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Azeri Light oil prices rise slightly in global markets
Azeri Light oil prices rise slightly in global markets 8 July 2025 10:23 (UTC+04:00) The price of Azerbaijan’s “Azeri Light” crude oil has experienced a modest increase in international markets. At Italy’s Augusta port, the CIF-based price for one...

Azerbaijani Oil Valuation Picking Up Steam
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The price of Azerbaijan's Azeri Light crude oil on a CIF basis in the Italian port of Augusta on July 7 grew by $0.53 (0.71 percent) compared to the previous rate, now sitting at $74.7 per...

Ayaz reaffirms Pakistan’s unwavering support for Azerbaijan
ISLAMABAD - Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq extended his profound gratitude for the warm reception accorded by President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and solemnly reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering and resolute support for the brotherly...

Kyiv accuses Moscow of expanding military presence in Armenia; Yerevan denies claim
Russia is expanding its military presence in Armenia by increasing troop numbers at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, Azernews reports, citing Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR). According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's...

Lithuania, Netherlands Rolling Up Sleeves To Deepen Political And Economic Co-Op
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys is traveling to The Hague today for a working visit, where he will meet with Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkam, Trend reports. The...

War in Armenia - politician
ArmInfo. The war has moved to Armenia, but by other methods. Turkey and Azerbaijan have entered the Armenian parliament, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the strategically important electrical networks. The leader of the Mother Armenia bloc...

Chairman of Architects' Union Board urges legal accountability for damage to historic monuments
During public hearings in the Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan Union of Architects Elbay Gasimzade pointed out that one of the main challenges in protecting the country's historical and architectural...

Monthly fixed tariffs for gas and electricity in Azerbaijan will not exceed AZN 1 -
Monthly fixed tariffs for gas and electricity in Azerbaijan will not exceed 1 manat, said Deputy Minister of Energy Orkhan Zeynalli during discussions at today’s session of the Milli Majlis on the new draft law “On Gas Supply” and proposed...

ICC Chairman Fady Asly Warns of Investor Exodus Amid Political Instability
Georgia’s investment climate is facing a steep decline, according to Fady Asly, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Georgia, who warns that the country’s political instability is already deterring investors and could trigger a...

Russia reportedly reinforcing military presence in Armenia
Russian military vehicles roll in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, 9 May, 2025/AP Photo Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) has alleged that Russia is expanding its military presence in Armenia, citing a document it...

Azerbaijan’s defense industry and the debate over arms transfers to Ukraine
In recent days, Russian and Armenian Telegram channels and media outlets have circulated a purported court document from Ukraine, allegedly confirming arms contracts between Ukraine’s state-owned defense exporter Ukrspecexport and Azerbaijan....

World : Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan Submit Joint Bid To Host 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup
BAKU, July 8 (Bernama-Azertac) -- The football federations of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have submitted a joint bid to host the 2027 U-20 World Cup, the Azerbaijan State News Agency (Azertac) reported. According to Association of Football...

Top military and prosecutor officials visit troops in Nakhchivan
Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Military Prosecutor, Colonel of Justice Bahruz Ahmadov, together with Major General Bahman Babayev, Commander of the Separate Border Division of the State Border Service (SBS) in...

Russia and Azerbaijan must rebuild trust—Before it’s too late
Editor's note: Darya Grevtsova is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Political Studies and a Russian political scientist. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az. The recent chill...

Azerbaijan Railways, Chinese Companies Enhancing Partnership (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. A delegation from Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) is on a working visit to China, Trend reports via the company. Today, ADY representatives held meetings with major Chinese transport and...

Azerbaijan and Afghanistan explore expansion of trade corridors via Baku Port
Azerbaijan Railways Chairman Rovshan Rustamov met this week with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Baku to discuss the expansion of cargo transportation routes between South Asia, the Caucasus, and...

Azerbaijani Soldiers Compete In Army-Led Orienteering Event (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. Orienteering competition was held among military personnel as part of the Azerbaijan Army's 2025 training year preparation plan, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense told Trend . The...

Azerbaijan Poised To Host Branch Of Global Sustainable Transport Innovation Center (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. The Global Forum on Sustainable Transport was held in China with the participation of representatives from various countries, Trend reports via Azerbaijan's Ministry of Digital Development and...

Azerbaijan Dismisses Forged Document On Cultural Co-Op With Russia (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. A fake document has circulated on various media platforms, falsely claiming putting forward initiative by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Culture to promote bilateral cultural cooperation with...

Azerbaïdjan: Support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity Is ‘a Question of Principle’
In a climate of growing instability across the globe, Morocco and Azerbaijan have taken deliberate steps to reinforce their partnership. During a visit by Moroccan journalists to Baku, Azerbaijani Presidential Advisor and Head of Foreign Policy...