Swiss Federal Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it had rejected an appeal by an Iraqi paraplegic man sentenced for cooperation with the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia).

A delegation from the European Union, comprising over 40 people and including representatives of the EU business community, will visit Crimea this week to study opportunities for cooperation, Andreas Maurer, the head of the German Die Linke party group of the Quakenbruck parliament, told Sputnik after arriving for the event.

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian has welcomed Swiss companies' interest in investing in Iranian solar energy, local media reported Tuesday.

The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a secessionist body in southern Yemen, received an invitation to the upcoming consultations in Geneva on Monday and urged "clarifications" from the United Nations before it will make a decision on attending.

The closing ceremony of NUST’s first ever international internship programme, the NUST Internship Programme for International Students (NIPIS ’18) took place at the university’s Islamabad campus here on Thursday

Diplomatic Ambassadors, part of the Ministry of Education's "Our Ambassadors Programme" 2018, on Friday concluded an exploratory journey to the United States aimed at developing the scientific and personal skills in diplomacy and international relations of Emirati students.

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that if voted to power, promotion of tourism to strengthen the economy of the country will be among the top priorities of his party.