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How green hydrogen reshaping Middle East geopolitics in 2026

The announcement of a fourteen-day ceasefire in the Middle East has been largely interpreted through the traditional lens of oil prices and shipping lanes. To the casual observer, the sharp dive in Brent crude and the subsequent rally in risk assets like Bitcoin are merely the market’s reaction to a temporary cooling of geopolitical temperatures.

Nation

Lithuanian PM Inga Ruginienė visits Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku [PHOTOS]

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė visited the Heydar Aliyev Center on April 10 as part of her trip to Azerbaijan, AzerNEWS reports.

Oil & Gas

Israel’s Southern Lebanon operations aim to secure long-term energy corridors

Southern Lebanon has become the “main combat zone” for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), according to IDF Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, who on Friday said the military is in a “state of war” in the area, explicitly excluding the northern front from the recent ceasefire agreement with Iran, AzerNEWS reports.

Business

Corporate borrowing costs rise as capital markets gain ground in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s capital market recorded an average weighted borrowing rate of 12.5% for corporate and non-deposit-taking financial institutions (NBFIs) bond placements in 2025, reflecting both market dynamics and issuer composition, AzerNEWS reports. The Baku Stock Exchange noted that this rate significantly exceeded the average yield on three-year government bonds, which stood at...

Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations

Armenia signals need for third-country partners in TRIPP construction phase

Armenia will require international partners during the construction phase of the Trump Roadmap for Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday, AzerNEWS reports.