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Visiting Iranian Vice President voiced his country's readiness to establish cooperation agreements between the Islamic republic and Lebanon.
Head of the UN observer mission in Syria said Wednesday he is expecting more than 100 international observers to arrive in Syria in the next days.
Iran said on Wednesday it would seek an end to sanctions over its nuclear activities at talks with big powers later this month .
The son of the Syrian National Party's leader was assassinated late Wednesday by armed groups.
United Arab Emirates forces take part in joint military manoeuvres with the French army in the desert of Abu Dhabi May 2, 2012.
Nabil Elaraby, secretary-general of the League of Arab States, will visit China from May 4 to 9 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
US President Barack Obama delivers an address on US policy and the war in Afghanistan during his visit to Bagram Air Base in Kabul.
UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations Herve Ladsous said Tuesday that UN observers in Syria have had an impact on the situation on the ground.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that the recent deployment of US F-22 Raptors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is against the regional security.
Director-General of the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Chen Xiaodong voiced willingness to beef up communication and coordination with the Arab League (AL) when meeting with AL chief Nabil al-Arabi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamel Amr here on Monday.
Dubai registered in 2012 a 27- percent increase in the number of hotel guests from China, the sheikhdom's promotional arm Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing revealed.
Lebanese authorities have found weapons on board a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean which may have been trying to supply Syrian rebels, security sources said on Saturday.