Azerbaijan

A car lost control in Baku, Azerbaijan, crashing through a concrete barrier and onto a main road, injuring the driver. The vehicle struck a minibus, causing it to overturn, before stopping at a second barrier. The…

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov announced at the Extraordinary Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Saudi Arabia that his country has committed to building a school with capacity…

Azerbaijan held a commemoration ceremony in Baku for the 613 victims of the Khojaly Massacre, carried out by Armenian forces on February 26, 1992. President Ilham Aliyev, government officials, and citizens paid tribute at the…

Azerbaijan observed a national day of mourning on December 26 following the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan. Flags were lowered to half-staff, including at the Azerbaijani Embassy in Washington, D.C., where a memorial book was…

Seven Azerbaijani citizens who survived the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crash in Kazakhstan were flown to Baku by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The survivors were greeted by officials and medical teams at Heydar Aliyev…

Azerbaijan is mourning the 38 people who lost their lives when an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. A one-minute silence was observed at 12:00 local time across the country and flags were…

A video recorded by a passenger on his phone before the crash of the passenger plane carrying 67 people in Kazakhstan has emerged. In the video, the passenger is seen reciting the Shahada while the personnel on the plane tell the passengers…

Azerbaijan Airlines' "Embraer 190" type passenger plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan and started burning. It was reported that 25 people were rescued from the 67 people on board, 62 of whom were…

Commemoration ceremonies were held in the capital Baku and throughout Azerbaijan to mark the 21st anniversary of the death of former President and national leader Heydar Aliyev. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, ministers, bureaucrats and…