Azerbaijani news, analysis websites and blogs

Here you can find basic information about news, analysis websites and blogs dealing with Azerbaijan, as well as websites of news agencies, with direct links.

Description: Ans Press is a news website providing constantly updated information about Azerbaijan and the world, with a full fledged English version.
Language: Azeri, Russian, English
Archive: since 2007, freely available

Visit the website of Ans Press

Description: Apa news agency is one of the of the most important news agencies of Azerbaijan. It provides updated news about Azerbaijan and the region.
Language: Azeri, English, Russian, French, Arabic
Archive: freely available

Visit the website of Apa News Agency

Description: This website, founded by the Heidar Aliyev Foundation, provides updated news about Azerbaijan. It offers also maps and other materials about Azerbaijan.
Language: Azeri, Russian, English
Archive: since 2006, freely available

Visit the website of Azerbaijan.az

Description: This is the website of the national news agency of Azerbaijan. It provides udpated news about this country, with a focus on the activities of the government and the president.
Language: Azeri, Russian, English
Archive: since 2003, freely available

Visit the website of Azertag

Description: Day.az is an interesting news website featuring analysis and interviews about current events in Azerbaijan. It is possible to listen to its own Azeri language radio station in live streaming.
Language: English, Russian, Azeri
Archive: since 2003, freeely available

Visit the website of Day.az (in Russian)
Visit the website of Today.az (in English)

Title in English: Azerbaijan News
Description: Novosti Azerbaijan is a news website, winner of the prize "Best news webiste of Azerbaijan 2008", offering constant news updates about this country. It provides also a daily review of Azerbaijan's press.
Language: Russian, Azeri
Archive: since 2006, freely available

Visit the website of Novosti Azerbaijan

Descritpion: the purpose of the blog is to sum up, at the end of every week, the main events which occurred in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Usually every post covers the three of them, with exceptions every now and then. The regional context is sometimes taken into consideration with rapid peers to Iran, Turkey and Russia and the role they play in the region, together with other actors.
Mostly political events are covered, but also economic and social ones may pop up.
Language: English

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