WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on Wednesday said that she has ordered to suspend all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela.

In a statement issued by the Department of Transportation on its website, Chao said that she "has issued an order today suspending air service" between the two nations "with the approval of the Secretary of State and in close coordination with the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security." (US-Venezuela-Flights)

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TEHRAN -- Iran has stopped implementing parts of its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an informed source told Tehran Times daily on Wednesday.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Iran has stopped complying with the limitations on its stockpiles of enriched uranium and production of heavy water in the Arak site. (Iran-Nuke deal-Suspension)

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ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to form a joint working group on Syria's Idlib issue as soon as possible, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.

In a phone conversation with Putin late on Monday, Erdogan expressed his concern over cease-fire violations in the past two weeks by Syrian government forces in the Idlib de-escalation zone. (Turkey-Russia-Idlib)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Battles raging between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthis continued in the country's southern province of al-Dhalea, leaving five soldiers and seven rebels killed on Wednesday, a military official told Xinhua.

The pro-government forces continued in confronting the Houthi rebels who insist on advancing toward al-Dhalea province, leaving five soldiers killed following hours of fighting in the area, said the local military official, who asked to remain anonymous. (Yemen-Rebels-Battle)

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ANKARA -- Turkey and Iraq signed a mutually beneficial deal to strengthen military and security cooperation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

After meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, Erdogan told reporters that they agreed on fighting against terrorism, reconstruction works in Iraq and next steps to enhance cooperation between the two neighboring countries. (Turkey-Iraq-Cooperation) Enditem

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