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Binali Yıldırım: Middle Corridor is key link between Europe and Asia

The Middle Corridor is emerging as a safe and reliable transport route connecting Europe and Asia, according to Binali Yıldırım, chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).

13 Mar 2026-15:10
Georgia plans unprecedented ban on plastic beverage bottles

The Georgian government has proposed a nationwide ban on the sale of beverages in plastic bottles, a move experts say has few parallels anywhere in the world. According to bm.ge, no similar large-scale restriction currently exists in the United States, the European Union, or OECD countries.

13 Mar 2026-11:55
Why China is consolidating

Editor’s note: Moses Becker is a special political commentator for News.Az. He holds a PhD in political science and specializes in interethnic and interreligious relations. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

13 Mar 2026-10:25
Azerbaijan–EU partnership enters a new strategic phase

The partnership between Azerbaijan and the European Union represents a relatively rare phenomenon in modern international relations. Unlike many geopolitical alignments that are built against a third party, cooperation between Baku and Brussels has largely been driven by a pragmatic understanding of mutual benefit.

12 Mar 2026-17:24
Georgian sailors survive tanker attack near Basra

Twenty-three Georgian sailors survived an Iranian attack on the oil tanker Zefyros in the Persian Gulf near the Iraqi port of Basra on the night of March 12, the Georgian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

12 Mar 2026-15:30
EU top court rules bans on gender changes in IDs violate EU law

The European Court of Justice ruled that national laws preventing people from changing gender information on identity documents are incompatible with EU law.

12 Mar 2026-14:49
President Aliyev and Antonio Costa reaffirm Azerbaijan-EU strategic partnership

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and European Council President Antonio Costa held a meeting in Baku on March 11, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU.

12 Mar 2026-10:20
Cantürk Caner: Türkiye will not become a “new Iran” - INTERVIEW

The Eastern Mediterranean has once again moved to the center of global geopolitics. Growing military activity around Cyprus, the arrival of new naval forces in the region, rising diplomatic tensions, and the shifting strategic positions of key actors are turning the Cyprus issue into one of the most important elements of the regional security equation. Against this background, the rivalry among major powers for influence in the Eastern Mediterranean is becoming increasingly visible, as the interests of Türkiye, the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and several Middle Eastern countries intersect there.

12 Mar 2026-10:05
Why alternative hydrocarbon routes are needed

Editor’s note: Moses Becker is a special political commentator for News.Az. He holds a PhD in political science and specializes in interethnic and interreligious relations. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

12 Mar 2026-10:05
How a new energy bridge between Asia and Europe is being formed

Last week, an important meeting took place in Baku that nearly went unnoticed amid the dramatic events unfolding across the region. A launch seminar organized by the Asian Development Bank with the participation of the governments of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan was held on the Trans-Caspian Green Energy Corridor project.

12 Mar 2026-08:44