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SportsOctober 31, 2026First FIFA U-15 World Cup ends in Baku: Spain beat Czechia 3-0 in the final with Ilham Aliyev at the awards
The final of the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival was played at Baku Crystal Hall on October 30. Spain beat Czechia 3-0 to become the first winners of the tournament.Read more →
CultureOctober 28, 2026President Ilham Aliyev and family tour “My Absheron”, a retrospective marking painter Farhad Khalilov's 80th birthday
On 27 October a retrospective titled “My Absheron: Come On” opened at the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art in Baku to mark the 80th birthday of People's Artist Farhad Khalilov. President Ilham…Read more →
CultureOctober 27, 2026Baku opens the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue with more than 2,000 participants from over 100 countries
The 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, themed "Dialogue for a Shared Future", opened at the Baku Convention Centre on 27 October, with President Ilham Aliyev speaking at the opening ceremony.…Read more →
CultureOctober 26, 2026Azerbaijan approves culture and tourism agreements with Uzbekistan: Ilham Aliyev signs two decrees
President Ilham Aliyev signed two decrees on 26 October approving agreements between the governments of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan on cooperation in culture and in tourism. Both documents were signed…Read more →
MusicOctober 26, 2026“Turandot” returns to the Baku stage after 98 years: Puccini's opera premieres at the Heydar Aliyev Palace
Giacomo Puccini's “Turandot” is back on an Azerbaijani stage after a 98-year absence. A new production created especially for Baku premiered at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on 24 October.Read more →
SportsOctober 24, 2026First-ever FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival kicks off in Baku with an opening ceremony
The official opening ceremony of the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival, the first world championship for boys under 15, took place at Baku Crystal Hall on 24 October. President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady…Read more →
EconomyOctober 24, 2026Green Energy Corridor linking Azerbaijan with Europe completes its feasibility study and enters the development phase
The feasibility study for the Green Energy Corridor, a project that will link Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary, has been completed. The information comes from an investor presentation by the…Read more →
SportsOctober 24, 2026Azerbaijani players win two individual medals at the European Chess Club Cup: gold for Gulnar Mammadova, bronze for Aydin Suleymanli
Azerbaijani chess players won two individual medals at the 2026 European Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro. In the women's event, Gulnar Mammadova of the Odlar Yurdu club took gold on board 4, while in…Read more →
PoliticsOctober 24, 2026Aliyev receives India's foreign minister sent by Modi: expansion of bilateral ties on the agenda
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on 23 October. The minister visited Azerbaijan on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra…Read more →
CultureOctober 24, 2026Painter Farhad Khalilov receives Azerbaijan's highest honour, the Order of Independence, ahead of his 80th birthday
On 23 October President Ilham Aliyev presented People's Artist Farhad Khalilov with the Order of Independence (İstiqlal), the country's highest state award. A presidential order on the honour was…Read more →
CultureOctober 21, 2026President Aliyev creates the Azykh-Taglar Archaeological Park State Reserve around the cave camps in Khojavend
On October 21 in Baku, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree establishing the Azykh-Taglar Archaeological Park State Reserve on the basis of the Azykh and Taglar cave camps in the Khojavend district.Read more →
PoliticsOctober 21, 2026Azerbaijan enacts the law approving its treaty on allied relations with Kyrgyzstan
A law signed by President Ilham Aliyev on October 13 approves the treaty on allied relations between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, which was signed on July 31 this year in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. The…Read more →
CultureOctober 21, 202612th Baku International Book Fair opens at the Baku Expo Centre and runs until October 27
The opening ceremony of the 12th Baku International Book Fair took place on October 21 at the Baku Expo Centre. Organised by the Ministry of Culture, the fair will run until October 27.Read more →
NatureOctober 20, 2026President Aliyev signs decree establishing Garabagh National Park covering 88,418 hectares
On October 20 President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree establishing the Garabagh National Park. The preamble notes that the Garabagh and Eastern Zangezur economic regions have a rich natural heritage…Read more →
PoliticsOctober 18, 202618 October, Restoration of Independence Day: Azerbaijan marks 35 years since restoring its independence
Azerbaijan today marks Restoration of Independence Day. Thirty-five years ago, on 18 October 1991, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted the Constitutional Act on the State…Read more →
SportsOctober 16, 2026Azerbaijan's National Paralympic Committee turns 30 with 68 Paralympic medals, 27 of them gold
On 16 October President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the staff of the National Paralympic Committee and Azerbaijan's Paralympians on the committee's 30th anniversary. The committee was founded in…Read more →
InternationalOctober 15, 2026CICA summit in Baku adopts the Baku Declaration as Turkic leaders put forward proposals on AI, the Middle Corridor and green energy
Baku hosted the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on 15 October. Held under the theme "Stronger CICA: Connectivity, Digitalisation and…Read more →
TechnologyOctober 15, 2026Aliyev and Tokayev open a 380 km fibre-optic cable laid along the bottom of the Caspian Sea
President Ilham Aliyev met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Baku on 15 October. The leaders noted with satisfaction the successful development of the strategic partnership and alliance…Read more →
InternationalOctober 14, 2026Baku hosts the 7th CICA summit: Mirziyoyev and Japarov arrive, Hakan Fidan to represent Türkiye
The 7th summit of the Council of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) takes place in Baku on 15 October. Azerbaijan chairs the…Read more →
SportsOctober 10, 2026World Judo Championships in Baku: silver for Ushangi Kokauri, bronze for Kanan Nasibov, Azerbaijan reaches seven medals
The individual events of the World Judo Championships at Baku's National Gymnastics Arena ended on 10 October. On the final day two Azerbaijani heavyweights (+100 kg) won medals. Ushangi Kokauri beat…Read more →
OTS and diplomacyOctober 8, 2026Video: President Ilham Aliyev's working visit to Turkmenistan, footage from Avaza
President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit on 8 October. A guard of honour was lined up at Turkmenbashi International Airport, where he was met by Turkmenistan's Deputy Prime…Read more →
OTS and diplomacyOctober 8, 2026Azerbaijan and Central Asian leaders hold 8th Consultative Meeting in Turkmenbashi; Azerbaijan takes the chair
On 8 October the 8th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan and Central Asia was held at the Avaza complex in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. It brought together President Ilham Aliyev…Read more →
SportsOctober 7, 2026World Judo Championships in Baku: Zelim Tckaev takes silver, Omar Rajabli bronze
On the fourth day of the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan won two medals in the men's -81 kg. Zelim Tckaev beat opponents from Moldova, the UAE, Belgium and Kazakhstan on his way to the…Read more →
SportsOctober 6, 2026World Judo Championships in Baku: Rashid Mammadaliyev wins bronze
On the third day of the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan's Rashid Mammadaliyev won bronze in the men's 73kg, beating Brazil's Daniel Cargnin in the bronze-medal contest.Read more →