Turkey-backed forces take 'total' control of Afrin

The advisory applies to Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

The Embassy of India in Doha announced that regular consular services would remain suspended on March 2 due to the "prevailing security situation."

"Spoke with Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar this afternoon. Reiterate India's call for dialogue and diplomacy to de-escalate tensions," Jaishankar posted on X about his call with FM Gideon Sa'ar.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkiye, during which they discussed cooperation between the two countries and ways to further strengthen it in support of their shared interests and for the benefit of their peoples.

The United States Army has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria, escalating its ongoing campaign against the remnants of the extremist group following a deadly ambush that killed two American service members and a US civilian interpreter late last year, reported Al Jazeera.

Israeli forces last week located and destroyed a weapons depot belonging to the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah in the area of the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria.

Alekseyev, deputy chief of Russian military intelligence (GRU), has been involved in Russia's military campaigns in Ukraine and Syria. He's also been sanctioned by the US and EU for his role in malicious cyber activities and the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England.

The push for renewed diplomacy comes after weeks of escalatory rhetoric between Washington and Tehran. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that unless Iran agrees to a deal on its nuclear program, "bad things" could happen, a message that has been amplified by the movement of a US carrier strike group and other military assets into the Middle East.

Nearly 94,000 Afghan families have returned from Iran, Turkey and Pakistan in three months, with most coming from Pakistan. While aid has been provided, returnees report mistreatment, and activists urge sustainable reintegration as daily arrivals continue to rise.

Araghchi said that Iran is protecting peace and stability in the region.