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The interview of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev with Russian TV host Dmitry Kiselyov proved to be truly programmatic.

According to American diplomats, "International criticism of the government’s crackdown on free media and civil society is a result of one thing: the government’s crackdown on free media and civil society."

On December 18, on the eve of the anniversary of the death of Garegin Nzhdeh - the founder of Armenian neo-Nazism - members of the neo-Nazi political movement "Hosank" plan to hold a press conference in downtown Yerevan.

The Armenian "unofficial diplomacy" has suffered another defeat. Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis rejected a proposal by MPs to convene an international conference on Karabakh.

The specifics of potential humanitarian collaboration remain unclear. However, Azerbaijan’s expertise may soon prove valuable in Syria.

The decision of the Constitutional Court has made a referendum on the constitutional change the only way to remove the territorial claims from the document.

The war in Ukraine is entering another phase, where ceasefire negotiations could become possible. U.S. President-elect Trump has already met with Ukraine's president, and his representatives have held discussions with Ukraine’s leadership.

Azerbaijan and Türkiye continue to expand their green energy ties, aiming to boost renewable power exports to Europe.

Betrayal can manifest in various forms, including at the highest levels of statecraft. Leaks of sensitive information, transfers of strategic goods to hostile nations, and voting patterns in international forums are just a few examples.

Pressure campaigns with a blackmail undertone against Baku have reached their peak. The United States and the European Union (EU) are intensifying their negative PR campaigns against Azerbaijan daily.

The radical and rapid change of power in Syria, the flight of longtime president Bashar al-Assad with his family, and the unexpectedly swift collapse of the Syrian army—these are all topics that continue to dominate the leading global media outlets.

The outgoing year has been marked by numerous vivid events. Admittedly, most of them have been far from joyous, and some have not made us happier at all. But as our "friends" from distant yet oft-cited France like to say, c’est la vie — that's life, and there’s little one can do about it.

In July of this year, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev voiced his frustration with the challenges in United States - Azerbaijan relations, criticizing the Biden administration for making what he described as “unrealistic demands” from Azerbaijan.

Another round of arrests has taken place in Azerbaijan, and it’s sure to be framed as a crackdown on “freedom of speech” and the like.

French public figures, inexplicably obsessed with Azerbaijan’s real and imagined problems, have once again tuned into their favorite venomous rhetoric.

France, by providing military supplies to Yerevan, is encouraging Armenian revanchism.

The tectonic geopolitical shifts in the Middle East, highlighted by the overthrow of the dictator Bashar al-Assad, have overshadowed the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Diplomatic posts from French ambassador highlight growing Paris-Tehran ties amid regional tensions.

Afghan citizen Fawzan Mosa Khan, sentenced to 10 years in prison for planning terrorist activities on the territory of Azerbaijan, and his lawyer have filed an appeal with the higher court based on the decision of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.

The military confrontation in Syria is spreading at an incredible speed and involves ever new territories.

Interestingly, OCCRP’s main sponsors include the Soros Foundation, USAID, and the U.S. National Endowment for Democracy.

When Egypt and Israel moved towards peace in 1979 there were tangible benefits for both sides, particularly the former. Egypt has received substantial aid from the US, amounting to $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid and $250 million in economic assistance each year. Since 1979, Egypt has received $69 billion compared to $98 billion for Israel, becoming the two largest recipients of U.S. foreign aid.

Georgia continues to be shaken by protests. The country's intelligence services have announced the prevention of a coup aimed at seizing power.

The recent BRICS summit held on 22-24 October in the Russian city of Kazan, featured the first talks in the last few months between the Azerbaijani and Armenian leadership.