Situation Reports

Pakistani security forces have rescued four Iranian soldiers kidnapped near the tri-border area between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan in October 2018, Dawn reported March 21.

Qatar has reportedly claimed the United Arab Emirates' Barakah nuclear power plant is a threat to regional stability and poses environmental risks and called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to intervene, Reuters reported March 20.

The Indonesian government will offer 28 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects worth $91.1 billion to Chinese investors, The Jakarta Post reported March 20.

Brazilian authorities have arrested former President Michel Temer as part of an ongoing corruption probe, the BBC reported March 21.

Russia and China have finished linking up their first rail bridge across the Amur River, The Moscow Times reported March 21.

ExxonMobil has suspended its talks with Algerian state-owned energy company Sonatrach to develop shale gas resources in Algeria's Ahnet Basin over the growing risks of domestic unrest in the country, Reuters reported March 20.

Saudi King Salman has called Moroccan King Mohammed VI to discuss a review of bilateral ties between the countries, Asharq Al-Awsat reported March 21.

U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser Jared Kushner has met Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss a potential $10 billion agreement to curb immigration from Central America and Mexico by increasing investment and assistance, Reuters reported March 20.

Ten heads of North Korean diplomatic missions around the world have returned to Pyongyang, including those from China, Russia and the United Nations, KBS World Radio reported March 20.

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission has delayed the country's presidential elections until Sept. 28 to address lingering issues stemming from parliamentary polls in October 2018, RFE/RL reported March 20.