Rauf Orujev

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Long-running dispute on Caspian oil reserves creates tensions which may ultimately harm Ashgabat more than Baku.

20 Nov 05

Government allegations that ministers were involved in a coup plot suggests that an apparently monolithic ruling elite is in fact fragmented.

28 Oct 05

Long-running dispute on Caspian oil reserves creates tensions which may ultimately harm Ashgabat more than Baku.

25 Jul 05

As President Heidar Aliev looks set to mark his 80th birthday in a Turkish hospital, the Azerbaijani opposition is weighing its options.

9 May 03

Thousands of Kurds forced to leave Nagorny Karabakh a decade ago find themselves under threat once more.

11 Apr 03

Azerbaijan and Iran are falling out again over exploitation of Caspian Sea oil wealth

15 Mar 02

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