All news on the topic: Azerbaijan

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Belarusian figures implicated in arms trade join Zimbabwe’s official delegation at the UN climate conference
Belarusian businessmen Aleksandr Zingman and Oleg Vodchits, involved in international scandals related to arms trade and equipment supplies...
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Greek authorities arrest 13 in drug raid, including Azerbaijani president Aliyev’s cousin
Creek authorities raided a luxury villa in the Kalyvia region, arresting 13 people during what local media described as a “drug party.” Among the detainees was DJ Mikaela, identified as a cousin of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
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Putin apologises for Azerbaijan Airlines plane ‘shot down by Russian missile’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people on Christmas Day.
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Luxury London properties tied to Azerbaijan’s president’s family concealed through offshore trust
The family and associates of Azerbaijani strongman Ilham Aliyev acquired U.K. real estate worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Former Kyrgyz top customs official pays $200M to walk free while awaiting trial
Corruption-Tainted Kyrgyz Official Pays $200 million to wait home for his trial for hooliganism, money laundering and liberty deprivation
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Britain embraces oil giant BP while advocating for climate action
BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling — and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.
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Luxembourg Bank "central" to the purchase of luxury British real estate with embezzled Azerbaijan funds, says U.K. police
The U.K.’s National Crime Agency successfully argued in a High Court case in London that accounts at the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg were used to move millions from a high profile embezzlement case in Azerbaijan into expensive properties.
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The official partners of Azerbaijan’s COP29 Climate Summit have connections to the ruling Aliyev family and their close associates
Azerbaijan’s COP29 Climate Summit ’official partners’ connected to the ruling Aliyev family and their close associates.
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"We couldn’t work properly": How Azerbaijan hindered Red Cross relief efforts during the Nagorno-Karabakh siege
Tens of thousands of people were going hungry — but the International Red Cross faced growing obstacles as it tried to deliver help. Among them was hostile rhetoric from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent, a local member of the Red Cross movement.
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Putin reignites body double rumours with photo of his ‘fabulous cheekbones’
Rumours of Vladimir Putin body doubles have been circulating for a while and now speculation is rife about the Russian president again.
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Wife of jailed Azeri banker forfeits house near Harrods and Ascot golf club
High spender Zamira Hajiyeva hands over assets as part of settlement worth £18.5m to taxpayers
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Azerbaijani Government has spent 19 mln euros for the Cultural Center in Berlin
In case you are willing to hold various events each year in order to advocate and promote the culture of Azerbaijan, how would you organise it?
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The secret arms deal that cost Putin an ally
Leaked files reveal betrayal by Russia’s proxies provoked Armenia to quit a military alliance with Moscow, in a blow to Vladimir Putin.
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Grain stealing quotas: The Russian scheme to export Ukraine’s crops and the hidden ties to Putin’s Palace
Agricultural products from the occupied territories can be exported at a reduced price with the permission of the Russian administration.
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Azerbaijan has been selling electricity to Georgia through secretive offshore companies
Even as Sulkhan Papashvili, one of Georgia’s richest businessmen, bought electricity from Azerbaijan’s state energy company, the family members of its leaders entered into business dealings with him on the side.
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The family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief possesses extensive property holdings in the United Kingdom
As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Baylar Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.
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Turkish businessman linked to acquisition of luxury London residence for son of Azerbaijani official
Turkish magnate Erdal Aksoy proudly describes himself as a fixer of major business deals between Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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Inside 75-year-old Soviet ‘floating city’ slowly crumbling into the sea
Oil Rocks, also known as Neft Dashlari, was a once sprawling city built upon the waves of the Caspian Sea near Azerbaijan but has fallen into decay and will one day sink
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Russian star caused stir with camera message at Australian Open
The Azerbaijan Tennis Federation protested to the International Tennis Federation at the Australian Open, demanding that the governing body punish Karen Khachanov.