Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, May 3

ISTANBUL -- Four South Korean tourists were killed on Thursday in a traffic accident in Turkey's Antalya province, Turkish media said.

Four other tourists and a Turkish national were wounded in the accident that happened in Kemer district of Antalya, the Hurriyet daily said. (Turkey-Accident-Tourist)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Thursday advanced in the Hajar al-Aswad area south of the capital Damascus after days of intense battles with Islamic State (IS) militants.

Syrian government troops split the main IS stronghold into two parts amid a wide-scale offensive to clear IS militants from the areas south of Damascus. (Syria-IS Army-Advance)

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KUWAIT CITY -- Kuwait's Interior Ministry said on Thursday that 70,687 road accidents were recorded in Kuwait in 2017, leading to 428 accident-related deaths.

The ministry's acting chief spokesman Tawheed Al-Kanderi announced the figures ahead of Arab Traffic Week, which will begin on Friday. (Kuwait-Road Accident)

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TRIPOLI -- Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister, Fayez Serraj, on Thursday called for establishment of Libyan-Italian investment project to counter illegal immigration.

Serraj's made his remarks during the Libyan-Italian Economic Conference in Libyan capital Tripoli, which discussed joint investment opportunities and reconstruction in Libya. (Libya-Italy-Project) Enditem