The oligarch Vagit Alekperov is Russia's official richest man after being behind the country's biggest oil company.

Russia’s president is said to have blamed birds or a Ukrainian drone for a Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane. Azerbaijan says Russian air defenses were at fault.

At a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Moscow, Lavrov said the Kremlin was ready to assist in the normalisation of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.View on euronews

BAKU. Jan 22 (Interfax) - Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia rose 10.1% year-on-year to nearly $4.8 billion in 2024, Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee (SCC) told Interfax.

Due to global turmoil, the importance of the Middle Corridor has grown exponentially. However, the Caspian Sea continues to pose a significant obstacle to the realization of the corridor’s economic potential.

The turbulent aftermath of Georgia’s recent parliamentary elections has created uncertainty over the country’s political and economic prospects as the ruling Georgian Dream party faces criticism from the opposition for what they see as electoral irregularities,

Tehran wants better rail and road links, which dovetails with Pezeshkian’s drive to improve the energy and transportation links between the states.

LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - league phase day 7: RB Leipzig (GER) v Sporting Lisbon (POR) (1745 GMT) PICTURE. GELSENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - league phase day 7: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Brest (FRA) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

The Middle Corridor has risen to prominence as global supply chains adapt to new geopolitical realities. Yet challenges remain before the corridor can fully supplant traditional Eurasian routes.

"As much as President Trump is making America great again, it is time he and the [Congressional Armenian] Caucus make Armenia great again, writes Marshall Moushigian for Sun View.

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he exudes optimism. He has pulled his country back from the abyss and,

The next day, over a million Azerbaijanis flooded Azadlık (Freedom) Square in silent mourning. The victims were laid to rest in Mountain Park, later renamed Martyrs’ Alley, which had previously served as a Soviet recreational site. This symbolic reclamation marked a transformation in Azerbaijan’s national consciousness.