucasus analyst Thomas de Waal told RFE/RL.

In a cloud forest village, a network of residents, foreigners and pacifist Quakers offered a precarious yet vital sanctuary for families expelled by the U.S. government.

Europe and Central Asia’s governments are spending more than ever on steering their economies. They are mostly pointing in the wrong direction. The World Bank rarely minces its words. Its spring economic update for Europe and Central Asia (ECA), published on April 8, delivered a bleak macroeconomic picture alongside a pointed verdict on industrial policy […]

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Speed, public participation, and transparency are essential for modern communications and digital diplomacy. Today, the rapid expansion of digitalization worldwide is giving diaspora activities new content and form.

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As Azerbaijan and Armenia expand trade, analysts see a strategic move to sunset Russia’s influence in the region. With the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict closed, Moscow has lost its primary security lever; now, trade and diplomacy are cementing a new path for the long-time rival, an analyst told RFE/RL.

Azerbaijan on Monday sentenced a Frenchman to 10 years in prison in an espionage case launched during a period of diplomatic tensions between Paris and Baku that have now eased. Businessman Martin Ryan was arrested in December 2023 and went on trial in January last year, when relations between Azerbaijan and France had deteriorated to […]

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Two weeks of US-Israeli air strikes have displaced millions inside Iran, raising fears in neighboring countries about a possible refugee spillover that could potentially turn into a humanitarian crisis.

Georgia’s State Security Service has launched an investigation into claims that Iran is expanding its influence in the country through Georgian Shi'ite communities, growing concerns about Tehran’s religious and political outreach in the South Caucasus country.

Fearing a fresh surge in energy prices, Brussels is fast-tracking a new cooperation framework with Baku that extends beyond gas into defense and security.

Cyprus authorities have detained a 27-year-old Estonian citizen on suspicion of terrorism, and the Estonian Foreign Ministry is investigating the situation, writes ERR News. Local media in Cyprus have reported that the Estonian woman was detained together with a 28-year-old Azerbaijani man, who is said to be the woman’s spouse. Police said the arrests were […]

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