Fuad Alakbarov
@alakbarov.bsky.social
Political Commentator. Journalist. Photographer. Interests: South Caucasus, Central Asia, football. Director at Caspian Circle.
Bylines at Daily Sabah, Open Democracy, The Jamestown Foundation, The Jerusalem Post.
Bylines at Daily Sabah, Open Democracy, The Jamestown Foundation, The Jerusalem Post.
The UK has scrapped its long-term arms restrictions on Armenia and Azerbaijan in light of improving diplomatic relations and peacebuilding measures.
UK Lifts Arms Embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The UK has lifted its long-standing arms embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan, citing progress in relations between the two countries and ongoing efforts to support regional peace. In a statement […]
mirrorspectator.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The UK has scrapped its long-term arms restrictions on Armenia and Azerbaijan in light of improving diplomatic relations and peacebuilding measures.
Alla Pugacheva's recent interview has garnered widespread praise in Azerbaijan. Many Azerbaijani social media users lauded her anti-war stance, sincerity, and even her brief mention of Azerbaijani geologist Farman Salmanov in Surgut.
September 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Alla Pugacheva's recent interview has garnered widespread praise in Azerbaijan. Many Azerbaijani social media users lauded her anti-war stance, sincerity, and even her brief mention of Azerbaijani geologist Farman Salmanov in Surgut.
Kazakh authorities are courting Chinese companies to help build a futuristic city, dubbed #Alatau, just outside the nation’s current commercial hub, Almaty.
Launched by President Tokayev in January 2024, AlatauCity aims to become Central Asia’s answer to Dubai and Singapore.
Launched by President Tokayev in January 2024, AlatauCity aims to become Central Asia’s answer to Dubai and Singapore.
September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Kazakh authorities are courting Chinese companies to help build a futuristic city, dubbed #Alatau, just outside the nation’s current commercial hub, Almaty.
Launched by President Tokayev in January 2024, AlatauCity aims to become Central Asia’s answer to Dubai and Singapore.
Launched by President Tokayev in January 2024, AlatauCity aims to become Central Asia’s answer to Dubai and Singapore.
Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has been blocked by India, despite China’s support for the move.
September 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has been blocked by India, despite China’s support for the move.
Armenia and Pakistan have officially established diplomatic relations, ending more than three decades of non-recognition by Islamabad.
Azerbaijani media reports that Islamabad consulted with Baku prior to taking this step.
Azerbaijani media reports that Islamabad consulted with Baku prior to taking this step.
September 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Armenia and Pakistan have officially established diplomatic relations, ending more than three decades of non-recognition by Islamabad.
Azerbaijani media reports that Islamabad consulted with Baku prior to taking this step.
Azerbaijani media reports that Islamabad consulted with Baku prior to taking this step.
Saw some posts claiming mountaineering is “safe.”
Truth is, nearly 150,000+ people die in mountains every year. This includes climbers, hikers, skiers, and locals affected by avalanches, landslides, or altitude sickness.
Truth is, nearly 150,000+ people die in mountains every year. This includes climbers, hikers, skiers, and locals affected by avalanches, landslides, or altitude sickness.
September 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Saw some posts claiming mountaineering is “safe.”
Truth is, nearly 150,000+ people die in mountains every year. This includes climbers, hikers, skiers, and locals affected by avalanches, landslides, or altitude sickness.
Truth is, nearly 150,000+ people die in mountains every year. This includes climbers, hikers, skiers, and locals affected by avalanches, landslides, or altitude sickness.
Love is in the air:
According to Azerbaijani media, the Armenian consul in Austria, Ashkhen Aleksanyan, was arrested for allegedly working for Azerbaijan, and Pashinyan's cabinet apparently tried to keep it quiet.
According to Azerbaijani media, the Armenian consul in Austria, Ashkhen Aleksanyan, was arrested for allegedly working for Azerbaijan, and Pashinyan's cabinet apparently tried to keep it quiet.
Armenian consul arrested over alleged espionage for Azerbaijan
About two months ago, a high-profile arrest shook Armenia’s diplomatic corps, though officials sought to keep the matter out of the public eye, Azernews reports via Hraparak.
www.azernews.az
August 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Love is in the air:
According to Azerbaijani media, the Armenian consul in Austria, Ashkhen Aleksanyan, was arrested for allegedly working for Azerbaijan, and Pashinyan's cabinet apparently tried to keep it quiet.
According to Azerbaijani media, the Armenian consul in Austria, Ashkhen Aleksanyan, was arrested for allegedly working for Azerbaijan, and Pashinyan's cabinet apparently tried to keep it quiet.
A golden moment for Central Asian football: Uzbekistan have secured their place at the World Cup, while Kazakhstan’s Kairat have reached the Champions League.
August 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A golden moment for Central Asian football: Uzbekistan have secured their place at the World Cup, while Kazakhstan’s Kairat have reached the Champions League.
Azerbaijan is in early talks with Syrian authorities to relocate the grave of 14th-century poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi from Aleppo to Azerbaijan.
State media report that preliminary discussions are already underway.
State media report that preliminary discussions are already underway.
August 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Azerbaijan is in early talks with Syrian authorities to relocate the grave of 14th-century poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi from Aleppo to Azerbaijan.
State media report that preliminary discussions are already underway.
State media report that preliminary discussions are already underway.
Reposted by Fuad Alakbarov
Azerbaijan sounds the alarm over shallowing of Caspian Sea reut.rs/41Mm7Q8
Azerbaijan sounds the alarm over shallowing of Caspian Sea
Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.
reut.rs
August 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Azerbaijan sounds the alarm over shallowing of Caspian Sea reut.rs/41Mm7Q8
If Zelensky accepted today’s frontlines, with promises of no more Russian land grabs, a strong Western security package, and backup troops if Moscow strikes again then maybe that’s the deal that Trump often talks about. But Ukraine is nowhere close to that.
August 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If Zelensky accepted today’s frontlines, with promises of no more Russian land grabs, a strong Western security package, and backup troops if Moscow strikes again then maybe that’s the deal that Trump often talks about. But Ukraine is nowhere close to that.
Short 🧵 Russian-Azerbaijani relations continue to deteriorate.
* The Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation has shut down the company of popular blogger Huseyn Hasanov.
* The FSB has arrested an Azerbaijani citizen in Dagestan, alleging he was working for Ukraine.
* The Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation has shut down the company of popular blogger Huseyn Hasanov.
* The FSB has arrested an Azerbaijani citizen in Dagestan, alleging he was working for Ukraine.
August 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Short 🧵 Russian-Azerbaijani relations continue to deteriorate.
* The Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation has shut down the company of popular blogger Huseyn Hasanov.
* The FSB has arrested an Azerbaijani citizen in Dagestan, alleging he was working for Ukraine.
* The Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation has shut down the company of popular blogger Huseyn Hasanov.
* The FSB has arrested an Azerbaijani citizen in Dagestan, alleging he was working for Ukraine.
For the first time in 17 years, the US skipped a UN statement backing Georgia.
The UN Security Council draft, signed by the EU and UK, reaffirms Georgia’s sovereignty and calls out Russia’s 2008 invasion as the start of its aggressive moves, now seen in Ukraine.
The UN Security Council draft, signed by the EU and UK, reaffirms Georgia’s sovereignty and calls out Russia’s 2008 invasion as the start of its aggressive moves, now seen in Ukraine.
August 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
For the first time in 17 years, the US skipped a UN statement backing Georgia.
The UN Security Council draft, signed by the EU and UK, reaffirms Georgia’s sovereignty and calls out Russia’s 2008 invasion as the start of its aggressive moves, now seen in Ukraine.
The UN Security Council draft, signed by the EU and UK, reaffirms Georgia’s sovereignty and calls out Russia’s 2008 invasion as the start of its aggressive moves, now seen in Ukraine.
The Zangezur Corridor is moving full speed ahead.
Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu says it’ll make the Beijing-London route smoother, boost freight on the Middle Corridor, expand Turkey’s logistics, and strengthen its role as a security hub on Asian trade routes.
Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu says it’ll make the Beijing-London route smoother, boost freight on the Middle Corridor, expand Turkey’s logistics, and strengthen its role as a security hub on Asian trade routes.
Doğu Anadolu’da Yeni Demir Yolu Hattı: Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu Temeli 22 Ağustos’ta Atılıyor
#Kars #ığdır
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#Kars #ığdır
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Doğu Anadolu’da Yeni Demir Yolu Hattı: Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu Temeli 22 Ağustos’ta Atılıyor - Türkiye Haber Kanalı
Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu Demir Yolu Hattı’nın temelinin 22 Ağustos Cuma günü atılacağını açıkladı.
turkiyehaberkanali.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The Zangezur Corridor is moving full speed ahead.
Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu says it’ll make the Beijing-London route smoother, boost freight on the Middle Corridor, expand Turkey’s logistics, and strengthen its role as a security hub on Asian trade routes.
Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu says it’ll make the Beijing-London route smoother, boost freight on the Middle Corridor, expand Turkey’s logistics, and strengthen its role as a security hub on Asian trade routes.
Trump hasn’t said clearly how much the US would back Ukraine’s security. He’s ruled out NATO membership for Kyiv, which Ukraine sees as its best shield against Russia. And it looks unlikely the US would ever send troops for peacekeeping.
August 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Trump hasn’t said clearly how much the US would back Ukraine’s security. He’s ruled out NATO membership for Kyiv, which Ukraine sees as its best shield against Russia. And it looks unlikely the US would ever send troops for peacekeeping.
As of 19 August, Russia controls roughly 18.4% of Ukraine’s territory.
100% Crimea
99% Luhansk
76% Donetsk
73% Kherson
73% Zaporizhzhia
4% Kharkiv
1% Mykolaiv
1% Sumy
<1% Dnipropetrovsk
Source: DW
100% Crimea
99% Luhansk
76% Donetsk
73% Kherson
73% Zaporizhzhia
4% Kharkiv
1% Mykolaiv
1% Sumy
<1% Dnipropetrovsk
Source: DW
August 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
As of 19 August, Russia controls roughly 18.4% of Ukraine’s territory.
100% Crimea
99% Luhansk
76% Donetsk
73% Kherson
73% Zaporizhzhia
4% Kharkiv
1% Mykolaiv
1% Sumy
<1% Dnipropetrovsk
Source: DW
100% Crimea
99% Luhansk
76% Donetsk
73% Kherson
73% Zaporizhzhia
4% Kharkiv
1% Mykolaiv
1% Sumy
<1% Dnipropetrovsk
Source: DW
My interview to Hungarian media on Ferencváros v Qarabağ, Kady, Milos Kerkez, Hungarian football, and more.
"A Qarabag sokkal nehezebb kihívást jelent, mint a Ludogorec" – óva intették a Fradit a BL-párharc előtt | Rangadó
A Ferencváros egyetlen párharcra van attól, hogy főtáblára jusson a Bajnokok Ligájában, ehhez a Qarabag elleni párharcot kellene sikerrel venni. Szakértő segítségével ismertük meg a rivális gyengéjét,
rangado.24.hu
August 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My interview to Hungarian media on Ferencváros v Qarabağ, Kady, Milos Kerkez, Hungarian football, and more.
Zelensky is under fire from all sides: Russia’s battlefield breakthrough, domestic discontent, and a critical Alaska summit on Friday that may trap him diplomatically.
August 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Zelensky is under fire from all sides: Russia’s battlefield breakthrough, domestic discontent, and a critical Alaska summit on Friday that may trap him diplomatically.
Everyone’s roasting Trump for chasing a Nobel Peace Prize, but let's not forget Obama snagged one barely out of the gate with ongoing wars, drone strikes, and zero peace deals in hand. #SmoothTalk
August 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Everyone’s roasting Trump for chasing a Nobel Peace Prize, but let's not forget Obama snagged one barely out of the gate with ongoing wars, drone strikes, and zero peace deals in hand. #SmoothTalk
When someone said, “Let’s put pineapple on pizza.”
August 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
When someone said, “Let’s put pineapple on pizza.”
I swear, if Trump doesn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, Sweden’s about to get economically mugged at the border. #TariffWar
August 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I swear, if Trump doesn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, Sweden’s about to get economically mugged at the border. #TariffWar
The choice of Alaska as the venue for the Putin-Trump meeting is highly symbolic.
Once Russian territory, Alaska’s selection is likely to ignite nationalist fervor, with Russian nationalists expected to rally and call for its return to what they envision as new Russian Empire.
Once Russian territory, Alaska’s selection is likely to ignite nationalist fervor, with Russian nationalists expected to rally and call for its return to what they envision as new Russian Empire.
August 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The choice of Alaska as the venue for the Putin-Trump meeting is highly symbolic.
Once Russian territory, Alaska’s selection is likely to ignite nationalist fervor, with Russian nationalists expected to rally and call for its return to what they envision as new Russian Empire.
Once Russian territory, Alaska’s selection is likely to ignite nationalist fervor, with Russian nationalists expected to rally and call for its return to what they envision as new Russian Empire.
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are likely to look abroad for validation, security guarantees, or financial incentives to bolster their post-conflict positions.
Such moves might be aimed at gaining military backing, attracting foreign investment, or securing diplomatic support in international forums.
Such moves might be aimed at gaining military backing, attracting foreign investment, or securing diplomatic support in international forums.
August 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are likely to look abroad for validation, security guarantees, or financial incentives to bolster their post-conflict positions.
Such moves might be aimed at gaining military backing, attracting foreign investment, or securing diplomatic support in international forums.
Such moves might be aimed at gaining military backing, attracting foreign investment, or securing diplomatic support in international forums.
I hope peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia marks a new chapter — one of open borders, renewed trust, and a future where both nations thrive side by side. 🕊️
August 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I hope peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia marks a new chapter — one of open borders, renewed trust, and a future where both nations thrive side by side. 🕊️
While global attention remains fixed on Armenia and Azerbaijan, Iran’s Lake Urmia is quietly shrinking to unprecedented lows so severe they can no longer be accurately measured (via Aftab News).
Iran's Lake Urmia water level reaches 'undeclared' status amid drought crisis
Lake Urmia's water level has reached its lowest measurable point, with officials warning that any further decline would render water levels ...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
While global attention remains fixed on Armenia and Azerbaijan, Iran’s Lake Urmia is quietly shrinking to unprecedented lows so severe they can no longer be accurately measured (via Aftab News).