The Latest Breaking News from Caspian Sea

‘A united region’: Central Asian nations meet to protect the Caspian Sea and biodiversity

Water scarcity, desertification and biodiversity loss were among the issues tackled at the Regional Ecological Summit.

Euronews · May 1

Central Asian leaders back proposal for UN water agency

Leaders from across Central Asia, alongside representatives from countries including Georgia, Armenia, Mongolia and Azerbaijan, are taking part in discussions on regional environmental priorities.

Euronews · Apr 22

Caspian Sea faces ‘triple planetary crisis’: Can new cross-border rules save it?

Azerbaijan has highlighted rising environmental threats to the Caspian Sea as UN introduces cross-border environmental assessments.

Euronews · Feb 15

Ukraine strikes ship ‘carrying ammunition from Iran’ at Russian port on day of Trump-Putin summit

Kyiv says it struck the Syzran oil refinery and Caspian Sea port of Olya in separate attacks

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

BP makes its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years

The oil giant said the discovery was its tenth to date in 2025 and the biggest since the 1999 find of the Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea.

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2025

'Ghost island' appears after underwater eruption, then vanishes into the Caspian Sea — Earth from space

A series of photos taken between 2022 and 2024 shows the emergence and rapid disappearance of a volcanic "ghost island" off the coast of Azerbaijan.

LiveScience · Jul 29, 2025

‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’

Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2025

Russian scientists discover a new island in the Caspian Sea — the world's largest inland body of water

Researchers have confirmed the existence of a new island in the northern part of the Caspian Sea, but they haven't managed to land on it yet.

LiveScience · Jun 11, 2025

The race for Central Asia’s transport routes: Who will dominate the new Silk Roads?

With Europe searching for trade routes that bypass Russia, eyes have turned to the region.

Euronews · Apr 30, 2025

Toxic dust and stressed seals: What the shrinking Caspian Sea could mean for people and nature

An area larger than Iceland is likely to dry up, even if the climate ‘only’ warms up by 2C. Here’s what that means in the Central Asian region.

Euronews · Apr 11, 2025