Brazil's president hails the quality of his country's ties with China amid his apparent bid to reconstruct the relations.

A meeting between the top diplomats of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran is planned to be held in the near future.

The Russian foreign minister says the West is trying to drive a wedge between his country and China by portraying their relations in a bad light.

The president's deputy chief of staff for political affairs made the announcement on Twitter.

Bashar al-Assad was in the UAE for an official visit, accompanied by his wife and a Syrian delegation.

The Kremlin spokesman says the Russia-US relations are in a "lamentable state" amid a recent American drone crash.

A senior businessman says trade between Iran and China can easily reach over $70 billion.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic is very pleased by a thaw in Turkey's ties with Syria, stressing that improved relations between Ankara and Damascus would be in the interest of the entire region.

Iran and Pakistan sign a key MoU to cooperate on expansion of trade ties.

A new survey says an overwhelming majority of people in Arab countries oppose normalization of relations with Israel.