Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan chief rabbi asks Knesset to reconsider recognition of Armenian Genocide - exclusive

Rabbi Shneur Segal, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish Community of Azerbaijan, sent the letter to Ofir Katz, Chairman of the Likud Faction, on Monday following the Israeli government's vote.

 Members of the Azeri Jewish population.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during a signing event with U.S. President Donald Trump and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), at the White House, in Washington, DC, August 8, 2025.

Aliyev’s Nazi comparison of Armenian leaders is outrageous and dangerous - opinion

A general view shows the town of Agdam, controlled by Azerbaijani arms forces, in the region of Karabakh, Azerbaijan November 24, 2020.

Wisdom of strength: How Azerbaijan turned military victory into peace - opinion

Armenian girls study Jewish religious texts under the direction of Rabbi Gershon Meir Burshtein in Yerevan.

After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope


Stories of redemption: Jerusalem and Shusha - opinion

On May 28, Azerbaijan will celebrate its own Independence Day marking the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim world.

 HE CITY sign for Shusha: The Azerbaijani joy surrounding the liberation of Shusha mirrors world Jewry’s sentiments on the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli control in 1967, says the writer.

NJ's governor needs to support Armenian-Americans - opinion

Since the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan, a country led by the petro-dictator Ilham Aliyev, has escalated tensions with Armenia by launching an illegal war, attacking the territorial integrity of Armenia.

 NEW JERSEY GOV. Phil Murphy addresses supporters at an election night event in Asbury Park, in November 2021, when he was voted in for a second term.

Iran warns Israel against Caucasus presence, Azerbaijan ties - analysis

Iran’s increasing rhetoric seeks to target the Kurdish autonomous region and also neighboring Azerbaijan.

 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.

Five dead in new Azerbaijan-Armenia clash over Karabakh

Azerbaijan's defense ministry said Azerbaijani troops stopped a convoy it suspected of carrying weapons from the region's main town to outlying areas.

ARMENIAN SOLDIERS ride in the back of a truck in the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh last week. The Caucasus region experienced several rounds of conflict after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is one of the most notable disputes.

Azerbaijan demands Karabakh mine access as condition to end protests blocking road

Baku says the mining sites are being illegally exploited, while Armenians accuse Azerbaijan of staging fake protests.

 People take part in a procession marking the anniversary of the end of the 2020 military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh breakaway region, involving Azerbaijan's troops against ethnic Armenian forces, in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 8, 2021.

Serbia-Kosovo, Azerbaijan-Armenia: Threats to peace in Caucasus, Balkans - analysis

Russia's war in Ukraine has been a major war and gets a vast majority of coverage. However, the current tensions in Kosovo and in an area of the Caucasus called Nagorno-Karabakh also matter.

 Demonstrators hold flags during a rally in support of ethnic Serbs who are protesting against Pristina government actions in northern Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, December 12, 2022.

Armenia wants peace, if Azerbaijan withdraws, stops aggression - opinion

Armenia remains fully committed to a peace agenda. If Azerbaijan is serious about peace, the only way to show it is to return to negotiations instead of finding pretexts to avoid them.

 ARMENIA REMAINS fully committed to a peace agenda, says the writer.

Armenia's leader laments lack of Russian help in front of Vladimir Putin

"It is depressing that Armenia's membership in the CSTO did not deter Azerbaijan from aggressive actions," Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Yerevan, Armenia, November 23, 2022

Armenian, Azerbaijani troops fire at each other after relative quiet

In September, over 200 Armenian servicemen were killed in clashes with Azerbaijan.

 An Azeri soldier and police officer talk as they stand guard at the Kalbajar district, Azerbaijan, December 21, 2020

Why Russia can’t bring peace to south Caucasus - analysis

The problem for Moscow is that it has believed that this area is its own backyard – what is known as a “near abroad” – but is seeing its grip weaken.

A still image from a video released by the Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry shows members of Azeri armed forces firing artillery during clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in an unidentified location, in this still image from footage released September 28, 2020