… or lack thereof, as the country is rapidly falling behind in its climate commitments and there is not enough uptake of renewable energy
The capital Baku will host the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change
This was the first election conducted across the entire territory of Azerbaijan, including the liberated Karabakh region
The Republic of Azerbaijan reaffirms its commitment to seeking justice and ensuring that such atrocities never occur again
This year marks the 34th anniversary of ‘Black January’ — the tragic incident that happened on 20 January 1990 in Azerbaijan
The Year of Heydar Aliyev commemorates a leader who always protected the interests of the people of his country
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom
For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election
The buildup to the all-English clash has been marred by the controversy surrounding UEFA’s choice of venue
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/ 20 October 2008
The JSE remained in positive territory by noon on Monday, pushed up by strong resource prices and taking direction from stronger European markets.
Roland Schoeman, a silver medallist in the 100m freestyle at the Athens Games, is looking to give struggling South Africa an Olympic medal boost.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday that Iran would pursue its contested nuclear programme until it could mass-produce atomic fuel, and branded those trying to stop it as ”bullies”. ”We intend to continue our activity … until we manage industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel for our atomic power stations,” Ahmadinejad said.
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/ 9 November 2005
A crowd of at least 15Â 000 Azerbaijanis rallying on Baku’s Victory Square on Wednesday under a forest of orange flags called on the government to resign after reported vote fraud in weekend elections. Azadliq, the country’s largest opposition force, has demanded authorities order a re-vote or face regime change.
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/ 8 November 2005
The West heaped criticism on Tuesday on Azerbaijan’s conduct of parliamentary elections, but authorities in the oil-rich republic dug in their heels and denied major fraud. ”The elections were a step back for democracy in Azerbaijan,” Norwegian Ambassador Steinar Gil told journalists in the ex-Soviet state’s capital Baku.
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/ 7 November 2005
Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan on Sunday did not meet international standards, an international oberver mission said on Monday in a damning appraisal of the state of democracy in the ex-Soviet republic.
One person was killed and at least five others seriously injured on Wednesday in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, when an escalator suddenly started moving and they were caught in the machinery, a hospital official said. Six people were in intensive care, a doctor said — including one whose arms were torn off at the shoulder.