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BRUSSELS – NATO will investigate the confrontation between the French and Turkish navies in the Mediterranean, the bloc’s secretary-general said Friday after France accused its NATO ally this week of violating a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. “The incident in the Mediterranean was addressed at the meeting by several …

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi announced on Monday that Tehran, Moscow and Ankara are likely to hold a summit of the presidents via video conference. The timing of the meeting will be set during the upcoming visits by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Turkey and …

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, will travel to Turkey and Russia next week to discuss bilateral and international issues, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday. Zarif will travel to Ankara on Sunday and will visit Moscow the following day to discuss the latest developments on …

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 …