TEHRAN -- The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 has not prohibited Iran's missile activities, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday.

"I can make it clear as the foreign minister that the issue of missiles has never been subject to negotiations and nothing in Resolution 2231 prohibits Iran" from developing its missile program, Zarif told Tasnim on Tuesday. (Iran-UN-Missile)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned Georgian ambassador to Tehran, Ioseb Chakhvashvili, over recent reports of the Tbilisi government's "disrespect" for some Iranian passengers, Tasnim news agency resorted on Tuesday.

In the meeting, Iranian Foreign Ministry voiced Tehran's strong opposition to what it called "the improper behavior" of Georgian border officers toward some Iranian nationals. (Iran-Georgia-Disrespect)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Tuesday that the Lebanese Hezbollah militia will be dealt "unimaginable blows" if it resists Israel's recent operation to destroy cross-border tunnels.

The remarks were made by Netayahu during a tour along the northern border, where the Israeli army has uncovered three Hezbollah tunnels crossing from southern Lebanon into Israeli territory. (Israel-Hezbollah-Tunnels)

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CAIRO -- China's MEBO International launched on Tuesday a program in Egypt under a UN initiative for supporting Egyptian hospitals to treat women and children suffering burns.

With the program, named UN Every Woman Every Child China Partnership Network Life Regeneration Action Program in Egypt, "MEBO targets at treating around 200 cases and training 2,000 medical staff in eight public hospitals," Kevin P. Xu, chairman of MEBO International, told Xinhua in an interview. (Egypt-China-Medical) Enditem

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