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Hijab ban in Azerbaijan raise fears over religious freedom

Azerbaijan's hijab restrictions are keeping girls and teachers out of schools, sparking protests and raising questions about secularism and religious freedom

Assiah Hamed
23 October, 2026
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Azerbaijan blacklists Turkish politicians amid hijabs row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2026
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The hijab row, Israel, and cracks in Azerbaijan-Turkey ties

Rovshan Mammadli
20 October, 2026
Hijabs are on display on September 9, 2012 at the bazaar in Lankaran, southern Azerbaijan. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
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Azerbaijan hijab ban sparks protests and rupture with Turkey

Assiah Hamed
14 October, 2026
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What is driving Israel's expanding footprint in Central Asia?

Rovshan Mammadli
28 September, 2026
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Israel could recognise Armenian genocide amid Turkey tensions

Matthew Hoare
26 June, 2026
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Did CNN just out Azerbaijan as Israel's secret military partner?

Eldar Mamedov
10 June, 2026
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Volodymyr Zelensky
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Zelensky arrives in Azerbaijan for 'security and energy' talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 April, 2026
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Baku's dilemma: Will Azerbaijan be drawn into the Iran war?

Rovshan Mammadli
15 March, 2026
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Azerbaijan accuses Iran of firing two drones at its territory

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance pay their respects at the eternal flame during a visit to the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial
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US VP Vance's office deletes 'Armenian genocide' post

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 February, 2026
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Trump says Vance to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan in February

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2026
Workers lay a section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline near the Sangachal terminal near Baku
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Israeli import of Azeri oil via Turkey jump despite trade ban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2026
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25 oil-supplying states accused of 'complicity' in Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 November, 2025
Wreckage is seen at the crash site of the Turkish C-130 military cargo plane in the Sighnaghi area at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border on November 12, 2025. (Photo by GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Turkey suspends C-130 flights after fatal plane crash

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2025
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Turkey says 20 troops killed in Georgia plane crash, inspections

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 November, 2025
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Gaza ceasefire deal
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Azerbaijan won't join Gaza force 'until military action ends'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 November, 2025
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Azerbaijan lifts Armenia cargo transit curbs amid peace deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
During "the 12-Day War" in June, when Israel struck Iranian military and civilian sites and the US hit three nuclear facilities, Tehran accused Azerbaijan of allowing Israel to use its airspace to launch drone attacks. [Getty]
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Iran alarmed by expanding role of US and Israel in Caucasus

A correspondent in Iran
03 October, 2025
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Azerbaijan's expanding footprint in the Middle East

Rovshan Mammadli
28 August, 2025
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Iran
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Iran president heads to Armenia for talks on US-backed corridor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 August, 2025