Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has arrived in Damascus on his first visit as an Iranian head of state to Syria since the civil war broke out in the country in 2011, Syrian and Iranian state media said on Wednesday.

China’s outbound tourism has been experiencing a boom off the scale during the May Day holiday season, the first long holiday after the seven-day Spring Festival holiday in late January.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Israel for the death of a prominent leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in an Israeli prison.

Palestinian and Israeli authorities on Tuesday reported the death of a prominent leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ), Khader Adnan, who embarked on a hunger strike for 86 days.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed two new assistant Secretaries-General to serve as Deputy Executive Directors for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the international community to cooperate towards tackling climate change in spite of existing geopolitical divisions.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has discussed with his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken the latest developments in Sudan.

The Rwandan government on Tuesday announced the evacuation of its citizens and other nationals from Sudan as fierce fighting continues in the country between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.