Turkish Airlines temporarily suspended flights to Iran due to the spread of coronavirus, Trend reports referring to Turkish media on Feb. 24.

The number of those infected with coronavirus in Iran has so far exceeded 60 people, Iranian Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education Iraj Harirchi said at the press conference, Trend reports referring to the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN).

Kazakhstan has reached its target indicators for crude oil extraction and refining for 2019, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy told Trend.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hadjiyev met with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Director for Turkmenistan Ms. Giullia Vallese, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Voter turnout in the 11th parliamentary elections and the 5th regular elections of the Expert Council in Iran stood at 42 percent, Iran’s Minister of Internal Affairs Abdolreza Rahmani said during the press conference, Trend reports.

Calculating the impact of the coronavirus, independent energy research and consulting firm Rystad Energy has revised its growth estimate for Chinese LNG demand this year, limiting it to 4.7 percent compared to 2019, Trend reports.

There are 40,000 stationary polling stations out of 54,600 polling stations opened during the ongoing parliamentary elections in Iran, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister and Chairman of the Central Election Commission Jamal Orf told reporters.

Mothers of Armenian military servicemen, who died in non-combat situations, have staged a protest outside of a government building in Armenia to demand investigation into their sons’ deaths.

Armenia’s national debt has doubled over the period of 2008 to 2018, head of the Methodology, Analysis and International Relations Department of Armenia Audit Chamber Karen Arustamyan said.

Tehran Province's Governor Mohsen Bandpey has announced that half a million people in Tehran province cast their ballots thus far, Trend reports citing IRNA.

Kazakhstan will produce 2.03 million barrels of oil and other liquids per day in 2020, Trend reports with reference to the February Short-term Energy Outlook (STEO) of US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Croatia considers imperative to further develop gas supply projects from the Caspian region, Trend reports referring to the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for the Republic of Croatia for the period 2021-2030.

Three patients have tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran, a health ministry spokesman said on Thursday, Trend with reference to Reuters reports.

Since the UAE enjoys a special status among Iran's trade partners as well as cultural and social commonalities, economic relations with it should be consolidated, said head of Iran-UAE Chamber of Commerce, Trend with reference to IRNA reports.

Between 14 and 18 non-combat deaths have been registered in the Armenian army over the past two months. The soldiers have died as a result of murder or suicide. Despite this, Armenian military leadership does not want to admit its mistakes and resign.

The Turkmen officials met with the heads of a number of the biggest enterprises and companies of Russia’s St. Petersburg city in the Turkmen Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Trend reports referring to the Union.

Iran's foreign trade with Eurasia has reached $2 billion, and imports have grown by 41% in the first 10 months of this year current Iranian year (starting in March 21), a Customs Administration spokesman said, Trend with reference to IRNA reports.

Commenting on the Indian economy, Ambassador of India Mr. B. Vanlalvawna said that India, the 5th largest economy in the world, remains on track to move to a US$5 trillion economy by 2024.

Over the course of three years of North Caspian Operating Company’s (NCOC) operations in Kazakhstan, which is developing the Kashagan oil field, company’s performance indicators became comparable to those of leading companies worldwide, a representative of NCOC told Trend.

The Czech Republic considers Georgia to be an important and strategic partner in the region of South Caucasus, a representative of Ministry of Industry and Trade of Czechia told Trend.

Minister of Industry and Construction Operations of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in Kazan, the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, with a working visit, Trend reports referring to the press service of the Tatarstan’s president.

The trade turnover between Turkey and Belarus increased by $59.8 million in 2019 compared to 2018, and amounted to $692.4 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.

The Czech Republic ranks sixth for the volume of investments in Georgian economy (after Azerbaijan, the UK, Netherlands, the US, and Panama), Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic told Trend.

In the expiring year, the exchange industry of Uzbekistan has undergone important changes and a lot of work has been done, Trend reports referring to the Uzbek Commodity Exchange (UZEX).

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the Iran nuclear deal, as well as the situation in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the Russian Foreign Ministry informs, Trend reports citing Sputnik.