ANKARA -- Turkey and a visiting Russian delegation held talks in Ankara late Saturday over the escalating tension in the Syrian province of Idlib.

"During the talks, the situation in Idlib was addressed, and the steps that could be taken to ensure calmness and advance the political process were emphasized," Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. (Turkey-Russia-Idlib Tension)

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RAMALLAH -- The Israeli authorities on Sunday officially informed the Palestinian government that Palestinian agricultural exports have been banned, said the Palestinian Ministry of Economy.

Azmi Abdelrahman, the ministry spokesman, told Xinhua that the decision by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett to ban all Palestinian agricultural exports through Jordan already came into effect on Feb. 6. (Israel-Palestine-Agricultural Ban)

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TEHRAN -- Iran failed on Sunday to put the indigenous satellite Zafar into orbit, state IRINN TV reported.

The homemade satellite carrier Simorgh launched the satellite into space, but the satellite could not gain the desired velocity to reach the required orbit, spokesman for space projects of Iran's Defense Ministry Ahmad Hosseini said. (Iran-Satellite-Failure)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army said on Sunday that it has captured 600 square km of areas over the past few days in the countryside region of Idlib and Aleppo provinces in northern Syria.

Dozens of villages and towns as well as hills were captured over the past few days, according to an army statement. (Syria-Idlib-Offensive) Enditem

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