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Azerbaijan's State Border Service reopens the Lachin corridor to allow the Red Cross to conduct medical evacuations from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia amid protests over the corridor's closure on July 11 and humanitarian concerns.
2023-07-14

Fighting occurs near the Armenian village of Tegh, resulting in the deaths of four Armenian and three Azerbaijani soldiers.
2023-04-11

Bulgaria says it will end gas imports from Russia's Gazprom when its 10-year deal with Gazprom expires at the end of 2022, signalling a shift away from Russian energy. Bulgarian Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov says Bulgaria will also seek increased gas imports from Azerbaijan.
2022-03-20

A mud volcano eruption in the Caspian Sea, near an oil platform off the coast of Azerbaijan, causes a massive explosion and fireball, which is seen across the region. There are no reports of injuries or damage to any oil platforms.
2021-07-4

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan accuses Azerbaijan of moving its army more than 3 km across Armenia's southern border to try to capture Lake Sev, and convenes an emergency meeting with his security council.
2021-05-13

Azerbaijan says the death toll from an Armenian cluster missile attack on Barda has risen to 21 with dozens more wounded. Armenia denies carrying out the strike.
2020-10-28

The Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces clash along the border of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, formerly known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Several cities in Artsakh, including its capital city of Stepanakert, are under attack. At least 23 people are killed during the battle, of whom 16 are Nagorno-Karabakh servicemen, five Azerbaijani civilians and two Armenian civilians.
2020-09-27

Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova is announced as the winner of the UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for 2016 for "her outstanding contribution to press freedom in difficult circumstances."
2016-05-3

Azerbaijani National Police use tear gas and water cannons to forcibly disperse protesters in the Quba District who were protesting the country's worsening economic situation, resulting in scores being arrested.
2016-01-15

Voters in Azerbaijan go to the polls for a parliamentary election with the opposition raising concerns over candidates being prevented from registering.
2010-11-7