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Baku marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, highlights rescue of 55,000 Jews

Jewish community event focused on WW2 rescue efforts and current regional tensions, including Iran, speakers say.

BAKU MARKS Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2026.
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The ‘Azerbaijani Way’: Three lessons from Baku to Jerusalem - opinion

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Facing Tehran's threat: Israelis condemn Iran’s attacks, stand with Azerbaijan - opinion

Smoke rises following a drone explosion at the airport of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released March 5, 2026.

Iranian President Pezeshkian pledges investigation of drone incident to Azerbaijan leader


Nightclub blast in Azerbaijan capital kills 1, injures 31

The country's emergency services were called to the club at 3 a.m. (2300 GMT on Saturday) and extinguished the fire before it could spread, the AP said, citing a statement from the department.

 Coffins of servicemen killed in the crash of an Azerbaijani military helicopter on Tuesday are seen during a funeral service in Baku, Azerbaijan December 1, 2021.

Azerbaijan opens tourism office in Tel Aviv

The new office will be working with all of the major travel agents, tour operators and airlines that are currently resuming their direct three-hour flights to Baku.

 Signing of the tourism agreement between Israel and Azerbaijan

Is Iran threatening Azerbaijan over Israel ties?

Tehran wants to send a message to Baku that “we know what you are doing.” And Iran has done this before.

A service member of the Russian peacekeeping troops stands next to a tank near the border with Armenia, following the signing of a deal to end the military conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 10, 2020

Carrying the literary torch from Baku, the ‘Paris of the Caucasus’

In this heady atmosphere, a core group of thinkers focused on cementing an Azerbaijani national identity.

THE FLAME Towers in Baku are a symbol of the new and independent Azerbaijan.

Liberman’s visit signals strengthening relations between Israel and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s 2,600-year-old positive attitude toward Jews strengthens the sympathy and admiration for the country.

Avigdor Liberman on a visit to Azerbaijan, visiting the Eternal Fire memorial in Baku

A visit to Baku

'My visit to Azerbaijan left me with an intense sense of ambivalence.'

 THE HEYDAR Aliyev Cultural Center