24 killed, 53 wounded in separate violent attacks in Iraq
Twenty-four people were killed and 53 others wounded in separate violent attacks in central Iraq on Saturday, police said.
Palestinians say door still open for peace talks with Israel
Despite a flaring violence in the West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah ruling party decided on Saturday to give the US-sponsored peace talks with Israel a chance until its ultimatum ends in April.
Lebanon president warns against attacks targeting army
Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman warned Saturday of the consequences of the "continuous assaults against the army, its officers and soldiers deployed in the tensed areas."
Lebanon cracks down on weapons smuggling network
Lebanon's state security forces detained Saturday four people involved in a network specialized with trafficking and smuggling weapons to armed groups in Syria.
Syria air force raids Lebanese border town
The Syrian air force raided Saturday the east Lebanon's town of Arsal in the Bekaa region, targeting the Al-Rahwa area, the National News Agency reported.
Tunisian diplomat kidnapped in Libyan capital
A Tunisian diplomat has been kidnapped by a group of unknown gunmen in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Israeli settlement impedes peace talks: Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that the Israeli policies of settlement expansion and the killing of Palestinians put the peace talks in a negative atmosphere, Wafa news agency reported.
Syrian forces thwart rebels' attack from Turkish territories
Syrian forces have thwarted an offensive and infiltration attempt by armed militant groups sneaking from Turkish territories into Syrian border towns, killing 17 rebels, official media said on Saturday.
Palestinian protestors throw stones at Israeli soldiers near Nablus
A Palestinian protester throws stones at Israeli soldiers during a protest against the expanding of Jewish settlements in Kufr Qadoom village near the West Bank city of Nablus on March. 21, 2014.
Death toll rises to 18 in fresh Lebanon clashes
The death toll of the continuing clashes in north Lebanon's port city of Tripoli between the Sunni Bab el-Tebbaneh neighborhood and the rival Alawite Jabal Mohsen rose to 18 killed and more than 100 injured, including 22 soldiers of the Lebanese army.