13 killed in insurgent attacks in Iraq
Thirteen people were killed and 15 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Monday, police said.
Turks rally
This picture released on Monday shows supporters of Turkey’s Prime Minister cheering and waving Turkish and AK Party flags during an election rally in Istanbul on Sunday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics.
US to pressure Israel to release Palestinian prisoners
Top US officials have promised to pressure Israel to release 26 long-term Palestinian prisoners, an official Palestinian source said Monday.
Dozens of Palestinian cars vandalized in East Jerusalem
Tires of 34 vehicle belonging to Palestinians were slashed early Monday morning in the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem, amid another Price Tag attack in the city, police confirmed to Xinhua.
Quarter of Saudi fighters in Syria return by order
The Saudi Interior Ministry said 25 percent of Saudi fighters in Syria returned, including individuals wanted in security cases, the Al Sharq Al Awsat newspaper reported on Monday.
Al Qaida militants kill 24 Yemeni soldiers in attack
Al-Qaida militants killed 24 Yemeni soldiers of the Special Forces on Monday in an attack on military barracks in the southeast province of Hadramout, a provincial security official told Xinhua.
66 killed in attacks across Iraq
A total of 66 people were killed in violent attacks and battles between insurgents and Iraqi security forces in the provinces of Anbar and Diyala, security sources said.
Syrian president's cousin killed in clashes with rebels
The head of the Syrian National Defense Forces and a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad was killed on Sunday during clashes with armed militant groups in the country's northern coastal province of Latakia, local media reported.
Window on conflict
A Lebanese woman reacts after her home was damaged by a bullet during clashes that erupted between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, near the Sunni neighborhood of Tariq Jadideh, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday. Photo: IC
Syrian jet shot down
Turkey’s armed forces shot down a Syrian plane on Sunday after it crossed into Turkish air space in a border region where Syrian rebels have been battling President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.