The Latest Breaking News from Baku

UN team in Nagorno-Karabakh, a first in 30 years, as ethnic Armenians flee

The visit marks the first time in about three decades that the international body has gained access to the region.

Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2023

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh for first visit in 30 years

A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijan said, after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the breakaway enclave.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 1, 2023

‘Azerbaijan is hungry for land’: Armenians fear country will seek to grab more territory

After Baku’s success in Nagorno-Karabakh, it could attempt to encroach farther, locals believe

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh crisis forces western rethink on Azerbaijan

Baku has drawn the ire of the EU and US after years of promoting itself as a reliable security partner and vital transport hub

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

The view from Baku: Is peace possible after another clash over Karabakh?

Azerbaijani experts and residents of the capital on whether ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijans can ever live in harmony.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh: envoys from Azerbaijan, Armenia to meet in Brussels as thousands flee

Meeting will be first such encounter since Baku seized disputed enclave last week

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

EU to host top Armenia, Azerbaijan officials to ease tensions

Brussels will play host to senior envoys from long-term foes Azerbaijan and Armenia on Tuesday, after Baku's victory in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh, the European Union said.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26, 2023

War in Caucasus: On Azerbaijan’s recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh

For Azerbaijan, this can be an opportunity to integrate Nagorno-Karabakh, but it needs to ensure equal rights for the Armenian population

The Hindu · Sep 25, 2023

Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh victory highlights limits of Russia’s power

With Moscow’s resources ‘clearly finite’ the Kremlin has had to adapt to Baku’s rising power

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

Armenia says more than 1,000 people have entered the country from Nagorno-Karabakh

The Armenian government said late on Sunday that a total of 1,050 people had crossed into the country from Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in Azerbaijan populated mainly by ethnic Armenians.

France 24 · Sep 24, 2023