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MOSCOW – The Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) wants Russia, Turkey and Iran to find agreement on replacing the Syrian regime’s president, Bashar Al-Assad, and implementing a truce in return for creating a transitional government that involves the opposition, leaders of the regime and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). …

TEHRAN – Abbas Mousavi, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, stressed that the Astana mechanism to address the Syrian crisis is a significant and necessary step towards ensuring peace and stability in the region. “Foreign ministers of the Astana mechanism guarantor countries (Iran, Russia and Turkey) emphasized on the significance …

MOSCOW – As of April 21, Russia has reported a total of 52,763 cases of the deadly virus, the number of which has increased by approximately 5,000 per day in the past three days, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). On April 19, Russia reported 6,060 new …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will export chloroquine, an antimalarial drug, to its allies to help these countries tackle the COVID-19 crisis. According to the details, the decision was made at a cabinet meeting chaired by the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. “The Cabinet also approved the export of chloroquine to the …

ANKARA – Turkey will impose a four-day curfew in 31 provinces starting Thursday, as part of the country’s measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The curfew notice, sent in a circular by the Turkish Interior Ministry to the provincial governors, was ordered in the capital Ankara …

ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $1.4 billion emergency loan for Pakistan on Thursday, as Islamabad is also expected to receive about $1.5 billion in debt relief delay in repayment of loans to bilateral creditors. Pakistan is not among the nations whose debts will be written off …

KABUL – President Ghani has revoked an order issued a year ago to purchase real estate for the Afghan consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. As per a document seen by reporters, Ghani’s former adviser Humayoun Qayoumi requested that the president dispatch a three-member delegation to Turkey to buy the asset. Qayoumi …

ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday rejected the resignation of his country’s interior minister, who said he was resigning following a short-term blockade of the coronavirus that forced people to rush into the stores to stock up on supplies, Reuters reported Monday. Authorities declared a 48-hour curfew …

DAMASCUS – An internal UN investigation has determined that it is “highly likely” that the Syrian regime and its allies have carried out five of the six attacks on civilian facilities in northwestern Syria, the UN secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday The council determined that the attacks on a …

ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the situation in Syria and the implications of the coronavirus pandemic with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone, the Anadolu news agency reported Thursday. At the meeting, leaders discussed ways to repatriate Russian citizens stranded in Turkey due to the coronavirus, …