Day: January 9, 2026

Baku citizens question how far trade with Armenia can go [COVERAGE]  AzerNews

Rolling sluggishly from Guzdek station on January 8, 2025, the tank cars opened a new chapter in Azerbaijani-Armenian history. On the platform, a middle-aged man in a reflective jacket, half-jokingly, half-seriously whispered, “We have lived to see this day,” as the screeching wheels of the fuel-laden train echoed around him. Against this backdrop, it is impossible to reproach him: the two countries have been locked in war for three decades, and the history of their enmity stretches far beyond the dawn of their independence.

Amid large-scale protests in Iran, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has canceled the flight scheduled for today on the Baku–Tehran–Baku route, Azernews reports.

Azerbaijan National Championship in Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling is currently underway, Azernews reports.

In line with instructions from President Ilham Aliyev, the Great Return program to Azerbaijan’s liberated territories continues, enabling former internally displaced persons to return to their native villages, Azernews reports.

Armenia national lacrosse team to compete in international tournament in Orlando  Sportaran

The United Nations has forecast that inflation in Azerbaijan will stand at 4 per cent in 2026 and 3.5 per cent in 2027, pointing to a gradual slowdown in price growth. Azernews reports, citing updated UN data, that according to UN estimates, inflation in Azerbaijan reached…