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Presidents Aliyev and Erdoğan inaugurate Azerbaijan’s new Fuzuli International Airport

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev was joined by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the opening ceremony of Fuzuli International Airport on Tuesday, 26 October. The two leaders were full of smiles as they cut the ribbon, before touring the terminal building. The Turkish president had ea...

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Qatar World Cup Qualifiers: October 2021 fixtures for Turkey, Azerbaijan, and the UK Home Nations

This Friday marks the start of four days of qualifying matches for European nations competing for a place at the Qatar World Cup that starts in November next year. Turkey, Azerbaijan and the four British nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all in action, with many of the ga...

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Introducing Elin Suleymanov: Azerbaijan’s new ambassador in London

In July of this year Tahir Taghizadeh, Azerbaijan’s popular and long-serving ambassador to London, departed Britain. His successor, Ambassador Elin Suleymanov, arrived the following month ready to take up his new duties as the Ambassador of Azerbaijan at the Court of St. James’s. Prior to his Lon...

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UK donates £500,000 to aid clearance of deadly landmines in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region

The British Foreign Office has announced it is providing £500,000 to help clear landmines in and around the recently liberated Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. The money will help “to make the area safe, prevent injuries and save lives” following the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Fi...

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Azerbaijan, only Muslim country in Paralympic top 10 enjoys gold rush!

Azerbaijani athletes took home gold for the Islamic world as the only team from a Muslim-majority nation to finish in the top ten at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. Beating their previous record set in London in 2012, the Paralympians from the South Caucasus state won 10thplace with 19 meda...

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Celebrating the “unequalled” legacy of Azerbaijan’s great writer Nizami Ganjavi and his ‘Encyclopaedia of Literature of the East and the West’

Nizami Ganjavi is one of Azerbaijan’s greatest poets and thinkers. Following a decree by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, in Janury, 2021 was declared the "Year of Nizami Ganjavi". The aim is to promote Nizami throughout the world and to further explore his legacy. It sh...

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World Cup Qualifiers: all 16 fixtures for Azerbaijan, Turkey and the UK Home Nations

On Wednesday, the qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup get underway, with Azerbaijan, Turkey and all four home nations, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, all in action. Azerbaijan, Turkey, England, and Scotland face three opponents in the eight day schedule set aside for international...

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UK “single largest foreign investor” in Azerbaijan as new opportunities open up post-Brexit

Brexit has created new opportunities for the UK and Azerbaijan, a leading Azerbaijani MP has said. “In my opinion, leaving the EU opened new perspectives for our mutual cooperation. After Brexit the UK is not limited any more in any way of cooperation with the world, including Azerbaijan” Javansh...

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Highlights of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Turkey’s record medal haul, Azerbaijan’s successes and more

It’s been a week since the curtain went down on the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, and there are still so many brilliant memories from this incredible sporting extravaganza to process. There was joy when Mete Gazoz took the gold in the men's individual archery. Gazoz, 22, beat Italy's Mauro Nespoli...

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Azerbaijan claims first medals of Games in Judo and Boxing

It took eight days for Azerbaijan to win its first medal of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, which came on Friday courtesy of Iryna Kindzerska, who won bronze in Judo. Forty eight hours later, boxer Alfonso Dominguez claimed a second bronze medal for Azerbaijan. Kindzerska was up against Xu Shian...

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