Azerbaijan

The Odd Place You Can Find London Taxis

online.wsj.com | Posted 05.29.2012

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COVENTRY, England—In a brick complex here behind a Mini Cooper dealership and across from a McDonald's, a small auto maker's staff is working full t...

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PHOTOS: Baku Dolls Itself Up For Eurovision

Thomas Breathnach | Posted 05.23.2012

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I discovered a sun-kissed city of ancient ruins and innovative architecture consumed by anticipation for the Olympics of musical kitsch.

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With Eurovision 2012 Around The Corner, Azerbaijan Gets Much Unwanted Attention

Jeff Burbank | Posted 05.24.2012

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As this year's host of Eurovision, Azerbaijan may well impress visitors with its beautiful, entertaining capital city of Baku and friendly, considerate people, but not with how its government treats the people.

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Eurasia's Hinge: Azerbaijan Is More Than Just Energy

Joshua W. Walker | Posted 05.16.2012

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It is hard to imagine where modest investments from the West that reaffirm Azerbaijan's inclination and predispositions might pay a larger dividend, nor where failure to do so could have more extended consequences. It's about a lot more than energy.

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Azerbaijan and Eurovision: Behind the Propaganda

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.03.2012

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Media Freedoms in Grave Danger - Eurovision a Key Moment to Stand Up for Free Expression (Berlin) – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) should...

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Biden: 'You All Look Dull As Hell'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.27.2012

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Vice President Joe Biden told audience members at a Friday fundraiser that they looked "dull as hell." The vice president was speaking at the Fairf...

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PHOTOS: The Mystery And Charm Of Azerbaijan

Paul Steele | Posted 04.20.2012

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Ignited natural gas rises from the ground, creating stunning if not shocking sites that, hundreds and hundreds of years ago, attracted Hindu fire worshippers.

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Israel's Secret Staging Ground

Foreign Policy | MARK PERRY | Posted 03.29.2012

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In 2009, the deputy chief of mission of the U.S. embassy in Baku, Donald Lu, sent a cable to the State Department's headquarters in Foggy Bottom title...

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How Satire Can Save the World

Paula Goldman | Posted 05.15.2012

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You're an activist in Kenya. You're mad about corruption in your country -- with hundreds of millions of dollars meant to aid people in poverty being siphoned off by greedy officials. You want to speak out, but worry that doing so might put your life in danger. What should you do?

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President Putin's Cold War Thinking With Azerbaijan

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 05.14.2012

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The Gabala Radar Station is a symbolic yet pivotal actor in the missile defense question that has preoccupied the U.S. and Russian for some years. Its fate symbolizes Russia's new President's attitude toward the former Soviet satellites.

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World's Biggest Food Company Cuts Off Entire Country

Posted 03.08.2012

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Nestle, the world's largest food company, has severed all trade ties with the country of Azerbaijan. The company says it made this decision due to sup...

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Azerbaijan: Homeowners Evicted for City Beautification

Human Rights Watch | Posted 04.30.2012

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"What the authorities are doing in Baku violates national and international law: they are evicting homeowners on a dramatic scale, in some cases for completely non-essential purposes."

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Iranian Journalist Jailed

AP | Posted 04.21.2012

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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — An Iranian journalist has been arrested and jailed in Azerbaijan as tensions rise between the two neighbors. ...

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Take A Trip To Azerbaijan

Posted 01.31.2012

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A new exhibit at a London gallery is showing the art work of 21 contemporary artists from Azerbaijan. Simon de Pury commented on his visit to the coun...

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A New Tallest Building In The World?

AP | Posted 03.25.2012

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BAKU, Azerbaijan -- A property developer in oil-rich Azerbaijan says the company is aiming to construct the world's tallest building on a chain of art...

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Azerbaijan's Innovative Solution to Global Unemployed Muslim Youth

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 01.29.2012

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The work of young entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan is off to a promising start and offers a fine example for young Muslims to emulate all over the developing world.

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New UN Security Council Stays Politically Divided

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 12.25.2011

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After 16 rounds of marathon voting, Azerbaijan, a former Soviet Republic, won a seat on the U.N. Security Council. Its rival Slovenia withdrew from one of the most hotly contested races in several years.

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UN Security Council Elections -- It's down to the Azeris and the Slovenes

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 12.22.2011

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On Friday the General Assembly elected Morocco, Togo, Pakistan and Guatemala to serve two-year terms in the Security Council, starting in January 2012. But the Eastern European seat failed to get the two-thirds vote needed.

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From Baku to Baltimore: An Investment in Education

Rob Sobhani | Posted 10.19.2011

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The ties that bind Maryland and Azerbaijan were cemented last week by a generous donation that represents a down payment on a long-term educational relationship between Azerbaijan and the United States.

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Border Tensions Sit Uneasy With Enviromental Challenges

Leyla Aliyeva | Posted 11.25.2011

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The international community - political as well as scientific - needs to understand that without true international dialogue, the scope for environmental action is dramatically limited. But with that dialogue comes unlimited opportunity that goes far beyond the future of one species.

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Faces of Change, Women Activists on the Front Lines: Leyla Yunus

Kiri Westby | Posted 12.10.2011

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How would you react if you had five minutes to evacuate your home, all the while knowing the destruction was taking place because you had the audacity to speak the truth?

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Russia Slams EU Plans To Support Caspian Pipeline

AP | By PETER LEONARD | Posted 11.13.2011

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MOSCOW -- Russia lashed out Tuesday at an offer by the European Union to broker talks between energy-rich former Soviet nations Azerbaijan and Turkmen...

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Mutton-smuggling Minister Caught At Israel Airport

AP | Posted 11.08.2011

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JERUSALEM -- An Azerbaijani Cabinet minister has been left feeling sheepish after he was caught trying to smuggle more than 100 pounds of lamb meat in...

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Will 'Pop Music Diplomacy' Delay War in a Long, Bitter Azerbaijan-Armenia Land Dispute?

Jeff Burbank | Posted 10.17.2011

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Will the expressed willingness of Azerbaijan to let its arch-enemy Armenia take part in the 2012 competition produce a breakthrough, where international negotiators and military threats have failed?

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BP's Profit Plummets As Company Struggles To Lift Production

AP | Robert Barr | Posted 09.25.2011

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LONDON (AP) -- BP PLC on Tuesday reported lower than expected earnings for the second quarter as it struggled to lift production in the wake of the Gu...

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