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Azerbaijan Warns of Escalation After Repeated Attacks on Its Energy Assets in Ukraine
Azerbaijan Warns of Escalation After Repeated Attacks on Its Energy Assets in Ukraine A massive Russian drone strike destroyed a SOCAR oil depot near Odesa, sparking a fire that burned all night and raising tensions between Ukraine, Azerbaijan,...

Azerbaijan extradites Tajik citizen wanted internationally
Azerbaijan has extradited a Tajik citizen who was internationally wanted, Press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office told APA. Cooperation with the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Tajikistan in combating crime is successfully...

Pakistan, Azerbaijan pledge to boost defence collaboration
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Azerbaijan have underscored a shared commitment to fostering defence collaboration with a particular focus on training, modernization and technical expertise. This commitment was reaffirmed during a meeting held today in...

Azerbaijan Army holds military oath-taking ceremonies
11:02 En In accordance with the training plan for 2025 approved by the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, the military oath-taking ceremonies for young soldiers were held in the Azerbaijan Army on August 17, Olaylar reports,...

Azerbaijan detains foreigners filming unethical videos in Martyrs' Alley and initiates criminal case-VIDEO
On August 17, an investigation was conducted into the video footage of three foreigners performing indecent acts in the Alley of Martyrs of Azerbaijan, which they posted on social networks, Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs told...

Azerbaijan's ANAMA discovers 183 more landmines, 673 UXOs in liberated territories
Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) has announced weekly information (11.08.2025 – 17.08.2025) regarding operations conducted in the liberated territories, ANAMA told APA. According to ANAMA, 153 anti-personnel mines, 30 anti-tank...

Azerbaijan’s non-oil exports surpass $2 bln in 1st 7 months of 2025
Azerbaijan’s non-oil exports surpass $2 bln in 1st 7 months of 2025 18 August 2025 15:39 (UTC+04:00) Azerbaijan’s non-oil exports exceeded $2 billion during the first seven months of 2025, according to the Azerbaijan Export and Investment...

Azerbaijan's ANAMA Shares Weekly Update On Mine Clearance In Nation's Liberated Areas
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Mine Action (ANAMA) released information on the demining operations conducted in the territories liberated from occupation from August 11 through...

Ukraine expresses gratitude to Azerbaijan for continuous humanitarian support
On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, the Embassy of Ukraine in Azerbaijan expressed deep appreciation for the assistance provided by Baku since the beginning of the war, Azernews reports. In a statement shared on the social network “X,” the...

Azerbaijan allocates over ₼1.2 bln to agriculture sector in last year
Azerbaijan allocates over ₼1.2 bln to agriculture sector in last year 18 August 2025 14:15 (UTC+04:00) In 2024, Azerbaijan allocated 1.2 billion manats for the implementation of 27 agricultural initiatives across 7 programs, carried out by 6...

Azerbaijan climbs in global internet speed ranking for July
Azerbaijan advanced two positions in July in global fixed broadband speed rankings, reaching an average speed of 82.58 Mbps and ranking 81st out of 153 countries, according to the latest Speedtest Global Index report, Azernews reports. This marks...

Azerbaijan exports more than 14 mln tons of oil to 19 countries this year -
In January-July of this year, Azerbaijan exported 8,431,427.82 tons of oil to Italy worth 4,424,208.27 thousand US dollars. Thus, Italy once again ranked first in Azerbaijan's total oil exports, APA-Economics reports citing State Customs...

Azerbaijan's foreign trade balance decreased more than 3 times
In January–July 2025, Azerbaijan’s foreign trade turnover amounted to USD 28,841.8 million, which is 7.3% higher compared to the same period last year, the State Customs Committee told APA-Economics. Over the past year, exports decreased by 5.4%,...

Azerbaijan imported more than 63,000 cars this year
During the period of January–July 2025, a total of 63,401 vehicles worth 1 billion 170 million 990 thousand US dollars were imported into Azerbaijan, the State Customs Committee told APA-Economics. Compared to January–July 2024, the number of...

Azerbaijan Climbing Ladder In Global Internet Speed Rankings
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. In July, Azerbaijan moved up the ladder, jumping two spots in the global ranking for average fixed broadband internet speed, landing in 81st place among 153 countries with a speed of 82.6...

Azerbaijan's Surakhani Ship-Museum Project Shortlisted For Int'l ICOM Award
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Surakhani project, a tanker-turned-museum with the“Caspian Heritage” initiative, has been included in the preliminary list of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Award for...

Iran President in Armenia after peace deal with Azerbaijan, warns against U.S influence in region

New law "On Gas Supply" comes into force in Azerbaijan

Tourist flow from Azerbaijan abroad decreased by 3%
In January–July of this year, the total number of Azerbaijani citizens who traveled abroad was 1,188.9 thousand, the State Statistical Committee told APA-Economics. According to the information, this is 2.8 percent less compared to the same period...

Armenia and Azerbaijan peace deal raises hopes of Turkish border reopening
The signing of a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington has raised hopes of ending decades of conflict and reopening Turkey's border with Armenia. The deal, brokered by US President Donald Trump, commits both countries to respect...