Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's New Foreign Minister

New foreign minister expected to raise the country's profile, but no real change in policies expected.

8 Apr 04

Everything from city streets to the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline may soon bear the name of former president Heidar Aliev.

18 Mar 04

Almost half the inmates of the country’s only women’s prison are serving sentences for murder.

11 Mar 04

Lending the West’s stamp of approval to Azerbaijan’s flawed TV legislation would do the country a disservice.

26 Feb 04

Armenian and Turkish specialists are stepping up their collaboration, despite scepticism on both sides.

21 Feb 04

Azerbaijanis are worried about the safety of thousands of Soviet-era buildings.

13 Feb 04

A new anti-corruption programme could help change Azerbaijan’s corrupt bureaucracy – if it is enforced.

29 Jan 04

The Armenian-held territory is trying to restart a once lucrative business.

11 Dec 03

New and rebuilt houses allow Azerbaijanis displaced by the Karabakh war to move out of tent camps.

4 Dec 03

The construction bonanza is changing the Baku skyline, but also prompting questions about whether the industry is a cover for money-launderers.

21 Nov 03

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