News: Azerbaijan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Azerbaijan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Azerbaijan – overview

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• November 5th 2009 – March 19th 2009
• March 1st 2009 – May 1st 2008
• May 1st 2008 – May 4th 2007
• January 19th 2007 – December 23rd 2005
• November 26th 2005 – November 13th 2005

Azerbaijan: news

Baku mosque attackers sentenced

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 23:07
related places: Baku

A court in Azerbaijan sentences 26 people to lengthy terms in jail over a deadly attack last year on a mosque in Baku.
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Azerbaijan's oil 'keeps critics quiet'

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 17:17

Tom Esslemont investigates Azerbaijan's intentions to increase its involvement in the European energy market.
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Azerbaijan caviar protection bid

Sunday, October 18th 2009, 12:18

Environmentalists in Azerbaijan launch a bid to protect beluga sturgeon stocks, from which caviar is produced.
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Azerbaijan condemns Turkish pact

Sunday, October 11th 2009, 12:16
related countries: Armenia, Turkey

Azerbaijan criticises the agreement between Turkey and Armenia, saying it raises doubts about regional stability.
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Eurovision changes privacy rule

Friday, September 18th 2009, 16:14

The Eurovision Song Contest acts to protect voters after people in Azerbaijan were questioned by police for backing a rival entry.
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Eurovision security threat? Voters quizzed for backing Armenia

Tuesday, August 18th 2009, 15:26
related countries: Armenia

People in Azerbaijan who voted for a song by neighbouring Armenia in May's Eurovision Song Contest are being questioned by the authorities.
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Gazprom in Azerbaijan gas deal

Monday, June 29th 2009, 14:38
related countries: Russia

Russian gas giant Gazprom signs a deal allowing it to import natural gas from Azerbaijan and then pipe it to Europe.
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Enclave talks 'making progress'

Thursday, May 7th 2009, 17:21
related countries: Armenia, Czech Republic
related places: Prague

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan make significant progress in talks in Prague over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Baku gun attack 'leaves 12 dead'

Thursday, April 30th 2009, 15:16

A gunman shoots dead 12 people at a training institute in the Azeri capital Baku before turning the gun on himself, officials say.
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Azeris end president's term limit

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 14:27

Voters in Azerbaijan have overwhelmingly approved a plan to lift the two-term limit for the country's president, officials say.
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