Lebanon’s Western-backed ruling coalition on Monday accused the pro-Syrian opposition party Hizbollah of obstructing initiatives to resolve a crisis over the looming presidential election.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi here on Tuesday reiterated that his country would continue nuclear activities with full transparency.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Tuesday to further bolster economic, trade, technical and scientific cooperation between the two sides.