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Russia says all Azeri captives returned under Karabakh deal

Armenia has returned all Azeri prisoners who were captured during last year's conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, but the process with Armenian prisoners has been held up, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. The…

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Putin hosts first post-war talks between Azerbaijan, Armenia leaders

MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday brought together the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for the first time since a war last year over the…

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Azerbaijan starts gas exports to Europe

Azerbaijan has started commercial natural gas supplies to Europe via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the energy ministry said on Thursday, beginning its push into the lucrative energy market dominated…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange first prisoners after Karabakh war

Armenia and Azerbaijan have begun exchanging groups of prisoners of war, part of an "all for all" swap mediated by Russia after a bloody conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, Russia's defence…

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Erdogan attends Azerbaijan’s victory parade

Turkey could open its border gates to Armenia if Yerevan takes positive steps for regional peace, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, adding he discussed forming a six-country regional cooperation platform…

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Azerbaijan says 2,783 of its soldiers killed in Karabakh conflict

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Thursday that 2,783 of its soldiers were killed during its conflict with ethnic Armenian forces over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and that more than…

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Putin tells Azerbaijan to take care of Christian shrines in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia's President Vladimir Putin told his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev to take care of Christian shrines in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh that Azerbaijan gets under this week's ceasefire agreement, the Kremlin…

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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to defuse Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Friday to urgent steps after talks to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh where hundreds have been killed in more than a…

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EU says escalating Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ‘unacceptable’

The European Union said an escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was "unacceptable" and called for new peace talks as Armenia and Azerbaijan once more traded accusations of shelling in and…

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More civilians killed as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict deepens

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of killing civilians by shelling cities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, in an escalation of a month-long conflict over the mountain enclave that…

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Azerbaijan says Armenian forces violate ceasefire, Nagorno-Karabakh denies

Azerbaijan's defence ministry said on Monday that Armenian forces violated a ceasefire agreed on Sunday and shelled villages in Terter and Lachin regions. Nagorno-Karabakh defence ministry said it was "misinformation"…

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New clashes broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia after U.S. talks

New clashes broke out between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over Nagorno-Karabakh a day after talks in Washington to try to end the deadliest fighting in the enclave in more…

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New fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh dims hopes before Washington talks

Hopes of ending nearly a month of bloodshed in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh were receding on Thursday as Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces fought new battles on the eve…

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Nagorno-Karabakh says death toll among its military nears 700

The defence ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh region said on Sunday it had recorded another 40 casualties among its military, pushing the military death toll to 673 since fighting with Azeri…

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Armenia claims Azerbaijan violated fresh ceasefire

Armenian officials accused the Azeri forces of using artillery and missiles early on Sunday, despite both sides agreeing on a ceasefire that went into effect at midnight local time. "Once…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to new humanitarian ceasefire

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Saturday to a new humanitarian ceasefire from midnight (2000 GMT) in fighting over Azerbaijan's ethnic Armenian-controlled enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, both countries said in identical statements. Azerbaijan and Armenia had accused each other earlier on Saturday of fresh attacks in violation of a week-old Russian-brokered truce that had failed to halt the worst fighting in the South Caucasus since the…

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Azerbaijan’s President vows retaliation against Armenia after shelling on Ganja

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev vowed on Saturday to strike back against Armenia after shelling on his country’s second largest city Ganja left at least 12 civilians dead and dozens injured.…

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Turkish arms sales to Azerbaijan surged before Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

Turkey's military exports to its ally Azerbaijan have risen six-fold this year, with sales of drones and other military equipment rising to $77 million last month alone before fighting broke…

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Azerbaijan suspends secondary school classes due to Covid-19

Azerbaijan will suspend secondary school classes and the use of Baku’s metro system from October 19 until November 2 to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said on…

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Nagorno-Karabakh says death toll among its military surpassed 500

The defence ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh region said on Wednesday it had recorded another 23 casualties among its military, pushing the military death toll to 555 since fighting with Azeri…

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Azeri leader warns of consequences if Armenia moves on gas pipelines

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday that Armenia was trying to attack gas pipelines in Azerbaijan and that the outcome will be severe if Armenians try to take control…

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Humanitarian crisis feared in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to accuse each other of violating a ceasefire agreed three days ago to quell fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, drawing warnings from international groups of a…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire agreed three days ago to quell fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, drawing warnings from international groups of a…

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Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of breaching fray ceasefire

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of serious violations and crimes against civilians, and Azerbaijan also said it had launched airstrikes as a day-old humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh looked increasingly…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of swiftly violating the terms of a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday, raising questions about how meaningful the truce, brokered by Russia, would turn…

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Ceasefire due to enter force in Nagorno-Karabakh after Moscow deal

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh were due to halt hostilities later on Saturday after a deal was struck in Moscow between Baku and Armenia to allow prisoners and…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on ceasefire

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh region after talks in Moscow the Russian foreign minister was reported announcing. "The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, with the mediation…

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France, U.S. and Russia to meet on Nagorno-Karabakh amid fears of regional war

France, the United States and Russia will step up efforts to end fighting between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces in the South Caucasus by holding talks in Geneva on Thursday,…

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Iran warns Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict could turn into regional war

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday warned of the danger of the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict turning into a regional war. “We must be attentive that the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan…

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Nagorno-Karabakh says 18 of its civilians killed in week of fighting

Eighteen Nagorno-Karabakh civilians were killed by fire from Azeri forces and more than 90 were wounded in the past week, RIA Novosti news agency cited an official in the breakaway…

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Azerbaijan’s Aliyev demands withdrawal of Armenia from Nagorno Karabakh

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev demanded on Sunday that Armenia set a timetable for withdrawing from the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding Azeri territories, and said Azerbaijan would not cease military…

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UPDATED: Azerbaijan reports major escalation as second city bombed

Azerbaijan said on Sunday that Armenian forces had shelled its second city of Ganja in an escalation of the war in the South Caucasus. Armenia denied that it fired towards…

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Armenia to use “all necessary means” to protect Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia said on Saturday it would use "all necessary means" to protect ethnic Armenians from attack by Azerbaijan, which said its forces had captured a string of villages in fighting…

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Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh enters seventh day

Armenia said on Saturday it would use "all necessary means" to protect ethnic Armenians from attack by Azerbaijan, as the opposing sides pounded each other for a seventh day and…

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Armenia declares readiness for ceasefire talks

Armenia said on Friday it would work with Russia, the United States and France on renewing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh as the death toll rose on the sixth day of…

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Fighting in Nagorno-Karbakh showing no sign of easing

Armenia’s defence ministry on Friday said Nagorno-Karabakh air defence systems had shot down an Azeri warplane and two drones, an online government platform reported. Fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian…

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Turkey to “do what is necessary” to support Azerbaijan

The presidents of France, Russia and the United States called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces around Nagorno-Karabakh, but Turkey said the three big…

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Russia decries use of ‘foreign terrorists’ in Karabakh conflict

Russia’s foreign ministry said that Syrian and Libyan fighters from illegal armed groups were being sent to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where fierce fighting has raged for the past four days…

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Moscow willing to mediate between Azerbaijan and Armenia, conflict causes rift in NATO

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow was willing to host the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks, a ministry statement cited him as saying. He said…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan engaged in an all-out-war in Nagorno Karabakh region – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist Robin Forestier-Walker, who has extensively covered developments in the region, said that videos being released from the contested region give the idea of “an all-out war”. “The…

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Turkey denies claim that it shot down an Armenian warplane, Putin appeals for ceasefire

The claim by an Armenian official that Turkey shot down an Armenian fighter jet is “absolutely untrue”, Turkey’s communications director Fahrettin Altun said. “Armenia should withdraw from the territories under…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan reject peace talks

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused one another on Tuesday of firing directly into each other's territory and rejected pressure to hold peace talks as their conflict over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh…

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UPDATED: Azerbaijan declares partial military mobilisation amid reports of Syrian fighters involvement

Azerbaijan declared a partial military mobilisation on Monday following clashes with Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. See also: Armenia Accuses Turkey Of Direct Military Support For Azerbaijan Azeri President…

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Azerbaijan’s Aliyev: Solving issue ‘is our national task’

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev says his country wants a complete resolution over the disputed region. “The problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is our national task… The solution is our historical mission”, he…

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Explainer – Nagorno-Karabakh – Old tensions erupt again into violence

Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous and heavily-forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of ex-Soviet Azerbaijan. Under international law, Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised as part of Azerbaijan. But the ethnic…

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Nagorno-Karabakh says it destroyed four Azeri helicopters, 15 drones and 10 tanks

The defence ministry of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region said it had destroyed four of Azerbaijan’s helicopters, 15 drones and 10 tanks during clashes that flared early on Sunday. Armenia declared…

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Armenia calls for Turkey’s non-involvement in conflict

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on the international community on Sunday to ensure that Turkey does not involve itself in Armenia's conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, trading barbs…

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Azerbaijan’s SOCAR Trading targets U.S. crude, LNG expansion

Azerbaijan's SOCAR Trading has returned to expansion mode and aims to increase its presence in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and U.S. crude, following a reorganisation two years ago and strong…

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Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed over Electrogas power station deal – Deal investigated by police – Court told

Police believe that the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed for what she was about to reveal about a government-sponsored power station deal, a court in Malta has heard. The Guardian…

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Azerbaijan extends some coronavirus restrictions until September 31

Azerbaijan has extended some coronavirus lockdown restrictions, including the closure of its borders, until September 31 after a further rise in the number of infections, the government said on Saturday.…

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Azerbaijan lowers outlook, expects economy to shrink by 5% this year

Azerbaijan has lowered its economic outlook, projecting its oil-driven economy will shrink by 5% this year from an earlier forecast of 3.8%, the finance ministry said on Saturday. Its updated…

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The virtue of patience and a renewed call for a global ceasefire characterises Pope Francis Angelus on Sunday

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for a global ceasefire to combat the coronavirus pandemic that continues to claim lives and wreak havoc on the economy. Speaking during the Angelus in…

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Azerbaijan flags alarm on oil and gas supplies to Europe

Azerbaijan warned on Saturday about security risks to the oil and gas it supplies to European markets due to the outbreak of hostilities at its border with Armenia. Elshad Nassirov,…

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Turkish defence industry says it can support Azerbaijan

Turkey's defence industry chief said that his sector was ready to help Azerbaijan, which has seen border clashes with Armenia in which 16 people have been killed. Turkey has strong…

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Death toll rises in Azerbaijan-Armenia border clashes

Seven Azeri soldiers and a civilian and four Armenian servicemen were killed on Tuesday in the third day of border clashes between countries that fought a war in the 1990s…

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