Azerbaijan Scotland Alliance

19/06/2026

Azerbaijan will grant a unilateral visa exemption to Japanese and South Korean citizens.

Azerbaijan has announced one year of visa-free entry for Japanese citizens, but implementation details and the start date are still unclear.

19/06/2026

Azerbaijani grandmaster Aydin Suleymanli stunned former world champion and world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Hong Kong at the World Team Rapid and Blitz Championship.

The upset victory came during a match at the prestigious tournament, which is currently being held in Hong Kong as part of the World Team Rapid and Blitz Championship.

18/06/2026

Mikayil Jabbarov said more than 80% of Azerbaijan’s critical mineral reserves are located in territories recaptured from Armenian control after the Second Karabakh War in autumn 2020.

These areas had been inaccessible for nearly 30 years. Mining is now becoming one of the leading industries there, while the regions have also been designated green development zones. Jabbarov said investments equivalent to 3% of the country’s GDP are being directed toward the reconstruction of Karabakh and the East Zangezur region.

16/06/2026

Azerbaijan and Turkey marked the fifth anniversary of the Shusha Declaration, which formalized allied relations between the two countries. The document was signed on June 15, 2021, in Shusha by Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

15/06/2026

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms.

Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible for children, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

"We hope to pass regulation before Christmas," he said, with the ban coming into force in spring 2027.

Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced.

15/06/2026

The Azerbaijani government has repatriated 23 citizens from Syria — 7 women and 16 children.

They have been placed in a social services facility and, after completing rehabilitation programs, will be returned to their places of residence. The agency noted that more than 600 Azerbaijani citizens have been brought back from Syria with government assistance over the past several years.

14/06/2026

SCOTLAND ARE TOP OF GROUP C! A first World Cup win since 1990, courtesy of John McGinn.

FULL TIME: Haiti 0-1 Scotland.

A win to kick-off our FIFA World Cup campaign!

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06/06/2026

An overnight drone attack on two cargo ships in the Sea of Azov left five Azerbaijani crew members dead, while at least one person was killed in a Ukrainian airstrike in the southwestern Belgorod region, Russian authorities said Friday.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said five of its citizens were killed and three others were wounded during an early morning attack on two commercial vessels, the Natra and the Zircon.

A ministry spokesperson said that while the ships are not state-owned Azerbaijani property, they were carrying a crew of 25 Azerbaijani nationals when the strike occurred in Taganrog Bay — a narrow northeastern arm of the Sea of Azov bordered by Russia’s Krasnodar and Rostov regions.

An overnight drone attack on two cargo ships in the Sea of Azov left five Azerbaijani crew members dead, while at least one person was killed in a Ukrainian airstrike in the southwestern Belgorod region, Russian authorities said Friday.

04/06/2026

Funding of £150,000 has been secured from SPT to improve the accessibility of Glasgow’s Subway Stations.

The money will be used to enhance pedestrian access and make the public transport network inclusive to all by removing barriers for disabled people as well as those with mobility impairments.

The money will be used to enhance pedestrian access and make the public transport network inclusive to all

03/06/2026

BP has announced the start of non-associated gas production operations at its Azeri–Chirag–Guneshli (ACG) offshore asset in Azerbaijan.

The gas resources of ACG are believed to be significant, with an estimated 113 billion cubic metres of recoverable gas reserves and a potential upside to 170 Bcm, BP said.

UK supermajor aims to produce more natural gas to send to Europe