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Azerbaijan says solder killed by Armenian sniper across border - Reuters

Azerbaijan on Friday said an Armenian sniper had killed one of its soldier at the border between the two countries and that its army was taking response measures.

azerbaijan - Reuters
8:10am PDT - July 23rd, 2021

Once Friends, Now Rivals: The Iranian Athletes Facing Off Under Different Flags at the 2020 Tokyo Games

2016 Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh will compete as a refugee athlete against her long-time friend Nahid Kiyani of Iran

azerbaijan - Time
8:07am PDT - July 23rd, 2021

Azerbaijan jails 13 Armenian military personnel for six years

Azerbaijan's serious crimes court says those sentenced will be deported after serving their prison terms.

azerbaijan - Al Jazeera English
7:19am PDT - July 23rd, 2021

Azerbaijan jails 13 Armenian military personnel for six years -court - Reuters

An Azerbaijan court late on Thursday sentenced 13 members of Armenia's armed forces to six years in prison, finding them guilty of illegally crossing the border, weapons possession and terrorism offences.

azerbaijan - Reuters
3:39am PDT - July 23rd, 2021

Azerbaijan extends COVID-19 quarantine restrictions until September - Reuters

Azerbaijan extended its quarantine restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 until Sept. 1, the government said on Thursday.

azerbaijan - Reuters
6:04am PDT - July 22nd, 2021

Reporters Without Borders demands Israel stop exporting spyware

Leaked list shows 50,000 phone numbers believed to have been chosen by clients of Israel's NSO Group for surveillance.

azerbaijan - Al Jazeera English
8:27am PDT - July 21st, 2021

Pegasus snooping: Pakistan probes whether PM Khan’s phone hacked

Government probing whether premier's phone was surveilled, after revelations from Pegasus Project show number in list.

azerbaijan - Al Jazeera English
12:25am PDT - July 20th, 2021

Washington Post: Investigation finds Israeli-designed spyware was used to hack journalists and activists around the world

Thirty-seven smartphones owned by journalists, human rights activists, business executives and two women connected to the slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi were targeted by "military-grade spyware" licensed by an Israeli company to governments, according…

azerbaijan - CNN
4:25pm PDT - July 18th, 2021

Investigation reveals journalists, activists among targets of spyware created by Israeli company - The Globe and Mail

A global media investigation has revealed that journalists, activists and political dissidents have been the target of spyware created by Israel-based NSO Group

azerbaijan - The Globe And Mail
3:12pm PDT - July 18th, 2021

Taekwondo-No risks as Jones hopes COVID does not scupper gold medal bid - Reuters

British taekwondo athlete Jade Jones said she is petrified by the prospect of COVID-19 ruining her chances of winning a third Olympic gold medal, but her "anti-social" nature means she has a ready excuse to keep distance from people and stay safe.

azerbaijan - Reuters
10:47pm PDT - July 16th, 2021

Billionaire Ends U.K.'s Largest Divorce With $186 Million Deal

Billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov agreed to pay his ex-wife around 135 million pounds ($186 million), ending the largest financial dispute that Britain’s divorce courts have ever seen.

azerbaijan - Bloomberg
4:04am PDT - July 16th, 2021

EU adds Ukraine to safe travel list, removes Thailand, Rwanda - Reuters

The European Union added Ukraine on Thursday to a list of countries for which it recommends that COVID-related travel restrictions be lifted.

azerbaijan - Reuters
9:29am PDT - July 15th, 2021

Alfa Romeo and Sauber extend F1 naming rights deal - Reuters

Italian car maker Alfa Romeo and Swiss-based Sauber announced a multi-year extension of their Formula One partnership on Wednesday.

azerbaijan - Reuters
10:51am PDT - July 14th, 2021

Armenian soldier killed on border with Azerbaijan - defence ministry - Reuters

An Armenian soldier was killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia's defence ministry said.

azerbaijan - Reuters
4:28am PDT - July 14th, 2021

A London Couple's Lavish Lifestyle Rode on the Azeri Laundromat

A web of companies was used to transfer money to U.K. accounts. Well-connected Azeris settled probe by National Crime Agency.

azerbaijan - Bloomberg
9:00pm PDT - July 13th, 2021

UEFA president Ceferin says he won't support pan-continental Euros again - Reuters

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says he will not support the idea of a pan-continental European Championship again as it is unfair to the teams as well as travelling fans to fly thousands of kilometres between matches.

azerbaijan - Reuters
6:34am PDT - July 9th, 2021

Azeri Shah Deniz gas field nears to plateau goal with deep-water flank launch - Reuters

Azeri Shah Deniz giant offshore field is set to near its plateau gas production goal by starting up the East South deep-water flank, project leader BP (BP.L) said on Tuesday.

azerbaijan - Reuters
2:11am PDT - July 6th, 2021

Blast rocks Caspian Sea area near Azerbaijani gas field

A strong explosion has shaken the Caspian Sea area where Azerbaijan has extensive offshore oil and gas fields

azerbaijan - Independent
6:28am PDT - July 5th, 2021

Azerbaijan mud volcano triggers huge blast in Caspian oil and gas fields

The explosion sent plumes of black smoke and flames into the sky in an oil and gas field.

azerbaijan - BBC News
4:51am PDT - July 5th, 2021

England aim for breakthrough, but Danes stand determined - Reuters

England have the chance to reach a first major final since their 1966 World Cup triumph when they take on Denmark at Wembley in Wednesday's Euro 2020 semi-final, but they will need to banish a history of stumbling at this stage.

azerbaijan - Reuters
3:14am PDT - July 5th, 2021

MASSIVE FIREBALL off Azerbaijan coast, ministry blames volcano (VIDEOS)

An enormous fireball rose up from the Caspian Sea on Sunday, and was visible from Azerbaijan. Amid reports of an oil platform exploding, Azerbaijan’s Ecology Ministry has stated that a volcano may have erupted. Read Full Article at RT.com

azerbaijan - RT
1:54pm PDT - July 4th, 2021

Azerbaijan says Caspian gas platforms safe amid reports of fire - Reuters

Azerbaijan's state energy company, SOCAR, said on Sunday its offshore gas platforms in the Caspian Sea were safe after media reports of a large fire in the area.

azerbaijan - Reuters
12:57pm PDT - July 4th, 2021

Azerbaijan hands over 15 Armenian prisoners in return for minefield maps - Reuters

Azerbaijan handed over 15 prisoners of Armenian origin to Armenia on Saturday in return for maps detailing the locations of 92,000 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said.

azerbaijan - Reuters
12:47pm PDT - July 3rd, 2021

Analysis: Exciting Danish strikeforce do damage again to continue dream Euros run - Reuters

Despite the emotional turmoil they have been through, Denmark's dream run continued as they booked a Euro 2020 semi-final spot on Saturday, inspired by a young, vibrant strikeforce who can still do further damage this summer.

azerbaijan - Reuters
12:13pm PDT - July 3rd, 2021

Denmark too strong for Czech Republic and reach Euros semis - Reuters

Denmark's rousing Euro 2020 campaign continued as they beat the Czech Republic 2-1 on Saturday to reach the semi-finals thanks to first-half strikes from Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg.

azerbaijan - Reuters
11:24am PDT - July 3rd, 2021

RT @AmirTaheri4: Official agency IRNA headlines news of opening its office in Azerbaijan capital Baku. Trouble is that in their headline B…

IranHoghoghZanan (@Hoghogh_Zanan)
1:41am PDT - July 22nd, 2023
During 2020 war, Armenia was transporting weapons and terrorists using ambulances. Now Armenian Red Cross is caught red handed smuggling into Azerbaijan. Below figures from 2020. Armenian terrorists take advantage of the fact Azerbaijan doesn’t target ambulances. https://t.co/BhehTCDzws

During 2020 war, Armenia was transporting weapons and terrorists using ambulances. Now Armenian Red Cross is caught red handed smuggling into Azerbaijan. Below figures from 2020. Armenian terrorists take advantage of the fact Azerbaijan doesn’t target ambulances. https://t.co/BhehTCDzws

mutlune (@mutlune1)
2:33pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @ANCA_DC: Armenians - having suffered so horrifically during Azerbaijan's illegal use of #ClusterBombs against #Artsakh - stand against…

Christopher Khachadour #ArtsakhIsArmenian (@ChrisKhach)
2:33pm PDT - July 11th, 2023
Airbus A320 (4K-AZ84) of Azerbaijan Airways taxying to stand at GIB this evening after arriving from Baku on a 6 hour + flight to pick up the Azerbaijani football team Quarabag ,a very rare sight indeed ! @GBZinsight @MeteoGib @RAF_Gib @visit_gibraltar https://t.co/eFKIuYhXMo

Airbus A320 (4K-AZ84) of Azerbaijan Airways taxying to stand at GIB this evening after arriving from Baku on a 6 hour + flight to pick up the Azerbaijani football team Quarabag ,a very rare sight indeed ! @GBZinsight @MeteoGib @RAF_Gib @visit_gibraltar https://t.co/eFKIuYhXMo

Martin Lagares (@MartinLagares3)
2:33pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @ArmeniaMODTeam: 1/2 On July 11, at 8:50 p.m., #Azerbaijan|i AF units fired from small arms towards the #Armenia|n combat outposts nea…

Christopher Khachadour #ArtsakhIsArmenian (@ChrisKhach)
2:33pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @Artak_Beglaryan: Again blocking the access of @ICRC to Artsakh, Azerbaijan deliberately exacerbates the humanitarian situation of 120K…

Christopher Khachadour #ArtsakhIsArmenian (@ChrisKhach)
2:33pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @Navbahor: Helping each other: Observer delegations from Russia, China, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and others were given plenty of air time on…

Zeeshan Shah (@zeeshan_shah_dc)
2:32pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @LindseySnell: Statement from Azerbaijan's Border Service cites undeclared phones, cigarettes, and screen protectors to justify the the…

openly classist ☮️Ⓐ❋ (@OpenlyClassist)
2:32pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

I urge @RepBonnie @senbooker @SenatorMenendez to honor the victims of the Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku pogroms committed against Christian Armenian civilians in Azerbaijan by armed mobs. In doing so, you will help shine a light and prevent future atrocities.

Richard (@Yervant17)
2:32pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

Yeah, it's a straight shot from screen protectors and phone chargers to soldier-smuggling. Azerbaijan relies on such fallacies, as it knows a few cartons of Ararats doesn't come close to justifying severing the sole lifeline to the 120k people it has trapped. https://t.co/tsF1gObrc4

Lindsey Snell (@LindseySnell)
2:31pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @pk_economy: Iraq has become the fifth country to enter $664 million deal with Pakistan for purchase of JF-17 Thunder aircraft. Pakista…

Sadiq Hussain Warsi (@Sadiqhwarsi)
2:31pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @YeghisheK: By the Order of 6 July 2023 #ICJ unanimously held that the 22 February 2023 Order “applies without limitation” to Azerbaijan…

Hasmik Grigoryan (@HGrigoryanc17)
2:30pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @robananyan: The border guard service of #Azerbaijan reported that #Armenians traveling from #Armenia to #NagornoKarabakh in Red Cross v…

Muro #StopArtsakhBlockade (@gabrielle_muro)
2:30pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @CoryPopp: Usually the only place you have to smuggle cigarettes and cellphones into is prison. So, wouldn't this indicate Azerbaijan ha…

Marine Scary Doc (@HovanMarine)
2:29pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @RussianEmbassy: MFA spox #Zakharova: We encourage #Azerbaijan and #Armenia to resolve all issues exclusively by political and diplomati…

Fransz (@FranszLiszt)
2:29pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

I urge @RepBonnie to cosponsor H.Res.108 - Condemning Azerbaijan's blockade of Artsakh and ongoing human rights violations.

Richard (@Yervant17)
2:28pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

I urge @senbooker @SenatorMenendez to cosponsor S.Res.244 - Condemning Azerbaijan's blockade of Artsakh and ongoing human rights violations.

Richard (@Yervant17)
2:28pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @noclador: was. On the other hand the use of cluster munitions against enemy troops is, was, and will always be legal. Like here Azerb…

Angie policelli (@Angiepolicelli2)
2:28pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @HovhanNaz: almost a month into a total blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Border Service accuses the ICRC of helping "smuggle"…

Armen Shahbazian (@armensh)
2:26pm PDT - July 11th, 2023
Three years have passed since the July 2020 war, which occurred as a result of Armenia's treacherous #attack on Azerbaijan. 3 years ago - on July 12, 2020, bloody fighting took place in the direction of the #Tovuz district of the state border of the Republic of #Azerbaijan with… https://t.co/e7WJqjhzV2 https://t.co/d65fTJPvDI

Three years have passed since the July 2020 war, which occurred as a result of Armenia's treacherous #attack on Azerbaijan. 3 years ago - on July 12, 2020, bloody fighting took place in the direction of the #Tovuz district of the state border of the Republic of #Azerbaijan with… https://t.co/e7WJqjhzV2 https://t.co/d65fTJPvDI

Hajiyev_aa (@hajiyev_aa)
2:26pm PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @AzerbaijanMFA: During the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinating Bureau of the NAM, Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Azerbaijan @Bayramov_J

Kamil Hüseynli (@KamilHseynli4)
1:27pm PDT - July 5th, 2023
No matter how insistently they try to shift the facts, the truth is truth and it’s unalterable: #Karabakh is #Azerbaijan and #Khankendi is the historical part of our homeland. https://t.co/3KT3rdUQgl

No matter how insistently they try to shift the facts, the truth is truth and it’s unalterable: #Karabakh is #Azerbaijan and #Khankendi is the historical part of our homeland. https://t.co/3KT3rdUQgl

Bahadur Hüseynov (@gsynov)
1:27pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @fasc1nate: A 106-year-old Armenian protects her home in Degh village, near Goris, a city in southern Armenia, with a rifle. Nearby, a…

I ain't posting (@TuMailu)
1:26pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @reporterarm: 'Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have again banned restaurants from hosting large dinner parties and post-funeral gatherin…

Mark Boyce (@BoyceM141)
1:26pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @ANCA_DC: Tweet NOW - asking your US representative to: 1) Save #Artsakh 2) Sanction #Azerbaijan 3) Support #Armenia's survival By pas…

Georgios Tsormpas (@GTsormpas)
1:23pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @reporterarm: 'Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have again banned restaurants from hosting large dinner parties and post-funeral gatherin…

EastMedMonitor (@EastMedMonitor)
1:23pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @Smemu4: Yeah. You can say she doesn't deserve to be held by Hezbollah without deifying her. She was a die-hard PKK/YPG propagandist at…

Raiko Aasa (@AasaRaiko)
1:21pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @AzerbaijanMFA: Azerbaijan welcomes 93 countries and 11 international organizations at the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Burea…

Anar Imanov (@A_L_Imanov)
1:20pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @Tigartsakh: In my new piece for @Civilnet, I argue that the US should reevaluate its approaches in the Armenian-Azerbaijani context. 1…

Natalie.S (@Natalie63788)
1:20pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @DIRCO_ZA: Today, 05 July 2023. Happy Independence day to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Deputy Minister @alvinbotes meeting wit…

Molf (@magopadm)
1:20pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @KarinaKarapety8: #Aliyev once again launched a barrage of accusations against #France. In particular, he accused Paris of "supporting s…

Levon B (@lbarsoum)
1:19pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

Tory MP hid directorship at defence firm while sitting on defence committee https://t.co/WlHglmT7oB

ELECTORAL FRAUD 2016 (@MCornbeef)
1:19pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

azerbaijan badlajan be careful from Jesus Christ azerbaijan badlajan be careful from Jesus Christ because Jesus Christ will cut your lying tongues and punish your young generations woman's womb forever be careful from Jesus Christ because don't lie https://t.co/wBRFuJgPyO

SADA (@RS62481517)
1:19pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

Be careful from Jesus Christ and don't brainwash lie about yourself because Jesus Christ by Himself will terribly terrorize your young generations woman's womb forever and you will not be able to have a child anymore be careful from Jesus Christ azerbaijan badlajan https://t.co/wBRFuJgPyO

SADA (@RS62481517)
1:18pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @301arm: Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of Artsakh has now surpassed 200 days, subjecting its people to brutal and inhumane conditions. J…

tal (@taliajabrayan)
1:17pm PDT - July 5th, 2023

RT @KarakoramClub: There's absolutely no truth to the news circulating of #AsifBhatti reaching the basecamp. We wish it was true but unfort…

Hashim Abbasi (@hashim96m)
6:44am PDT - July 4th, 2023

RT @KarakoramClub: There's absolutely no truth to the news circulating of #AsifBhatti reaching the basecamp. We wish it was true but unfort…

Taha Ahmed Farooqi (@FaroquiTaha)
6:44am PDT - July 4th, 2023

RT @GabrielCSGavin: Armenian leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh have rejected an invitation to take part in US-brokered talks with Baku on their i…

occono (@occono)
6:44am PDT - July 4th, 2023

RT @NasimiAghayev: US believes that Armenian residents of Karabakh will be able to live safely within #Azerbaijan https://t.co/wcSXcvCNmf

Laçın! (@Xtq041X)
6:44am PDT - July 4th, 2023

RT @Gegham_Artsakh: Does @USAmbYerevan truly believe that Azerbaijan, which keeps Artsakh under blockade for 205 days already, is able, or…

Kashka #RecognizeArtsakh (@KKapiska)
6:44am PDT - July 4th, 2023