As many as 383 people have been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours in Iran, reads the statement of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran, Trend reports.

Israel on Sunday announced a 600-million-shekel (about 176 million U.S dollars) plan to promote the country's space tech industry and R&D, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

Turkey reported 1,154 new COVID-19 cases, according to its health ministry, Trend reports.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahian is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Trend reports citing IRIB.

The volume of fuel oil production in Kazakhstan amounted to 265,600 tons in February 2022, which is 2.1 percent less than in February 2021 and 9.7 percent less than in January 2022, Trend reports citing the Kazakhstan Statistics Committee.

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced the official rate of foreign currencies on May 16, Trend reports referring to CBI.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appalled by Saturday's killing of 10 people in a vile act of racist violent extremism in Buffalo, New York, his deputy spokesman said, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Major General Ihor Tantsiura as Commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, dismissing Yurii Halushkin from the post, Trend reports citing Ukrinform.

NATO and the United States said on Sunday they were confident Turkey would not hold up membership of Finland and Sweden in the Western military alliance, Trend reports citing Reuters.

Georgia approved several projects in the field of renewable energy during the government session on May 10, Trend reports via the Georgian Government Administration.

Sweden’s ruling Social Democratic Party has supported the country’s accession to NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Sunday, Trend reports citing TASS.

Negotiations on the issue related to delivery of new trains purchased in Russia are ongoing, Deputy Chairman of Baki Metro CJSC, Hidayat Mammadov told Trend.

Queen Elizabeth II has received a delegation led by President of Azerbaijani Equestrian Federation Elchin Guliyev at Windsor Palace.

The past three decades have seen Azerbaijani-Turkish relations evolve from a deep-entrenched strategic partnership, founded on a shared past underpinned by ethno-linguistic roots, to the level of an integrated alliance, buoyed by an increased emphasis on a common destiny.