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 Iran's asphalt overproduction criticized

Iran's asphalt overproduction criticized

Iran’s asphalt production exceeds domestic demand by more than 115 million tons, the head of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization, …

Kazakhstan to process up to 2 tons of Iran's gold

Kazakhstan to process up to 2 tons of Iran's gold

A refinery in Kazakhstan will process up to 2 tons of Iranian gold in 2017, the Kazakh Deputy Investment and Development Minister Albert Rau said. He noted that a Kazakh company is engaged in development of gold deposit …

Turkmenistan and Turkey discuss transit corridors

Turkmenistan and Turkey discuss transit corridors

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of Turkey, Ahmet Arslan, discussed prospects of cooperation in the transport sphere, including …

Kazakhstan and China to increase cargo turnover by 23%

Kazakhstan and China to increase cargo turnover by 23%

Kazakhstan and China plan to increase cargo turnover by 23% until the end of 2016, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov said. "Until the end of this year, it is planned to transport up to 9 million tons of …

Third Bosphorus Bridge to open on August 26

Third Bosphorus Bridge to open on August 26

The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul will open on August 26 along with its access roads. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held on May 29, 2013, the construction was completed on March 7, 2016. The 59 m wide bridge …

Azerbaijani president ratifies agreement with Iran

Azerbaijani president ratifies agreement with Iran

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyevsigned an order on July 11 to ratify the “Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the coordination of …

Death toll in Istanbul airport attack grows to 41

Death toll in Istanbul airport attack grows to 41

The death toll in terrorist attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport has reached 41 and another 239 people have been injured, the city governor’s office said in a statement on Wednesday, TASS reports. "A total of 37 people …

Zakharova: Istanbul airport massacre caused common grief

Zakharova: Istanbul airport massacre caused common grief

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that the recent Istanbul airport massacre caused common grief, TASS reports. "The explosions at Istanbul airport prove the thing that has long …

Turkish Airlines cancels hundreds of Istanbul-bound flights

Turkish Airlines cancels hundreds of Istanbul-bound flights

Turkish Airlines has cancelled hundreds of flights from and to Istanbul scheduled for Wednesday in the wake the terror attack at Atatürk International Airport, Yeni Şafak reports. A total of 340 flights from and to Istanbul …

EU stands by the Turkish people, Mogherini says

EU stands by the Turkish people, Mogherini says

Another tragic terrorist attack in Turkey, European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini wrote in Twitter June 28, Trend reports. "The EU stands by the Turkish people. Our heart is with them all", Mogherini wrote. …

Ban Ki-moon condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul

Ban Ki-moon condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for stepped-up cooperation in the fight against terrorism.  The U.N. chief "stands firmly by Turkey as it confronts this threat and stresses the need to intensify …