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Chinese vice premier starts official visit to Zimbabwe

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang arrived in Harare on Tuesday, starting an official visit to Zimbabwe, the first leg of his African trip from May 21 to 25 to boost China´s relations with the continent.

Two candidates barred from Iran’s election in June

In a statement issued by Iranian Interior Ministry on Tuesday, the presidential hopefuls Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, former moderate president, and Esfandiar Rahim- Mashaei, top aide of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, were not qualified for the country´s upcoming presidential election.

Arab League warns against foreign interference in Syrian conflict