Day: February 19, 2026

The World Chovgan Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been moved to June 7–14, AzerNEWS reports.

🇦🇿🇦🇲Azerbaijani & Armenian civil society met in Yerevan under the #PeaceBridge initiative.

The crossing of a newly delimited border section signals the peace process moving from declarations to practical steps.

#Azerbaijan #Armenia #PeaceProcess #SouthCaucasus #Normalization

— News.Az (@news_az) Feb 19, 2026

bp, the operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oilfield and the Shah Deniz gas field, has announced the renewal of its platform operations and maintenance contract with Turan Drilling & Engineering Company, AzerNEWS reports. The company said the renewed agreement covers platform drilling services and operations and maintenance activities across eight bp-operated offshore oil and gas production platforms in…

The US military is prepared to carry out a potential strike against Iran as early as this weekend, although Donald Trump has not yet made a final decision, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, AzerNEWS reports.

Leyla Aliyeva met in Tirana with the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj, AzerNEWS reports.

The price of Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light crude oil has increased significantly at major export terminals, reflecting broader upward trends in global energy markets.

Baku is hosting an international conference titled “Neocolonialism and Global Inequality,” bringing together scholars, activists and experts to examine the continuing legacy of colonial systems and their modern manifestations.

The Japanese Ministry of Transport has announced a ban on the use of power banks aboard flights departing to and arriving from Japan, starting in April, AzerNEWS reports.