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Global diesel crisis highlights Azerbaijan’s growing role in fuel supply

Global diesel crisis highlights Azerbaijan’s growing role in fuel supply

Azerbaijan has the most affordable gasoline among the countries of the South Caucasus. Despite relatively low fuel prices compared with neighboring Georgia and Armenia, household spending on automotive gasoline and diesel fuel in Azerbaijan continued to increase in the first nine months of 2026, exceeding 3 billion manats in retail sales.

Zangezur Corridor puts S Caucasus at centre of global trade and power rivalry

Zangezur Corridor puts S Caucasus at centre of global trade and power rivalry

TRIPP could reshape Eurasian transport links and strengthen Azerbaijan’s position as a regional logistics hub, but competing interests among Washington, Moscow, Tehran and regional capitals will determine whether the project delivers lasting economic gains.

Tanker struck by unknown projectile near Iraq

Tanker struck by unknown projectile near Iraq

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) said on Wednesday that an unidentified projectile struck a tanker about 30 nautical miles southeast of Al Faw, Iraq, in the northern Persian Gulf near the country's main oil export facilities.

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