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The European Union has imposed sanctions on a group of Azerbaijani oil traders involved in trading Russian oil in circumvention of restrictions.

The network of "shadow" Azerbaijani oil traders dealing in Russian oil in violation of sanctions is far more extensive than previously believed.

The investigation continues into five Azerbaijani citizens – Tahir Garayev, Ahmed Kerimov, Anar Madatli, Talat Safarov, and Etibar Eyyub – who have been under UK sanctions since May.

A scandalous trader from Baku with a Russian passport, Maltese citizenship, and residency in the UAE continues to facilitate the circumvention of sanctions in the transportation of oil from Russia.

This report examines the operations of Alkagesta Ltd, a Malta‑registered company accused in various reports of transporting oil products with disputed certificates of origin.

A massive oil kraken with roots in Azerbaijan has spread its tentacles over much of the world, including Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, Switzerland, and other countries.

"Russian Oil Mafia" in Ukraine: A network of companies that could add the port of Constanța to the international "blacklist".

«The Adnan Ahmadzada Case» in the literal sense of the word not only shook the economic landscape of the country but also stunned Azerbaijan’s political system.

Our oil industry sources in Baku have informed us that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada is related to a push by the Azeri authorities to clean up Azerbaijan’s international reputation with regard to Russian oil.

An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages, and a dozen meters of track are all that remains of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia.

Two citizens of Azerbaijan were involved in a scheme to import illegal migrants from Asia into Ukraine.

In 2023, Rza Talibov liquidated assets amid a crackdown on his father’s oppressive regime in Nakhchivan, an autonomous region of Azerbaijan. Now, he has regained control of a luxury hotel and another property on the Black Sea coast of Georgia.

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a local currency exchange owner accused of laundering more than $660 million, calling it the country’s largest money-laundering scheme to date.

On Thursday, Azerbaijani authorities arrested a photojournalist and ordered nearly two months of pre-trial detention in connection with the Meydan TV case.

For years, Armenian officials have publicly criticized Belarus for selling weapons to Azerbaijan, their adversary in a prolonged conflict.

The name of Elmar Mamedov, the head of SOCAR Deutschland, is today associated in journalistic circles with a whole tangle of dirty dealings: from suitcases of cash for European politicians to dubious schemes involving weapons from North Korea.

A British solicitor faced penalties for violating anti-money laundering regulations concerning funds from the children of Azerbaijan’s former security minister. This included a transfer designated for the purchase of U.K. property now owned through an offshore structure.

A German court has found a former Bundestag lawmaker guilty of bribing officials on behalf of Azerbaijan, sentencing him to a suspended prison term in a significant ruling related to the Azerbaijani Laundromat corruption scandal.

Three female journalists from Azerbaijan’s Abzas Media report being mistreated in prison after initiating a hunger strike in solidarity with their jailed director, emphasizing the increasing repression of independent media in the country.

Fuel smuggling from Libya is a business with billion-dollar turnovers, but very little is known about the extent of the maritime operation that regularly exports petroleum products from the country.

In the spring of 2024, banks in the UAE began freezing the accounts of companies allegedly linked to the Russian shadow fleet.

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Moscow that emerged last week risks transforming Moscow into the emergence of another adversary among former allies.

Against the backdrop of international isolation and internal instability in Russia, the significance of ethnic criminal clans is rapidly growing.