Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will not attend the 2020 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week, the Foreign Ministry Spokesm
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in a speech on Monday at the start of this year's regular Diet session outlined a number of the government's foreign policy
2019 saw a new record for international tourist numbers, with 1.5 billion arrivals recorded, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) confirmed at a press
Israel was on Monday in final preparations for the arrival of world leaders to mark 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland. T
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran's refusal to submitting to the U.S. coercive policies has angered the United States, state TV rep
90Britain and France on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal while acknowledging the need to define a long-term framework to prevent Iran from ac
Palestine on Sunday accused the United States of trying to turn the future Palestinian state into cantons under the Israeli control. "The U.S. administration wants to
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Saturday launched official celebrations of Chinese Lunar New Year in the city's Chinatown. Breed urged locals and global tourists t
Participants in the Germany-called Libya Conference on Sunday have agreed to respect the arms embargo and truce in the war-torn north African country, pledging to esta
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned on Sunday that Iran might reconsider its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Tasnim news age
Iraqi President Barham Salih received a phone call from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over the need to reduce tensions in the region, the Iraqi presidency office
A nationwide exhibition on Napoleon Bonaparte has entered Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province. The 155 sets of 254 items showcased include paintings,
Overseas Chinese in Kuwait on Saturday celebrated the upcoming Chinese New Year in the capital Kuwait City. More than 300 overseas Chinese, including representatives o
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif ruled out the possibility of any negotiation over a new nuclear deal, Tehran Times daily reported Saturday. "We will neve
An official of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of advancing land annexation plans in the West
The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it had imposed sanctions on a brigadier general of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The department said in a
Masatsugu Asakawa from Japan assumed office as the 10th president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday, the Manila-based bank said. Asakawa said he is honored