ISTANBUL -- Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued detention warrants for at least 47 suspects, including serving soldiers, over their alleged links to a group believed to be behind a failed coup in 2016.

Police launched simultaneous operations in 14 provinces and northern Cyprus to catch a total of 27 suspects on the orders of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in the northwestern province of Balikesir, the Hurriyet daily said. (Turkey-Coup Suspects)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the U.S. sanctions have failed to change Iran's policies, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

"Sanctions have never worked," Zarif was quoted as saying. (Iran-U.S. Sanctions)

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RIYADH -- Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Monday that the Yemeni government will take control of the ports of Hodeidah soon, Al Arabiya TV reported.

The Spokesperson of the coalition, Turki Al Maliki, told a press conference that the United Nations and the international community would be responsible for implementing the Stockholm agreement. (Yemen-Saudi-Hodeidah)

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BEIRUT -- The United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed on Monday the existence of four tunnels along the UN-demarcated Blue Line separating Lebanon and Israel.

"The UNIFIL can confirm after its investigations that two of the tunnels cross the Blue Line, which constitutes a clear violation of UN Resolution 1701," said a UNIFIL statement. (Israel-Lebanon-Tunnels) Enditem

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