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Video secretly filmed inside Iranian parliament exposes divisions over nuclear talks

Araz News via telegraph: Hardliner claiming to speak from the Supreme Leader heard calling Foreign Minister Zarif a ‘traitor’ for agreeing a deal with the West. Iranians have been captivated by a video circulating on social media that shows lawmakers arguing over...

ISIL advances in Syria against both regime and rival rebels

Araz News via HDN:The Islamic State oıf Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group seized territory from both Syrian government forces and rival rebels over the weekend further expanding the caliphate it has proclaimed straddling Iraq and Syria. The Syrian Observatory...

Azerbaijani president and his spouse attend opening of Baku White City boulevard

Araz news via trend.az: President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, his wife Mehriban Aliyeva and daughter Arzu Aliyeva attended the opening of the Baku White City boulevard June 1. The president cut the ribbon symbolizing the official inauguration of the...

Find Authentic, Spice-Infused Azerbaijani Cuisine in Brooklyn

By SARA VENTIERA Wed., May 27 2015 at 10:00 AM Globetrotting the City Find Authentic, Spice-Infused Azerbaijani Cuisine in Brooklyn All photos Sara Ventiera for the Village Voice Lyulya Kebab a la Baku ($18.90) Tucked up against the Caspian Sea between Armenia, Iran, Georgia,...

Annual “Cartoon Incident” protest widely covered in Turkish media for first time

ANKARA, Turkey Araz News: Every year on May 22, members of the Azerbaijani community in Iran and around the world commemorate the event they call “the cartoon incident.” This year, for the first time, the highly-circulated Turkish newspapers, Hurriyet, Milliyet and...

First edition of “Haray” Azerbaijani human rights magazine released

TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz News: A the first edition of a new online magazine focused on human rights violations against Azerbaijanis in Iran has been published. The magazine aims to be a groundbreaking source for the plight of ethnic Azerbaijani-Turks in...

STRATFOR: Azerbaijan reconsiders its foreign ties

ANN.AZ – May 27, 2015 (Stratfor) – Although it has gone largely unnoticed by mainstream media, Azerbaijan has recently been at the center of a diplomatic frenzy, with Azerbaijani officials meeting around the clock with their Russian and European counterparts. Azerbaijani...

BUSINESS INSIDER: Russia just made another agreement with Iran that will raise eyebrows in the West

BUSINESS INSIDER – May 16, 2015; 12:06PM By ELENA HOLODNY   Six Iranian food companies are now allowed to export their goods to Russia. “We gave permission for the delivery of food products from six Iranian companies: four dairy producers, and...

After Nevada, Virginia Recognizes “Azerbaijan National Day”

WASHINGTON, D.C. Araz News: The State of Virginia has officially recognized May 28 as “Azerbaijan National Day.” The proclamation was signed today, May 26, by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. AZERTAC News Agency quoted the declaration, praising Azerbaijani-American relations and recognizing the sizable Azerbaijani diaspora in the...

PAUL GOBLE: ‘In the Donbas, There is a War, But in Crimea, There is Terror,’ Residents Say

WINDOW ON EURASIA By PAUL GOBLE Staunton, May 26 – Many believe that the situation in Russian-occupied Crimea is “not so terrible” because there is no war going on there, Abmezhit Suleymanov says. But in many ways, the situation in...

TRT WORLD: Russia launches massive air force exercise

TRT WORLD – May 26, 2015 Russia has launched an air force exercise with 250 aircraft, 12,000 personnel and military hardware on Monday, the country’s defence ministry said in a statement. The statement said that the military exercise is being...

SOUTH AZERBAIJAN: Remembering our fallen heroes

Araz News: The following excerpt is a moving tribute to those who gave their lives defending the Turkic identity in South Azerbaijan on May 22, 2006. This day marked the 9th anniversary of the Cartoon Controversy protests, whereby hundreds of thousands of activists...

Iran Football Federation hacked

TEHRAN, Iran Araz News: A person or group calling themselves “Dark Demon” hacked the website of The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) on May 26th . Many activists believe that the hack was in retaliation for the Iranian championship game,...

RUDAW: Kurdistan PKK blocks KDPI convoy as inter-Kurdish conflict continues

RUDAW – May 26, 2015 KDPI fighters (left) and PKK guerrillas (right) seen in these file photos. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Kurdistan Workers Party ( PKK) prevented a convoy of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Iran (KDPI) in the contested area...

AZERTAC: U.S. President Barack Obama congratulates President Ilham Aliyev on Republic Day

Baku, May 26, AZERTAC President of the United States of America Barack Obama has sent congratulations to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Republic Day. “I offer you and the people of Azerbaijan my sincerest...