An international transport and logistics forum which discussed the issues of increasing the cargo turnover of seaports, a single tariff for the Caspian transit corridor and mutually beneficial cooperation, was held in Aktau on July 20.

The Persian Gulf crisis became a hot topic for discussion during the meeting of Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held on July 20.

Turkey will continue its efforts to solve of the Qatar crisis, the Turkish media outlets quoted the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying July 21.

A fire has engulfed a fishing wharf in Iran’s southern port city of Kangan burning at least seven vessels.

More than 20 citizens of Turkey became injured as a result of the Aegean Sea quake, the Turkish media outlets quoted the country’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim as saying July 21.

An Iranian MP has criticized a controversial proposal on transferring water from the Caspian Sea to the drought-hit Semnan Province, warning about the catastrophic consequences of the long awaited plan.

A number of large U.S. companies stand for amending the draft law on tightening sanctions against Russia, expressing concern that its adoption in its present form could adversely affect U.S. business.

The biggest petrochemical complex Petkim has received the status of a foreign trade company in Turkey.

The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project, which provides for the transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, can help the European Union (EU) member states to remain resistant to energy shocks until Europe is ready to further reduce the use of fossil fuels, including gas, the EC official representative said, Trend reported.

Turkey’s efforts regarding the Qatar crisis resolution may become a diplomatic breakthrough for the country, Naciye Selin Senocak, chair holder at UNESCO Cultural Diplomacy Governance and Education, director of Diplomatic and Strategic Studies Center, told Trend.

Kuwait ordered the Iranian ambassador on Thursday to leave the country within 48 days, Reuters reported citing Iran's ISNA news agency.

A senior Iranian military official has rejected recent speculations suggesting that the Islamic Republic plans to form bases in Syria.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit western Muğla province early Friday. No casualties have been reported, while locals have been warned not to stay indoors, Anadolu reported.

Russia and the United States are negotiating the creation of a group on cybersecurity, Russian special envoy for international cooperation in the field of information security Andrei Krutskikh said.

The prices for Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil will hit $50 a barrel for the remainder of 2017 and 2018 and $55 a barrel from 2019, according to Standard & Poor’s base case, the rating agency said in its "EMEA Oil & Gas: A Mixed Picture In 2017" report published July 20.

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has held a meeting with the head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov who arrived in Kyrgyzstan for a working visit to participate in the International Forum "Altai civilization and related peoples of the Altai language family" in Bishkek on July 20.

Ashgabat is hosting a training organized by the OSCE Centre in Turkmenistan with the support of the country’s Foreign Ministry, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.

In a tit for tat reaction, Iran has described the recent US report on terrorism as “baseless” accusing the states itself of sponsoring and creating terrorist groups in the world.

Positive steps to resolve the Gulf crisis can be observed as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit the regional countries and Saudi-led block drops some of the requirements for Qatar to comply with.

The Asia Development bank (ADB) has improved growth prospects for the Central Asia region, according to the bank’s supplement to its Asian Development Outlook 2017 report published July 20.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari has said that the U.S. should remove its bases within a radius of thousands of kilometers from Iran's borders if Washington intends to continue the policy of sanctions against the defense complex of Tehran.

The pace of Iran’s power export growth is decreasing as the warm season pushed the domestic demand up.

Kuwait has decided to shut down Iran’s cultural attaché office in the country and reduce the number of Iranian diplomats.

Turkey’s prime minister late on Wednesday told his Iraqi counterpart Ankara was ready to help rebuild the city of Mosul, recently the scene of fighting with the Daesh terror group.

An aide to the Russian president on military-technical cooperation has confirmed a contract with Iraq on the sale of a "large batch" of modernized T-90MS main battle tanks, Sputnik reported.