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The Latest Breaking News from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan slams flag burning at weightlifting event in Armenia

Azerbaijan withdraws from European Weightlifting Championships after Azeri flag burned during the opening ceremony.

Al Jazeera

Azerbaijan protests 'barbaric' flag-burning at weightlifting championship in Armenia

Azerbaijan lodged a strong protest on Saturday after its national flag was grabbed and set on fire during the opening ceremony of a weightlifting championship in neighbouring Armenia.

Reuters

The long-simmering Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is boiling over while the West and Russia look elsewhere

While the world is watching the destruction in Ukraine, in another corner of the former Soviet Union hostilities smolder.

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At least seven killed in fresh Azerbaijan-Armenia border clash

At least seven troops were killed in renewed fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Tuesday in the deadliest clash between the former Soviet republics this year.

Tribune News Service

Soldiers killed in firefight between Armenia and Azerbaijan

South Caucasus rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday accused each other of opening fire around the contested Nagorno-Karabkah region in a clash that resulted in deaths on both sides.

Reuters

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions - Iranian state media

The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan discussed "problems and misunderstandings" between the two countries in two phone calls, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, days after Baku expelled four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions".

Reuters

Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?

Tehran has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties.

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Vasseur Says F1 Teams Agreed on Sprint Weekend Changes

Formula One's first sprint weekend of the season in Azerbaijan at the end of April will have a second qualifying session instead of final practice, with Saturday's 100km race a standalone event, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said. Teams had agreed the change, which has yet to be confirmed by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Azerbaijan Expels 4 Iranian Diplomats for 'Provocative Actions'

Azerbaijan on Thursday said it was expelling four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions" in the latest deterioration of relations between the neighbors, in part due to Baku's improving relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran have grown increasingly strained in recent months, with the dispute coming to…

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Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats for 'provocative actions'

Azerbaijan on Thursday said it was expelling four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions" in the latest deterioration of relations between the neighbours, in part due to Baku's improving relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel.

Reuters

Azerbaijan Arrests 4 Over Attempted Assassination of Anti-Iran Lawmaker

Azerbaijan arrested four people in connection with the attempted assassination of an anti-Iran lawmaker, who was shot and wounded last week, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Representative Fazil Mustafa, who has been highly critical of Iran, was receiving treatment in a hospital after being shot in the attack. Mustafa's assistant,…

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Azerbaijan arrests four over attempted killing of lawmaker

Azerbaijan has arrested four people in connection with the attempted assassination of a member of parliament who was shot and wounded last week, an interior ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Reuters

Amid Diplomatic Rift with Iran, Azerbaijan Prepares to Deter Potential Threats

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense raised the degree of combat readiness to deter all potential threats in the wake of its diplomatic rift with Iran. Meanwhile, the Iranian and Azeri foreign ministries continued to exchange accusations on Twitter on Saturday, after Baku angered Tehran following a press conference between its foreign…

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Azerbaijan to Open Representative Office in Ramallah

The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, sent a letter to the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, confirming his country's desire to boost bilateral ties and open a representative office soon, according to sources in the Palestinian presidency. The message was delivered by Azeri Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who was at the…

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Iran, Azerbaijan Exchange Accusations over an Israeli Proposal

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's statements regarding the agreement with his Azerbaijani counterpart on "forming a united front" against Tehran. Iranian Al-Alam TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying that Tehran sees the statements of the Israeli and Azeri foreign ministers as an…

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Christian Horner hits out at ‘ludicrous’ plans to hold sprint race in Azerbaijan

As he prepared for the Australian GP, Red Bull’s team principal said of next month’s sprint race at a street circuit: ‘From a cost cap perspective, all you can do is trash your car’

Daily Mirror

Christian Horner slams "absolutely ludicrous" F1 decision with Red Bull left "wary"

Six F1 Sprint events will take place this year with the first coming at the end of April in Azerbaijan, which Red Bull chief Horner thinks is a recipe for disaster

Reuters

Azerbaijan denounces 'slanderous' comments by top Iranian commander

Azerbaijan on Thursday denounced what it called "slanderous" comments by a senior Iranian military commander, the latest sign of fractious relations between the oil-rich Caspian Sea neighbours.

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Azerbaijan Investigates Assassination Attempt against Anti-Iran MP

Azerbaijan State Security Service was investigating a "terror attack" after an anti-Iran lawmaker was wounded at home. MP Fazil Mustafa was hospitalized after sustaining injuries in his shoulder and thigh when he was shot with a Kalashnikov rifle on Tuesday evening.

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Azerbaijan Opens Embassy in Israel amid Tension with Iran

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov inaugurated Wednesday his country’s embassy in Tel Aviv. Azerbaijan appointed its first ever ambassador to Israel on Wednesday, amid escalating tensions with its large southern neighbor Iran. The step could worsen the trust crisis between Baku and its southern neighbor Tehran. Bayramov arrived Wednesday morning…

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Russia Says it Hopes Azerbaijan and Iran Resolve ‘Frictions’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that he hoped what he called "frictions" between Azerbaijan and Iran would soon be resolved. Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, which has a large population of ethnic Azeris in its northwest, have been strained in recent months after Baku announced plans to…

Reuters

Azerbaijan investigates 'terror attack' after lawmaker is shot and wounded

(This March 29 story has been corrected to say that Azerbaijan opened an embassy in Israel on Wednesday, not Israel in Azerbaijan, in paragraph 8)

Manchester Evening News

Sweden boss storms out of live TV interview after astonishing row with former Man United player

Janne Andersson was furious with a former Manchester United midfielder following Sweden's 5-0 win over Azerbaijan.

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Sweden coach questions ex-Man Utd star's loyalty during heated on-air row

Sweden manager Janne Andersson clashed with former Manchester United player Bojan Djordjic after his country's 5-0 victory against Azerbaijan in Stockholm on Monday night

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