Azerbaijan

Syrian government focuses on attracting new economy investments, ties with Central Asia states

Syria has been receiving a number of investments in recent months, from oil and energy deals to talk of investment in train lines and airports.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces, Damascus, January 18, 2026.
 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Iran’s repression of Azerbaijani identity - opinion

US Vice President JD Vance gets out of a car before boarding Air Force Two upon departure for Azerbaijan, at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, February 10, 2026.

JD Vance’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan is a milestone for peace - analysis

(From L-R) Head of the National Artificial Intelligence Directorate, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Askal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Azerbaijan's Digital Development and Transport Minister Rashad Nabiyev, February 3, 2026.

Israel, Azerbaijan sign declaration of cooperation on AI as ties deepen


Netanyahu eyeing potential visit to Azerbaijan, 'Post' learns

This comes amid a recent increase in tensions between Israel and Turkey.

 Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov (L), visits Israel to open the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Tel Aviv, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu (R) in West Jerusalem on March 29, 2023.

A war between Israel and Turkey can be prevented with Azerbaijan's help - opinion

We want, and strive, to live in peace with our neighbors. That is why Azerbaijan’s peacemaking stance is so crucial in the current crisis.

 AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENT Ilham Aliyev is flanked by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the UN’s COP29 climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, last November. Israel-Turkey talks were underway in Baku last week, according to sources.

Israel to Turkey: Change in troop deployment in Syria is a red line

A source noted that any action posing danger to Israel will also put the Syrian government at risk.

 Fighters of the ruling Syrian body patrol the streets in Homs, Syria, December 26, 2024

Azerbaijan, Israel likely to further expand cooperation in energy - opinion

Azerbaijan and Israel’s cooperation continues to grow, both through SOCAR’s purchase of a 10% stake in the Tamar field and its activities in gas exploration in Israel’s economic waters.

 ENERGY MINISTER Eli Cohen attends a Knesset Economic Affairs Committee meeting in December.

International drug traffickers and bribes: Inside Iran's plot to murder an Azerbaijani rabbi

IRGC officials met with known drug trafficker Agil Aslanov last fall, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The officials gave Aslanov a photo of the rabbi and instructions on the killing.

 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.

Should Israel reconsider ties with Azerbaijan? - opinion

While it is understandable why Israel would want to strengthen its ties with Azerbaijan in the name of realpolitik, what is not clear is why they would want to do so at the expense of human rights.

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Global outcry after antisemitic attack on Orléans rabbi prompts demand for action

“The Jewish community needs real protection, not hollow statements,” warns Rabbi Zamir Isayev.

  Rabbi Zamir Isayev, Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic community in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Iran, Turkey, US support Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal - analysis

The potential deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan could help pave the way for more deals.

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Israel should support the South Azerbaijan's independence from Iran - opinion

Since we assume that Iran fears the independence of Southern Azerbaijan and given the strong ties between Northern Azerbaijan and Israel, why shouldn't Israel have ties with Southern Azerbaijan?

A funeral is held for late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran.

8,400-year-old super-abstract stone figurine found in Azerbaijan's Damjili cave

The earliest known human figurine in the south caucasus reveals symbolic art predating neolithic culture.

 Archaeologists discover 8,400-year-old stone figurine in Azerbaijan's Damjili cave.