
Azerbaijani pro-government media again attacks the BBC
BBC Azerbaijan was forced to close its office in February 2025.

BBC Azerbaijan was forced to close its office in February 2025.

The parents of 19-year-old Bella Culley paid a ₾500,000 ($185,000) fine as part of the plea deal that resulted in her release.

The Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block of fields is the largest oil deposit in Azerbaijan’s section of the Caspian Sea.

Minister of State Stephen Doughty said that London’s decision aims to ‘elevate bilateral relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan to a strategic partnership’.

The UK’s Foreign Office has expanded its sanctions list, citing assistance in the deportation of Ukrainian children.

The funds were linked to Azerbaijani former National Security Minister Eldar Mahmudov.

London also took issue with the ruling Georgian Dream party’s ‘false claims’ levelled at the UK.