Azerbaijan

Baku was Hitler’s target. Now it is Erdogan’s - opinion

True peace in our region can only be guaranteed by a grand alliance between Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Kurdistan, and a united Azerbaijan.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the AK Party headquarters, Ankara, Turkey, October 7, 2026; illustrative.
Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theatre.

Israeli Choreographer Shahar Binyamini and Gesher Theatre to feature in Baku

President Isaac Herzog at Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku.

Herzog meets Bahrain's foreign minister in Azerbaijan as Baku emerges as a regional hub - analysis

President Isaac Herzog at Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku.

Iran, Turkey, Kuwait, Pakistan, PA leave Baku conference when Herzog spoke, but Qatari Emir stayed


Why Azerbaijan, Bahrain's Baku meetings with President Herzog are important - analysis

There is a growing perception that Israeli ties with various Muslim countries are now improving and also more public than they have been in the last several years.  

President Herzog attends the 7th CICA Summit in Azerbaijan on October 15, 2026.

Herzog travels Baku for summit deepening strategic ties with Azerbaijan, Bahrain

Herzog thanked Aliyev for the warm welcome and called Azerbaijan a model of stability and a valued voice on the world stage.

President Isaac Herzog meets with president Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at the Presidential Palace in Baku, October 14, 2026.

Israeli judoka Hershko dedicates her bronze medal to soldier who fell on Oct. 7

Hershko takes home a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, after a year of travel complications kept her from competing.

ISRAELI JUDOKA Raz Hershko celebrates after winning the gold medal in the over-78kg category at the Lima Grand Prix in Peru.

German spy chief accused of treason, espionage issued formal arrest warrant

The case of attempted treason, which shocked the German intelligence community, could emerge as one of the biggest leaks of classified documents in Germany since the end of the Cold War.

A sign on a fence outside the headquarters of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's foreign intelligence service, is pictured, after former BND chief August Hanning was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted treason and obtaining state secrets, in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2026.

Baku's Jewish school passes 100 students as Azerbaijan's Jewish community continues to grow

To mark the occasion, members of the community gathered with Isayev in a sukkah in Baku, joined by representatives of the Azerbaijani authorities.

Students enrolled in the Jewish program at Baku’s School No. 46 celebrate the festival of sukkot.

Voices from the Arab Press: Red lines in Syria, Azerbaijani oil, and Anwar Sadat

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses of the Arab media around the world.

A WORKER rests next to an oil pump in Baku, Azerbaijan.

As Turkey fades from the Israeli travel map, Azerbaijan moves into the spotlight

With around 30 direct flights a week, a sharp rise in Israeli visitors and another surge is expected over the Jewish holiday season.

The Jewish community of Baku prepares ahead of the High Holy Days, in Azerbaijan, September 7, 2026.

A united front stands against Iran’s mullahs and their brutal regime - opinion

Iran’s minorities have had enough of the mullahs’ repression. A united opposition could finally turn their shared grievances into regime change.

A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

Israeli arms, Iranian drones, Turkish oil: Azerbaijan’s high-stakes balancing act

Bordering Russia and Iran while cultivating Israel and Turkey, Baku seeks security through competing partnerships - and offers itself as a mediator when its allies collide.

Azeris visit the Israeli embassy in Baku and lay wreaths in the afermmath of the October 7 massacre, in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 9, 2023

Hapoel Beersheba suffers agonizing Champions League exit after Sabah FK overtime loss

The Southern Reds will drop down and play in the Europa League league stage as their Champions League dreams were dashed seconds before full-time.

NIV YEHOSHUA (in red) and Hapoel Beersheba came oh-so-close to reaching the Champions League, before falling to Rahman Dashdamirov (5) and Sabah FK 6-4 on aggregate after extra time in Azerbaijan late Tuesday night.