Day: September 21, 2024

Livin’ La Vida Lyoka: A Rapper Displaced From Karabakh Finds Hope In Music  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

A year ago, more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan recaptured the long-disputed territory. One of the refugees was a rapper and singer named Lyoka, who suffered through years of displacement and conflict as a child. A song he wrote about the war of the early 1990s in Karabakh became an anthem for others forced from their homes. Now living in Yerevan, Lyoka spoke about the loss he felt when he left Karabakh and about his hopes of sharing a message of resilience through his music.

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in the Lerik region, located 17 km west of the Lankaran station, Azernews ​reports.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a long-term senior loan of up to $80 million for the development, construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 315 MW on a site locate

The price of Azerbaijan’s Azeri LT CIF oil in the world market decreased by $0.34, or 0.44%, to $77.86 per barrel, Report informs.

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The Azerbaijani teams, consisting of both men and women, will have their next matches today at the 45th Chess Olympiad taking place in Budapest, Hungary, Azernews ​reports.

Kazakhstan hopes to increase grain supplies to Azerbaijan, and Baku will consider this proposal from Astana, Report informs, citing the Kazakhstan Embassy in Baku.