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Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, the Russian republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.

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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Communities feel increasing strain Three truce attempts have failed to stop Azerbaijan and Armenia clashing, with more than 1,000 killed in one month. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:42Published 22 hours ago

Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for violating third ceasefire Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:42Published 2 days ago

Water supply at heart of Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict Azerbaijanis are seeing a crucial supply of water return since their government took back a main reservoir that Armenia has occupied since the early 1990s. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:14Published 3 days ago

Armenian couple gets married at a shelled cathedral An Armenian couple got married at the heavily ruined Holy Saviour Cathedral in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which was attacked just two weeks before, according to local reports. The groom is a soldier.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:14Published 3 days ago

Flare-up rages on over Nagorno-Karabakh despite US-hosted peace talks As Armenian and Azerbaijani diplomats arrived in the US for peace talks, fighting continued over Nagorno-Karabakh.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 3 days ago

As Nagorno-Karabakh fighting rages, fears of a COVID spike abound In Armenia and Azerbaijan, some fear that those displaced by the fighting will help spread COVID further. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:36Published 3 days ago

Clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh despite U.S. talks [NFA] New clashes broke out between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over Nagorno-Karabakh a day after talks in Washington to try to end the deadliest fighting in the enclave in more than a.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:20Published 4 days ago

Pompeo holds talks over Nagorno-Karabakh crisis The foreign minsters of Armenia And Azerbaijan are in Washington to meet with U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo over the ongoing fighting taking place over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Adam.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:17Published 5 days ago

Nagorno-Karabakh: Civilians bear brunt of conflict's devastation In Azerbaijan, thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as people on both sides of the conflict suffer. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:20Published 6 days ago

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenians step up to volunteer Despite truce, Azerbaijan and Armenia blame each other for the continued clashes over disputed territory. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:39Published 1 week ago

Azeri artillery in use against Armenian forces Footage released by the Defence Ministry of Azerbaijan on Tuesday showed what is said to be artillery bombarding positions of the Armenian Armed Forces as fighting between the two countries over the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:04Published 1 week ago

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for truce violations Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 04:33Published 1 week ago

Nagorno-Karabakh: Ganja attack dents truce hopes Many people in Azerbaijan think there is little hope that the truce will bring peace Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:52Published 1 week ago

Nagorno Karabakh truce crumbles within hours A humanitarian ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia came into force at midnight on Saturday, only to crumble within a few hours - with both sides accusing the other of violations. David Doyle.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:50Published 1 week ago

Civilians killed in Ganja as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalates Armenia rejects claims it was behind the attack that prompted Azerbaijan president to vow ‘revenge’. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:06Published 2 weeks ago

Nagorno-karabakh: Azerbaijan's Jewish communities fear attack Jews account for less than 1 percent of Azerbaijan's population of 10.2 million. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:50Published 2 weeks ago

Armenians receive guns to defend town badly hit by shelling People in Martuni, Armenia have been issued guns to defend their town as skirmishes between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 2 weeks ago

Azerbaijani families grieve sons killed in Nagorno-Karabakh Family members grieve at the grave of an Azerbaijani soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 2 weeks ago

Martuni residents suffer as conflict rages on A Reuters crew witnessed shelling in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Martuni on Tuesday. A Reuters television crew in Terter in Azerbaijan also said the city center was being shelled. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:18Published 2 weeks ago

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange claims of new attacks Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:40Published 2 weeks ago

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Accusations of ceasefire violations Death toll rises despite truce and calls from international community for Armenia and Azerbaijan to desist Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:07Published 2 weeks ago

Civilians pay the price as Nagorno-Karabakh fighting continues Homes are being destroyed as skirmishes continue between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the Nagorno-Karabach region.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:11Published 2 weeks ago

Fresh push for peace as Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails Armenian, Azerbaijani forces engage in new clashes overnight and Monday, days after ceasefire crumbled. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:19Published 2 weeks ago

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Fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan despite cease-fire Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to fight over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh despite a cease-fire. Anton Troianovski, Moscow correspondent for The New York Times, joins CBSN to talk about the.. CBS News - Published 1 week ago
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Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire under severe strain after new fighting A ceasefire in the mountain territory of Nagorno-Karabakh was under severe strain on Tuesday after new clashes between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces in their deadliest fighting since the 1990s. The.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago

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Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to ceasefire hours after deadly attack Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to a new ceasefire beginning at midnight Sunday local time. This comes hours after shelling killed 13 people and wounded more than 50 others Saturday in the.. CBS News - Published 1 week ago
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Civilians hit amid Armenia Azerbaijan conflict Each accuses the other of targeting civilians in renewed fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. BBC News - Published 2 weeks agoAlso reported by •New Zealand Herald

Azerbaijan at war: Reporter’s journal A BBC team spent a week looking at the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict from the Azerbaijani side. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
Australian Armenians and Azerbaijanis call for peace in Nagorno-Karabakh For Australia's Armenian and Azerbaijani communities, who stand on opposing sides of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the situation in recent weeks has caused heartbreak and anger. SBS - Published 2 weeks ago
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