Tag: Azerbaijan
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De Leo names provisional Malta squad for Slovakia and Azerbaijan friendlies
Emilio De Leo has announced a provisional 34-man squad ahead of Malta’s upcoming international friendlies against Slovakia and Azerbaijan at the beginning of June. The Malta national football team will first face Slovakia national football team on June 1 at the DAC Aréna in Dunajská Streda, with kick-off scheduled for 18:00. Malta will then take…
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European Parliament President pushes back against Ilham Aliyev’s rant: “The European Parliament is elected democratically” – Roberta Metsola
Earlier today at the European Political Community Summit, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivered a pointed defence of the European Parliament’s democratic legitimacy against comments by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. President Metsola underscored that the European Parliament is composed of directly elected representatives from across the European Union, stressing that its members are accountable to…
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Russia bombs Ukrainian civilians as President Zelensky travels to Azerbaijan and offers diplomatic talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in Gabala, Azerbaijan, and offered a diplomatic meeting with Vladimir Putin via Baku. His proposal comes just after Ukraine ditched the US for mediation talks with Russia and proposed Turkey for this role. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has also confirmed that he is willing to arrange…
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Azeri Press: British lawyer paid £1 million to take down articles on Adnan Ahmadzada’s companies from the internet
The Azeri press is reporting that a British lawyer called Tim Maltin of MaltinPR (no relation to Malta) was paid up to £1 million to take down articles about Adna Ahmadzada’s companies from the internet. The Azeri press is reporting that Tim Maltin was delegated to address articles about Oilmar DMCC and Maddox DMCC, both…
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Joseph Muscat goes to Azerbaijan
Disgraced ex-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is at the Global Baku Forum: President Ilham Aliyev’s talking shop of friends and allies. It is organised by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, which is a government funded entity. Also at the conference there’s  former European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, and former European Council President Charles Michel. While the event…
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U19 EURO QUALIFIER: Malta slip to late defeat against Azerbaijan in final group match
Malta’s Under-19 side were unable to close their UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign on a high, falling 2–1 to Azerbaijan on Tuesday morning at the Centenary Stadium. Despite taking an early second-half lead, two well-crafted goals from the visitors turned the match around and pushed Azerbaijan into third place in the group. Following Saturday’s impressive…
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SOCAR Star refinery starts phasing out Russian oil – press reports
Press reports by Open Caucus Media state that SOCAR’s Star oil-refinery in the port of Aliaga, Turkey has begun phasing out Russian oil purchases. The oil refinery was previously a significant buyer of Russian crude oil. The decision was taken in response to the US sanctioning of Russia’s oil giants, Lukoil and Rosneft. SOCAR will…
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Alkagesta’s pipsqueaks accuse us of racism and pro-Armenian bias: this is false
Alkagesta, being the fraudsters that they are, have reacted to our investigation about them on The Maltese Herald with a very extensive PR campaign that involved sponsored articles on the local press, vexatious copyright claims to Google about our articles, and also a blogging campaign with rumours, stupidity and disinformation. One of the latest accusations…
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SOCAR still buying Russian oil at its STAR-oil refinery in Turkey
SOCAR is still buying Russian crude-oil as if it was a normal day at work at their STAR-oil refinery in the Port of Aliaga, Turkey, after the US Treasury Department sanctioned Russia’s oil giants, Lukoil and Rosneft. Last night, the Maltese-flagged tanker Seavelvet (IMO: 9843211) was unloading oil at the STAR Oil Refinery. It initially…
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SOCAR is still buying Russian crude-oil at its STAR oil-refinery in Turkey
While President Donald Trump was urging countries to stop buying Russian oil, Azerbaijan moved against Adnan Ahmadzada of Alkagesta, signaling to the world that it was cracking down on one of its major traffickers of Russian and illicit oil. This was also before President Ilham Aliyev made amends with Vladimir Putin after Putin apologised to…
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Azim Novruzov denies being close to Adnan Ahmadzada
In a letter sent to to us by his lawyers in the UK, Azim Novruzov has denied all allegations about him in an ourticle article published here. Azim Novruzov has denied that he is close to Adnan Ahmadzada as we claimed in our previous article. According to Azi Novruzov he only encountered Adnan Ahmadzada on…
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Kamran Agayev, Alkagesta’s frontman, is living in Moscow – Azeri press
Kamran Agayev, who looks like he could have worked as a night-club bouncer, but is actually the official owner of Alkagesta, is living in Moscow, Russia, according to the Azeri press. Despite official records showing that Kamran Agayev is the majority shareholder of Alkagesta, he is widely believed to be fronting his cousin, Adnan Ahmadzada.…

