Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov has expressed hope for the approval of Lebanon's new cabinet, formed earlier this week, during his talks with Lebanese presidential adviser Amal Abou Zeid, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is expecting an explanation from UK law enforcement and the Foreign Office regarding the placement of the country's coat of arms in a manual on extremism, the ministry said on Monday

France considers the swift implementation of the commitments made at the Libya conference in Berlin the priority in terms of restoring peace to the North African nation, a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said on Monday