A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijan, which have had long political, economic and cultural ties.

Recent arrests of each other's citizens by Russia and Azerbaijan could trigger a conflict that sucks in Armenia, Turkey, Iran ...

The Kremlin has been left stunned after a former key ally has said it is planning to quit a Russian-backed military alliance.

The rift, provoked by the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis in Russian custody, was the latest in a series of spats that revealed a deeper diplomatic rift between the former allies.

Once strategic partners in the post-Soviet order, Russia and Azerbaijan are drifting into open hostility. From diplomatic ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan rose on Monday after the Kremlin said it disagreed with a decision by Azerbaijan to cancel Russian cultural events in response to the arrest in ...

Authorities in Baku have detained two senior editors from the Russian news agency Sputnik following a raid on the outlet’s office on Monday. This act ...

The news of two Azerbaijani brothers, Huseyn and Ziyaddin Safarov, getting killed following raids in the Russian city of ...

Ankara's greatest wish is that unfortunate incidents do not cause 'irreparable damage' to relations between Moscow and Baku, ...

Qabil Ashirov Read more In the complex theatre of global politics, where rivalries stretch across decades and mistrust runs ...

As most analysts and policymakers focus on the potential normalisation of relations between Israel and key Arab states (such as Saudi Arabia and even post-Assad Syria) another pair of candidates has ...

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into alleged abuses against detainees in Russia and Azerbaijan. In the statement, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe ...