Mirshahin Agayev, the news anchor for Azerbaijan's ANS television, wondered during a recent broadcast about the potential repercussions of a landslide in Baku. "A crack in the ground or a crack in the ...

Azerbaijan has cemented itself as a modern favorite among Formula 1 venues with a challenging street circuit around its capital, Baku. With walls awaiting any mistakes, high speeds that create a ...

Baku has hosted the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and the inaugural European Games organized by the European Olympic Committee in 2015. This year it welcomed athletes from ...

Baku is a city that seems to be constantly trying to reconcile two distinct identities. On one side, you have the dust and stone of a Silk Road past; on the other, the polished glass and steel of a ...

Baku enjoys the unwanted distinction of having some of the worst traffic congestion of any major city in Eurasia. Now Azerbaijani authorities are finally taking steps to address the issue, announcing ...

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri is a cold-blooded assassin behind the wheel. As I suggested in my original F1 Season of the Century story, this second-year driver has the unique combination of skill, ...

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has made several last-minute changes to the Baku City Circuit for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend. A key modification is the shortening of the DRS ...

The official slogan of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is “Ignite the City.” But many Baku residents are less than fired up about the race, believing that the international exposure it brings to ...

Naming a favorite for Formula One’s first race back from “spring break” might seem easy, given the dominant form of Red Bull and, in particular, Max Verstappen so far this season. But when it comes to ...

Changing urban fabric due to the illegal demolition of historic buildings and uncontrolled construction and reconstruction within the Walled City; Lack of any management system and insufficient ...