This is Beirut, 03/06 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel Turkey Azerbaijan Syria
With growing influence after its recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian separatists in 2023, Azerbaijan is using its close ties with Israel and Turkey to defuse tensions between the regional foes in Syria. Azerbaijan's top foreign policy adviser Hikmet Hajiyev confirmed Baku has hosted more than three rounds of talks between Turkey and ...
This is Beirut, 23/04 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tehran Pezeshkian Iran Azerbaijan
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to pay a rare visit to Azerbaijan next week, state media reported Wednesday, in the latest sign of warming relations between the neighboring countries. Pezeshkian will be traveling to Baku on Monday "at the invitation" of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, state television reported. On ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 20:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Azerbaijan Russia Plane Crash Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan said on Monday that Moscow had promised to punish those responsible for the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that Baku says was shot at by Russian air defences. The AZAL Embraer 190 jet crash-landed in Kazakhstan on December 25, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. The incident prompted several airlines to cancel flights to ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Vladimir Putin Russia crash plane Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday demanded that Russia admit that it fired at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed, accusing Moscow of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster. Aliyev made the accusation in an interview to state media at Baku airport four days after the AZAL Embraer 190 plane ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Azerbaijan Khazakhstan Azerbaijan Airlines Russia
The official cause of the crash of a Russia-bound Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan on Wednesday that killed 38 of the 67 people on board is still unknown. But, pointing to apparent shrapnel damage on the wreckage, experts have said the plane could have been accidentally shot down by Russian air defense. Russian and Kazakh authorities have warned ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 20:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines Kazakhstan
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, officials said. The Embraer 190 aircraft that was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia but instead flew across the Caspian Sea and went down ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-24 12:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Climate change COP29 Azerbaijan
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday, but poorer nations, most at the mercy of worsening disasters, dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations pushed through the contentious finance pact ...
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Israel Turkey Azerbaijan COP29
Israeli President Isaac Herzog canceled his visit to Azerbaijan due to Turkey's ban on overflying its airspace, according to Azerbaijani media outlet Caliber. Herzog was scheduled to attend COP29 alongside other global leaders. Israeli media had initially reported that the cancellation of the trip was due to security concerns. In May, Herzog ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-26 18:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Armenian Azerbaijan berlin diplomacy Germany Ilham Aliyev
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are scheduled to conduct peace negotiations in Berlin this week, announced both ministries on Monday, aiming to address a longstanding conflict between the Caucasus nations that has persisted for decades. Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers are set to hold peace talks in Berlin this week, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-23 14:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Armenia Azerbaijan France Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian Defense minister Suren Papikian announced on Friday that his country has signed an arms contract with France in order to deter "possible strikes by potential aggressors" against civilians. France signed commitments to sell precision rifles to Armenia and train Armenian military officers, their defense ministers said Friday, as Yerevan ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-22 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Armenia Armenian Army Azerbaijan France French Defense Ministry Military Cooperation Sébastien Lecornu
French Minister of Defense Sébastien Lecornu is traveling to Yerevan on February 22 and 23 to strengthen the defense relationship between the two countries. France and Armenia have been forging closer ties on security issues since October 2023. French Minister of Defense Sebastien Lecornu is traveling to Armenia on Thursday for a two-day visit ...